PEACH COMMUNITY
Welcome to the PEACH Community
– Introduction
In the PEACH Community, culture, craft, and connection converge. Here, work is purpose, skill is progression, and imagination is foundational. From apprentices learning their first craft to masters mentoring the next generation, every activity—whether in studios, clubs, festivals, or the music of Siegfried’s Idyll—is part of a living tapestry of heritage and creativity.
We value family, education, health, and sustainable practices. Our seasonal rhythms guide daily life, festivals celebrate tradition, and every member contributes to a vibrant, purposeful community.
Step in, explore, and discover what it means to live, learn, and create together. The PEACH Community is more than a place—it’s a way of life.
This is the short version of the larger book explaining what the PEACH Community is and how it works. There is an overview of each area of The Arts, The Clubs, Celebrations and Festivals, and Administration. There is a brief Introduction about the Seeds Project as well.
The Arts – The Arts at the PEACH carry three components, Fine Arts, Practical & Folk Arts and Skilled Art. Plato had a number of distinct ideas concerning the arts, so we try to follow his ideal in relationship to truth, beauty and goodness. Some may argue beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and all art is subjective. The emphasis at the PEACH is what has been accepted and developed culturally over thousands of years. Further, each category and discipline has a component of the other two arts nestled within. For example; the Fine Art of ballet, it can not come about without skill and repetitive and dedicated practice. This holds true also for the Skilled Arts as well, these have both a practical purpose in mind and embrace a Fine Arts quality in its completion, a wrought-iron gate or a mantle on a fireplace. Within the Practical Arts which are generally accepted as a functional or folk art, the other two arts lie subtly within its intended function. For example; a quilt, this takes a developed skill and great patience, a keen sense of design, knowledge of tools and fabrics and an appreciation for symmetry and beauty. All three Art components are why families pass these quilts down as heirlooms from generation to generation. At the PEACH, we have divided the Arts into these three categories:
Fine Arts – Dance, Literature, History & Philosophy, Music, Painting, Photography & Film and Theatre.
Practical Arts – Basketry, Book-Binding, Candle-Wicking, Cordwaining, Culinary, Fibers & Fabrics, Home Life, Mosaic, Paper & Tissue Arts, Sheep Shearing, Wool, Qiviut & Silk Washing & Spinning and Tree Tapping.
Skilled Arts – Blacksmithing, Ceramics & Pottery, Farming & Animal Husbandry, Glassblowing, Printmaking, Stone Cutting and Woodworking.
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The Clubs – Every Club has a mission, most of the clubs are organized and run by our volunteers. These are the dedicated residents and members, people who make the PEACH work. They are the life force, they are like family, la Famiglia. Not only do our volunteers organize, sometimes instruct, work in or together with other clubs, they also participate in the experience. If you have any questions, they are there to answer them. If you need help, they are there to help. If you just need someone to listen, they will listen. Our goal is to allow those in the community to join any Club for the experience, find out where their true passions lay.
Each month in our newsletter, we feature one or two of our Clubs. We find out what they are up to for the year to come and what they have accomplished in the past. This gives everyone an idea what the Clubs are about and if this is something other members might enjoy.
Clubs are all based on our Culture and Heritage, including Local American Culture. If the need for a Club changes over time or there is a desire to add a new club, that is within the bounds of our Culture and Heritage, the Educational Club is where the magic starts.
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Fine Arts Clubs
Dance & Movement Club – Ballroom, Ballet, Baroque, Contra, Cloggers, Medieval, Modern -1920s, Regency, Renaissance, Tango.
Film & Photography Club – Box, Analog, Digital, Stop-Motion, 8mm.
Music Club – Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, Chamber Orchestra, Folk, Quartets, Trios, Duets, Strolling Soloist.
Painting – Oil, Watercolor, Tempera, Affresco, Gouache.
Theatre Club – Plays, Circus, Spacial Dynamics.
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Practical & Folk Arts Club
Bakers and Cooking Club – Canning, Preserving, Drying, Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Supper.
Candle-Wicking – Candle Dipping & Pouring.
Cordwaining – Turn Shoe, Leather moccasin, Leather Braiding.
Folk Arts Club – Basketry. Bees & Candle-wicking. Cordwaining. Gardening Canning & Cookies. Folk Music. Geometrical Drawing. Letter Writing. Medicinal Home-remedies. Mosaic Stone Setting. Papermaking. Plant Pigments. Pottery. Puppetry & Silhouettes. Sheep Shearing. Soap and Scent Making. Sewing & Quilting. Tissue and Straw Arts. Whittling, Carving & Building. Wool, Qiviut and Silk Washing, Spinning & Wisping.
