Full Life Farm Ethnographic Diary Week 13 Ending 11 April 2014 While the semester and my official learning experience through a farming internship are almost technically over, I am far from finished, and I don’t plan to stop learning for quite some time. That’s counterproductive to my nature. As life breathes through my veins, learning will continue wherever I am in the world, whether at another… Read More
Full Life Farm Ethnographic Diary Week 10 Ending 14 March 2014 This week was filled of what I am primarily interested in from many levels: seeds, planting, and composting. My interest is, of course, sans animal wastes, but for now, this is the process I am learning and there are applications for every element of knowledge. I have found an Intentional Community (http://www.ic.org) that is entirely… Read More
Full Life Farm Ethnographic Diary Week 9 Ending 7 March 2014 Given my openly admission to a vegan lifestyle and my tempered discussion of it under the circumstances, everyone that I have encountered at Full Life has been remarkably understanding towards my position. This doesn’t change my attitude of animals being raised, suffering needlessly just to be killed later. All of this seems extremely Dadaist and… Read More
Full Life Farm Ethnographic Diary Week 4 Ending 31 January 2014 When you’re homesteading, which I hope to do one day soon, materials must be used, reused, repurposed as needed, and even donated if possible. If you look into the right corners and ask, there is always someone who has a piece of equipment or material lying around that they no longer need. This is all… Read More
Full Life Farm Ethnographic Diary Week 3 Ending 24 January 2014 I began my internship at the Full Life Farm in Carrollton, GA three weeks ago with a tour of the farm and what the owners (Paul and Terra) wanted to accomplish in the winter, preparing for house-building before spring arrived. I received an overview of the chickens and goats and the proper procedures to feed… Read More