Today was the most interesting day! Hannah and I went to Dehradun first thing in the morning, expecting to meet Piyusha at the farmer´s market. It took us over an hour to arrive, and when we did, it wasn´t anything like we expected! Piyusha hadn´t made it, but we were welcomed by Navid, who showed us into this house. Inside was a woman, Mona, who is a 75 year old jewish woman from Florida who runs this market from her house! There was a man selling apples, some onions and potatoes, and inside, there was a whole lot of organicly grown products, like rice, soy, tumeric, spices, breads, etc. We spent the whole morning just chatting with Mona and experiencing her market! She fed us baked samosas and homemade veggie burgers. We learned lots, she intrigued us to return, and I have agreed to help tutor a young woman who works for her in computer skills. She wouldn´t tell us how she had arrived in India, but she is very wealthy, and has lived here for 27 years now! She is such an interesting and funny woman!
I´ll go back this week, with other interns and to help out some. Maybe learn how she got here!
I will go to Rishikesh on the 3rd,. maybe earlier, spend some time with Meera and talking of our projects as well as doing some yoga. Hannah will come up on the 6th and we will spend a week up there, yogaing and stuff. Then off to the Punjab!
We are having some difficulties here at the farm, so we are looking for other ways of learning about the organic and sustainable agriculture/sustainable development movement throughout India. I have some things I still want to do with Navdanya, but I think this might not be the time.
So we will take a break. Meet new people, new projects, new places...then return.
Good night!
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