The year's pushing on a bit isn't it. There's not been an awful lot really to jot down on me blog at the moment garden wise. After over a year as an Organic Gardener I feel like it is definitely a career that I want to be in. I'm continuously learning and keep reaching points in the learning process where I think i'm doing really well, but then soon realise that as I tackle more and believe I'm becoming more accomplished, that there is still plenty left to learn. Some people have gardened all their lives, and some of these people are our clients, so you do sometimes meet your match, which puts me in my place a little. I started doing my sisters garden the other day up in Nottingham. It's a pretty blank canvas at the moment, so I did a bit of clearing, and then did some planting. Over the last 6 months I've been saving seedlings that have naturally started growing in a number of gardens I work in, It's a great resource to have, plus it saves a lot of money. Sooo, aside from gardening what else am I thinking generally.... Politics I'm a bit pissed off with all this hype about Donald Trump, I'm obviously not a great fan of his, but all this mega commentary on it has been consuming me a bit too much and not in a particularly positive way, I like to pay attention to news and trends and everyones opinion too, but after a discussion with a lady I work with, we came to the realisation that we are easily conditioned as a society to live and think by certain narratives, and that by doing this, we put ourselves at mercy to however life is told and lived out. I think this idea was highlighted in a recent documentary by Adam Curtis, Hypernormalisation. I've decided not to let what is happening effect me so much, and create my own narrative in life that I live by, by adding progressiveness, productivity and positivity into the world as I go along. Food I shared an article on my Facebook feed the other day about the recent 'vegetable crisis' It was very interesting, and it looks at our approach to seasonality, consumer desires, and practical alternative options for self sufficient vegetable consumption! Something to think about as we approach a new growing season. Article Creativity I'm feeling generally quite creative at the moment, I played a few gigs last month and having been doing some recording recently at home with a new external sound card I purchased. I have a few gigs lined up in the next few months. You can listen to some of my music on Soundcloud if you like. I also attended an open mic poetry / spoken word evening last night in Salisbury, called Poetika. I played one of my songs and it went down well. It was also wonderful to meet some other creative thinkers and doers in Salisbury. I can't wait for the spring to arrive, and I also look forward to how this year progresses. I'm hoping to become involved in more community events and initiatives, including community planting to help the Bee's. And as an ode to the brief February Snow we had, here is some music from one of my favourite acoustic artists these days Will Varley. Keep on keeping on :)
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