Marz Shuster
September
9th, 2013-El Valle, New Mexico, Farm of Bill DeBuys
We
went on a very interesting and informative walk today and learned
about the land where we are staying at Bill DeBuys’ farm. Since he
has lived on the farm for over 30 years, his strong connection to the
land is very evident, he cares greatly about the state of the forest
and amount of precipitation. My favorite part of this land is the
small meadow near the stream, where there is a circular area
underneath a tree. A few of us have been hanging out there the last
few days and have been visited by some very friendly horses, who
greatly enjoy apple and carrot treats. It’s sweet that they
genuinely seem to enjoy passing the time with us in the meadow. I
have found El Valle to be very peaceful and inspirational, and in
spite of the the heavy rainstorms we have been experiencing, the
group is very caring and connected, genuine connections are being
formed.
