Emotus Operandi

A few thoughts for the New Year.

The Happiness Project Learning to Live with Integrity

For some reason, I was drawn to re-read this post that I wrote almost 3 years ago. I repost it today to see if maybe it resonates a bit more with people contemplating what a "post-Covid" (really - "pause-Covid") normal looks like. Things weren't normal before the pandemic.

Time to place your bets How will you respond to this mortal threat?

My latest Medium post - a parable about social change.

The Parable of the Caterpillar and the Butterfly Nature parades her wisdom in front of us, if only we have eyes to see.

I think we can all agree, these are tough times. Just trying to make sense of it all is exhausting.

So my friend and colleague April Struthers and I will be hosting "Navigating via Tensions" session again starting Wednesday, September 16th at 10:00am Pacific Time (via Zoom) and happening every week for the foreseeable future.

Navigation sessions are a chance to talk through and process what’s happening in a safe, supportive environment to help us each find a healthy balanced way forward through these turbulent times.

If you want to know more about how they work, check out my Medium post here: https://medium.com/…/navigating-via-tensions-745667aa6eeb

The sessions are free and “drop-in style” so you don’t need to commit to more than one, but we do ask that you let us know ahead of time if you plan to attend as we are limiting the number of people to make sure everyone has a chance to participate.

If this sounds like something you might be interested in, you can register at https://calendly.com/emotus/navigation.

Feel free to share with friends who might be interested.

Navigating via Tensions Learning to believe what you see

Our first farm journal entry! Includes bonus cocktail recipe!

Daily Journal: 25 March, 2020 – Highgrove Farm & Commons Daily Journal: 25 March, 2020Farm Journal by BenPosted 13 hours ago The weather started cloudy but ended up sunny and warm with a high around 8c. We’re on day 11 (I think) of physical isolation. We haven’t been in quarantine – so we’ve had “safe contact” with probably a couple dozen peop...

We just posted our materials "wish list" on the website in case any one knows someone on Pender who might have things they are willing to loan or sell to us to help us get the farm started.

Our Wish List – Highgrove Farm & Commons Our Wish List We are starting our farm in challenging times. The covid-19 pandemic started closing things down less than 2 weeks after we moved in to a blank canvas farm. Our original plan was to gather as many tools and supplies second-hand as was possible as way to further reduce our footprints by...

I can't remember whether I posted this or not. We just added a post with the story so far including what we've been setting up and how we are responding to the covid-19 pandemic, short-term and long-term.

Welcome to Highgrove, or… – Highgrove Farm & Commons Welcome to Highgrove, or…Comment 1Farm Journal by BenPosted 1 day agoTags: weekly A slight change in plans. Roland and I (and Zelda) are mostly moved in to our new place on Highgrove Farm & Commons and wanted to give everyone a bit of an update on where things are, which also gives us an opportuni...

We now have a website! Highgrove.farm (not .com or .ca - just .farm). We'd love feedback, but be generous - we've been doing this in our spare time after racing around trying to secure basic supplies to start a farm in a pandemic.

Highgrove Farm & Commons – A model of resilience and regeneration 4.5 We’re all in this together! [trx_text![/trx_text]The climate emergency has begun and by all...BenFebruary 21, 2020 4 What’s a Footprint Farm Highgrove is a Footprint Farm. We base all of our work on...BenFebruary 21, 20204.0/5 4 Starting Fresh Welcome to Highgrove Farm and Commons – a bran...

We created a FundRazr campaign to help with the unexpected costs of starting a farm during a pandemic. Please share widely.

Highgrove Housewarming We started a regenerative farm on a former clear cut with rocky soil, a new barn and not much else one month before the UN declared a global pandemic. Help us respond to the climate crisis by building an adaptive, resilient farm on Pender Island, BC.

This is a call out to all our Pender Friends. We are trying to provision a new farm from scratch while there's a pandemic happening. We would love to borrow or buy any workshop or garden equipment or supplies that you aren't currently aren't using. Contact us and we can arrangements for pickup.