My life journey/vocation quest/East Coast Exploration has finally led me to a place within an hour of the site of my childhood’s memories. I’m doing an internship at Freedom Farm in Middletown, NY. I met Ann and Edgar (the couple who started it with Ann’s brother Ben) at the young adult retreats at Agape – Edgar spent 8 months interning there when he was in his late 20s.
I got here on May 26th, and so far, it’s been a fun ride! Cary, the other intern, and I have been hard at work getting the garden ready: transplanting seedlings from the greenhouse, putting up pea trellises, weeding, preparing beds for more planting, caging tomatoes, mowing… and the boys (ages 4 and 7) have been keeping us busy laughing and playing baseball and basketball with them. I’m looking forward to the educational programs we’ll be doing in July and August with 9-18-year-olds from NYC.
Here’s a bit more about Freedom Farm:
MISSION STATEMENT:
Freedom Farm Community is a Christian-based youth education organization striving for peace and justice by teaching alternatives to violence, sustainable agriculture, and helping youth discover God’s transformative love for one another.
VISION STATEMENT:
Because we are people of faith who believe in a Creator God who loves creation (including the rivers, fields and forests, animals, and every human being in the world), and because we believe in Jesus Christ, who restored dignity and life to those that society degraded, and cleansed the greedy and hard-hearted, we dedicate our work on Freedom Farm to the vision of a beloved community, where all are liberated from oppression and are free to celebrate their sacred unity and diversity.
I think it’s going to be a good summer. :)
(check out my pictures on picasa and the Freedom Farm website at www.freedomfarmcommunity.org)
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