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]]> Summer is here!

And the farm is waiting for you!  Lace up your walking shoes and come on by.

Take a hike through the woods, a walk at our stone and moss Chartre labyrinth or a hike on the mountain to enjoy some quiet time to reflect,  or to soak up the earth’s energy bubbling up.

We ask that when you visit the farm that everyone signs in at our guest book each time at the big stone barn at the front table. If you have not filled out one of Liability Release Forms, or have brought guests who have not, please do so.  (We keep them on file so you only need to do once.) We ask walkers and visitors to please contribute to our Donation Jar that helps us to continue our constant work to improve the farm,  creating a peaceful sanctuary and green environment on the 60 wooded acres as well as a gathering place for those interested in living a healthy lifestyle.

If you are bringing guests that are new to the farm please let them know that Sticks & Stones is a SMOKE, DRUG & ALCOHOL FREE FARM and we ask that all visitors respect that.

Interested in holding a workshop, family reunion, birthday party, fundraiser, wedding or gathering of any sorts during 2013?  It is not too early to start making plans and get your pick of dates.  You can email me at anniesands@gmail.com to discuss it!

Please RSVP to any of the events below, unless written otherwis at anniesands@gmail.com or 203-270-8820

May All Beings Be Happy,

Annie & Tim

Thursday June 13th Ukulele Workshop

Thursday June 13th, 6:30-8:30 Donation.

Uncle Zak, “The Uke Guy” will be facilitating our Uke club once again!  Dust off your ukes and come prepared to have fun jamming, singing, making music, sharing knowledge, and learning.  If you don’t have a uke but want to join us, we have loaner’s, just ask when you RSVP to UncleZac@unclezac.com or 203.219.2230 Children over 10 years can attend accompanied by an adult.

Beginner’s (or anyone who wants a review), please arrive promptly at 6:30 as the Basics will be taught from 6:30-7:00

Please bring flashlight for navigating the parking lot :~)

Remember: “Music Self Played, Is Happiness Self Made!”

Saturday June 22nd 11-5

ANNUAL FARM OPEN HOUSE and MOUNTAIN LAUREL FESTIVAL!

Mark your calendar now so you don’t miss this free fun family event.  It’s a wonderful chance to come and meet our extended Farm Family and all those that will be offering camps, workshops and events this Summer and Fall. Help spread the word:~)) And if you know anyone who might like to present a workshop this summer, please have them contact me.

Below is the schedule thus far…stayed tuned for more!

11:00-11:45 Katherine Silvan and Jeanette Concert for Kids

11:00-2:00 Archaeological  “Seeded” Dig by Easton Country Day

11:30-12 Tai Chi with Linda

11:30 Green Juice 101 by Amie Hall (Square Foot Gardening Health Coach)

12-2 Mountain  Top Drumming and Hooping with Mark Zarilla

12-12:30 Mindfulness for Kids Class with Casey Skillins

12:30- 1:15 EFT/Tapping for Trauma Relief and Resiliency. Lori Leyden

12:00-12:45 Law of Attraction workshop with Roberta Russell

12:30-1:30 Yoga class with Stephanie

12:30-1:00 Nature Walk with Justin of Two Coyotes Wilderness Camp

1:00-1:45 Guided Labyrinth Walk with Cynthia and Rick Quintanal

1:oo Square Foot Kitchen Garden 101 Planting Demo:  Get Down and Dirty

(1x1garden boxes available to go,$20 per box, reserve in advance)

1:15-2:00 EFT/Tapping for Trauma Relief and Resiliency.Lori Leyden

2:00-3:00  Yoga Class with Aga Chapska

2:00-3:00  Intro to Ukulele with Uncle Zak

2:30 -3:00 Nature Walk with Justin of Two Coyotes Wilderness Camp

3:00-3:45 Mindful Eating and The Digestive System Talk with Annie Stiefel

4:15 Super Smoothies Tasting by Amie Hall

4-4:30  Mindfulness for Kids Class with Casey Skillins

4:00-5:00 The Treasure Map of Astrology with Ronald Diffablo

4:00-5:00  Moss Stroll with Tim Currier

SUNDAY JUNE 23rd

*NEW!* Forage, Cook, and Dine with “Wildman” Steve Brill and Amie Hall

2:30-4:30:  30-minute Talk and 90-minute Tour

4:30-6:00: Cooking session and dinner from 4:30-6:00

RSVP a must.

The fee is $25/adult, $10/child under 12 for the foraging tour.

The cooking session and dinner is an additional $25/adult, $10/child under 12.

Bring cash please.

On Sunday, June 23, naturalist/author “Wildman” Steve Brill will lead one of his world-famous wild food and ecology tours, followed by an improvised wild foods cooking session and meal, at the farm with Square Foot Gardener, Cook and Health Coach, Amie Hall.

