It's Cleanup Time. Please help if you can. The village of Nine Mile in Jamaica adopted Uncle Mud about ten years ago. We have been back several times, sharing the Natural Building techniques that all of our ancestors used to build healthy, beautiful homes without importing a lot of expensive materials. Our hosts helped us identify needs and teach local crews techniques that use local resources, like cheap windows made from bottles and cement, composting toilets, cob mortared local stone walls, and clean, efficient wood fired rocket stoves. We even hosted the village's first pizza party with forty pounds of Amish cheese I brought in my luggage and a clay oven we built with the kids in the shape of the Lion of Judah lion.
This time things are more serious. A lot of infrastructure and houses were wrecked by the big hurricane. There's a heavy demand all over the island for the imported materials and very little money in the village to buy them. There are a lot of washed out rocks, piles of bottles, downed trees and mud. Lots and lots of mud.
Our hosts have called us back down to help with the rebuild. I'm headed there the beginning of February bringing tools and food. So far its just me and whatever resources I can wrangle between now and then and a patient wife holding down the fort while I run off to see what I can do. A load of electric chainsaws and batteries, angle grinders and PPE for cutting bottles are already on the way. If you can help with that or my plane ticket or other expenses please donate by Venmo @unclemud or cashapp $unclemud or paypal
info@unclemud.com
Prayers are always welcome for good weather, safety, and to help my Mom not worry too much. If you want to come with we'd love to have you. Drop me a line at
info@unclemud.com
Thank you as always for everything you do to make the world better.
--Mud
