Beautiful post! I am blessed to live in a beautiful area with access to fields, streams, woods etc., and to have a young granddaughter with whom to share the wonder of God’s creation and foraging & harvesting around us. I dread her getting sucked into The Machine (as Kingsnorth has been writing about) as she goes into pre-K next year. We homeschooled up to HS for our 4 children - (well - mostly my wife) and it was fantastic - but by their mid teens they were getting pulled into video games & screens just like the rest of society. I was a tech guy - with a Masters in Ed Tech who ended up working in Corp IT for 30 years (still do) and man I am uneasy with what it has wrought. (And yes - I am aware of the irony of writing this and reading on my iPhone like everyone.) But I sure long for a simpler life out in nature for myself, my family, and those who have awakened to this tecno-dystopian world we seem heading for.
This is really beautiful and very much resonates and reminds me I must focus on foraging and not growing this year! The last 2 years most of my seedlings failed but natures bounty was there - all ready with no work and much better for us! I wonder if any Tartan here in the Highlands is still the true colour of nature - I must try and find some and I also must try and dye our sheep fleece this year. I wonder what plants and minerals were used to make Fraser tartan? - thanks for the sparks of inspiration :-) xx
I'm so glad you're inspired. I haven't had an opportunity to garden (until this year) and so I've relied on foraging. It has truly been the most gratifying and awe-filling thing I've ever done.
ALISSA!!!!! You amaze me. You heal so many with your poetic and beautifully-crafted words and important observations. I dearly look forward to your posts and they never ever disappoint. It's like a cool drink on a parched throat.
I particularly loved this line: "And so, we stumble toward Eden together, trying to reclaim a culture worthy of bequeathing."
Beautiful post! I am blessed to live in a beautiful area with access to fields, streams, woods etc., and to have a young granddaughter with whom to share the wonder of God’s creation and foraging & harvesting around us. I dread her getting sucked into The Machine (as Kingsnorth has been writing about) as she goes into pre-K next year. We homeschooled up to HS for our 4 children - (well - mostly my wife) and it was fantastic - but by their mid teens they were getting pulled into video games & screens just like the rest of society. I was a tech guy - with a Masters in Ed Tech who ended up working in Corp IT for 30 years (still do) and man I am uneasy with what it has wrought. (And yes - I am aware of the irony of writing this and reading on my iPhone like everyone.) But I sure long for a simpler life out in nature for myself, my family, and those who have awakened to this tecno-dystopian world we seem heading for.
I'm grateful for your growing knowledge and wisdom, dear friend. Let's walk in wild places, forage, and admire the bounty and their Maker together.
Yes - let's!!
This is really beautiful and very much resonates and reminds me I must focus on foraging and not growing this year! The last 2 years most of my seedlings failed but natures bounty was there - all ready with no work and much better for us! I wonder if any Tartan here in the Highlands is still the true colour of nature - I must try and find some and I also must try and dye our sheep fleece this year. I wonder what plants and minerals were used to make Fraser tartan? - thanks for the sparks of inspiration :-) xx
I'm so glad you're inspired. I haven't had an opportunity to garden (until this year) and so I've relied on foraging. It has truly been the most gratifying and awe-filling thing I've ever done.
Lovely essay, thank you.
ALISSA!!!!! You amaze me. You heal so many with your poetic and beautifully-crafted words and important observations. I dearly look forward to your posts and they never ever disappoint. It's like a cool drink on a parched throat.
I particularly loved this line: "And so, we stumble toward Eden together, trying to reclaim a culture worthy of bequeathing."
YES. YES!!!!!!!!! Thank you. I'm deeply moved.
Wow! What a compliment, thank you Stephanie and thank you for your encouragement and enthusiasm!