Locavore In Training

Things, they are a-changin'. Last week, I quit my job. I'm leaving for a variety of reasons, one of the major ones being the 3+ hour a day commute. I was able to find a new position, doing similar work but working with non-profit groups. I'm excited about the new job, and I'm beyond excited about losing 2+ hours per day in commute time! I start the second week in May.

It's my hope that all this extra time will allow me to simultaneously take on more and relax more. I'd like to start an exercise routine and spend more time gardening. I'll have more time to learn, more time to write and time to finally work out the chicken plan. As it is now, I leave before the sun is up and get home after the sun is down... not good timing for keeping the chickens safely locked up during the dark hours and happily outside during the daylight hours.

There are some great people at my old company I'll miss. And, I'll need to find a new source for local milk and dairy products! The delivery service I've been using won't deliver to my house or my new office. Hopefully, I'll get some help with that at the next Local Food Forum at the Accokeek Foundation!

Speaking of time and Accokeek - it's a good thing I've got more time coming to me! Between the monthly Local Food Forum, the June Canning series and Rain Gardening workshop in May, it looks like I'll be over there quite a bit in the next couple months! As much as I like it there, I also need to do some research to see if there are similar programs closer to me.