How are we going to live together. This should be the question on everyone’s mind. All that lives, how can we live together. Not only people. Not only people and animals. There is an oak tree beside our house. I’m sure it has been there before the house. Birds nest in it. Squirrels too. Spiders […]
Closer to wild.. in thought, word and deed. Poetic podcasts (jambicasts) uploaded at least once a month. Beginning as ‘mono casts’ exploring full, authentic living through the lenses of music and organic farming, always with an original soundtrack. If you are far from Ottawa or in some way unable to come out to the farm ( […]
Often, melodies and rhythms come to me while I am working. Sometimes in the fields, sometimes in the woodland. Hoeing, weeding, cutting wood.. I’ll be thinking about something, feeling something, and they hit. They land in ( or erupt from ) my body with an undeniable presence. Then it becomes up to me to do […]
Here you can find listings of our live streams. We are using crowdcast as a platform with occasional forays into instagram and other territories. We have two main streams. A monthly stream of piano, percussion and poetry based on the album “the soul and its surroundings” and a weekly stream of live piano and percussion […]
On Wednesdays we are going live for about 45 minutes at 8pm EST. This is a form of decompressing from the day/week/moment. Join us as we work through the vibes. Here is a recording of the “live” from Wednesday January 31st.
Now is time to take inventory. Inventory of who you are, where you are, and what is around you. Taking inventory removes doubt. Taking inventory encourages confidence in one’s senses. This kind of inventory is the foundation of your presence. The value of this inventory is determined by you. Taking inventory is a task […]
Music to help embrace the day. Piano and percussion create atmosphere to find space for the day’s feelings. These are ticketed events being held online every wednesday at 8pm est. Read the following comments from these enthusiastic participants. “Colin’s music feels very warm, carefully and lots of love. Probably because of his personality, Also, years […]
Hello all As we enter the registration period for the 2023 growing season, I feel the need to offer some insight into ‘who we are’ ( or more accurately, who I am, as Kumiko and Rinwa have their own voices ). So, speaking for myself, I offer you the following. Many years ago, after some […]
https://manfromjambican.bandcamp.com/track/stories-and-lessons we inhabit epic stories outside of human built environments outside of human forced imaginations just sitting in the spring melt observing listening turkeys ran by are they the same as the ones from last year and the year before i remember when i first saw turkeys here when we first found a nest of […]
Hello all! We hope you are having a wonderful winter season. Here we are again offering membership in our farm for the upcoming season. We like to say we are “closer to wild”. This is acknowledging the unpredictable, invariably supportive environment in which we live. We are land stewards graciously accepting the gifts the […]
Cultivation Most of my time is spent cultivating. Encouraging growth, discouraging competition, and creating healthy environments according to that which I value. An uncomfortable dream I have in different iterations ( and had last night ) revolves around my neighbours cutting down the trees and working this land we are on without our permission or […]
