Skill and Hobby Center

Great news from Africa! Ringing Cedars and Kin Domain community had sent a photo report:

Our first Space of Love Gathering in South Africa, was held at the Blue Hippo in Greyton, and what a truly magical weekend. Words can hardly express the magic felt during this time. It felt like a lifetime of real-ness.. beyond ego, beyond separation and difference, and toward something bigger than us..

We are planning on installing a back-to-grid system ($500) + solar panel ($700 for 80W all-included package at Canadian Tire) + LED lights (the most efficient and the longest lifespan lights) + wind turbine (estimated $10'000 for 5kW).

UPDATE! The Festival program had been confirmed, see below:

The Anastasia Foundation is announcing the first International Ringing Cedars Festival, which will take place in Moscow on March 27, 2010 from 10am to 9pm at the CSRA Football Hall which can hold 4000 people.
The Festival program:

1. Foyer - 9:00 to 11:00
   1. Festival Opening
   2. Presentations, Discussions, Round Table Meetings
   3. Trade Fair
   4. Folk Art Exhibits
   5. Folk Games and Rites, Songs, Round-Dances
2. Main Hall - 11:00 to 12:00

Dear friends, it is most delightful to see more and more people interested in the subjects described in the Ringing Cedars series. In this new era we are entering the world of consciousness and awareness of the our nature. We've been told that we are evil, sick and dangerous creatures and this is simply not true.

Many families already started proving that Man is a creation of beauty and is a true child of nature. We are now becoming co-creators and the way we communicate, the way we think changes.

View north from a trail nearby

After an exhausting planning process, during which the initiative was twice rejected by local planning authorities, a group of families building a 74 acre ecovillage in Wales won £350,000 (over half a million US dollars) in grant money from the UK government last week.

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) has grown in popularity in the past few years and with good reason, it's likely the best deal going for fresh local eats. And now according to Mother Nature Network, the next big thing in the realm of local eating are Community Supported Restaurants. What the heck does that mean? Well, similar to the way the farms get their funding, restaurants receive funding from the community. One of the first restaurants to try the model was Claire's in Hardwick, Vt.

Baking your own bread is such a calming activity. It's meditative, mindful, and so fulfilling. Not to mention that making your own bread is super cheap and you can't beat the flavor. Creating your own rustic loaf of organic homemade honey wheat bread is an easy way to get started. As with most bread, baking a loaf of organic honey wheat bread is more of an art than a science. Slight alterations in technique or ingredients allow you to find your perfect texture and flavor. This simple recipe is based on one found in the most recent edition of The Joy of Cooking.

Message from the Drum Circle with Tom Wolf. Tom Wolf is the first to build an Earthship in Ontario (the other person I know of is Pat Potter)!

Hello all,

Some of "our tribe" are having a special orientation at Whole Village (http://www.wholevillage.org) and the idea was born that we'll do the drumming there, so no one has to miss out. If you're curious about Whole Village and would like to participate in the orientation, please contact Bree at bree@waterforworldpeace.com or Denis Bowman at studio@denisbowmanarchitect.ca.