Farming and Feminine Registration
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New Moon Gathering
Inspired by the book The Red Tent and ancient Jewish tradition, Motherhouse friends, Rachel Gall envisions 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 [...]
Family Contra Dance
The Cornwall Country Dance starts with waltzes at 6:45 on the first Saturday of every month in the Cornwall, CT Town Hall at 24 Pine Street. Beginning at 7:00, traditional New England Country Dances including square, circle and contra dances are taught and led by a “caller.” The caller explains how the dances flow and [...]
Keeping a Family Cow
Learn about finding, feeding, housing, fencing, breeding, and caring for your cow with Debra Tyler of Local Farm. Try your hand at milking. Make butter, soft cheese, ice cream, and yogurt. Go home with a slew of recipes, resources, and MOOre! The FAMILY COW workshops run from 10:00 to 1:00 and include a pot-luck lunch. [...]
BREAD
To order bread from Bantam Bakery for Saturday morning pick-up at the Wish House in West Cornwall, CT, please email your orders to: info@Motherhouse.us or call Debra at 860-672-0229. Orders MUST be in to Debra by noon on Wednesday for the following Saturday pick-up. Prices and ingredient list follows: OUR PRICE LIST & BANTAM BREAD [...]
Farmers Market
For information about ordering Bantam Bakery bread please click HERE In 2006 Motherhouse Board member Jessica Marshall organized a service called Motherhouse Delivers. One could order foods from a list of local producers and have them delivered to one’s door every Friday afternoon. Included in the pick-up were breads from Bantam Bakery, meat from Whippoorwill [...]
Wreath-Making
Tie it all together at our FREE Columbus Day Wreath Making Workshop for the whole family. On October 12, we will meet from 1:30-3:00 at the Local Farm barn to braid used baling twine into beautiful wreaths. Bring ribbons and dried flowers if you’d like. We’ll supply the twine, hangers, tools, and strawflowers. For more [...]
Big Little Kid’s Dance
Organized by Darwin and her mother Rachel, our Big Little Kids Dances are especially for the younger crowd and their adults. Held at the Cornwall Town Hall (24 Pine Street) from 4:00 until 5:00. To be followed by a finger-food pot-luck. $10/family donations to cover costs will be greatly appreciated! Please contact Rachel for more [...]
Farm Camp Reunion
Remember the summer sunlight shining through the magical green forest of Ben Benjamin’s cornfield? It’s all turned to gold… stored in hard kernals of corn — ready for grinding to make into cornbread OR to feed to Tom Levine’s pigs! Bring your whole family, memories, photographs and a dish to share for a pot-luck lunch [...]
Musical Pot-Luck
Calling all callers, musicians, dancers and cooks to join us in a reel homegrown evening of organic entertainment. Pot-luck dinner at 5:30. Music-making and dancing starting at 7 at the Cornwall, CT Town Hall. Call Debra or Margaret for more info (860) 672-0229. (home)