SWM 50 Living on some beautiful land looking for a lovely lady :)

Ethnobotanist, Daoist, anthropologist, musician, ballad singer, gardener, orchardist, forager, writer, poet, hsp, infj.

Looking to start the second phase of my life with some positive feminine energy in the form of a friend and potential partner. I live in southern Appalachia and have spent many years working with Native American and Mountain elders. When I was 24 I went to a talk by Hopi elder and messenger to the UN, Thomas Banyaca, who died in 1999 at the age of 90. He was revealing the prophecies of his people and imploring everyone to get back to the land and sacred, simple ways. In the years that followed I took several trips out to Hotevilla village in northern AZ and visited with elder Martin Gashweseoma and other Hopi elders. I have been following their prophecies and living as simple as I can in my own bioregion that some of my Cherokee elder friends call Giduwagi~'the soil that was placed here by a higher power.' We just went through a powerful hurricane on this sacred land but my gardens and buildings are still intact. According to my knowledge, the prophecies are winding down and we are at the end of this world age. Only small numbers of people will make it through to the next if a few of us can still walk the sacred path. I've went through periods of activism, researcher, and university professor. Now I just try to take joy in the simple things with what is left here in this 4th world and teach plant classes, host seed/plant/song swaps, and tastings of fine tea from my tea garden and other artisanal growers. I greet the sun and the Creator everyday at dawn, heat by wood, and grow much of my own food and medicine. I order bulk grains and spices and don’t drive my old truck much. I write poetry and sing old-time Appalachian ballads and pick a little acoustic guitar. A pretty simple life but rich in meaning. I have a 27 acre property with an heirloom fruit orchard, veggie/medicinal herb/flower gardens, and a tea (Camellia sinensis) garden. I’m a storyteller and a teacher so it would be good to be in a partnership with a good listener who loves to learn. Luckily, I also like to hear other peoples stories, love to learn, and value open and excellent communication. I’ve found it difficult to find a partner as I get older and haven’t dated anyone in 6 years. So I get a bit lonely but still have some hope that I might find a deep-thinking, deep-hearted woman to share a life with as the chaos of the end of this cycle winds down. If any of this resonates with you feel free to reply here or by email: jrveteto@gmail.com  

Hi Jim

I would like to chat with you

Maria

Happy to chat, sent you a pm :)