Marlene Davis

@Natasa - Sounds good!

@Nastasa -- I just made a similar post.  I'm an American in Serbia.  I'm married and living in an apartment (near Novi Sad, formerly Belgrade) with my husband and child.  So, not really looking to travel around and volunteer right now, and we do not currently have access to land, however.... I'm looking for people to begin to connect with locally.  Maybe there are some permaculture enthusiasts that have sprung up here in the past 2 years? :D Cheers!  

Hello!  The last time I was active in this forum I lived in NYC.  Fast forward a handful of years and I'm going on my third year in Serbia!

Are there any regional permaculture networks that I could connect with, that others are aware of?

Hvala! (Thank you!)

I married into an Orthodox culture.  American in Serbia here!

Hi Xyon Orion,

I'm open to learning a bit more about you (I'm still in Brooklyn myself!  Though I'm checking out New Mexico this August.)

But your name is blacked out on my screen, & I can't seem to access your profile. Strange.

Maybe send me a private message & a link to some kind of other profile of yours... OKC, FB or what have you...

Best!
Marlene

Thanks everyone for your response. I perused the book list suggested, & ordered a couple more off of it. I am strongest in the cooking & edibles category, partly b/c that's what I can work with most easily here in the city.

I found the following Instagram for a farm up in Maine & I am JEALOUS --- or I should say, inspired This couple has such incredible artistic & creative chops, plus amazing resources at hand: https://www.instagram.com/threelilymama/

There are tons of pictures if you scroll through, the husband is a chef who teaches workshops, has online courses, etc. Somehow they have created this amazing farm that they harvest & cater meals from in, it sounds like, 3-4 years! Plus there is much berry-harvesting & mushroom gathering in the woods, nearby farmers for trade in raw dairy, etc.

Sigh. I will do what I can while still renting with roommates in Brooklyn..... A la, "Permaculture is a design process that starts with what we have, and builds a bridge to what we want." Thanks, Chris Lumpkin, that is a good reminder, for perspective.

Hi everyone! I'm not necessarily making this posting to hook up. But, am letting everyone know that -- there are permaculture-minded people, albeit without access to land, even in the big bad city!

I'd like to make the transition out of living in NYC, but..... it's hard to know where to go. And like many others, I don't exactly have lots of capital saved to buy land, or even travel & experiment with places.

One of my principle dreams over the past few years has been to start a successful online business & then be location independent from there --- as well as having money pouring in, with which to acquire a "permaculture homestead" (easily self-sustaining) & then take off traveling several months out of the year from there......

As you can surmise, I am now finally waking up out of the dreams hatched in my twenties & early 30's & realizing...... whoah. This all takes a lot more work, & luck, than I thought! It was effortless to dream it when I was younger, but now...... inching toward 40......... I'm definitely way behind where I imagined I could be.

I've seen some threads where people discuss making a living, Early Retirement Extreme, & things like that. So I will continue to look into those, & continue to work on this online business idea.

In the meantime, I would also like to have more plants in my life.... & a greater sense of possibility.... feeling connected to nature, permaculture networks, etc.

So. Maybe I'm just looking for a bit of encouragement. Or guidance. Advice. Or something.

Please share whatever you feel called to share!

And thanks in advance.

Marlene