Third Family Cow Forum
Mark your cowlendar and make sure there’s roominate for our FREE Family Cow Forum on Saturday, February 18. Share stories, tails, ruminations, favorite resources, farm moos, and moore with fellow family cow keepers.
We have confirmed use of the UCC-Cornwall, CT Parish House for our third annual family cow forum. Official start time is 10:00. There will be breads, spreads, fruit, and hot water out for tea at 9:30 for early arrivals. We will end by 2:00 after a cheesemaking demonstration.
We will have a panel of new and veteran cow keepers to share their triumphs and experiences. Lightning Tree organic feed grower/dealer Al Earnhart will be on hand to explain laboratory “feed analysis.” Participants are encouraged to bring a flake of the hay they’re feeding their cow in order to compare it with others. We’ll have someone there to identify the dried grasses and other plants making up the hay. Galleghar Fencing salesperson, Gund Sonpal will bring a display of supplies especially suited for the backyard farmer. Kathy Johnson from the Natural Resources Conservation Service will talk about caring for your pasure/grazing land. Bring a dish to share for a potluck lunch opportunity to keep asking questions and sharing our exSPURTice! Please contact Debra@Motherhouse.usor 860-672-0229 to let us know you are coming.
For blog reports from last two forums, click on FORUM.
Family Contra Dance
Another Motherhouse event providing place, support, and time for mothers by promoting thriving families and vibrant communities.
Each Family Dance is taught and led by a “caller,” who explains how the dance flows and helps the dancers “walk through” the dance before the music starts. S/he continues “calling” instructions throughout the dance. Dancers of all ages and levels of ability are welcome to join in this everybody-wins team sport.
Dances run from 7:00 until 10:00 and are held at the Cornwall, CT Town Hall at 24 Pine Street. Music generously donated by Still, the Homegrown Band. Suggested donation to help pay the caller: $3/child and $5/adult. Call Jim or Jane Prentice 860-672-6101 for more info.
Callers scheduled for 2012 are…
January 7 – Bob Livingston July 7 – Eric Hollman
February 4 – Jeff Walker August 4 – to be announced
March 3 – Paul Rosenberg September 1 – Peter Stix
April 7 - Patricia Campbell October 6 – David Kaynor
May 5 – Bill Fischer November 3 – Paul Rosenberg
June 2 – To be announced December 1 – Fern Bradley
Board Meeting
The Motherhouse Board of Directors will be meeting at Debra’s home for 12:00 lunch, 1:oo meditation and a 1:45 business meeting on Jan 8, April 15, June 17, and Nov. 18.
New Moon Gathering
Inspired by the book The Red Tent and ancient Jewish tradition, Motherhouse friend, Rachel Gall leads a monthly gathering for women of all ages on the eve of the new moon. Now meeting under a growing canopy of sewn-together red fabric scraps, women celebrate their fertility cycles and all creative endeavors with an unstructured evening of food, music, dance, story-telling, or just hanging out. These informal women’s get-togethers are an opportunity to celebrate Life’s cycles and femininity. All women, all ages, and their dependents (you can define “dependent”) are welcome from 10:30 through noon of the new moon. Call Rachel for details at 860 824-8404. Visit our New Moon web log for info on the last gathering and the upcoming moon at noonnewmoon.blogspot.com
Debra crashes after a great meal
August 07