A stick was laid down and a question was asked. How do you make the stick smaller without touching it? The answer: lay a longer stick next to it.

We reckon with a government who cannot stop the momentum of war long enough to take care of her people, corporations who will rape the earth until they find another, and people so stunned by it all they have lost their voice.

The stick that we can lay is a simple one. We still have time, the earth can heal and so can we. The kindness card is not so difficult to play – and it feels good.

Echo Valley Farm and Echo Valley Hope are thriving examples of possibility.  So, with great intention and the support of many, we begin the search for land to begin another living center – this time we head south through Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.

You can follow our travels at http://blog.farmslinkpeople.org/

If you have leads on good farm or recreational land, people who might be willing to sell or to share their land with others, or are interested in being a part of creating and sustaining these possibilities, stay in touch. If you are new to our efforts, please check out these websites:

www.echovalleyfarmwisconsin.com

www.echovalleyhope.org

The answer is simple. We stand with all who recognize peace must be first, and that peace must begin within each of us, first.
From that understanding, from that knowing, we live.