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2012 Calendar

Farm Experience Weekend
March 30- April 1 Our 10th year!
The best overview of life in community, green building and solar technology, gardening, midwifery, education... more

Midwifery Assistant Workshop April 1-7
Permaculture Apprenticeship April 8
Natural Building Workshop April 13-15
cob, strawbale, slip-form clay, alis, natural plasters, living roofs, clay floors, round pole, cord-cob, adobe, thatch and more
Experience the Land April 20-22
A Farm Experience Weekend plus a waterfall hike. Swan Conservation Trust.
The World Peace Diet Conference with Dr Will Tuttle May 3-6
Author of The World Peace Diet speaks and performs his music. Hands-on garden tour, vegan cooking classes plus lectures, workshops and with Will...more
Farm School Family Fest May 12 & 13
Music, Tours, Food & camping included.
A benefit for The Farm School.
Midwifery Herb Workshop May 17-20
Swan Trust Stream Clean Up May 19
Litter pickup at Langford Branch, at Swan Trust's 20 acre rare plant preserve in Hampshire, TN
Midwifery Workshop - Common Sense and Tradition May 20-24
Community & Sustainability Conference May 25-27 Explore the connection between lifestyle and intention.
Women's Retreat June 1-3
Sisters of all ages come together. Hosted by women of The Farm...more
Organic Gardening Intensive
June 3-10 or 8-10 A week (or weekend) Hands-on gardening plus garden tours on and off-The Farm to visit Shiitake operations, a bamboo nursery...more
Natural Building Workshop June 5, 2012   
Midwife Assistant Workshop June 10 - 16
Midwifery Workshop - Neonatal Resuscitation June 19 - 20
Adobe Dome Building Workshop July 9-14
Buffalo River Canoe Trip July 21
Swan Trust
Summer Retreat July 25-29
or 27-29 (weekend only) Fun for the entire family.
Midwife Assistant Workshop July 29 - Aug 4
Prairie Barrens Hike Aug. 4 Swan Trust
Advanced Midwife Workshop Aug 19-25
Midwifery Workshop - Neonatal Resuscitation Aug 27 - 28
BIOCHAR Stove Camp Aug 31- Sept 4
hands-on experience plus theory & instruction on gasifiers of numerous types
Midwifery Assistant Workshop Sept 16-22
Farm Experience Weekend Sept 21-23
Vegan Cooking Retreat Oct. 12-14
Whether a confirmed vegan or simply seeking new recipes to better health, you'll find yummy new foods, easy gourmet recipes and a jam packed weekend.
 
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Farm Community History - International Outreach
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In 1974 The Farm founded Plenty International, a relief and development nonprofit that would enable the community to do outreach to those in need.

in 1976, a devastating earthquake struck the country of Guatemala, killing 25,000 people overnight.

A volunteer was sent down to determine if there were any way the community might provide assistance.

Solola Guatemala

Working with the local people, Farm construction crews built over 1200 houses as well as numerous schools and municipal buildings.
This building in Solola, Guatemala serves as a meeting place for Mayan elders and is a focal point for the weekly market.
Guatemala water
Plenty volunteers installed many public water systems, bringing clean drinking water to Mayan villages throughout the region.
The largest project served three villages and over 10,000 homes.
Guatemala Soy Dairy

To combat malnutrition, Plenty volunteers introduced soy foods to the indigenous people of Guatemala.

A soy dairy was constructed to produce soy milk, soy ice cream, and other soy products.

Today some 25 years later, the soy dairy continues as a village cottage industry, distributing its products to markets and restaurants in many parts of the country.

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In 1980 Plenty discovered a portion of the Third World here in the US: the South Bronx. Plenty volunteers took over an abandoned building and established expanded a free ambulance service in an area that was not served by the city.

free ambulabce service in the Bronx Plenty trained local residents to become EMT's, who then found employment with the city emergency response teams. After 5 years, government ambulance service in the Bronx had significantly improved and Plenty's assistance was no longer needed.
plenty belize Today, Plenty International continues its work with projects both in the US and around the world.
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