{"id":163,"date":"2016-04-09T04:59:08","date_gmt":"2016-04-09T08:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bonesnelson.com\/?page_id=163"},"modified":"2024-04-26T18:35:52","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T22:35:52","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/bonesnelson.com\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cs-content\" class=\"cs-content\"><div id=\"x-section-1\" class=\"x-section cs-ta-center\" style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px; background-color: transparent;\" ><div id=\"\" class=\"x-container max width\" style=\"margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;\" ><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-3\" style=\"padding: 10px;\" ><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"x-img mtl x-img-circle\"  src=\"https:\/\/bonesnelson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/MG_0030-e1464493718199.jpg\" ><a  class=\"x-btn x-btn-global x-btn-block\"  href=\"#Meet_Bones\"     data-options=\"thumbnail: ''\">Meet Bones<\/a><\/div><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-3\" style=\"padding: 10px;\" ><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"x-img mtl x-img-circle\"  src=\"https:\/\/bonesnelson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/MG_0106-e1464493985908.jpg\" ><a  class=\"x-btn x-btn-global x-btn-block\"  href=\"#How_I_Teach\"     data-options=\"thumbnail: ''\">How I \"Teach\"<\/a><\/div><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-3\" style=\"padding: 10px;\" ><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"x-img mtl x-img-circle\"  src=\"https:\/\/bonesnelson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/MG_0010-e1464493561702.jpg\" ><a  class=\"x-btn x-btn-global x-btn-block\"  href=\"#Merrifield_Farm\"     data-options=\"thumbnail: ''\">The Merrifield Farm<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e163-e12 m4j-0\"><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e163-e13 m4j-1 m4j-3 m4j-4\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e163-e14 m4j-e m4j-f\"><hr class=\"x-line e163-e15 m4j-h\"\/><hr class=\"x-line e163-e16 m4j-i\"\/><div id=\"Meet_Bones\" class=\"x-text x-text-headline e163-e17 m4j-j m4j-k\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h1 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Who is \"Bones\"<\/p><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><hr class=\"x-line e163-e18 m4j-i\"\/><blockquote class=\"x-quote e163-e19 m4j-o m4j-p\"><span class=\"x-graphic x-quote-mark-opening\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"x-icon x-graphic-child x-graphic-icon x-graphic-primary\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-s=\"&#xf10d;\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"x-quote-content\"><div class=\"x-quote-text\"><p>What really gets me fired up is helping to instill a curiosity of our natural world in others.<\/p><\/div><footer class=\"x-quote-cite\"><span class=\"x-quote-cite-text\">- Bones<\/span><\/footer><\/div><span class=\"x-graphic x-quote-mark-closing\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"x-icon x-graphic-child x-graphic-icon x-graphic-primary\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-s=\"&#xf10e;\"><\/i><\/span><\/blockquote><hr class=\"x-line e163-e20 m4j-i\"\/><div class=\"x-text x-content e163-e21 m4j-r\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bonesnelson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Molly_racccon-omg-selfie_IMG_3338-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:30%; float:left; margin: 0 20px 20px 0; border-radius: 10px;\" float=\"left\">Raised by a family and neighborhood full of explorers, adventurers, readers, activists, passion seekers and connoisseurs of life, I headed to Maine in my late teens to continue a life of tending crops, working with animals and messing about in the woods.<\/p>\n<p>After nearly forty growing seasons in a row, farming was beginning to feel like work and seriously getting in the way of my meanderings in the hills.<\/p>\n<p>There was way too much going on out there to be missed while planting, weeding and harvesting. I love you vegetables, but it was time for me to start seeing others!