Folk Music – Learning to Play and Create Tradition Instruments.
Homemaking – Traditional Values, Family & Community.
Mosaic – Small Cutting and Inlay.
Printmaking – Book-Binding, Illustration and Design, Newsletter, Paper-making.
Quilting and Sewing Club – Knitting, Crocheting, Felting, Handwork, Seamstress, Tailoring.
Sheep Shearing – Cutting, Washing, Spinning.
Stained Glass Club – Lamps, Windows, Individual Creations.
Tree Tapping – Maple, Birch and Conifers.
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Skilled Arts Clubs – Internships: Apprenticeship, Fellow-Craftsman, Master
Ceramics – Pottery, Sculpture, Porcelain, Raku, Kintsugi
Garden Club – Animal Husbandry, Bizzy Triangle, Farmer’s Market, Food & Animal Share, Gardening, Landscaping, Maple-tapping, Share.
Glassblowers Club – Hard and Liquid glass, Glass Mosaics, Fixtures.
Metal’s Club – Hard and Soft Metal Casting, Smithing, Fixtures, Black & White-Smithing.
Masonry – Masonry, Mosaics, Stone Cutting.
Woodworking Club – Hard and Soft Woodworking, Fixtures.
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Educational Clubs
Book Clubs – Readers & Listeners, The Epic and Classic Novels, Biography, Plays, Poetry and Prose, The Children.
Father’s and Son’s Club – St. Joseph’s Father and Son’s Club, Energy Free Club.
Festivals and Celebrations Club.
Goethean Science – Studies in Goethe’s natural philosophy & history, literature, morphology, anatomy, optics.
History – History of Western Philosophy Club, History of History, Art History.
Home Life – History of Parenting and Education, Veterans Home Life Project, Home Life Business Club.
The Cabin – in the middle of the woods. Junto Club, Business Club.
Library & Charlotte “Lotte” Gallery – Languages & Writing.
Mother’s and Toddler’s Club.
PEACH Newsletter & PEACH Radio.
Physical Fitness and Sports – Discipline Skills, Team Sports, Spatial Dynamics – Bothmer Gymnastics.
Salon Rambouillet – A very comfortable room.
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Festivals and Celebrations
Each month the Festival and Celebration Club organizes a wide array of diverse Pan-European and American Celebrations as part of preserving our Culture and Heritage. We remain steadfast to the tried and true, what has been passed down for generations and what we may learn from others who have dedicated their lives to studying and safeguarding our inheritance. We create opportunities and experiences in living the life as our ancestors did. We educate ourselves and our families through our history, philosophy, the arts and literature. Everything we need to live right and well has stood the test of time. One of our goals is to live, learn and pass down our culture and heritage to the generations to come.
July – The Greeks – Settler’s Days, American and French Revolutions, Bicycle Race and Follies., French Film Festival., Greek Olympics, Greco-Roman Theatre, Saint Justa, Saint Rufina & Prometheus – Potters.
August – The Romans – Ferragosto, Roman Circus & Carnival, Assumption of the Virgin. La Famiglia Holiday.
September – Early Christians – Harvest Festival, Medieval Harvest Dinner, Autumnal Equinox, Michaelmas.
October – Celts & Druids – Allhallows’s Eve, and the Perilous Path, St Wolfgang of Regensburg & Silvanus – Woodcraft.
November – Gratitude – Middle Ages – Crusades – All Saints and Souls Days, Martinmas, Saint Augustine of Hippo & Kalamos – Printmakers, Early Advent, Thanksgiving, Old St. Clem’s Night & Hephaestus – Metalcraft and Mead.
December – Advent- St. Nichols Day, Santa Lucia, Saturnalia Artist’s Festival, Immaculate Conception Circle of Stars Divine Sophia, Christmas Plays, Winter Solstice, Christmas Eve and Day, New Year’s Eve Ball.
January – Great Mysteries – Late Middle Ages – Feast Of the Three Metal Kings, Myths and Legends, Winter Olympics, Open House and the Arts. Sunday Afternoon Wind Ensembles Performances, Mozart’s Masked Ball.
February – The Renaissance – Age Of Discovery – Couple’s Valentine’s Day Dance, Book Festival.
March – Reformation – Neoclassical – Sadie, St Patrick’s President’s Day Dance, The Vernal Equinox, Easter.
April – The Land -The Enlightenment – Farming & Planting, Bee and Butterfly Keeping, Blessing of the Animals.
May – Revolutions – May Day Labor Fair & May Pole Dancing, Decoration Day Picnic.
