Philmont, New York. Voices of the North American Youth Section: Lucy Nordin
My name is Lucy Nordin, I’m 25, and I live in Philmont, New York, a small rural village about two and a half hours outside New York City. When I left my hometown in Michigan five years ago, my intention was to visit New York for a gap year program at Free Columbia and then return to Michigan to join the family business. My visit soon turned into the making of a new home. Following a season of learning, I turned towards agriculture in an attempt to become more engaged with the Earth’s seasons and became fully captivated by farming. In the time since, I have begun to form a career here, first being introduced to organic and biodynamic vegetable farming, and then finding my way to and settling into livestock farming for my 5th season.
I’ve cultivated and been blessed with a lovely situation here. I have a safe and beautiful apartment that I share with a dear friend and two cats. I’m free to garden on the property as I please. Once a week, I work at a local farm store, stocking out produce, both local and specialty products, for creative people who are just as captivated by the art of food as I am. All of this is happening within a 20-minute radius of a very large concentration of North American Youth Section members.
Our branch of the Youth Section has been dedicating a lot of time towards planning our 2025 conference, The Light Between. Within that, it’s hard to define a specific ‘role’ …. I think our team is quite fluid in terms of people moving in and out of different tasks depending upon what they’re able to offer, both in skill and practical availability. I’m often drawn to more practical tasks, I find myself doing a lot of marketing and outreach, and I enjoy logistical work that involves puzzling, things like creating schedules or plans. I enjoy most of all dreaming of the future, the conversations about what our world contains, and what we want to do to bring it to the surface.
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