Help! I'm Lost in Nature!

Here are a few life updates. 1. I have had some amazing visits at the farm at AMI. For my birthday weekend, Meera, Kennedy, and Josh helped me celebrate by prancing around the mountain with me. Then this past weekend my parents and Josh came up to celebrate fall with me. We had so many adventures from climbing Seneca Rocks to jamming out at the Purple Fiddle in Thomas. It was amazing to be able to share my love for this place and its food with my family.       2. In two weeks I will be leaving the most magical mountain I have ever had the privilege to get to know. On October 31, I pack my bags, and leave the first Phase of Allegheny Mountain Institute. 3. Once I leave AMI, I have two months of complete freedom before I start my second phase of the fellowship. I'm going to start that off with my amazing boyfriend and his family at his cabin. I am so looking forward to having nothing I have to do but be in love, make some lotions, and try and get as many people t...

Tomorrow is the day we've all been waiting for here at AMI. Capstone projects are due and we all are figuring out where we are going to be next year. Climbing apple trees with friends is also fun hobby Let me back up. So, basically, I'm in a fellowship where I live on a mountain and garden, cook, and enjoy nature pretty much 24/7. However, we also have the opportunity to do many projects including a Capstone, where we use what we are learning here to help the community. Capstone projects here are just a little different than they were back in college. Some people are fermenting herbal beers, one is mapping out hiking trails for future fellows, and another is creating a business plan for a Farm-To-Food Truck. I have loved being a part of such creative and innovative brainstorming here, both with the Capstone projects and in general. Here are some of the projects I have been a part of: 1) Preservation: During the work day, we have to preserve a lot of what we grow so ...