Angelic Organics, in photos
03. Sep, 2009 
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Yesterday I told you all about Farmer John’s struggle to save his family’s farm and preserve his unique identity (The Real Dirt on American Counterculture: How Farmer John made ideals come true).
From a family farm, the place has grown a lot. These days, Angelic Organics does a lot of education, from on-farm training to urban workshops to sustainable-building courses. See all they do here.
I visited an urban garden in Chicago’s South Side, just one of many teaching gardens founded with the help of Angelic Organics. It was a sunny day and the birds and bees were out. Here are some photos of the garden and the things living in it:
The next day, we drove out to Caledonia to visit the farm where Angelic Organics began. Unfortunately, it was a gray day and the Learning Center was mostly deserted. The farm itself is off-limits to tourists, with good reason; unfortunately, this meant there wasn’t much for us to see. We wandered around the grounds a bit, pet the goats, and went on our way.
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Jessica, I found your post quite informative and bookmarked it, however I do have one question. How expensive is it to travel and do the things you do? not that it should matter when we do something we love and enjoy, but sometimes cost is the first thing that keep most people from following their dream… Mark
Well, I’ve managed to travel for a full year on about $5000. In fact one of my goals is to demonstrate that it’s possible to travel cheaply and extensively.