Hello fellow enthusiasts. My name is Danielle and Id like to tell you my story. Lets take you back nearly seven years ago. I was a freshly remarried young woman with 3 little boys, a mortgage on a two bedroom house, and very little life skills (due to being sheltered in my life up to this point). My cousin-in-laws just moved in with my family and new husband, with her three young sons. Oh, and my mother was sleeping on the couch. By my count that was 10 people living off my husbands puny $250/wk paycheck. We applied for food-stamps and that began our three month wait to get them in. Soon our cupboards were bare and WIC only provided so much. We began going to the monthly food-banks in our area as well as I decided it was time to ask for help. So I did the only thing I knew how to do, I used social media to reach out. And when I did, I soon found a few willing to help us with food. One gentleman gave us last seasons deer meat that was taking up room in his deep freeze. One gentleman named Bill let us come pull weeds out of his garden and he provided us with pounds and pounds of fresh organic produce. And then we had this one kind lady give us the biggest gift of all.
Mona was her name, I have lost contact with her through the years, but she was one heck of a woman. I remember the conversation vividly. She asked me if I have considered raising my own food. Now, see I am from the city, and not just any city but I came from California. I either lived in the desert or a little box apartment. I had never been giving the opportunity to learn, well anything of importance. That's what Mona's greatest gift was. The gift of knowledge. She also gifted me with my first trio of rabbits, my soon to be biggest life long addiction *haha*. Mona taught me my first lessons in farming, too. Love your work. If its not something you are going to passionately pursue, then its not worth pursuing. Or like Steve Jobs said; "The only way to do great work is to love what you do." That's some of the best advice Mona gave me. And I am. I am very passionate about my work. So much so I am starting this blog. See I have a form of social anxiety. And reaching out to the public, where you can be so harshly judged, is quite a nerve wreaking experience.
Now that brings us to today. As I sit in my room writing this, I just cant wait to write the next upcoming blog about our dive into self sufficiency and farming. Did you know that urban farming has the potential to alleviate two of the worlds most crucial problems: poverty and waste!? I am just so excited to write about it, and cant wait for your feedback So stay turned for more from me, The Geeky Farmer
Mona was her name, I have lost contact with her through the years, but she was one heck of a woman. I remember the conversation vividly. She asked me if I have considered raising my own food. Now, see I am from the city, and not just any city but I came from California. I either lived in the desert or a little box apartment. I had never been giving the opportunity to learn, well anything of importance. That's what Mona's greatest gift was. The gift of knowledge. She also gifted me with my first trio of rabbits, my soon to be biggest life long addiction *haha*. Mona taught me my first lessons in farming, too. Love your work. If its not something you are going to passionately pursue, then its not worth pursuing. Or like Steve Jobs said; "The only way to do great work is to love what you do." That's some of the best advice Mona gave me. And I am. I am very passionate about my work. So much so I am starting this blog. See I have a form of social anxiety. And reaching out to the public, where you can be so harshly judged, is quite a nerve wreaking experience.
Now that brings us to today. As I sit in my room writing this, I just cant wait to write the next upcoming blog about our dive into self sufficiency and farming. Did you know that urban farming has the potential to alleviate two of the worlds most crucial problems: poverty and waste!? I am just so excited to write about it, and cant wait for your feedback So stay turned for more from me, The Geeky Farmer
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