Introduction and Welcome

My name is Karen and I am very interested in sustainability, homesteading, and permaculture.

One of my dreams/goals is to [hopefully in the next 3-5 years] buy land [hopefully with loved ones, but if that does not pan out, then...well, then we shall see what we can manage to scrape together of the original dream and work out with less people than the ideal...] and go out and build a sustainable life/farm/eco-village/education center/community off the grid.

Currently I reside on the 2nd floor of a two family house in New Rochelle, NY [30 minutes MetroNorth train ride from grand Central Station in New York City] with my partner, Mark. The house is owned by his parents who live downstairs. This has its perks, as I can easily negotiate garden space and whatnot with them.

I am doing what I can in the suburbanish area I live to homestead, learning and hopefully honing skills for use when we do go out onto wilder pastures. I am also taking this time to attempt to educate myself more about these topics so I will be better prepared. I am hoping to share my thoughts on this process as well as useful tips and recipes/methods/skills to aid others in their similar [or dissimilar] paths.

Welcome to my blog. I intend to keep records of various experiments I’ve tried, recipes, notes on my garden adventures, thoughts from my wanderings, and hopefully relevant book reviews.

I would love to meet [in real life or cyber form] other people with similar interests and would welcome any input/commentary here as well as in email. My email is kiarrith at gmail dot com.

~ by delectablesustainability on January 16, 2008.