Month: August 2020
Fire, Lake, Facebook
I’m afraid to lift the lid of my computer. Closed, it keeps its news to itself. Opened, hand-sized vine maple leaves might float down with charred edges, no wind, just… Read more »
Camp Joy Kids Program & Homeschooling, by Poppy Nelson
May 2020 My life started as a being who felt everything. I still can. I am very sensitive to other’s energy. This can make it tiring to be around a… Read more »
Alan Chadwick, Santa Barbara, Feb. 25, 1975 transcribed by Linda Thranow
Greetings. If there is any difficulty in audibility, please signal violently. May I please read 2 short statements that will lead into our subject? Mrs. Lindsay Robb, in a lecture… Read more »
Honey Bees
One of the things people know Camp Joy for is the honey. I’ve been keeping honey bees for many years and this one so far is extraordinary – largely because… Read more »
Dogs (and Cats)
As a boy I had a springer spaniel- cocker spaniel mutt from the pound. I called him Freckles. We hiked everywhere together near Mill Valley where I lived. We rarely… Read more »
The Year in Reverie
The Wreath Sale and Harvest Open House is a week away. A cycle on our small farm is nearly over – in many ways it is a completion and a… Read more »
Apprenticeship Training Program
Alan Chadwick came to University of CA at Santa Cruz to grow his garden in 1967, the same year Martin Luther King gave his Beyond Vietnam speech at Riverside Church… Read more »
Yellow Star Thistle
Is there something good about yellow star thistle? Ask a beekeeper and the answer will be yes! I’ve driven around “star thistle country”, looking and sniffing the air for lush… Read more »
Summertime and the Livin’ is Easy…
Summertime and the livin’ is easy. Fruit is ripening, and the feeling is high. We’re so rich with abundance and good fortune, give thanks little baby, my oh my. That… Read more »
In From the Garden & Thoughts on Yoga
This season at Camp Joy several of us have been taking Yoga classes. It’s good to stretch and concentrate on balanced body postures, mindfulness and breath. Helps create balance and… Read more »