<\/p><\/div><hr class=\"x-line e163-e22 m4j-i\"\/><div class=\"x-row e163-e23 m4j-1 m4j-3 m4j-5\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e163-e24 m4j-e m4j-f\"><span class=\"x-image e163-e25 m4j-s m4j-t\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonesnelson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Camping-along-crrek-KIMG1307-scaled-e1708710156188.jpeg\" width=\"810\" height=\"540\" alt=\"Image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"x-col e163-e26 m4j-e m4j-f\"><span class=\"x-image e163-e27 m4j-s m4j-t m4j-u\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonesnelson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ben-studio-molly-client-microscope_MG_0121.png\" width=\"810\" height=\"540\" alt=\"Image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><hr class=\"x-line e163-e28 m4j-i\"\/><blockquote class=\"x-quote e163-e29 m4j-o m4j-p\"><span class=\"x-graphic x-quote-mark-opening\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"x-icon x-graphic-child x-graphic-icon x-graphic-primary\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-s=\"&#xf10d;\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"x-quote-content\"><div class=\"x-quote-text\"><p>I would like to inspire you to wonder and wander more, immerse yourself in the complex beauty of our world, and become so comfortable out there in the woods that a newfound sense of deep belonging frees you up to expand into a greater, more honest version of yourself.<\/p><\/div><footer class=\"x-quote-cite\"><span class=\"x-quote-cite-text\">- Bones<\/span><\/footer><\/div><span class=\"x-graphic x-quote-mark-closing\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"x-icon x-graphic-child x-graphic-icon x-graphic-primary\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-s=\"&#xf10e;\"><\/i><\/span><\/blockquote><hr class=\"x-line e163-e30 m4j-i\"\/><div class=\"x-text x-content e163-e31 m4j-r\"><p>Though I have enjoyed plenty of outings over the years, both local and far afield, and shared the things I\u2019ve learned with many, it was time for me to switch things up and focus my intentions on manifesting THE dream job \u2013 woods explores with people like you who feel a hunger to connect with and learn about our surroundings.<\/p>\n<p>Broadening my understanding of our home and those who inhabit it is my greatest passion, but what really gets me fired up is helping to instill this curiosity in others.<\/p><\/div><hr class=\"x-line e163-e32 m4j-i\"\/><div class=\"x-row e163-e33 m4j-1 m4j-3 m4j-6\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e163-e34 m4j-e m4j-f\"><span class=\"x-image e163-e35 m4j-s m4j-t\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonesnelson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-23-e1615957364201.jpeg\" width=\"714\" height=\"714\" alt=\"Image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"x-col e163-e36 m4j-e m4j-f\"><span class=\"x-image e163-e37 m4j-s m4j-t m4j-u\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonesnelson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Molly_Raccoon-kiss_IMG_3339.png\" width=\"384\" height=\"384\" alt=\"Image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><hr class=\"x-line e163-e38 m4j-i\"\/><div class=\"x-text x-content e163-e39 m4j-r\"><p>Now, besides all the fun woods adventures we experience together, I can be your End of Life Doula! That\u2019s right, after three years of study and practice, I became Maine\u2019s first certified Death Guide! Taking Death Guide clients on woods moseys is pure magic...<\/p>\n<p>One client may wish to spend more time in Nature before \u201cheading out\u201d, another may find base camp to be the perfect place to talk of the recent loss of a loved one, or begin to process the inevitable. Combining an expedition with a Death Guide creates an effective combo platter for grief work, planning a good death or checking off a bucket list adventure!<\/p>\n<p>Of course many of my clients are too \u201cfar gone\u201d to consider physical activity, but there is much to experience in the dying process, that I would be honored to guide you through.<\/p>\n<p>Please check out the heading <a href=\"\/death-doula\">Death Guide<\/a> in my menu to learn of these services. Though my family named me Bones for being a scrawny little shit, it sure makes a fitting tag for the work I so love!<\/p><\/div><hr class=\"x-line e163-e40 m4j-i\"\/><hr class=\"x-line e163-e41 m4j-h\"\/><hr class=\"x-line e163-e42 m4j-i\"\/><div id=\"How_I_Teach\" class=\"x-text x-text-headline e163-e43 m4j-j m4j-k\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h1 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">How I \"Teach\"<\/p><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><hr class=\"x-line e163-e44 m4j-i\"\/><div class=\"x-row e163-e45 m4j-1 m4j-2 m4j-3 m4j-7\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e163-e46 m4j-e m4j-f\"><span class=\"x-image e163-e47 m4j-s m4j-t m4j-u\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonesnelson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ben-action-Molly-in-water-eggs_MG_0023.png\" width=\"810\" height=\"540\" alt=\"Image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"x-col