June – Victorian – Modernity – Ulysses on the Steps. Strawberry Lilac Dance, Open House, Saint John’s Tide, Summer Solstice, Saint Botwulf of Thorney & Demete – Farmers, Saint Peter & Psamathe – Glassblowers.
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Administration – Higharchy
The Guardians – These are the decision-makers, any major changes or attention given to something of great need within the Community must go through the Guardians. Their most important task is to maintain the philosophy, mission, and goals of the Community. Changes, in part or whole, are approached in a three-fold manner: Presentation, Deliberation Conclusion. They work in consort with the Elders and Office Administration.
Elder’s Club – Truth, Beauty, Goodness.
Finance – Active Funding, Commodities, Grants, Legacy Funds, Memberships, Online Efforts, Self-Sustainability, Time Bank, Volunteerism and The Bank of Karma.
Individual Business – Saxon Heiler Clinic, Daughter’s of Asclepius Apothecary, Studio Gloine Ómra Glass, Vidar & Seshat – Cordwainer & Leather Book-Binding, Tè Chay Tea Room and Confectionery.
Local Open Community Out Reach – Friday Night Feast, Sun Watcher’s Club, Eastern Thought Yoga, Chapel, Grotto & Forest, Edge Of The World, Open House, Tours and Weddings.
Worker Owned Business – Café Four Seasons, Four Winds Co-Op and Bakery, Cygnus Bicycle Co-op & Ski, Skate and Snow-Shoe Shop (Summer Winter), PEACH Farm & Busy Triangle, Mercury Incandescent Light & Specialty Bulbs, Poseidon Hydro Spiral Pumps LLC, Amber Bottles Company, Thrift Shoppe Fensalir. Transportation PEACH Bus, PEACH Post Office, PEACH Publishing. PEACH Radio, Swan Rentals: Studio, Atrium, Chapel and Grotto, Hall & Patio
Yearly Calendar – Monthly & Seasonal PEACH Calendar.
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“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” – R Buckminster Fuller
Seeds Projects – The New Role Model – Preserve and Protect All Cultures.
The Seeds Project is the Art of Culture. The Seeds Project advocates for the preservation of all native cultures. The Seeds Projects are living and working communities for the preservation of a people’s culture and their heritage. The goal of the Seeds Project is to help establish living and working viable and intentional communities based on the history, philosophy, spirituality, and the arts of living cultures passed down through time.
The Seeds Project recognizes that there are Seven Basic Human Needs and Rights for any Civilized Society to Survive and Thrive.
Clean and Safe Shelter.
Clean Food and Water.
Health and Physical Care.
A Balanced Ethical Education.
Productive Purposeful Work.
Free and Open Communication.
and like all of Nature and Heaven’s Creations, Rest.
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PART III
Little PEACH Book – Audio Script Version
Introduction
Welcome to the PEACH Community — a place where culture, craft, and connection converge. Here, work has purpose, skill is progression, and imagination is foundational. From apprentices learning their first craft to masters mentoring the next generation, every activity — whether in studios, clubs, festivals, or even the music of Siegfried’s Idyll — is part of a living tapestry of our heritage and creativity.
At the PEACH, our aims are clear: to practice our culture, live our culture, and preserve our culture. Through this, we pass down our heritage to future generations. By fostering imagination, we hope to spark intuition and inspire others to join or even create their own cultural communities.
We value family, education, health, and sustainable practices. Seasonal rhythms guide daily life, festivals celebrate tradition, and every member contributes to a vibrant, purposeful community. Step in, explore, and discover what it means to live, learn, and create together. PEACH is more than a place — it’s a way of life.
The Arts
At the PEACH, the Arts are divided into three components: Fine Arts, Practical & Folk Arts, and Skilled Arts.
Fine Arts – Dance, Music, Painting, Philosophy, Photography, Film, and Theatre.
Practical & Folk Arts – Basketry, Book-Binding, Candle-Wicking, Cordwaining, Culinary Arts, Fibers & Fabrics, Folk Music, Home Life, Herbs, Inks, Mosaics, Paper-making, Tissue Arts, Soap Making, Sheep Shearing, Wool & Silk Washing & Spinning, Whitesmything and Tree Tapping.
Skilled Arts – Blacksmithing, Ceramic & Pottery, Farming & Animal Husbandry, Glassblowing, Printmaking, Stone Cutting, and Woodworking.
Each category overlaps — for example, a ballet performance requires skill, artistry, and practice; a quilt combines design, patience, and tradition. This integration is why families pass these creations down through generations.
