That was evident when legal problems threatened to shut it down. When the state came and said they were going to close me down, I went into an absolute panic. That was Big Brother, and I had spent my life avoiding Big Brother. To escape government regulations, he decided to no longer charge fees for visits to the farm. Lawrence, who is a freelance writer, now offers his farm as a location for individual and group writing retreats.
Writing is a solitary activity.
Nobody can put the words in your head and no one can create emotions that don't exist. A writer coming to Lee Valley Farm can tap into the energy that exists all around us. It is one more way that he can offer to others the contentment and health he has found from rural living. Offer some Feedback Return to The Reading Room . Plaster is a journalist and writer for publications around the world.