e163-e48 m4j-e m4j-f\"><span class=\"x-image e163-e49 m4j-s m4j-t m4j-u\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonesnelson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ben-Action-molly-in-tree_MG_0039.png\" width=\"810\" height=\"540\" alt=\"Image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"x-col e163-e50 m4j-e m4j-f\"><span class=\"x-image e163-e51 m4j-s m4j-t m4j-u\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonesnelson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ben-action-molly-client-points_MG_0073.png\" width=\"810\" height=\"540\" alt=\"Image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><hr class=\"x-line e163-e52 m4j-i\"\/><div class=\"x-text x-content e163-e53 m4j-r\">I put that in quotations because we are both learning together and by learning I mean remembering. It\u2019s all in there, we just have to help each other pull it out. That\u2019s the fun part about life.<\/div><hr class=\"x-line e163-e54 m4j-i\"\/><blockquote class=\"x-quote e163-e55 m4j-o m4j-p\"><span class=\"x-graphic x-quote-mark-opening\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"x-icon x-graphic-child x-graphic-icon x-graphic-primary\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-s=\"&#xf10d;\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"x-quote-content\"><div class=\"x-quote-text\">If you want to go totally wild, I will free you from the likes of tents, well water, matches and store-bought food.<\/div><footer class=\"x-quote-cite\"><span class=\"x-quote-cite-text\">- Bones<\/span><\/footer><\/div><span class=\"x-graphic x-quote-mark-closing\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"x-icon x-graphic-child x-graphic-icon x-graphic-primary\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-s=\"&#xf10e;\"><\/i><\/span><\/blockquote><hr class=\"x-line e163-e56 m4j-i\"\/><div class=\"x-text x-content e163-e57 m4j-r\">Anywho, I\u2019ll guide you to remember through story, action and gentle direction. You will experience a lift in your curiosity about Nature, Spirit and Self as life grows rich with each new discovery. We will explore, examine and question whatever draws you into its mysteries.<\/div><hr class=\"x-line e163-e58 m4j-i\"\/><div class=\"x-row e163-e59 m4j-1 m4j-3 m4j-8\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e163-e60 m4j-e m4j-f\"><span class=\"x-image e163-e61 m4j-s m4j-t m4j-u m4j-v\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonesnelson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ben-action-bowdrill-knife_MG_0094.png\" width=\"360\" height=\"540\" alt=\"Image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"x-col e163-e62 m4j-e m4j-f\"><span class=\"x-image e163-e63 m4j-s m4j-t m4j-u\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonesnelson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ben-action-bowdrill_MG_0103.png\" width=\"810\" height=\"540\" alt=\"Image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><hr class=\"x-line e163-e64 m4j-h\"\/><span class=\"x-image e163-e65 m4j-s m4j-u m4j-w m4j-x m4j-y\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonesnelson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ben-action-bowdrill-spark_MG_0110.png\" width=\"810\" height=\"540\" alt=\"Image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row e163-e66 m4j-1 m4j-3 m4j-9\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e163-e67 m4j-e m4j-f\"><span class=\"x-image e163-e68 m4j-s m4j-u m4j-x m4j-y m4j-z\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonesnelson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ben-action-bowdrill-fire-success_MG_0112.png\" width=\"810\" height=\"540\" alt=\"Image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"x-col e163-e69 m4j-e m4j-f\"><span class=\"x-image e163-e70 m4j-s m4j-u m4j-w m4j-x m4j-y\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonesnelson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ben-action-bowdrill-client-fire-success_MG_0116.png\" width=\"810\" height=\"540\" alt=\"Image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><hr class=\"x-line e163-e71 m4j-i\"\/><div class=\"x-text x-content e163-e72 m4j-r\"><p>My studio has a pretty fair sized natural history library, a microscope and varying collections of cool stuff to check out. We will use it as a home base to delve further into our finds. My intention is that you will leave our farm with a deep sense of place and self and an eagerness to learn more.<\/p>\n<p>These are just some of the things I am excited to explore with you on our expeditions: Lost-proofing, the art of moseying, observation smarts, how to get chummy with the woods, camping comfortably without too much heavy stuff, cooking over an open fire, and how to read the landscape for the stories it has to tell.