renewal

Resurrection

By Jean Cavanaugh|2026-03-18T21:33:09-04:00January 31st, 2026|Events & Celebrations, Flora|

Food Forest Guild Part 2 https://youtube.com/shorts/B8-CbCzNysw?feature=share * The word “guild” in this usage is a group of plants that can thrive together as you would find in a forest habitat. It has the layers found in a forest - tree, shrub, herbaceous, ground cover, and sometimes even vines. The different plants all serve various purposes… edible, pollinator friendly, medicinal, windbreak, etc. This weekend we are celebrating Christ's resurrection. It’s lovely how the plants ...

Event: Winter Solstice Celebration ❄️

By Jean Cavanaugh|2026-03-18T19:25:53-04:00January 31st, 2026|Events & Celebrations|

Sunday, December 17th at 5pm Sunrise The Wheel of the Year is continuing to turn and we are quickly approaching the Winter Solstice. And with it come all the holidays which celebrate the renewal of the light that is found within and without during dark times. Though we know the sun will return in full strength, in the meantime, we remember that we are here in this world to experience both the darkness ...

Springtime at CHFS

By Jean Cavanaugh|2026-04-13T02:28:31-04:00March 26th, 2021|Flora, Musings|

There are many signs of spring currently at the Farm and Sanctuary. garlic sprouts The garlic we planted last fall on one of our work days has sprouted. I planted some peas and cress along the back fence of the same garden this week. planting seeds some of our seed packets garden bed And we did some general clean-up for yesterday's work day ...