Farm School Family Fun Day May 9
- May Pole
- Talent Show
- Woods Hike and Creek Walk
- Ecovillage Tour
- Food
- Camping
The Farm School invites your family to join us on Saturday May 9th, 2015 for a fun-filled day here at The Farm School Solar Campus in Summertown, TN.
This event is intended for families everywhere! This year, we surveyed our Satellite Campus Families and other home based learners in our extended community and asked them to tell us what type of activities they wanted and to suggest an affordable price. They answered and we listened!
The Farm School will have a food vending table that opens at 11am, but families are also quite welcome to bring in a cooler with personal food and beverage (no alcohol allowed).
For families traveling some distance to attend the event, we also offer on-site camping near the school at a rate of $10 per night (per tent) while spaces last. Other on-Farm overnight accommodations are available on a first come basis and rates will vary. Please let us know if you would like a contact list for Farm residents who offer overnight accommodations.
Our Family Fun Day will officially begin at 11:00 am with a very brief orientation and then we will have some time to “eat & greet” outside in the front yard.
At Noon, Farm School parent Alayne Griffin will lead all who wish to participate in a Maypole ceremony. The Maypole will be followed by activities for students including Fairy Village Building and Face Painting.
While the student activities are ongoing, Principal Peter Kindfield will be available for a demonstration of how our Agile Fridays work here at school or a natural learning workshop – all depending on what the attending parents want as a group.
We have time set aside for an “unplugged” talent show open to all ages before we gather up and head into the woods for a guided hike and creek walk to the nearby Ecovillage Training Center (ETC). After a tour of the ETC by eco-wizard, JaySun DaGreen, the group will return to the school for closing circle.
Advance admission prices: Just $6 per person with a flat $30 rate for families of more than five.
No charge for ages 3 and under. (All persons under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.)
On-site camping near the school at a rate of $10 per night.
The image above is from a similar event taking place on the grounds adjacent to The Farm School.
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Green Living Journal, Issue 18
If you are curious about what other types of alternatives are going on in Middle Tennessee, then check out the 18th edition of the Green Living Journal, published by a group of our friends in the area called The Cumberland Greens. The name refers to the Cumberland River in Nashville and the Green River in Kentucky, two important watersheds in our region. They print 1,000 copies and give away about 400 of those at the Earth Day event on the campus of Vanderbilt University. The rest are given away and distributed throughout our area. Green Living Journal is also available online where many of the pictures are in color. The group (which includes many of us at The Farm) hosts several gatherings and plant swaps throughout the year. It is a time to see old friends and make new ones, play music around the campfire, and do all the good things we hippies do.
Here is a list of a few articles included in the current issue:
The Ten Key Values of the Green Party - Books to Kids - The Green Principle of Feminism and Gender Equality - Poems - Year-round Home Food Production - Getting Started with Chickens the Easy Way - Things You May Not Know About Earthworms - Sunspaces with Low Thermal Mass - Green Money Power for the Green Economy - Germantown Commons: Cohousing Success Story Read Online
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Farm Experience Retreats and Workshops 2015 Calendar
March 20-22 Farm Experience Weekend: Spring is our favorite time of year, and attracts our largest number of participants.
April 17-19 Farm Experience,The Land: On Saturday afternoon we'll hike to a waterfall in the 1475 acre Big Swan Headwaters Preserve. The Saturday night dinner and entertainment will be a fundraiser for Swan Trust.
May 22-24 Community & Sustainability Conference: Memorial Day Weekend
Your opportunity to explore the connection between lifestyle and intention.
June 3-7 June 3-7 Organic Gardening Intensive: Five days of hands-on gardening as well as garden tours on and Off-The Farm to visit Amish country, a bamboo nursery and more.
July 15-19 Summer Family Retreat: We'll spend the week swimming, hiking, listening to and playing music, enjoying really great food and each other's company.
September 18-20, October 16-18 Farm Experience Weekend: Don't miss fall on The Farm! the crisp, cooler temperatures are always a special time of year!
Now it's up to you. Register today!
Midwifery Workshops: www.midwiferyworkshops.org/
Swan Trust Activities & Hikes Contact: foreverwild@swantrust.org
Permaculture Apprenticeships: Learn straw, cob, earthbag, turf roofs, bamboo, thatch, clay plaster, adobe, alis, and food self-reliance at the Farm community.
Spiral Ridge Permaculture - Workshops and Classes
Meet your host: Douglas Stevenson
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