Lucky we are so young. When people inquired how could Hugh and Shabari sustain their heavy travel and teaching schedule, I would always answer, Lucky we are so young. Well Hugh had a real health challenge recently being hospitalized for six days with Atrial Fribulation after consulting on 30 dairy farms in seven days. Hugh is coming back to rhythm now, however we had to re-evaluate our life style.  
We consulted with dear friend Glen Atkinson:garudabd.org
Astrologer, Gardener, Homeopath and Philosopher to elucidate on Hugh's  health status using astrology. Glen put our charts on the skype screen . especially of intrest is the very sobering transits for Hugh and Shabar (birthdays 5 eay apart in the same year). It is clear that Saturn  transiting on Pluto could lead to very serious outcomes.

Well our decision is we need to be on one continent and one hemisphere for at  least two years. We are blessed to be dual citizens of Australia and the US and , have deep friendships, businesses, homes, gardens, trees and family on both continents. 
For two years now I often confuse months because September in Wiangaree, NSW Australia is early spring  with the mangoes, manderines, guava, sapote are all blooming While in north georgia it is the blistering day so summer ending. Soon will come leaves changing color and browing and disappearing till next March. 
Our biological clocks require one consitent transit of the seasons and growing seasons. 
We also require a place to continue our teaching and writing work. In our coming elder years we will be able to share our knowledge, humor and wisdom with less stress to our bodies. 
This past two weeks have been agonizing in that I have so fallen in love the village of Wiangaree, New South Wales. A village of 40 homes, general store/post and most beautiful pastoral and mountain views. The wonderful neighbors and bocce games in the community hall lawn today, Our fruit forest  on our little homestead/cottage. I have grieved of seperating my beloved companion Toto who is the village ambassoress. She will go to live with her other parents Lee and Warren on their estuary prawn trawler till we can bring her to the US. 

We have decided to return to Birdsnest in Blairsville, GA for two years. We will have short trips to Europe and Hugh will continue to work with the Dairy Business Center and other clients in Australia for one month. 
We will finally be able to garden year round, Shabari will grow flowers, Hugh will grow apprentices and demonstration gardens. And we will have my children visit often. 

Birdsnest will become the home to our Quantum Agirculture and Secrets of the Soil teachings, we will develop our streaming workshops and classes and have full time year round apprenticeship program. 
And finally we put the Christopher Bird Archives and library in order. 
So dear friends around the globe, we are doing the best we can to be in strong vital bodies to continue to serve our committment to the earth covered with humic soils.
Birdsnest Retreat  Blairsville, Ga

 

Hugh Lovel Live Webinar/streaming  October and Novembe
The Secrets of the Soil series
To best support Hugh’s health we are being quiet at Birdsnest However we are educators at our core: We will be having streaming video classes.      Quantum Agriculture is sponsoring an online webinar/streaming on Secrets of the Soil Series. We will teaching from our retreat center in north Georgia through a subscription channel. These will be recorded and available on our website.
Each live class will be $25 US per person.
Every Wednesday evening at 7 Pm EST  11^th October, 18^th October, 25 October:  1st, 8th, 15th, 22^nd November.
Hugh Lovel and Shabari Bird instructors