To begin with the first journal entry, I appreciate and acknowledge this opportunity we have been given to build something with a positive impact on the world. I believe it is our highest calling to serve our community and make the world a little more beautiful, every day.
Setting the stage
It doesn't take buzzwords, pubmed healthcare metrics, or a biohacker's viral fear-bait instagram reels to catch on that humans are battling a global heath crisis. The system is fundamentally flawed.
Simply put– we are living out of alignment with nature. On top of nature. Bull-dozing over it. Tearing it down. Stomping the flowers.
And why is living in alignment with nature important?
Aligning yourself with nature is the most foundational basis to feel fulfilled, healthy, and at peace (no scientific evidence to tag here... but spend 10 minutes outside in the sun and fresh air and tell me you don't feel better)
How do we help ourselves and others live in harmony with nature?
Promote and encourage nature-based living: What you eat, where you spend your time, what you put on your body, the products you purchase, the community you build, where you sleep, where you workout, every place you visit.
A tale told through a Dallas skyscraper window
As I look out of the window on the 17th story of a Dallas highrise, I notice a lot. A sad-looking wingstop lined up ext to an arbys and whataburger. A suburb bursting with trees and real grass. 3 different storage unit facilities. A vape shop pedaling poison. A taco cart packed with customers at tables setup outside at 1030am. An abandoned H&R block. A baseball field with kids running around. 5G towers and power lines. And cars... so many cars coming in and out of neighborhoods that you don't even realize how un-natural it is for a thousands of 2-ton blocks of metal and rubber to be crawling all over the landscape. Not a single market with fresh food that I can see.
Nature and man in a clunky, un-coordinated dance. Still so beautiful even with all flaws.
Not a farm in sight. No food being grown. How are the 1.3 million inhabitants of this city being fed? It is baffling.
This leads to many more questions: Do you have any idea where each ingredient of your last meal came from? The soil it grew in? The farmer who carefully watched over it? Or maybe the lab and team of white-coats who engineered it to be addictive and last forever on a shelf?
What about the grocery store you shop? Do you know how each product ended up there? If you asked one of the staff could they give you a transparent and accurate answer?
Creating the village of today
I know these questions can feel overwhelming– that's why we created Field.
Honestly the solution for all of this would be to move to a big plot of untouched land, bring all your friends, build a village, and start fresh.
How do we create the village today, though? For those who can't buy several acres.
How do we bring back the village of yesteryear? How do we take every drop of greatness and connect them together? How do we support true community building? How do we promote the restaurants that source from local farms?
Let's start by connecting chefs to real farms. Farms to markets who would love to carry their goods. Non-toxic living spaces to people looking for a healthy place for their family to sleep without worrying about mold or toxic chemicals. Gyms that are based on working out outside in the sun in natural fibers.
Aligning all with nature and returning to the Field.
– Kaleb
