Drum 'n' Splash 2012

[ayla]

Initial planning thread for Drum ‘n’ Splash

[ayla]

A request out to the tribes of Four Quarters Interfaith Sanctuary:  Remember last summer when BOD requested volunteers to be on the planning committee for FY2012 Drum and Splash?  There were about 20ish of us who stepped up to answer this call.  Who are you and do you still have a desire to be a part of this planning committee and to those who weren’t there that day but want to be a part of this make yourself known. 

As of this morning our planning committee has been tasked with the following with a VERY SHORT suspense time: 

Your Task: Please read the write up that is in the 2011 Farm Calendar for your event and make any changes to the wording only - .customized with what we can expect for 2012!  No need to worry about dates, pictures, or pricing, we will take care of that.  If your event is a half page, whole, or two, let's keep it the same size.

Have back to us no later than Friday November 25th.  I realize this is Thanksgiving-time, and everyone is busy, but please do take some time to do your re-write so we can move forward and attempt to get the calendar out earlier than last year (!!)  Your cooperation is truly appreciated and I apologize for the short notice!!

[ynotony]

Well hello all welcome to the fun times

[Cptn.Rose]

Hey Ayla,

First, thank you! Second, not everyone who is subscribed to the board gets notifications of new threads. So if I were you, I'd send out a "GO TO THE FORUM AND READ STUFF" message to anyone you know might have been there at the meeting.

If you need anything give me a shout.
~Kat

[Sophia Kelly Shultz]

Jenny Grimm has forwarded me the following workshop for DnS:


WORKSHOP PROPOSAL FOR FOUR QUARTERS FARM


Hello, in talking with some members and from a my many hikes on the land I would like to offer a workshop/walking tour of the natural (botanical) story of Four Quarters. The land does have a diversity of native plant life of the region and I know many wonder-what is that plant, tree, lichen, etc.? Some of the focus will be on how some of these plants were/are used as medicine and food by humans in the past and present. And also a strong emphasis on conservation and protection!! I would also like to point out how a few invasives have moved onto the land, that is mostly from human comings and goings.


I envision the workshop/tour to be interactive, in that I am no expert and if there are others with more and better knowledge in attendance, they share with the group. I also would compile a reading list for people to gain better knowledge. The list would be derived from internet and literary resources. Of course the walking tour would be done with great care and respect for the land and the botany that resides there!


If this is suitable, I would like to do this workshop/walking tour for the Beltaine and the Drum and Splash gatherings. These are very good times to see the botany of the region. And to talk of the peculiarity and fragility of this Eastern woodland ecosystem. And to show how the plant life moves and changes over the spring and summer. By the time of Stones Rising most of the grandeur of the woodland wildflowers has passed.


If the Board and the Farm is interested, please let me know.


Thank you.


Jennifer Grimm-Duchesne