I’m not sure whether to say the timing of our move to this land was fortuitous or disastrous. We moved to these 7 acres to explore off the grid living, and to begin the process of permaculture living: that is to grow our own food on the land in a manner that works with the land instead of depleting it. In this model water usage, weather, soil development, crop, animals, and refuse all work together, and requires very little outside support. And the land, if anything is richer for the usage rather than less.
However, we moved onto the land the year before the worst year of the current Callifornia drought. On clay soil. Hard dry clay soil. Which requires some extra water to get the land broken up and give the plants established.
Oops.
Less than opportune.
or
Opportune.
Awareness and consequence. The lesion this land keeps bringing me back to. Awareness and consequence.
“Listen.
Listen.
Hush my child.
Listen.
Pay attention or you may miss this…”
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