Finding Inspiration on the Open Road

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Bunk-house inspiration in Gettysburg, Penn.

Travel gives you new eyes; allows you to see more, gain some powerful time for reflection, and acquire some new inspiration. This past weekend was no exception, as I hit the road (and sky) for treks through Gettysburg, Penn., Miami, Fla., Key Biscayne, Fla., and Charlotte, N.C.

Here's a picture tour of some inspiration I gleaned from the trip and hope to apply some incarnation of to Better Farm:


GETTYSBURG, PA
Drummer Boy Camping Resort 
Inspiration for future bunk house at Better Farm




COCONUT GROVE, MIAMI, FL
Garden Inspiration 
Outdoor eating in a secret garden.
Claw tub planter growing fresh herbs and flowers.
Flowers growing out of the trunks of trees. (Miami, FL)
AT A HOUSE FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT BUILT
MIAMI, FL
Garden and grounds (and future attached greenhouse) inspiration


Koi pond.

Gravel footpaths through foresty landscaping.


Chandelier by Dale Chihuly

Stepping stones through a fish and turtle pond.
Outdoor aviary.
Outdoor shower/patio area.
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Nicole Caldwell

Nicole Caldwell is a self-taught environmentalist, green-living savant and sustainability educator with more than a decade of professional writing experience. She is also the co-founder of Better Farm and president of betterArts. Nicole’s work has been featured in Mother Earth News, Reader’s Digest, Time Out New York, and many other publications. Her first book, Better: The Everyday Art of Sustainable Living, is due out this July through New Society Publishers.