On the recommendation of a friend (over a month ago), I watched a film that was so beautiful, my heart literally hurt... and I want to view it again, soon. They even discuss cover crops!
The Biggest Little Farm chronicles the eight-year quest of John and Molly Chester as they trade city living for 200 acres of barren farmland and a dream to harvest in harmony with nature. Through dogged perseverance and embracing the opportunity provided by nature's conflicts, the Chesters unlock and uncover a biodiverse design for living that exists far beyond their farm, its seasons, and our wildest imagination. Featuring breathtaking cinematography, captivating animals, and an urgent message to heed Mother Nature's call, The Biggest Little Farm provides us all a vital blueprint for better living and a healthier planet.
Thinking positive thoughts that Tropical Storm Fred does not become a hurricane and, even if it does, hoping it causes little to no destruction. At this point, it appears to be headed up the west coast of Florida (after it crosses The Keys), but one never knows with these disturbances.
It is indeed Feel Good Friday and, as is tradition, five items below of beauty, interest, and humor to brighten your day/weekend/week. Enjoy!
~ Allison Larkin’s love for Ithaca inspires the setting in her new novel: “The People We Keep” is a coming-of-age novel that follows a 16-year-old songwriter as she leaves home and tries to find herself in the world. (partially inspired by Dar Williams' song Iowa... đŸ’— )
~ How to Shop Online More Sustainably: As I’ve since learned, the consensus among independent researchers is that online shopping can in fact be much less damaging to the environment than traditional, in-store shopping—but only if we do it the right way.
~ The Desert Dolphin Skatepark was constructed as a part of the international feature film titled ‘SKATER GIRL’: After filming completed in April 2019, the skatepark remains a free public use skatepark, with the aim of continuing the social impact such skateparks have on rural Indian villages.
~ Inside the Annual Ernest Hemingway Look-Alike Competition: If you’d gone for a walk around Key West in the 1930s, chances are you might have bumped into Ernest Hemingway. Whether making the short stroll from his house on Whitehead Street to the bars on Duval, one block over and several up, or perhaps on his way to the nearby marina where he moored his deep sea fishing boat, the Pilar, Hemingway was a near constant feature of island life between 1931 and 1940.
~ Strong Back, Soft Front, Wild Heart: BrenĂ© Brown says our belonging to each other can’t be lost, but it can be forgotten. Her research has reminded the world in recent years of the uncomfortable, life-giving link between vulnerability and courage. Now she’s turning her attention to how we walked into the crisis of our life together and how we can move beyond it...
~ How to Shop Online More Sustainably: As I’ve since learned, the consensus among independent researchers is that online shopping can in fact be much less damaging to the environment than traditional, in-store shopping—but only if we do it the right way.
~ The Desert Dolphin Skatepark was constructed as a part of the international feature film titled ‘SKATER GIRL’: After filming completed in April 2019, the skatepark remains a free public use skatepark, with the aim of continuing the social impact such skateparks have on rural Indian villages.
~ Inside the Annual Ernest Hemingway Look-Alike Competition: If you’d gone for a walk around Key West in the 1930s, chances are you might have bumped into Ernest Hemingway. Whether making the short stroll from his house on Whitehead Street to the bars on Duval, one block over and several up, or perhaps on his way to the nearby marina where he moored his deep sea fishing boat, the Pilar, Hemingway was a near constant feature of island life between 1931 and 1940.
~ Strong Back, Soft Front, Wild Heart: BrenĂ© Brown says our belonging to each other can’t be lost, but it can be forgotten. Her research has reminded the world in recent years of the uncomfortable, life-giving link between vulnerability and courage. Now she’s turning her attention to how we walked into the crisis of our life together and how we can move beyond it...
BOOK: Homegrown Humus: Cover Crops in a No-Till Garden by Anna Hess
POEM: Self-Portrait by Afaa Michael Weaver
QUOTE: "A good morning text that says, 'have a good day and try not to burn anything to the ground in a furious rage.' " ~ Samantha Irby
POEM: Self-Portrait by Afaa Michael Weaver
I see myself in the shadows of a leaf
compressed to the green blades growing
to a point like the shards of miles of mirrors
falling and cracking to perfect gardens.
I never inspect the withered assumption
of my face’s petty dialogue in raindrops,
the deceptive spreading of the words
oozing from the skin to the edges of water
etched on the ground by gravity and wishing.
Passing for the seriousness of my eye,
platitudes of my white collar or
the perfect posture of my lips, it skirts
from the leaves of the plant hiding me
and sits stoic like stone in my pupil,
mute and unassuming, like Rashi.
To gather myself I will swim naked
in the wind, bending my blind elbows
in circles, stopping now to dance
like the cherubic gold on the ark,
and gather myself from the particles
of this excitement another structure,
one closely resembling the beginning.
QUOTE: "A good morning text that says, 'have a good day and try not to burn anything to the ground in a furious rage.' " ~ Samantha Irby
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