The Farm Conference on Community and Sustainability
May 24-26, 2013 |
| Come to The Farm Community in Summertown, TN to set your course for the future, Life In Community! Our fifth conference in partnership with the Fellowship of Intentional Communities, this gathering is a unique opportunity to tour Green Homes of all types, see Sustainable Food Production at work, over 89 KW in Solar Installations, learn about Alternative Education, Conflict Resolution, Land Trusts, Midwifery and so much more. |
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Celebrating 40+ Years in Community
Registration $175 per person
Students $125
includes camping (Fri & Sat)
includes
meals (Fri supper - Sun brunch)
(Each registrant is asked to bring a specific food item to contribute.)
Click here to register online
or make the check out to (and mail to)
Village Media Services
Douglas Stevenson
PO Box 259
Summertown, TN 38483 |
Bring bikes, instruments, some food to share, an open mind, ideas, and enthusiasm.
Change your life...Change the world!
Sincerely,
Douglas Stevenson
Douglas@thefarmcommunity.com
click here to see a tentative schedule |
The Solar School, a location for workshops
during the conference.
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Green Homes & Ecovillage Tours
- Straw Bale, Deltec, Earth Shelter, Cob, Cordwood
- Passive Solar, Clay Slip, Log Cabin, Amish Cabins
- Insulating Concrete Form, Domes, Earth Bag
- Solar Showers, Solar Power
- Local Harvest Lumber, Recycled Wonders
Homes and buildings of all shapes and sizes, with gorgeous examples of alternative construction |
The Deltec Home |
Sustainable Food Production
- Community Garden Tours
- Seasonal Fruit - Strawberries, Blackberries, Blueberries, Raspberries, Apples, Figs
- Bees and Insect Management
- Beans, Corn, Squash, Sweet Potatoes, Onions, Garlic, Carrots, Melons and more!
This is not commercial farming, but food grown and consumed by the families who live here.
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The Community Garden |
Land Trusts: Learn about the new Land Trust Document that protects the community's land base
Big Swan Headwaters Preserve
- Over 1000 acres of The Farm’s 1750 acres are undeveloped forest.
- Another 1475 acres surrounding the community is owned by Swan Trust, a nonprofit land trust founded by Farm members.
- Hike scheduled for Sunday
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The 1475 acre Big Swan Headwaters Preserve
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Workshops include:
- Midwifery
- Alternative Education
- Conflict Resolution & Nonviolent Communication
- The Spiritual Path
- Health & Diet
- Starting a Small Business
- and so much more.
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The Farm Midwifery Center |
Saturday evening, All Farm Barbecue
A celebration mixer that brings the community together. The meals features yummy barbecue tofu on the grill.
Not to be missed!
Music, Music, Music
Music has always been a very big part of The Farm Community, serving as a communion for bring people and generations together. Bring an instrument! |
A music benefit in a nearby town organized
by a band from The Farm. |
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Left - Our Community Center, our location for community dinners, parties, weddings and meetings. |
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Left - The Ecovillage Training Center, location for many examples of alternative construction and technologies.
Right - The Meeting Hall Dome, a massive recycled steel structure located adjacent to The Farm Store, will be the location for our Community Dinner/barbecue, with music to follow. |
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Left - We like to start Saturday morning of our weekend events with a bit of yoga, a refreshing way to launch the day.
Right - A section of the over 80KW in solar arrays that power two of our businesses and homes. |
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The Farm Communities Conference May 24-26, 2013
Registration $175 per person
includes camping (Fri & Sat)
includes
meals (Fri supper - Sun brunch)
(Each registrant is asked to bring a specific food item to contribute.) |
Click here to register online
or make the check out to (and mail to)
Village Media Services
Douglas Stevenson
PO Box 259
Summertown, TN 38483 |
5 PM Friday - Opening Circle
6 PM Dinner
7 PM Opening Presentation: Preparing for the Future, Community as the path to Sustainability
Saturday
7 AM Yoga
8 AM Breakfast
9 AM Green Home Tour
/ Food Production Tour
Noon Lunch
1 PM Midwife Workshop / Starting a Community Business Workshop
2 PM Ecovillage Training Center Tour
3 PM Alternative Education Workshop / Conflict Resolution - Mediation - Nonviolent Communication
Workshop
4 PM Open Space
6 PM Community Barbecue with music
Sunday
8:30 AM Breakfast
9:30 AM Spirituality - The Glue of Community
10:30 Meditation with Farm Members
11 AM Sharing Circle
Noon Closing Circle
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