The Journey begins
Last month makes it two good years since I finished my National Youth Service Corps and I am still an unemployed youth. Sometimes I feel depressed because my house is not far from a federal university where you see young boys in there early 20's all driving big cars and in good money. Then I begin to ask myself when will luck smile at me too.
After service I went for a farm training in Oyo state and it was really an eye opener into the world of organic vegetable farming. I learned how to plant cucumbers, watermelon, tomatoes, pepper , amaranthus and so on. I came back home and tried it and the theory of the first luck in maktub smiled on me,
[my first harvest]
[second harvest]
made some money and re-invest everything, the second round wasn't good at all and as the dry season sets in without irrigation in place I start to feel the reality of a full time farmer. It took me more than nine months of work before I can set up my own irrigation system and that is just the beginning among lots and lots of things a farmer should have in his farmer to be successful. I became discouraged and wanted to learn more in agribussiness.
Re-Inventing Oneself
So I buckled up again in search of more knowledge joined cooperatives and filled for many many grants, loans, schemes and Opportunitydesk.org. Opportunity desk for Africa,
[transporting 400+ ugu(fluted pumpkin)seedling to my farm last year October ]
Agribusiness training they really helped a lot. In the midst of this ups and down in farm commodity prices gradually I began to get in debt. There are people who still owe me and won't just pay me back. Bit by bit the farm started running down. One day I saw a post by @autofreak on facebook where he was saying something about Steemit.com. I clicked and wasn't interested till he made mention of it again and it stuck. I opened my first account in December and lost the password before the month ended. I opened another one in January and got approved the last week of the month and the journey began.
From Nothing To Something
The first few months weren't impressive. Now I am smiling to myself every time I grab my keyboard because at the other end I know someone is waiting to read my thoughts and expression. All this is thanks to the numerous contests which abound on Steemit and people's upvotes that put food on my table and pay my bills.
Vote Of Thanks
My sincere gratitude goes to the following people.
- @steemnaira - my first community on Steemit
- @i-rise - a group of amazing people
- @wafrica - his Upvote feed me in the morning, thanks.
- @hr1 - thanks for your Upvote, thanks and thanks.
- @steembasicincome - since I've won a contest sometimes ago and I've met you, I've been infatuated by these pool of reward and am having an idea that will benefit everyone with these thing.
- @reachout – whenever you showed up am happy
- @bloggersheavens - your upvote is really appreciated.
@felt.buzz - you opened my eyes to the world of #freewrite and lots of contest, thanks.
@mariannewest @mydivathings @iamthegray - you guys are Amazing - @desmonddesk - the founder of @giving-girls, you're going higher bro.
- @kweenbrand - my crush
And all those I forgot to mention, I am grateful, thanks.
My Upcoming Mission And Vision.
I want to create a first of the kind reward pool using the @steembasicincome initiative. The contest will run for a week and as it grows it will be something done everyday to help the minnows and uplift them. I've thought of it over and over again, how could I help an account that are getting discouraged every day due to low payout? I think this is surely the best idea so far from my head. If you find something wrong with it, do let me know.
All this could not be possible if not for Steemit, Which other platform or site could offer this great thing. Only Steemit, so am 100% grateful for Steemit. I have been helped beyond imagination and it's time to start helping others too.
Thanks.
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This is my entry for the A TALE OF GRATITUDE - LIFE EXPERIENCE CONTEST by @cherylsonty and @paradise-found
