Big Footprints

I had a dream two days ago about moving to Alaska. There was so much snow that I had to step in the big footprints before me to get to where I needed to be.

Now, in real life, I am in Alaska stepping in those big footprints that I dreamt about... literally. I was doing a lot of following today. Took a tour around the place, and went right into working. I have to say, the footsteps made a convenient path for me, without them I would have been lost. At the same time, it was difficult to walk in steps much larger than my own. I stumbled going up a hill, down a hill, up a hill, and down a hill again. I fell out of the path a few times and ended up knee high in the snow. But by the end of the day I went knee deep to create a path of my very own, which happened to have the destination of a propane tank that needed to be changed.

Every footstep I followed today I thought of that dream.

What does it take to become an organic farmer? Skill? Knowledge? Experience? Yea, those thing help. But what it really takes is passion and drive. It takes courage to push the fear of failure aside. So many wonder why I am doing what I am doing, what it will lead to, and how I plan to make money.

My answer to all of those questions is that I don't exactly know, but I do know that my heart overflows with joy when I am in nature doing this work.

There are many people who have created a path before me, and I am grateful to learn from you all. Now I realize it is my turn to create my own path, fearless of taking a wrong step.

So here I am, on my path to become an organic farmer.