Greg and I will be away most of February visiting our son Zayn and his family in Kuching, Sarawak.  This is on Borneo Island where he has lived with his wonderful Malaysian wife Raudzah since December 2002.
Although Greg and I have each made 2 trips to Malaysia in the past 13 years, it is the first time we are able to travel there together.  We are very excited!
Sam Wagner, our winter intern, will be looking after the farm.  We have no worries that all will be well in his capable …

The first news of 2010 is that Integral Yoga classes are starting up at 3RF.
Robin has been a student of yoga for 40 years and a teacher of yoga since 2001.  Most of her training has been through the Integral Yoga Institute founded by Swami Satchidananda who came to the USA in the late 1960’s and stayed at the request of his students.
A large ashram was built in the 1980’s in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Buckingham County Virginia. The community that has grown up around it is lovingly called …

For several years, I’ve organized a local fiber guild in the off-farm season. We take turns hosting the meetings which occur every other week.  Women come with their spinning wheels, knitting needles or felting projects.
This year, our meetings began in October. We’ll continue until the warm weather calls us outside again.
All are welcome.  Please check the calendar for times and places.  Let me or the host know if you are planning to come.

After some discussion, Greg agreed to my request that we leave the tipi up through the winter. I convinced him that it will get sufficient use to offset the ‘wear and tear’.
Sure enough, 2 young interns appeared who want nothing more than to camp outside through a Michigan winter. Staying in our tipi is an answer to their prayers.  Megan and Sam and I winterized the tipi by laying down lots of rugs on top of the ground cover. We wrapped old t-shirts around small logs and placed them all …

3 cups finely chopped green cabbage
2 cups chopped tomatoes
1 cup grated/shredded coconut
1/2 cup sunflower seeds, soaked overnight and rinsed
1 minced banana pepper
1 lg date, soaked and pitted and mashed
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp flax seed oil
1 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp turmeric
1/4 tsp asafoetida
soy sauce or salt to taste

Mix first 5 ingredients in large bowl and set aside.
Blend the other ingredients into a smooth dressing.
Pour the dressing over the cabbage mixture and mix well. Serves 4.

On a beautiful Sunday in July, the dream of a tipi became a reality. It had started as an idea: a place for the grandchildren to play when they visit.  It grew to become a place for guests to stay, for womens groups to meet, for spiritual congregation. At this point, my hope is that it will be a place of blessing for all who enter, whatever their purpose.
Myself, several interns and a couple of friends had spent a month sanding and oiling the poles.  Then we waited for the …

1 pt water
3 lbs sugar
2 lbs black currants
1 case Mason jam jars
Rinse and pick through the currants. Eliminate unripe currants and stems. Set aside. Place water and sugar in a large pot.  Bring to a boil and continue boiling until the solution is quite clear.  Add the currants and boil another 20-30 minutes until the jam becomes thick.  Pour into hot, sterilized mason jam jars and seal.

We sheared our sheep on April 23rd this year. Deb Caryl has been shearing all her life.

Women’s Days of Wholeness
Wednesdays
at Three Roods Farm

Join with other women of all ages on beautiful rural pasture and wooded land.
Experience walking meditation, circle sharing, and bringing up the creative force within.
Enjoy a lunch of wild green drink and farm salad.

Wild Women in the Woods
with Deanne Bednar
Wednesdays: June 24, July 8, July 22 10 am to 4 pm
Lessons in natural building and sustainable living skills. Could you survive in the wild?
Hands-on building of simple structures with natural local materials: sticks, earth and stone.

Wild Woman Writing
with Rae Bird
Wednesdays: July …