Back to Basics Reminder
Written by Roxanne Louise. Feel free to circulate.
Reminder: FIELD TRIP TO LARRIE KLINE’S STRAW BALE HOUSE on Saturday, May 8 at 2 PM.
Besides list below, Larry also has lots of nettles (great spring internal cleanser), ham radio, and lots of interesting gadgets –well worth the trip! Might be good to carpool.
Please RSVP if you want to go and if you are willing to drive anyone or need a ride.
This is a one-time offer to Larrie’s incredible house, and I strongly urge everyone to make the trip. Larrie has been working hard to get ready for us and is not willing to reschedule. I know of a few people going besides myself. I have been there before, and can’t wait to see it again!!!!! I am going, but I am leaving from Charlottesville, and going to Emergency Preparedness Fair at the Mormon church first. See Bottom.
| DIRECTIONS: The address of farm is 6189 rocky lane, harrisonburg, 22802, its about 10 miles nw of harrisonburg. Take rt. 42 in harrisonburg (virginia ave) go north 3 miles, left on 772, go 2 miles and at T (Mcmullen funeral home) turn right on rock lane and go 200 yards and left in lane, go 800 feet to strawbale cabin. His phone is 540-746-0910 for further directions.
House is 1800 sq. ft strawbale clarastory off grid, full solar electric 110 volt system. Thermal panels for water heating. 30 acres, 15 wooded and 15 pasture, I have 2 dexter cows for meat. There is a 60 by 80 garden with mature asparagus patch, raised beds with plants growing, several cold frames full of swiss chard. 15 fruit trees some mature others young. Blackberry patch of Doyles thornless variety. Small grape vine, several blueberries. There is a grandmother oak tree, takes 3 people holding hands to go around trunk if anybodys interested. Steam bath, ozone maker, arbon chamber, rife maching, photon genie instrument, and other incredible healing machines. There is a swing in the living room. Root cellar full of stored food. |
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Next Meeting, Sunday, May 16 is back at home of Roxanne Louise, 130 Graywinds Lane, Nellysford, VA 22958.
Car pool if you can as parking limited. Free and open to all.
Please RSVP. Call 434-361-1969 or email Roxanne at roxannelouise@verizon.net.
Bringing snacks to share is appreciated!
May 16 Meeting Agenda so far: Have something to add on this or other topics?
Glenn Mingo will talk about making pemmican and bring some to taste.
Ron Mauer will talk about ham radio, plus will bring an Excalibur food dehydrator and 2 varieties of portable water filters.
Roxanne has Kombucha to give away, and lots of fresh peppermint. She will show and demonstrate use of a Neti Pot. She will also bring up the topic of Network Groups. Do you know of any network groups in the greater Central VA area? For example, babysitting co-ops, elder care, carpooling, transportation to/from medical visits, Reiki Shares or other healing groups? What about other community services being done by local charities/churches/or government as well as loosely organized individuals? Send us a list of what you know or tell us at meeting.
Jim Conboy will show us how to make cuttings and then root trees/scrubs/berry vines using blackberries, raspberries, various flowering scrubs. If you want to root some of what I have, the rule is 3:1 –root 3 for me, and 1 for yourself. I will have pots, soil, root hormone, but you should bring your own clippers. Rooting your own saves enormous money as scrubs, vines are very expensive. This same procedure can be done with figs, but alas, mine did not make it through the winter.
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from Bob Snow: Families Plan for the Unexpected at Community’s
Emergency Preparedness Fair Saturday May 8 in Charlottesville 10-2
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Now that Central Virginians have recently survived multi-day power outages, record-breaking snowfalls, and the H1N1 flu virus, are their families and businesses prepared for the next unexpected event?
A community Emergency Preparedness Fair on Saturday, May 8, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., will help residents throughout the greater Charlottesville area make personal preparations for potential disasters and emergencies. The fair will be held at the LDS Church building that faces Airport Road, between Route 29 and the Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport.
Local leaders of the Charlottesville Area Emergency Preparedness Initiative, the UVA Office of Emergency Preparedness, the American Red Cross, and the Albemarle Fire Department will share information on how to prepare for the unexpected.
Volunteers will present displays and demonstrations on alternate energy and heat sources in case of power outages, sanitation and water purification in case of water and sewer line interruptions, preparing a 72 hour emergency kit, storing a two weeks supply of food in case of emergency, caring for pets in a disaster, communication when phone lines and cell phone towers are down, general home safety, and more.
The event is being organized as a community service project by local members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Church is renowned for its worldwide emergency relief initiatives and its welfare assistance program, which emphasizes self-reliance and personal preparation, whether for community-wide disasters or personal setbacks.
The Emergency Preparedness Fair will be held at 1275 Timberwood Boulevard, at the intersection with Airport Road.
Roxanne will be going to this, but leaving at 1 PM to go to Larrie Klein’s.
