Tonight as I was leaving work, this little reminder popped up on my iPhone. (I'm not sure how this happened, because usually my phone doesn't alert me for anything. Perhaps my smart phone new I was sad yesterday...) The phone was reminding me about an informational meeting for an event called EarthFest. I was intrigued, and only 1.5 miles from the event, so I drove down to the meeting spot, nervously went in and WOW!
EarthFest is an event that was held last year in Dayton, Ohio and had nearly 1,000 visitors and over 30 free workshops on everything from bee keeping to lasagna gardening and a bunch of stuff in between. It's an all day affair and sounds absolutely amazing. I volunteered to teach a class on backyard meat animals, if they have workshop space still available, and I won't lie the thought of helping others learn to be more self sustaining excites me.
Perhaps the coolest part of the evening was meeting the 20 some people that were there with the same interests as me! I met other urban farmers, beekeepers, pottery enthusiasts, and even other chicken keepers. (And this was just the people I was able to talk with, there were more people that I didn't get to interact with, but I will next time!) And one very kind woman, Mandy, invited me to meet with a group of urban farmers that are meeting this weekend. I am pretty excited! And to think, I thought I might be bored without dog rescue.....
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