The March Hare: Winter '02
Issue 31

Winter and Growing * 2001 Interns * Member Bio * Eco to go * Winter Biodiesel * Straw Houses * O, Pioneers * Help Us

An Intern Odyssey

DR hosted 19 interns from 14 US states and 2 Canadian provinces in 2001. We had gardening, construction, land management, eco-audit, herb garden and wildcrafting, artist in residence, and general interns.

At the end of each internship, we did an exit interview. Here are some selected quotes:

everything here makes sense * I've never worked so hard in my life­­it was a thrill to challenge myself and body and mind * you're actually living sustainably here, not just talking about it * it was so wonderful to see people living for rather than against something * I was confronted with every part of myself here * it was my summer of secular dirt worship * it's changed my life * DR is like a little bird of hope sitting on my heart * If DR didn't do this, who would? And who would believe it could be done? * something about this place doesn't leave you * it feels like I lived a life in three months * DR's internship is better than any other I've seen * DR is what the world needs * I'm not afraid to change things now * everyone should shave their head!