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13 July 2010
"Hayes Valley Farm," Photo by Zoey Kroll, May 4, 2010
I recently published an article about the small things we can do in our everyday urban lives to increase our conscious relationship to the healing elements of nature while still living in the city. Participating in urban and community farms is number one on my list.
Practices to Help You Access the Healing Power of Nature in the City
In just over 200 years, the percentage of people living in urban settings worldwide has gone from 3% to more than 50%. As our population continues to increase exponentially, so too will the number of those of us living in cities. Large cities and megalopolises seem to be the wave of the future. In just a blip on the Universal time scale, we have gone from a species that lives in close proximity to the wild and pastoral landscapes that we co-evolved with, to one that is confounded at even the simplest of natural phenomena. For most of us living in developed countries, we have forgotten where our food comes from (the soil of the earth, not the aisles in the supermarket); we have lost track of the cycles of the sun and the moon; we have forgotten that many medicines grow wild in our own backyards; and we are less likely to look to the earth for insight, solace, and inspiration.
READ MORE AT HOLOS INSTITUTE...
Amanda Leigh Morrison is a Holos Institute therapist, educator and writer who lives in San Francisco and frequents Hayes Valley Farm. She'll be co-hosting an Urban Ecotherapy workshop on July 25. For details, see the event page.
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written by Caitlin Cameron, July 14, 2010
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Over a thousand volunteers, neighbors, and community members have helped coordinate the farm efforts.