The Clubs
Every club has a mission, and most are organized by our dedicated volunteers — the lifeblood of the PEACH, is la Famiglia. They instruct, assist, and support every member.
Fine Arts Clubs: Dance & Movement, Film & Photography, Music, Painting, Theatre.
Practical & Folk Arts Clubs: Bakers & Cooking, Candle-Wicking, Cordwaining, Folk Arts, Folk Music, Homemaking, Mosaic, Quilting & Sewing, Sheep Shearing, Stained Glass, Tree Tapping, Cabin building.
Skilled Arts Clubs: Ceramics, Garden, Glassblowers, Metal, Masonry, Woodworking.
Educational Clubs
Communications – Radio Station, Writing, Language, Library & Gallery, Silent Witness, Wanderer.
Academics – History, Business, Journals, Book Club, Goethean Science, Salon Rambouillet.
Family & Community – Home Life, Mother & Toddler’s Club, Father & Sons Club, Fellowship.
Sports & Recreation – Archery, Bothmer Gymnastics, Softball, Dodgeball, Volleyball, Tennis, Fencing, Camping, Canoeing, Fishing, Greek Olympics, Snow Shoes, Skiing, Swimming, Yoga, Hiking, Marksmanship, Basic Boxing, Wrestling-Kuzus, Winter Olympics.
Administration
Guides – Guardians, Elders, and Administrative teams. They maintain
the philosophy, mission, and goals of the community.
Finance Managers – Funding, Grants, Legacy funds, Memberships, and Sustainability Business and Projects.
Individual and Worker-Owned Businesses – Support Community Life, Studios, Cafés, Farms, Co-ops, and Specialty Shops.
Local Community Outreach- Friday Night Feasts, Sun Watchers Club, Yoga, Chapel, Grotto & Forest, Tours & Weddings.
Festivals and Celebrations
Every month, the Festival and Celebration Club organizes events to preserve our culture and heritage, honoring traditions passed down for generations.
July — The Greeks – Settler’s Days, American & French Revolutions, Bicycle Race, French Film Fest, Greek Olympics, Greco-Roman Theatre, Saint Prometheus – Potters.
August — The Romans: Greco-Roman Theatre II, Ferragosto, Roman Circus & Carnival, Assumption of the Virgin, La Famiglia Holiday.
September — Early Christian/Dark Ages – Harvest Festival, Medieval Harvest Dinner, Autumnal Equinox, Michaelmas.
October — Celts & Druids – Parsifal. Arthur – King Of the Brits, All Hallows’ Eve, Perilous Path Woodcraft.
November — Gratitude: The Crusades: All Saints & Souls, Martinmas, Remembrance Day, Printmakers, Early Advent, Thanksgiving, Old St. Clem’s Night, Hephaestus – Metalcraft & Mead.
December — Advent- High Middle Ages: Artist’s Festival, St. Nicholas Day, Santa Lucia, Oberufer Plays, Circle of Stars, Winter Solstice, Christmas Eve & Day, New Year’s Eve Ball.
January — Great Mysteries: Myths & Legends, Birdhouse Building. Feast of the Three Metal Kings, Winter Olympics, Wind Ensembles Sunday Afternoon, Mozart’s Masked Ball, Open House,
February — The Renaissance: Marco Polo, Black Death, The Church, Kings & Dynasty, Age of Discovery, Columbus, Florence, Couple’s Valentine Dance, Book Festival.
March — Reformation/Absolutism, Sadie St. Patrick & President’s Day Dance, Vernal Equinox, Eostre/Easter, Age of Expansion, Neo-classical.
April — The Land/Enlightenment: Farming & Planting, Bee & Butterfly Keeping, Blessing of the Animals, The Fine Arts, The Romantics. Napoleon.
May — Revolutions: Industry, May Day Labor Fair, May Pole Dancing, Victorian, Folk Arts, Decoration Day Picnic.
June —Modernity: Ulysses on the Steps, Strawberry Lilac Dance, Summer Solstice, Mid Summer’s Night’s Dream, Saint John’s Tide, Farmers, Glassblowers. Open House
Seeds Project
The Seeds Project preserves and protects all cultures. It advocates for living communities that honor the arts, history, philosophy, and heritage of each culture. These communities recognize seven basic human needs:
- Clean and Safe Shelter.
- Clean Food and Water.
- Health and Physical Care.
- Balanced ethical Education.
- Productive Purposeful Work.
- Free and Open Communication.
- Rest
Step inside, be part of something that resonates, inspires, and endures.
“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” — R. Buckminster Fuller
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