<\/p><\/div><hr class=\"x-line e163-e73 m4j-i\"\/><div class=\"x-row e163-e74 m4j-1 m4j-3 m4j-a\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e163-e75 m4j-e m4j-g\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline has-graphic e163-e76 m4j-k m4j-l m4j-m\" line-height=\"1.2\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><span class=\"x-graphic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"x-icon x-graphic-child x-graphic-icon x-graphic-primary\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-l=\"&#xf14a;\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h2 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Learn outdoor living skills<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline has-graphic e163-e77 m4j-k m4j-l m4j-n\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><span class=\"x-graphic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"x-icon x-graphic-child x-graphic-icon x-graphic-primary\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-l=\"&#xf14a;\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><span class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Connect with self, nature and spirit<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline has-graphic e163-e78 m4j-k m4j-l m4j-n\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><span class=\"x-graphic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"x-icon x-graphic-child x-graphic-icon x-graphic-primary\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-l=\"&#xf14a;\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h2 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Get intimate with your natural world<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-col e163-e79 m4j-e m4j-f\"><span class=\"x-image e163-e80 m4j-s m4j-t m4j-u\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonesnelson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Molly_looking-at-bones_IMG_5567.png\" width=\"351\" height=\"384\" alt=\"Image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><hr class=\"x-line e163-e81 m4j-i\"\/><div class=\"x-text x-content e163-e82 m4j-r\"><p>And, If you want to go totally wild, I can guide you into the practice of skills which will free you from the likes of tents, well water, matches and store-bought food.<\/p>\n<p>Most importantly, I wish to ignite in you a curiosity which leads to a life long friendship with the plants, animals and other neighbors around you through becoming familiar with their appearances, behaviors and habitats.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-row e163-e83 m4j-1 m4j-3 m4j-b\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e163-e84 m4j-e m4j-f\"><span class=\"x-image e163-e85 m4j-s m4j-u m4j-x m4j-10 m4j-11\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonesnelson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/skull-in-hand.jpeg\" width=\"648\" height=\"484\" alt=\"Image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"x-image e163-e86 m4j-s m4j-u m4j-x m4j-11 m4j-12\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonesnelson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ben_action_molly_binoculars_MG_0065.png\" width=\"810\" height=\"540\" alt=\"Image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"x-image e163-e87 m4j-s m4j-u m4j-x m4j-12 m4j-13\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonesnelson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Molly-in-crashed-truck_IMG_5624.png\" width=\"395\" height=\"384\" alt=\"Image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"x-image e163-e88 m4j-s m4j-t m4j-u\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonesnelson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Molly-in-rock.png\" width=\"294\" height=\"384\" alt=\"Image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"x-col e163-e89 m4j-e m4j-f\"><span class=\"x-image e163-e90 m4j-s m4j-u m4j-x m4j-10 m4j-11\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonesnelson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Molly_tree-hugger_IMG_5620-e1463975288133.png\" width=\"396\" height=\"351\" alt=\"Image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"x-image e163-e91 m4j-s m4j-u m4j-x m4j-11 m4j-12\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonesnelson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Molly_teabag-eyes_IMG_5613.png\" width=\"396\" height=\"384\" alt=\"Image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"x-image e163-e92 m4j-s m4j-u m4j-x m4j-11 