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----- Original Message ----- From: "Stacey Brown" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 3:09 PM Subject: wfan list> Fall Harvest Gathering > Practical skills for the farm and beyond shape the fall gathering by the > Women, Food, and Agriculture Network on Nov. 10-12, 2006, and all women > are invited. The weekend retreat will take place at the Cedar Valley > Resort (www.cedarvalleyresort.com <http://www.cedarvalleyresort.com/> ) > near Lanesboro , Minn. and costs $99 per person. Space is limited and > reservations are required. Please contact Bonnie Haugen at > [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>; Mary Doerr at > [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> ; or Caroline van > Schaik at [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> with > questions. > “Finding Home and Creating Community” is the theme for the > annual meeting, which is open to women of all ages who are involved and/or > interested in sustainable agriculture and the larger community. Principle > speaker will be Mary Swalla Holmes, Executive Director of the Oberholtzer > Foundation and Mallard Island ’s Program Director, who will lead an > interactive workshop on dealing with world and cultural views that > threaten peace but don’t need to. > Holmes will base the session on a book by Jesse Sutherland > entitled, "Worldview Skills: Transforming Conflict from the Inside Out." > Participants will take away insights, language, and practical actions > designed to ease conflict and/or misunderstandings between people, > cultures, and individual situations. In addition, writer and teacher, Beth > Waterhouse, will open up the idea of the “schempa” or the inner hook to > conflict. (from Pema Chodron) We can explore ways to offset this hook, to > shield (ie:protect) ourselves from getting caught in conflicting > situations. > Set amongst the hills of the Root River Valley , this year’s > gathering is designed to offer a degree of intellectual stimulation as > well as time to enjoy hiking, birding, peaceful reflection, and > building/nurturing community with other like-minded women. Planned > activities include practical farm skills, a “current topics” Round Table, > the annual Virtual Farm Tour, setting up an electronic message board for > our use, and massage tips for the weary. > Each cabin has a fireplace, deck, and fully-equipped kitchen. > The cost includes lodging for two nights, speakers, workshops, handouts, > and some food. In the spirit of community-building and to encourage use of > local foods or to showcase your own farm products, please bring a special > dish to share during Saturday’s mid-day meal Potluck, and your own snacks > and a breakfast offering. For Saturday supper (evening), hearty soups and > artisan breads will be provided plus any goodies leftover from the mid-day > cornucopia! Keep it simple - no one will go hungry. Hot beverages (coffee, > teas, hot chocolate) will be available throughout the weekend. > We hope you can give yourself the gift of joining us for this > special weekend retreat! > > > > > *************************************************************************** > WFAN is a closed, unmoderated mailing list established to link and amplify > women's voices on issues of food systems, sustainable communities, and > environmental integrity. The sender is responsible for content. To post a > message to the list, send an email message to [log in to unmask] To > request a list of e-mail addresses of people subscribed to the list, send > an email message to [log in to unmask] with the command "who listwfan" > (without quotation marks) in the body of the message. To remove yourself > from the list, send an e-mail message to [log in to unmask] with the > command "unsubscribe listwfan" (without quotation marks) in the body of > the > message. This list is maintained by [log in to unmask] > **************************************************************************** > If you would like to access previous postings to the Mich-Organic listserv you can copy and paste the following URL into your browser address bar http://list.msu.edu/archives/mich-organic.html