Spiffing up and bountiful harvests

Come on out to a Work Day to get the old barn ready for a thick and fast
succession of cool public events! (watch for upcoming postings)

Sunday, Sept. 12th 9a.m. till dark (Come out any time in there and stay as long as you want.)

We'll be finishing up on painting the barn trim, cleaning up everything for a rapid succession of public events, and doing some bonfire building and creating more space for parking in the process. People with special skills in carpentry, plumbing and painting should let us know in advance, so your skills can be well used. Don't worry if you haven't done things like this before...We'll find a niche for you. We'll provide some snacks and music to keep everyone happy!

Also on Sunday the 12th,

Bonfire Preparedness

There's the classic battle between invading autumn olive and honeysuckle
bushes and space for parking. Heroic warriors wielding laser sabres
(well, machetes and saws) will receive a victory trophy in form of a giant
spire of flame -- the bonfire for the Fall Equinox Celebration on Sat. the 18th (in which, admittedly, everyone can share).

And also, Autumn Olive Harvest and Massacree Festival

So autumn olive is this cool shrub which has lots of red berries
that are very beneficial -- Have anti-occidants and other cool stuff for
healthy bodies -- It's like you eat them and shzam, instant wellness! But
there's kind of a drawback too -- They were promoted a lot by
the Soil Conservation Service years back to rebuild soil -- which they do
for sure -- but, um, there's this other thing -- They just take over!
Make millions of seeds which the birds plant all over -- accch,
invasion!! So why not have a party to pick lots of those berries to
make muffins and juice and compotes, but also cut the shrubs to build a
huge bonfire! (Don't worry -- no danger of wiping out this crop.)
So you can come out and pick all the berries that you want for
free even, and maybe help build a huge, beautiful bonfire as well!
How cool is that?

If you want to take part in the harvest, or the massacree, it's all happening on Sunday the 12th of September as part of the work party