The Hardcore Farmer

   Up until this point The Hardcore Ecologist has been a miscellaneous mix of addled-brain theories, tirades, metal videos and random poetry. All surely of varying levels of quality, coherence and interest to my micro-audience. Now however it is about to enter into a new phase: permaculture farming. Today I moved onto a small lifestyle farm on Waiheke Island for the next four months of winter and into spring while also finishing my BSc. Environmental Science by correspondence. I'm going whole-hog hippie farmer in order to back up all the eco-smacktalk that I've been pushing here. It will  no doubt be a challenging, often lonely experience as the sole permanent resident, but one of great growth and beauty as I learn what it means to work with the land in an ecological manner. I'm sure to wrestle with all the pests, shit, rain, failed experiments, and overwhelming level of responsibility that I've never before held over so many forms of life. Whatever happens, I'll get into the habit of documenting my trials and travails here in hopes that it can be of some value to anyone else.