Daveland you say? You haven't heard of it? Well, lately it's pretty much the only thing I have been talking about. I am going to try to help you understand what I have in my mind.
First things first, a few things about me.
I am an environmentalist, and as such I believe the land is the most precious resource we have.
I am a nutritionist. Not really in the way that word implies. I study nutrition on my own and a big part of my day and thoughts are directed towards contemplating what I am putting in my body and how it affects my health.
I am a humanist. I know I say that but I really just looked that word up only after I typed it. I liked the definition and am keeping it. I am sure there is a whole philosophy I am supposed to know or follow, but I really don't have time for that. What this means regarding how I think is that I prefer the study of the human condition over the study of science though I consider myself scientifically minded. More on this later, but what it basically means is I don't really except "common knowledge" just because I'm supposed to. As such I am not always very popular.
I am a dad.
I have a worm farm in my livingroom.
So it seems pretty straight forward why I would want a Daveland. For the record, the name Daveland was a joke, but became the quickest and easiest way to convey my ideas. What is more puzzling to the outside observer is why I decided to work in an office, for other people, in pursuits that do not fulfill me? Well, it was really the influence of my parents and the belief in University being the best way to be "successful" in my life. So, for 20 years I was busy being successfully unsuccessful in my life and happily unhappy.
So, here I am, about to change that. Though the universe isn't really totally opening itself up to this idea for me, I realize it's likely because I have not shared my reality with enough people. In my mind, Daveland already exists and I am waiting for the universe to catch up with me. I have no reason to believe I will be successful, no reason to believe anyone else would be on-board with this idea and no reason to think I will be able to sustain a life as fulfilling as I want except for the fact that I am stubborn enough to not care what the universe thinks.
I am part of a class action lawsuit called the 60's Scoop. If you do not know what that is, take some time to look it up. The payout for it, though not "life changing", I am using to change my life. I am going to buy Daveland.
The plan is to purchase 100 acres of land (or so). That land is going to be an eco-zone. Meaning it is going to be a pocket of nature. My old stomping grounds as a child do not exist anymore, cut down by people looking to earn money off the land. In a way Daveland will replace that for me.
So, Daveland will be a pocket of protected land, protected by me and any like-minded individuals, to be free of chemicals, pollution, litter. The kind of place you can freely walk around in your bare feet to feel the earth between your toes and wind in your hair. The kind of place where I will create micro-biomes and ecologies as diverse as I can make 100 acres. Daveland will be many eco-systems inside it's own ecosystem.
I want to develop a farm on the land comprising of about an acre and a half and follow Neversink Farm's model for efficient and "profitable" farming. This is going to fund Daveland the way I imagine it. I also see a biochar operation for natural fertilizer and my worms producing castings as well. I imagine sharing this experience on YouTube with videos that will show just how I was able to build Daveland. I imagine you, the one reading this, being there too, sipping apple juice from my apple trees.
So, though the money I am getting will not change my life on it's own, I am going to make it change my life anyways. I am hoping that the universe will help me out.
I want to develop a farm on the land comprising of about an acre and a half and follow Neversink Farm's model for efficient and "profitable" farming. This is going to fund Daveland the way I imagine it. I also see a biochar operation for natural fertilizer and my worms producing castings as well. I imagine sharing this experience on YouTube with videos that will show just how I was able to build Daveland. I imagine you, the one reading this, being there too, sipping apple juice from my apple trees.
So, though the money I am getting will not change my life on it's own, I am going to make it change my life anyways. I am hoping that the universe will help me out.
