Permaculture Farm and Art Studio
The web is already woven, and THERE IS LIFE!
Our Purpose and Mission
Our mission is growing organic food and flowers and facilitating artistic expression on a permaculture farm campus.
About Us
Natural Time Farm - Our intention is to stay calm and farm on
Our farm is located on just over 6 acres in Charlottesville, Virginia. Ray and Tess Amoruso have been stewards here since 2013. In that time, we have planted over 50 fruit, nut, indigenous and shade trees, grape vines, brambles, a perennial flower bed, an annual wildflower meadow, and seasonal vegetables and herbs. We are committed to small scale organic farming, and planting heirloom varieties of food and flowers.
We have welcomed guests for weekend stays, an indie music festival, and spiritual ceremonies including a week-long sacred dance to heal the Earth. The land itself is home to animals large and small, many species of birds, butterflies, bees, bats and bugs. We are grateful for the privilege of stewarding this land, and welcome you to contact us for more information about visiting.
Community Artistic Expression
Our campus has hosted many types of artistic expressions over the years, including metalwork, needle felt, music, drumming, dancing, stone balance and living art grown in the meadow.
We are currently home to two artists, one of our founders, and a guest resident.
New community creative events will be posted here, so please check back often.
Flowers and Songs
I Worried
I was worried. A Lot. Will the garden grow
will the rivers flow
in the right way,
will the earth turn the way it was taught,
And if not,
how do i fix this?
Was I right, was I wrong, will I be forgiven
Can I do better next time?
Will I ever be able to sing? Here, even sparrows succeed,
and I, well, mediocrity - mediocrity is.
Am I gradually going blind? Or does it just seem to me? Will I have
rheumatism,
tetanus,
dementia?
And finally, I saw that anxiety does not lead
to nothing. And I gave up on it. Took my old body
left the house in the morning
and sang.
- Mary Oliver
