Exercise 3: Your PERSONAL VISION
Draw the following shape in your journal or transfer it into your Playbook. Label each quadrant with the titles below (scroll down to see the 4 quadrants listed), and answer the questions posed in each section. The answers will help to shape your vision. Write what comes from your heart. Combine your answers into one […]
Exercise 2: Values
Let’s look at values in a whole new light – as your guiding light, your north star. Your values serve as a compass to guide you in your transition, and they help you identify people that you would want to live next to, collaborate with or play with! And vice versa. Step One: This is […]
Exercise 1: Needs
Read through the list of needs in the resources. Allow time to sit with each one. Feel which ones resonate with you – which ones stand out. Make a list of these needs in your PLAYBOOK (not wants!) and write down how you can meet them. You may not be able to come up with […]
PERMACULTURE AS A COMPASS
Throughout the Preparing phase, four permaculture principles are particularly useful: Observe and interact. Everything begins with observation. Observe yourself, your needs, your feelings, where you feel good, with whom you feel good, what you love doing and in terms of your relationships, your work, your lifestyle and environmental preferences. So we begin where all good […]
THEORY – PREPARING
“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.” (While frequently and incorrectly attributed to Albert Einstein, the quote is actually rooted in 20th-century literature and addiction recovery, specifically appearing in Rita Mae Brown’s 1983 novel Sudden Death) The above quote hit me hard when I first […]
Learning Objectives – Preparing
By the end of the Preparing module, you will: Have a clear, honest picture of where you are now – emotionally, practically, and relationally Understand the key personal development work required before a successful countryside transition Have identified your patterns, fears, and limiting beliefs – and begun working with them Know what resources you already […]
Permaculture is our guide-Resources
Introduction to permaculture PDF Transitioning to the land: Tina Lymberis interviews Jules Weiller from Dio Pigadia https://www.youtube.com/@formidablevegetable >Formidable vegetable – A band with the tagline ‘Make compost not war’. And songs that capture all the permaculture principles and philosophy, plus they are pretty funky to dance to! https://permacultureprinciples.com Although there are plenty of resources and […]
Exercise 4: Playbook time!
Open your playbook to the ‘Permaculture is our guide’ section and take your time with the Reflection questions and exercises there.
Exercise 3: People Care Conversation
If you have a partner who is hesitant, or a family member who is uncertain, invite them into a gentle, non-pressured conversation this week. Not to convince – to listen. Ask them what their concerns are. What would they need to feel safe? What do they love about their current life that they are afraid […]
Exercise 2: Compost!
If you are not composting already, perhaps it’s time to start! Whether you are living in an apartment block or have a back yard, composting is easy in a pot or a small hand-made structure in your back yard. Or simply start piling the materials in layers (brown – green – soil) or even simpler […]