camphill soltane to philly

i met some nice people in a little town i passed through on the way to phoenixville. i stopped to ask for directions. i later received this message from one of them:

"WOW!
we saw ya today in the tiny historic town of yellow springs, pennsylvania.
my name is ed and the girls are lindsey and sarah.
we were really feeling the truth in your quest!
such a great thing to do my friend!
good luck in your journey and thank you so very much for the reminder
that we really can do anything we set our minds to."

this feedback confirms that i am doing what i set out to do. it makes me so happy!

in phoenixville i went to bakery, soltane breads and spreads, which is run by folks from camphill soltane, where i stayed the last night. there i got some frozen cider ('slushy') that was incredibly sweet! only apples from camphill soltane's orchard. very nice. the bread i decided on was a damaged, free loaf of the german-style rye bread. this bread is very much like the sourdough bread that i and my brothers make.

when i got on the trail headed for philly i met an older rider, former racer, who had just turned around at phoenixville. he was helpful in getting me to pick up my pace and stay on the right trail. we talked a lot, which always makes the riding more pleasant.
when we parted ways he asked a woman standing by if she would escort me the rest of the way into philly. she was waiting for her husband, so i took a break for those several minutes and answered her questions about my story. sharing the ride with these folks helped me to make it to philly in about half the time i may have otherwise! like magic!

i met a few other nice people in philly on the way to scott's place. i find talking to people on the street is almost always rewarding!
scott and i shared dinner, cooked by me using some of his and some of my ingredients, with him as my assistant. his housemate, who was not present for dinner, contributed the leftovers of a wonderful salad.

by visiting scott in philly for just one night i saw the the city is one of the most exciting 'regreening' metropoli in the U.S.!
there is a compost coop which is getting started with the help of a compost company that started in 2009. these are very exciting developments to me!
scott shared a magazine with me in which there was a short interview with the wise fermentor, sandor katz. in this magazine were numerous interesting articles about the positive change that has been going on in philly 'towards a sustainable philladelphia'.

the pictures are of the community garden scott is a part of.