My roots go down
My roots go down, down to the earth
My roots go down, down to the earth
My roots go down, down to the earth
My roots go down
I love this song. I learnt it (along with many others), from Starhawk on the Earth Activist Training PDC I attended in California earlier this year. Singing it as I work through my daily and seasonal tasks helps me to feel more grounded, to feel a deep sesnse of connection with the earth and all that flow in, on and around her. This time is essential to me to explore how best I am using permaculture to guide and influence my day to day life , routines and well being
Its easy to loose sight of this, (and this focus of the essence of what permaculture means to me sometimes) - my permaculture and diploma 'journey' has got pretty busy - this week I’ve been reviewing my Action Learning Pathway (ALP)……the ‘plan’ for my diploma journey….and reflecting in general about what I am doing and my role within the permaculture community. Over the last year I’ve become involved with the Permaculture Association’s Farming Working Group, and additionally, a group for farming related research, written articles for publication, read and reviewed books for Permaculture Magazine, developed a greater presence and input on permaculture issues within social media. and become more involved with food growing and farming projects in my local community. All of this is of course alongside working away on designs for my diploma portfolio, writing a reflective diploma related blog, regularly meeting up with other diploma apprentices (both online and face to face) to share ideas, support (and eat cake..of course!).... and then the small task of achieving what I need to do as Hill Farmer and Carer, each day.
Evaluating my ALP at this time has been really useful and from doing so I've decided that I need to spend a bit more time focusing on being grounded and what it means to me each day, alongside revisiting and reminding myself how I am using permaculture on a daily basis - so press the 'pause' button for a few days
I aim to spend the next couple of weeks looking at each of David Holgren's Permaculture Principles, (these are my favourite of the principles, i've got to know them well now!), and evaluate how I am using them in my life right now.. in the present. Someone I met recently reminded me that the present is called so because it is a gift to us, - and the principles feel like an extra special gift to enable me to appreciate my life to a deeper and more connected level. (Internet connection willing!), i'm hoping to document these reflections here x Oh, and am also going to be singing more Starhawk taught songs too as I wander the fields...better warn the neighbours!
My roots go down, down to the earth
My roots go down, down to the earth
My roots go down, down to the earth
My roots go down
I love this song. I learnt it (along with many others), from Starhawk on the Earth Activist Training PDC I attended in California earlier this year. Singing it as I work through my daily and seasonal tasks helps me to feel more grounded, to feel a deep sesnse of connection with the earth and all that flow in, on and around her. This time is essential to me to explore how best I am using permaculture to guide and influence my day to day life , routines and well being
Its easy to loose sight of this, (and this focus of the essence of what permaculture means to me sometimes) - my permaculture and diploma 'journey' has got pretty busy - this week I’ve been reviewing my Action Learning Pathway (ALP)……the ‘plan’ for my diploma journey….and reflecting in general about what I am doing and my role within the permaculture community. Over the last year I’ve become involved with the Permaculture Association’s Farming Working Group, and additionally, a group for farming related research, written articles for publication, read and reviewed books for Permaculture Magazine, developed a greater presence and input on permaculture issues within social media. and become more involved with food growing and farming projects in my local community. All of this is of course alongside working away on designs for my diploma portfolio, writing a reflective diploma related blog, regularly meeting up with other diploma apprentices (both online and face to face) to share ideas, support (and eat cake..of course!).... and then the small task of achieving what I need to do as Hill Farmer and Carer, each day.
Evaluating my ALP at this time has been really useful and from doing so I've decided that I need to spend a bit more time focusing on being grounded and what it means to me each day, alongside revisiting and reminding myself how I am using permaculture on a daily basis - so press the 'pause' button for a few days
I aim to spend the next couple of weeks looking at each of David Holgren's Permaculture Principles, (these are my favourite of the principles, i've got to know them well now!), and evaluate how I am using them in my life right now.. in the present. Someone I met recently reminded me that the present is called so because it is a gift to us, - and the principles feel like an extra special gift to enable me to appreciate my life to a deeper and more connected level. (Internet connection willing!), i'm hoping to document these reflections here x Oh, and am also going to be singing more Starhawk taught songs too as I wander the fields...better warn the neighbours!