2nd post today

other than the post below, things that are on my thought-radar today:

- having to wear my glasses pretty much constantly the past few days. not used to wearing them so much; obviously haven't been wearing them enough which is why my one eye in particular is feeling fatigued. so suck it up and wear 'em.

- the raw food order just went in. HUGE success. thanks to all! another order will go in next month, monday nov 21st @ noon. Check out all the offerings over here.

- another apple order is going in very soon. ambrosias, nicolas, golden delicious, and possibly pears. all organic. great deal.

- timeless spirit mag's latest issue is now online here. check it out. ;)

- the fall leaves are beautiful here, even in the pouring rain. the fall chrystanthemums, the maple leaves, everything, just beautiful. Of course, fall rains bring the mushrooms out, too - lovely chantrelles and morels and more. On the farm, there are numerous chores to be done - weeding, and composting, and planting cover crops. There's beets, (massive!) rutabagas, carrots, leeks, and kale and more to harvest, and in the greenhouses, greens like lettuces, spinach, and more are planted. And the overwintering veggies are growing well - cabbages, purple sprouting broccoli, things like that.

Some quotes that were quoted in David Suzuki's The Legacy (great read, btw):

The real voyage of discovery lies not in seeking new lands but in seeing with new eyes. - Marcel Proust, writer

Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back... The moment one definitely commits, then Providence comes too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred... Whatever you can do or dream, you can begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, writer

There is no escape from our interdependence with nature; we are woven into the closest relationship with the Earth, the sea, the air, the seasons, the animals, and all the fruits of the Earth. What affects one affects all - we are part of a greater whole - the body of the planet. We must respect, preserve, and love its manifold expression if we hope to survive. - Bernard Campbell, anthropologist

Those who contemplate the beauty of the Earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of birds, the ebb and flow of tides, the folded bud ready for spring. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature - the assurance that dawn comes after the night and spring after the winter. - Rachel Carson, biologist, author of Silent Spring

We must convince each generation that they are transient passengers on this planet earth. It does not belong to them. They are not free to doom generations yet unborn. They are not at liberty to erase humanity's past nor dim its future. - Bernard Lown, co-founder, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War