dear everyone,

our house looks like a home on the outside, and it is a lovely shade of blue! inside, we're still racing the winter, trying to get water, heat, a kitchen, etc. it's been awesome weather the past 3 weeks, and that has been helping tremendously. if you are a skilled carpenter, or chimney installer, or have other such skills, we're definitely feeling the pressure of the cold weather, and could use your help almost any time.

our last big work day on the farm is this saturday, oct 23 from 1-7pm. we'll be planting our garlic and hopefully finishing up all the outdoor work. if you help out, you can also harvest some of the end of season herbs, greens, and brussels sprouts.

we'll continue our tradition of pot-luck/ discussions throughout the winter, but these will be in town (ames, at different people's houses) and only once a month.
6pm dinner, 7pm discussion
the rough draft of schedule as of today:
oct 22 - topic is THRIFT AND GIFT, creativity, craft, and the gift economy. location 138 main st, Ames, IA 50010 (upstairs from Stylz salon)
nov 19 - agro-ecology, and some brainstorming for future projects for our farm. (prairie restoration, wetland projects, species preservation, and other topics). Location: at Onion Creek Farm - 3700 onion creek lane, just a wee bit north of ames, off of north dakota.
dec 17 - community resilience, global warming and food production.
jan 21
feb 18
march 18
april 15

check the website for updates on location and final decisions on the undecided topics in 2011. If you're interested in a topic that you would like to be talked about, or even would like to host or lead a topic on one of the listed dates, let us know: Alice at 515-460-1467.