posted 4 years ago
Hey there,
I'm new to this forum and it is a Godsend! I dream of seeing the permaculture movement grow into the mainstream of American culture and I want to do whatever it is I'm called to do to help make that a reality. This summer I'm going to be traveling around the State mostly and doing lots of things and I intend to focus on improving the health of myself and others as well as passing along useful information, helping my local and semi-local community, and perhaps fundraising a little bit for life-saving and life-transforming organizations that mainly work abroad...
...but I should have some time to volunteer my time to just simply help doing some work for permaculture or aspiring permaculture homesteads, farms, or communities in the greater areas where I'll be! This is a really important facet of the bigger picture for me and I know that there are plenty of people out there who would appreciate the help and that my work, even if it were for only one or two good days or so could end up going a long way to making the world a better place in the long run. I'm basically going to be a full-time volunteer all summer long, only really needing to make some money for myself once or twice every couple weeks if things go according to plan. I will have a lot of things booked already volunteering for family and friends but I would love to come and help anyone I can and hopefully I am able to pass along some organized info for your library and figure out myself how I can do more and more to grow the permaculture movement in Michigan and the Midwest down the road!
I'm able-bodied and hungry to learn but still a newbie when it comes to practicing and learning tons of permaculture myself. I've been stuck, tied down by suburban sprawl and just now really able to finally gain enough freedom and independence to set out on the adventure! I'm slowly getting better at handy-work but I always like to work hard regardless.
I can be the type of person you can call in a favor from when something big comes up, I'm here to be a servant...it's been tough for me finding truth in the universe but I believe in being Christ-Like and have full faith in God ultimately and although I do believe it is important for people to be able to have hope in the highest order I know that spiritual things are a very personal journey and I fully respect other seekers of truth wherever their belief systems may root...
...I like to point out truth when I really get to know someone well but when I do not know someone I am still learning when to stick up for truths and stick up for myself, heck I am still learning how to do this with people I've known my whole life. I've been somewhat spiritually anguished the last 6 or so years over the hardships of humanity and animals alike and it's been tough to figure out how to get to a point of complete independence in order to achieve maximum impact while always desiring to self-sacrifice and work collaboratively rather than independently...I just simply haven't had success yet in many ways and a big part of this is not being able to convince and show others of what I believe the world really needs and constantly giving my everything to those around me and, when I can, to organizations working overseas.
I simply think I've been surrounded by some of the wrong crowd for far too long that were simply not serious enough. Sometimes I can take things too seriously but I'm pretty sure that humanity needs to take things seriously in its current form...
I'm vegan-ish, turning 30 in April, Male, completely celibate, and currently cutting out some latent bad habits such as caffeine and e-ciggeretes and looking forward to getting myself in the best health of my life VERY soon. Thank you for the awesome forum to everyone since you all create what it is collectively. Much respect to your life of work and growth. Looking forward to hearing from anyone around here...
...I've heard of one Seventh Day Adventist group that has an organic farm somewhere just south of Grand Rapids....but I honestly don't know much of anything that is really going on in the area permaculture-wise although I know there has to be things in the works! I know there's been a lot of idealistic people who have made bigs moves the last 10 years so...just haven't seen it all for myself yet...can't wait....
...I've been talking to some old friends who are doing cool things too...starting tiny home communities near Howard City, starting homesteads....I can't wait to be on the road!
God bless!
