Tapping maple trees, collecting sap and cooking it down is magical in communities where these resources are available. What a natural form of community it conjures...
In the city, where work life takes so much energy, gatherings with friends tend around leisure and play. Out here on the farm, my heart fills as I watch neighbors not just gather, but flock to our work. Maple syruping is such an awe-inspiring project, that visitors are happy to participate. A long brutal and dark winter brings the human spirit to life as the days lengthen, the sun warms and our bodies crave to again be outside connecting to nature…and each other.
I wonder, if I were to again choose city living, how could I create natural pathways to gathering and community building around work instead of leisure? What are your thoughts?
Sending love from the farm,
Sarah
How could I and a friend experience this at your farm?