m4j-12\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonesnelson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Molly_solo_hike.png\" width=\"328\" height=\"384\" alt=\"Image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"x-image e163-e93 m4j-s m4j-t m4j-u\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonesnelson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Molly_snow-camp_SUN_IMG_3145.png\" width=\"375\" height=\"384\" alt=\"Image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><hr class=\"x-line e163-e94 m4j-i\"\/><hr class=\"x-line e163-e95 m4j-h\" id=\"Meet_Bones\"\/><hr class=\"x-line e163-e96 m4j-i\"\/><div id=\"Merrifield_Farm\" class=\"x-text x-text-headline e163-e97 m4j-j m4j-k\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h1 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Merrifield Farm<\/p><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><hr class=\"x-line e163-e98 m4j-i\"\/><blockquote class=\"x-quote e163-e99 m4j-o m4j-p\"><span class=\"x-graphic x-quote-mark-opening\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"x-icon x-graphic-child x-graphic-icon x-graphic-primary\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-s=\"&#xf10d;\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"x-quote-content\"><div class=\"x-quote-text\">Surrounded by miles of uninterrupted woods and a smattering of friendly human neighbors, [Merrifield Farm] has been a spectacular place to grow, explore and raise daughters.<\/div><footer class=\"x-quote-cite\"><span class=\"x-quote-cite-text\">- Bones<\/span><\/footer><\/div><span class=\"x-graphic x-quote-mark-closing\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"x-icon x-graphic-child x-graphic-icon x-graphic-primary\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-s=\"&#xf10e;\"><\/i><\/span><\/blockquote><hr class=\"x-line e163-e100 m4j-i\"\/><div class=\"x-frame x-frame-video-embed e163-e101 m4j-14 m4j-15\"><div class=\"x-frame-inner\"><div class=\"x-video x-video-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UtZY1oDBYk0?rel=0&amp;controls=0&amp;showinfo=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><hr class=\"x-line e163-e102 m4j-i\"\/><div class=\"x-row e163-e103 m4j-1 m4j-3 m4j-c\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e163-e104 m4j-e m4j-f\"><span class=\"x-image e163-e105 m4j-s m4j-t m4j-u\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonesnelson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Molly-Merrifield-Group-photo.png\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" alt=\"Image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"x-col e163-e106 m4j-e m4j-f\"><span class=\"x-image e163-e107 m4j-s m4j-t m4j-u\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonesnelson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ben-signs-Dogs_MG_0009-e1465262857221.png\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" alt=\"Image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><hr class=\"x-line e163-e108 m4j-i\"\/><div class=\"x-text x-content e163-e109 m4j-r\"><p>Not long before falling in love with Johnny Pease, my favorite guy and mate of over thirty-five years, a dear friend and I came upon what was to become an extension of my very flesh while ramming around the backroads in our wreck of a car.<\/p>\n<p>The month was May and as we bounced along, headlights shut off to enjoy the full moon, suddenly an open expanse of fertile land, set up high like a bowl of deep soil placed in the hands of wooded ridges, appeared to the west. An ancient apple tree glowed in full bloom under the moon and the field was coming in nicely with a thick crop of hay. Three brooks surrounded the place and talked with each other as we lay mesmerized on our backs next to the tree, a light smell of blossoms giving me the odd sense of floating in mid-air towards the moon.<\/p>\n<p>This is where John and I live and farm. Surrounded by miles of uninterrupted woods and a smattering of friendly human neighbors, it has been a spectacular place to grow, explore and raise our two daughters - now young women with farms of their own. I am eager to share this paradise with you as we wander along its ridges and beyond.<\/p><\/div><hr class=\"x-line e163-e110 m4j-i\"\/><blockquote class=\"x-quote e163-e111 m4j-o m4j-q\"><span class=\"x-graphic x-quote-mark-opening\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"x-icon x-graphic-child x-graphic-icon x-graphic-primary\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-s=\"&#xf10d;\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"x-quote-content\"><div class=\"x-quote-text\">Our family and the land which supports us has hosted hundreds of farm apprentices, vagabonds, wayward souls, and joy seekers over the past thirty years or so. 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