And this... 2024

What you can discover from me and this nicaraguan farm-jungle life in 2024

You might know I live on a farm in Nicaragua called Apothefinca (Apothecary farm). It is a wild healing arts oasis homestead.

I started off with whole hearted plans of selling organic veggies and teaching yoga classes at my farm. I rolled up my sleeves and began growing produce and quickly discovered it was extremely hard to earn money selling organic veggies - mostly because I couldn’t grow enough to sell, and my days washing and packaging garden produce were long. My initial community yoga classes also were a flop. One neighbour consistently showed up but the spiral stair case to the rooftop platform was too much of a climb for her injured body and wind and rain made class cancellations frequent. After a few months of us valiantly keeping on we decided to stop.

I began to wonder… what is my place for? How can I make this life I’m creating work? What else could I do?

I discovered different than expected things began to take off and make me feel success was possible. My bigger vision was still right, but the pieces within it needed adjusting. I started teaching kids wild and wise garden classes and discovered my garden had a worthy fun purpose that way instead of selling veggies; I closed in my top floor and the rain and wind stopped being an issue and my first retreat clients came to visit and loved their experience; I started writing more seriously and a few good people (you, who are reading) subscribed …

This year I’ve got new plans created from what’s worked. That’s what todays message is about.

This is what works; this is what I have to offer you; this is where we can meet (literally …. retreats) and this is how you can heal…

Here’s what you can expect to learn about, how we can connect and the secrets you can discover from me and this nicaraguan farm-jungle life in 2024:

Writing

I’m working on two novels. I’ll be sharing excerpts every month from each of them. One you already know, The Girl With the Last Light: A magical story about a girl made different whose destiny is to change a land shrouded in winter and enchanted by a king long dead. The other book I’m working on is this wild jungle life and tales that are both cautionary and inspirational.

Movement Medicine - Join a Class Series

Every week I teach a class online. If you’d like to join me for gentle movement with a wonderful group of women from all over the world sign up here: https://members.lucypaget.com/newyear

Retreats & Farm-Stays - Come and Stay

Retreat at Apothefinca with me in 2024 and enjoy the beach and jungle life in Nicaragua. Restore your good vibes and reset. Details here: https://lucypaget.com/retreat

Wild Medicine Home Remedies (from my garden and kitchen - recipes & such)

You can expect to learn about wild blue tea made from butterfly pea flower and my favorite garden herb juanilama whose name I remember by thinking about Juan and his pet lama (aka oaxacan lemon verbena… the herb that is, not the lama). I love my garden and the beautiful smelling things I can grow and eat and be healthy because of. Wild, tropical plant medicine is all around me and I love to share ideas for home remedies. If you come visit at my airbnb guest cottage or take a retreat you’ll learn more.

Nature School - Wild and Wise Kids

Every week I run kids and teens wild and wise classes. Kids come over and run around the garden building fairy houses, eating sugar cane and picking herbs and making medicine. It’s a beautiful part of my week. Nature school info is here :https://lucypaget.com/farm

Thank you for reading:)

Warmly,

Lucy