Life is better when you can walk places.

Driving everywhere you go kinda sucks.

It means you are so busy and so spread out geographically, you have to lock yourself in a metal box to get to whatever is next in time. This was a good portion of my days over the past year or so.

Since early Summer, we’ve been systematic about consolidating and simplifying our lives and businesses. Quitting things, hiring out tasks, and even selling a business, in order to prioritize our dream of building regenerative urban agriculture systems in St. Louis. It hasn’t converted to less work (more, actually), rather much more focus on things that matter the most to us. I am able to work straight through on tasks of the farm, like planting a bunch of trees and shrubs, several days in a row. We’re gearing up to help launch at least a couple more composting farmers by the end of the year.

And, of great importance: I’ve been walking places more. Which means where I need to be and what I need to do does not exceed my physical, and consequentially mental, capacity. I’m able to take in and interact with the people and environment around me.