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“Everything In The Modern World Today, Was Planted Here.”

Reformation Expansion, Kingdoms, Wars, Discovery, Baroque 1500 – 1650
.The Reign of Kings and the Dawn of Establishing Science

From the Barbarians to the disciplined Roman Soldier, from the wrath and twilight of the Pagan Gods, to the piety of Christian and Byzantine – Romaioi Churches, through a new birth and the establishment of Divine Right with the Reign of Kings, all leading to the awakening of the Faustian Man. This is the aeon, the in-between era , when men are still Subjects, but there is a longing growing for freedom.

As the Roman era expressed itself full of force and expansion, the Dark Ages pulled tight in its contraction. That does not mean within this contraction all activity was dormant. On the contrary, even in contemplation and repetition, there is always activity. This expressed itself in the new birth, the Renaissance. For over 200 years, this efflorescence spread throughout Europe.

Combining the discipline developed throughout the Dark Ages, and the desired discoveries of the Renaissance, we come full stop to the Reformation. This interruption strove to shake loose what was superfluous. What they brought forward as a gift from discipline and desires was refinement. The next 200 years will bring Western Civilization into a time of graciousness and sophistication, creating sound structures that became everlasting and welcomed with open arms the development and progress of science and industry.

Dependability, strong and refined tools, education, books, books, books, and more books. The idea of what is modern takes shape. Science, for now, is a curiosity. Labor slowly embarks, becoming an industry. For the healthy, hard-working, and curious Europeans, it was the best of times, it was the…

elebrations & Festivals: Dance March 1st see February 29th, Easter, Vernal Equinox.

Garden Workshops: Bio-dynamic Prep, Small Animal Husbandry, Indoor Seedlings, Regular Maintenance, Bee and Butterfly Checks, Permaculture and Restoration Area Checks. Mapping the Gardens.

Indoor Workshops: Woodworking, Ceramics, Printmaking.

Book Clubs: Teens – Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer Series.

Philosophy & History Lectures: White Slavery, Reformation through Enlightenment, Discovery and Sail. — (1650-1840). Math and the development of measuring everything. Dance History.

Arts: Sheep Shearing, Wool Carding – European Folk Arts.

Theatre: Dumas, Dickens, Goethe, Tolstoy.

Music: Vivaldi through Mozart.

Film: Easter Saturday – Parsifal

Physical Activity: Tree Tapping, Early Planting, Spring Cleaning, Repairing Gardens and Facility.

Café: Peasant’s Cuisine. Fruit, cheese, bread Onion Soup. Pasties; mutton & chicken.

Book Clubs: Milton, Moore, Mill, Paine, Thoreau.

Writer’s Club: Practical Application – Declaration Against Authority – Moral Righteousness – Hegelian Dialect: problem, reaction, solution. Real World Topic.

Problem – describe the problem.
Reaction – good and bad effects.
Solution – Solution – solve the problem.
Follow Though – letters written, documentation,

(March April)

Ten Mundane Short Story’s From Childhood.

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Description of events and festivals, businesses, sports, all clubs, lectures, history, educational classes, admin meeting, all skills, arts and folk arts.

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The Sadie St. Patrick’s President’s Day Dance February 28/29th or March 17th
This is a movable Dance. This Holiday is a bit confusing for it is three in one, but fun nonetheless.

Sadie Hawkins Day Dance: Every Leap Year (FEB 29th), once every 4 years. Dance we will offer the Virginia Reel, an Irish Jig, and Spiral Twisting will be featured. Weather permitting, a race to the altar will commence. Banjo Cat and Fiddle and the Irish Shakers.

The other three years are St. Patrick’s & President’s Day Dance. Irish Americans Dance. Dance History; lessons provided prior to the event. Irish strew, corn-beef and cabbage, soda bread. The story behind this Celebration takes four years to complete. Céilí: Virginia Reel, Square Dance, Quadrille, Caledonia, Three Step Jig.

Year 1. Fall From Heaven – Padraig and the Pagans.
Year 2. The Great Potato Famine.
Year 3. Slavery, Irish in America

Broken Conversations Competition.

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Spring – Vernal Equinox [TBC]
Vernal Equinox – Gathering In the Woods to the Garden At The Turning – Maple Syrup Harvest, Wool Shearing, Cleaning.

Ēostre/Ôstara
Ôstara is the goddess of Spring. She is also the Goddess of fertility for the plants and animals, unlike Freya, who is the Goddess of fertility and family for human beings. When Spring arrives, the animals begin their joyful rituals. The rabbits are in charge of waking Ôstara up from her winter sleep. They do this with their rabbit dance, which is why rabbits thump, thump, thump. Now, sometimes Ôstara doesn’t wish to wake. Often she falls back asleep, dreaming of the stars. You will always know when she doses off, for that is when it snows in the spring. The rabbits will then quickly make their way to the place she sleeps, and there they will do their best to wake her up.

