Small Revolutions: Voluntary Simplicity in Devon

Stop Junk Mail

I've just registered at the mailing preference service online, nit just for the current address, but also the previous address and for previous occupiers no longer living here.

This should stop, given a bit of time, lots of unnecessary junk mail being created, transported and then needed to be tutted at and recycled.

If you live in the UK, you can remove yourself from these mailing lists here: http://www.mpsonline.org.uk/mpsr/

Also, when you go on the electoral register, make sure you opt out of the public list as marketers can use this list I think.

Apart from the environmental reasons, it just makes for less clutter in your life.

Just a Quickie...

Gosh, so much has happened, I don't know where to start.

So for the moment, I just want you to know we're fine and all's well in Exeter.

I've worked at an organic farm called Shillingford Organics for three weeks, which  has been fantastic, and also a lot of hard  work (honestly, make the best of your veg box because it's hard work to grow it). That ended, because it was just for the harvest, but now I've found a new job.

Or rather, sort of helped create it. In short, through a series of talks with a local farmer, talking about my interests and background, I now have a job to create a sustainable kitchen garden (with lots of nifty permaculture) which grows produce for their farm shop, as well as being open to visitors to explain how organic food is grown, food miles and seasonality. The veg patch alone is just under an acre, and there will be all sorts to come: orchards, beehives, more chickens, some rare breed sheep.

Truly, I have landed slap bang in the middle of my good life dream...

I'm going to be working very hard, and I'm going to have to learn a lot, and there is so much to plan, and it's not going to be easy going, but what an adventure!

I'm going to do my best to keep you posted on everything that I am doing, as far as possible, but my posts will be more infrequent - there will be more micro-posts now.

That's it for right now, but I'll be back soon.

Rob