Volunteering on a self-sustained farm will help one to reconsider the overconsumption of one’s society and to bring back the notions of carrying capacity, and cyclicality.
Volunteering on a farm is a unique experience that allows oneself to reconnect to the earth and by this means to himself. The work is simple but the universality of working the land helps connect the different cultures. And volunteering has thus helped many to create profound relationships across cultural boundaries. Farming is the most fundamental aspect of existence. Composting, recycling, planting, harvesting, reusing the new seeds are all representations of the cycles of life that compose us. Farming is a revealing encounter with a merely natural movement of life.
Remembering what the earth can provide and what it cannot. Remembering or being a member of the movement of life again. It seems from the testimonies that we received that farming help people to remodel their whole perception of life. Because the cyclicality used in farming can be used in any other activities, one might be surprised to realise the benefits of integrating social and environmental (SE) factors in his/her day-to-day actions. “Giving to others is giving to yourself” is not just an esoteric quote; it is verified in the world. With the redefinition of profit, more and more companies are developed in this sense and there is even a whole new movement of finance that is now focusing on SE factors in order to increase long term profits of a portfolio.
Volunteering on a farm may help one to become much more optimistic about the present and future state of the earth.
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(Featured image: Eduardo Amorim)
