The News from Four Quarters

Nov 3, 2017

Yule and Winter Solstice:  From the Darkness Comes the Light

From the Darkness Comes the Light
    A Solstice Celebration, Gift Exchange and Scrumptious Yuletide Feast!
Friday, December 15th - Sunday, December 17th, 2017
Register for Yule from here: https://www.4qf.org/attending/our-schedule/online-registration
    
    The Wheel has Turned: the Harvest has ended and Frost covers the Land.
The Days have grown Short and the Nights Long and cold. Remember that the Wheel
does Turn, and soon the Sun's Light will once again warm our faces. Join us to
Celebrate the Rebirth of the Sun. Exchange Gifts of Love and Laughter, Bless the Land
and each Other, and Share food with the Community.

Nov 2, 2017

Full Moon Service Nov 4, 2017: Chase the Shadows

Having celebrated the Feast of the Dead, and nearing the end of the season of Harvest,
we gather to reflect on the darker season ahead,
and what lessons can be found in the cold days and long nights.

Ceremony will occur before dinner, in the loft at 5pm, Mark "Kit" Hargreaves, in Service.
Dinner at 6pm at the Farmhouse - Carrie Krystek, in Service.

Oct 24, 2017

Makin' Firewood!

Many of you know that our Pennsylvania forests have been attacked by the Emerald Ash Borer, with our Ash trees now going extinct. Our beautiful stands of Ash in New Camp began to succumb before we purchased the property and by 2016 all of our Ash were dead, standing and rotting. After we made a survey we realized that it was not just a lot of wood, but a huge amount of potential firewood for the Farmhouse compound. We pondered.

Three weeks ago we began an all-hands-on-deck effort to begin felling these trees, sectioning them and getting them out of the woods. We arragned to rent a professional firewood processor, located a source for firewood dunnage bags, and went to work. After 10 days in the woods we had a number of very large piles of logs waiting to be cut and split.

Oct 24, 2017

Circe's Piddle of Puppies!

Did you know that a plurality of puppies is called a Piddle? Neither did I, but the name sure is appropriate.

Circe delivered her litter about 10 days ago, now a Piddle of Puppies, and the little group of rug rats has be very busy squealing, nursing, growing and... piddling.

Oct 8, 2017
Sideling Creek Bridge is Open!

  The moment we've been waiting for has arrived!
  Today you can drive across Sideling Creek to get to Four Quarters.
  We drove across the new bridge today, even though our destination was in the other direction, just because we can!
  There are some finishing details yet to be completed, but the bridge is still a beautiful sight.

October 1,  2018

2018 Wheel of The Year in Production

Guess what we’re working on? The 2018 Wheel of the Year Calendar is under way and needs material! Our annual publication, The Wheel of the Year, is made up of contributions from our Members and Guests. It's a very important means by which we do our outreach, distributing them for free to our mailing list, during festivals and expos, and to retail outlets.

We're looking for original articles, photos (un-edited high resolution files), and event information. We would love to see those Photos and Articles start coming in! The sooner we can get all our content, the sooner we can get the Calendar turned around and into your hands. Please send all submissions to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..