Appreciation and post Easter mish-mash (OFIW)

Easter

I haven’t published for 4 weeks, wow. I did write a post the 14th April, on a very efficient day, in between volunteer interviews. But I didn’t get to the end to publish, so this post is a mish-mash from the last few weeks.

appreciation

The Boodaville world is full of wonderful people right now – there’s enthusiasm and good communication all over the place. I feel like I’m included in the conversation and part of the team, and guiding the job list. The permissions process to run our activities at Boodaville Finca has moved very slightly in a positive direction, and the fixing the roof job too! It feels a bit like the good old days!! Thanks so much to Jessica who has been a great support to start the team well this year. 

Tabea was a visitor and left us a letter – you too can be a visitor! We have a spare room until our next volunteer joins and just ask you to contribute to the rent and organise your own food. 35€ per week, minimum stay one week.

Dear Lou,


My name is Tabea and last week, I had the chance to visit the Boodaville
Project in Caseres. I told Sara, Cliff and Alex already but I also
wanted to tell you that I really really liked the project and I admire
what you have created! It is such a wonderful space, you can see that
there have been people working with their heart and a lot of thought and
love was involved in its process even though prior treatment of the
soil, little and irregular rain, … may require a certain amount of
patience. To me (coming from Germany) it seems tough to have so little
water but you manage to keep the area more and more flourishing. It left
me very interested in permaculture, regenerative agriculture etc. and I
find it so great that you offer educational projects and workshops on
these topics!
I really felt home in this week which definitely is because of the
atmosphere in and around Boodaville (I met Jessica and Stefaan, Jack and
Jacqueline as well, so nice!) and also because I got along so well with
the volunteers. The three are a good team and especially Sara has in my
view a lot of talent for plants and also for organisation. But yes, all
of them helped me with a lot of questions I had and being with them and
in Boodaville was a very special experience for me 🙂


I’m very happy and grateful for the opportunity to visit and if that is possible,

I’d love to come back some time in summer.

Also I want to include a lovely post from my dear friend Aline from La Casa Integral.

 “simplemente seguir con lo que ya estás haciendo creo Anna! Lo haces increíblemente bien y con constancia, visión, ideas, entre biorregiones, entre culturas, entre generaciones… muchas puentes están allí abiertos por lo que haces! Yo con ganas de ir a bailar”

She showed up yesterday in the most amazing way, to give a talk in BCN in a room full of raging capitalists, giant screens, suits and shiny shoes. Sending her love and gratitude today because the experience was intense.

volunteering call is open!

We just about still have the call open for volunteers to start next month, and have a call open for a SPANISH participant (resident in Spain) to join us in September for 4 months.

DOUGHNUT ECONOMICS IS COMING TO POBLE SEC

I am getting ready and ready to finally offer some free trainings in Doughnut Economics! See the poster below – 18th May, and 1st June in Poble Sec. I’ll also be offering a shortened version of the training at the BiorNE Spring meeting, celebrating World Permaculture Day on 6/7 May.