Planting a bush or tree can gives me a certain sense of accomplishment and pride. It's like... that living thing will be there for a long time, maybe even after I am dead, because of me. I take my planting very seriously and am take great care in it.
One morning, early on in my time here at the Eco-village, Albert enlisted my help in planting some trees before the rain came. We quickly dug holes, put composted manure in the bottoms, then slipped the trees in and covered the roots with soil.
It's a couple weeks later now and the trees are doing well. One even has a pear or two growing on it already!
I've also planted a few other things in my time here, like blueberry bushes for example. I'm glad they will be around for people to enjoy for years to come.
-Dain
The Farm Ecovillage Training Center is located in The Farm (an intentional community) in Summertown, TN. This is the blog of our Summer interns and their experiences here.
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