The farm offers a wide variety of habitats—a mountain, meadows, woods, cultivated areas, and fields, and wetlands—all loaded with their associated wild plants and mushrooms. Early summer fruits are in season now. We’ll be looking for wild strawberries, mulberries, sweet cherries, and juneberries in a variety of habitats.

We’ll also find plenty of culinary and medicinal  herbs. Sassafras, which tastes like root beer, grows in the woods, and mullein, a traditional herb tea for coughs, grows in fields and along the edges of trails.

Of course, all the common summer edible greens will be doing their things. We’ll be looking for lamb’s-quarters, purslane, wood sorrel and sheep sorrel, poor man’s pepper, common evening primrose stems, Asiatic dayflower, lady’s thumb, common mallow, and others.

And if there’s been lots of rain beforehand, we may also find the summer’s first wild mushrooms. Chanterelles, boletes, russulas, chicken mushrooms, and black-staining polypores could be popping up anywhere.

Wear good walking shoes, bring a trowel, water bottle, back pack and paper bag.  And mosquito repellant just in case!

Call (203) 270-8820 at least 24 hours ahead to reserve a place.

Thursday June 27th

HEALTHY POT LUCK DINNER Returns!

6-9pm Please RSVP

Please join us for our first Thursday evening Healthy Pot Luck dinner in 2013.  We will have them every month throughout the summer and fall on the last Thursday of each month. Come whenever you can make it between 6 and 9 pm.

Bring one of your favorite healthy, seasonal, (local if possible!) dinner or dessert dishes. It’s a great time to socialize and meet others with an interest in healthy eating and living. Please bring a list of ingredients for those with food sensitivities, allergies or preferences.

We also ask that everyone bring their own dishes, utensils and cups to the Pot Luck.

Please RSVP so we know how many to set up for: 203-270-8820

Saturday July 6th Drum Circle

 7-9 p.m.

Join Mark Zarrillo in the Stone Barn for a family-friendly evening of drumming, dancing, hooping and general revelry as we celebrate community and the burgeoning of Spring!
Drummers, dancers and hoopers of all ages and abilities are welcome! Bring a drum or your favorite instrument and hoops if you have them! 
Sticks & Stones Farm is a smoke, drug and alcohol free property.
$15 (Seniors & Kids under 12 $5.) Cash Only.

RSVP to Mark 203-500-3818  please leave contact info in case of bad weather postponement. 

Also please bring a flashlight to the event as the parking area is not illuminated.

Two Coyotes Summer Camps

Justin Pegnataro~www.twocoyotes.org

Teen Overnight Survival
Our Teen Overnight Camp is an outdoor leadership and advanced survivalskills camp. We believe leaders are made not born. For all of human history,heroes have set out into the wilderness on adventures. Now its your turn tohave an adventure of your own. Discover your gifts and overcome realchallenges. Experience the beauty and power of nature. Don’t miss this opportunityto do something big!Time: 9am Monday to 3pm FridaySessions: Aug 12 -16 Age group: 12 to 14 and 15 to 17  Tuition: $950

 
Teen Bowmaking
Over 50 thousand years ago our ancestors discovered a new tool that allowed hunters to bring food home to their people. The bow and arrowchanged the course of the human adventure. At this camp your teen willmake their own wooden bow. The process of making bows and arrows isan art. Beginning with seeing the bow in an unfinished wood stave and thenslowly revealing its final shape with sharp hand tools. Every pass of the drawknife or scraper has an effect. students learn the power of their actionsreflected in their bow. Making a bow is as much a discovery of self as it is an

epic craftsman project. Not surprisingly hand made wooden bows are called a

self-bows.

Time: 9am-3pm*

Sessions: July 29 – Aug 2

Age group: 12-16 Tuition: $475

 
Two Coyotes Younger Teen Summer Camps 2013
Advanced Survival
This is an advanced course that teaches wilderness survival skills through hands on projects and challenges that put student’s skills to the test. Skills taught mayincludemaking fire from sticks, projects like pottery, basket making, stone toolconstruction,making bark and wooden bowls, arrow crafting, makingadvanced shelters, gathering wild plants, and even going on a bullfrog hunt(participation optional).Time: 9am-3pm*Sessions: August 5-9 Age group: 10-14 Tuition: $425*

* Price includes one overnight on Aug 8th

 
Scout Tracker
This advanced course teaches the skills of the Native American scouts. In many south western tribes the scouts were protectors who served as theeyes and ears of the people. They learned from an early age the art of stealthand martial arts. They also were taught to be aware of their surroundings andhow to track both people and animals. Over the course of this camp, studentswill learn how to become invisible in the woods, they will sneak out on excitingmissions and learn how track wildlife.Time: 9am-3pm*

Sessions: August 19-23 Age group: 10-14 Tuition: $425*

* Price includes one overnight on Aug 22nd. 

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