A lovely letter from a Church Farm Intern

Subject: Farewell Time

Dear Tim and Emma,

I'm off to London tomorrow morning and will try and see you tomorrow

morning before I go but in case I don't get to see you I just want to

say thanks so much for giving me a chance to be a part of the Church

Farm family. Church Farm has been like my home away from home and in 4

months I have learnt so much here , its unbelievable. To be honest

Church Farm has given me the 4 most enjoyable months of my life in

England.

In 4 months my habits have changed dramatically. I haven't shopped for

expensive branded clothes or shoes (sadly most of them manufactured

and flown in from Vietnam or Sri Lanka and in all probability produced

by workers earning a dollar a day) since I came to Church Farm, I

haven't been tempted to go to boxing day sales and buy stuff that I

will never use anyways, I've probably been to the supermarket just

twice in 4 months, I havent eaten junk food/super processed and

packaged food in months, and my carbon footprint due to travel has

been minimal as I barely travelled out of the farm. In 4 months I

lived such a self sufficient life that i never felt the need to be in

the fuel guzzling rat race to get ahead of everyone else.

If in a few words I had to sum up my learning experience at Church

Farm it would be:

''Civilisation, in the real sense of the term, consists not in the

multiplication, but in the deliberate and voluntary reduction of

wants." M.K. Gandhi

I wish I never had to leave here but I guess the only thing every

constant in life is change and its time for me to pack up and move on

and look for another challenge in life.

Once again I want to thank you both for being so supportive and so

helpful. Thanks for giving me a chance to work extra hours in the

store, for giving me a chance to be independent and work hard without

having to depend on my family to send me money

I'm a really shy person by nature and I have never expressed my self

as freely as most interns here but i really hope both of you know how

I really feel about this place. I hope I have delivered as expected on

this internship and have contributed my tiny little bit to help Church

Farm grow. If I can ever be of any help to you in any tiny way please

dont hesitate to ask me to come down here again. (this is my e mail

address that i use regularly)  I'll be more than happy to do my bit.

Will miss you both and the entire Church Farm family.

Thanks a ton,

S