INITIAL PROJECT IDEA:

LA CALETA DE ADEJE, TENERIFE

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"WHERE THE DOGS DON'T BARK"

 

I am being guided to begin a pilot project based out of the barrancos of La Caleta de Adeje in the south of Tenerife. For decades this location has served as a home from home for many individuals wishing to live more conscious lives, away from the madness of what they call "Babylon". There are many people who come there for many different reasons and the place is certainly very special indeed.

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On a recent visit there, I stayed for 3 weeks, I was very impressed by the togetherness of people existing in a challenging location/climate, I was very impressed with the way people were embracing their spiritual path, the way they were simplifying, the fact that to get water and food meant long steep climbs up the cliffs, the favourite group activity of dumpster diving, and other solutions to the apparent lack.

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When I walk around Spain (no one here really walks, they are far too accustomed to their cars) I am constantly barked at by dogs. It pisses me off actually, they bark because I'm the only one walking. In La Caleta the dogs didn't bark at me. I'm guessing because their owners don't have much that they are trying to protect, and also because they are more evolved, more loving, more welcoming, more fair.

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The guidance is to approach the supermarket chain "MERCADONA" and propose that instead of just chucking their out of date or not quite perfect food into the bins, they sign up to a project that gifts the food and so on to the "dispossessed" of La Caleta. While I rather enjoyed my dumpster diving missions, and felt that this was a good life skill to have, I also couldn't help noticing how the prize of this activity most usually involved sugar - cookies were like a pot of gold found at the end of the rainbow! I feel that the activity may also be a bit damaging for those who have suffered from eating disorders and so on. That's me - I see things as a responsible spiritual pirate you see. When we step out of babylon, it is important not to keep taking the drugs that 'normal society' guzzles everyday - sugar, caffeine etc. 

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So there is a plan brewing to begin this recycling project, affiliated to AYA, which will be called 

"Where the dogs don't bark"

...or the spanish equivalent to that which I need to take advice on...

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The main issue will be legal. Somehow we will need to waive our legal rights so that the supermarket is not responsible for any ill effects of very slightly out of date foodstuffs. 

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Interested in this embryonic idea that could become much more widespread rather rapidly ? Get in touch...

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OK. Enough for now.

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