One day, in the late spring, Ostara wandered into a cave and there she fell into a deep, deep sleep. For three days, the rabbits looked for her everywhere in the wood, meadows, and bogs. Thank goodness, they finally found her in the cave. They immediately began to wake her, but over those three days the wind blew cold, and the earth froze and there had been so much snow that when she woke, the now melting snow had turned to ice. As she walked out of the cave, she saw that the ice covered everything. It hung heavy on the boughs of the trees, the fountains froze in midair, and when she stepped forward, the ground made crackling noises which tickled her feet. When the sun came out, the ice glistened and sparkled like the stars in her dreams. It was all so beautiful and wonderful.

Then she noticed something under one of the trees, it was deep blue and soft white, and it looked like a little fluffy pillow. When Ôstara approached this fluffy cushion, she saw that the beautiful colors were feathers and that this little pillow was a sweet tiny bird, but covered by the ice, it froze and died. So Ôstara picked it up in her hands and gave it a kiss, magically the little bird came back to life. There was no doubt that the little bird and Ôstara would become great friends and close companions for many years to come.

Every Spring when the rabbits woke Ôstara the little bird would wake as well, and it would always fly directly to her. The little bird would sit on her shoulder, her finger, on the top of her head, or simply dance and flutter about when and wherever she walked. The rabbits were always so joyful when the two went walking in the wood.

One Spring there was a fancy rabbit who came to dance. He was rather extravagant, he sauntered about, and he pranced when he danced. He did this because he had fallen in love with Ôstara little bird. The little bird noticed that this rabbit would dance more and better than all the other rabbits, and she noticed that when he danced, he would always look at her, Ôstara little bird. The bird soon fell in love with the rabbit. Ôstara recognized their love, and she took the sweet little bird into her hands once again and kissed it once more, and Voilà! Her little bird turned into a rabbit. Off the two went to begin their happy life and family together for all time.

Just one little note, there was something a bit different about this rabbit family and all their kin. Rather than giving birth to live bunnies, she laid eggs instead, and out of the eggs came the new bunnies. You can always tell which bunnies belong to these two rabbits, they have soft white and blue eyes.

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Garden Workshops
This time of year, Nature directs us, therefore, the weather can be unpredictable. However, there’s plenty of planning, both indoors, and outdoors. If there is time, and the ground is warm, there will be a chance to clean up or turn the soil. We begin by planting some of our crops and seeds indoors in February. The first week of March, we begin by designing the gardens. Who will take charge of which area? Early birds do catch the worm. We hold the design workshops in the cafeteria on the first Saturday of March, at 10AM. There will be coffee, tea and warm biscuits with fresh butter and homemade preserves.

Once you select and collect your garden topics and map, it is time to look through the flower and plant catalogs. We have many companies and local hot houses to choose from. If you have your own, let us know. Groups need to pick an administrator and arrange a phone tree. Select the flowers you wish to plant. Once you or your group have all the ideas of what you’d like to plant, use the color pencils to fill in your garden area on the map. Make sure you include a schematic outline, so you do not forget. After ordering, we will hang these maps in the cafeteria. When you are satisfied with your design, turn the map over. On the back, clearly write the names of the flowers and plants you wish to order. Carefully write the order numbers from the catalog, the quantity you will need, and the name of the catalog company and page number for each selection. Make sure everyone’s name and phone number are also listed at the top of the page. At the bottom, there is an area for alternative flowers and plants in case the company has run out of your selection.

There are many gardens on the property for annuals, several gardens for perennials, a combination of both, the Shakespeare garden, endless flower and ivy planters both inside and outside around the campus. We always need volunteers in the permaforest and the restoration areas. Folks who wish to work with the bee and butterfly keepers, and the vermiculture and carp pond will be around to explain what duties are required for these areas. The Farmer will also be around for those interested in working with the large agriculture and animal husbandry. There are also many administrations and on-call positions.

A scheduled tour and an origination regarding the tools and their care will begin at 2PM. All garden areas are eligible for the time bank and require a one-year commitment.

Easter [TBC]
Easter Week–Planting Festival –

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Volk Theatre – Tragical History of Doctor Faustus – Puppet Play Christopher Marlowe, 1564 – 1593. Tragical History of Doctor Faustus – Puppet Play.
(ages 12 and up)

Cut is the branch that might have grown full straight,
And burned is Apollo’s laurel-bough,
That sometime grew within this learned man.
Faustus is gone: regard his hellish fall,
Whose fiendful fortune may exhort the wise,
Only to wonder at unlawful things,
Whose deepness doth entice such forward wits
To practice more than heavenly power permits.

Terminat hora diem; terminat auctor opus.

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Blessing of the Animals – two blessings

The Byzantine – Romaioi Church Celebration

MARCH CALENDAR
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