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Yule Trees 🎄
For our members at the level, and those at the level who have also been regular volunteers (this includes those who have helped with rituals, helped on the farm, and board members), we would like to offer you the opportunity to come and cut one of our spruces for your Christmas tree. We purposely planted them too close together when we created our wind breaks, so we would be able to harvest some of them for this each year.
Norway Spruce Trees
We’ve been doing this for a few years now and many are getting too big already! They’ve been growing really fast considering how small they were when we planted them as tiny seedlings. In fact, we might want to get a few more this spring to put in for future harvests. We were able to buy them in bulk for a good price through the Washtenaw County Conservation District last time. In case you’re interested in checking them out, you can find out more about their 2022 native trees and plants sale here: https://store.washtenawcd.org/password
Thank you once again for your support! We appreciate each one of you. And if you are inclined, please spread the word so we can grow our community and be able to fund more of the infrastructure we are needing. I am hoping to have more updates about this soon.
Warm wishes,
Jean
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Written by : Jean Cavanaugh
Jean Cavanaugh is the founder and steward of Crossing Hedgerows Sanctuary, established in 2019 as a living, learning community devoted to reconnecting people with the wisdom of nature, the sacred order of creation, and the presence of Christ within all life. Her work brings together spiritual formation, ecological stewardship, ancestral wisdom, and hands-on community practice.
Through years of practical work on the land, study of the Mysteries, and the healing of her own severe health challenges through natural methods, Jean has come to recognize God’s hand at work throughout creation. Her teachings, rooted in the Mystery School tradition and Christian gnosis, explore how the patterns of heaven, earth, and the human body reveal the way back to divine presence, peace, and inner strength.
Jean leads with honesty, integrity, and a deeply welcoming spirit, inviting others to let go of inherited assumptions and rediscover truth through lived experience and embodied understanding. She works with all ages—from preschoolers to elders—offering programs and celebrations that emphasize direct engagement with nature, music, story, homesteading skills, and in-person community.
She and her family live at the 21-acre Crossing Hedgerows Sanctuary, where daily life reflects a commitment to simplicity, beauty, and harmony with the land. The sanctuary includes gardens, woodland trails, a seasonal creek, gathering circles, and spaces designed to nourish both people and wildlife. Jean is especially passionate about creating environments that are grounding, beautiful, and spiritually restorative.
Through her writing and teaching, Jean encourages others to know themselves, know creation, and recognize Christ as the living truth present within and around us—always inviting a return to love, beauty, and the sacred order of life.
