The Farm Conference - Summertown, TN

About the event

The Farm Conference on Community and Sustainability
May 22-24, 2015

Come to The Farm Community in Summertown, TN to set your course for the future, Life In Community! Our fifth conference in partnership with the Fellowship of Intentional Communities, this gathering is a unique opportunity to tour Green Homes of all types, see Sustainable Food Production at work, over 89 KW in Solar Installations, learn about Alternative Education, Conflict Resolution, Land Trusts, Midwifery and so much more.

Bring bikes, instruments, some food to share, an open mind, ideas, and enthusiasm.

Change your life… Change the world!

Register online: http://farmcatalog.com/communities_conference.html

Green Homes & Ecovillage Tours

Straw Bale, Deltec, Earth Shelter, Cob, Cordwood
Passive Solar, Clay Slip, Log Cabin, Amish Cabins
Insulating Concrete Form, Domes, Earth Bag
Solar Showers, Solar Power
Local Harvest Lumber, Recycled Wonders

Homes and buildings of all shapes and sizes, with gorgeous examples of alternative construction.

Sustainable Food Production

Community Garden Tours
Seasonal Fruit – Strawberries, Blackberries, Blueberries, Raspberries, Apples, Figs
Bees and Insect Management
Beans, Corn, Squash, Sweet Potatoes, Onions, Garlic, Carrots, Melons and more!

This is not commercial farming, but food grown and consumed by the families who live here.

Land Trusts: Learn about the new Land Trust Document that protects the community’s land base

Big Swan Headwaters Preserve

Over 1000 acres of The Farm’s 1750 acres are undeveloped forest.
Another 1475 acres surrounding the community is owned by Swan Trust, a nonprofit land trust founded by Farm members.
Hike scheduled for Sunday

Workshops include:

Midwifery
Alternative Education
Conflict Resolution & Nonviolent Communication
The Spiritual Path
Health & Diet
Starting a Small Business
and so much more.

Saturday evening, All Farm Barbecue

A celebratio

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Social Media Intern

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Social Media Intern for GEN International Hours: Up to 20/month, flexible around your schedule and availability Location: Remote, work with Eva Goldfarb Focus: Instagram + LinkedIn (TikTok if you’re into it!) Hi! I’m Eva, and I run social media for GEN International — the global network connecting ecovillages, intentional communities, and regenerative culture-builders across every continent. I’m looking for a co-conspirator to help me tell the stories of the people quietly building the future: off-grid villages in the Philippines, permaculture farms in Senegal, urban cohousing projects in Berlin, elders passing down land wisdom in the Andes. It’s a wildly rich, wildly underrepresented world, and I want more people to fall in love with it the way I have. What you’ll actually do: Dream up and create content for Instagram and LinkedIn (reels, carousels, stories, captions that don’t sound like a corporate newsletter) Dig into our global network and turn your findings into stories people want to share Pitch your own ideas. If there’s a series, a theme, a format, or a corner of the network that lights you up, that’s what I want you to focus on. What we’re looking for: A natural storyteller, someone who can spot the human thread in a project update or a photo from a faraway village Genuinely curious about ecovillages, sustainability, intentional community, regenerative living Self-motivated and communicative; this is a flexible, trust-based role Why this role: This isn’t a “post 3x a week and don’t ask questions” internship. You’ll have real creative freedom to work on what excites you, learn how a global grassroots network tells its story, and build a portfolio full of meaningful, purpose-driven content. Plus you’ll be talking to people living some of the most interesting, intentional lives on the planet. If storytelling for a better world sounds like your kind of fun, let’s talk.
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Cosecha de Cafe

El periodo de cosecha se ha fraccionado bastante, por lo que se pudo observar plantas con frutos ya maduros – verdes y floreciendo al mismo tiempo. Generalmente se prefiere que la floraciĂłn se concentre, asĂ­ la cosecha tambiĂ©n se concentrara… A la fecha hemos realizado 4 recogidas y pienso faltaran 2 para completar el proceso. Se ha establecido que la floraciĂłn del cafĂ© es inducida por estrĂ©s hĂ­drico alternado por un periodo lluvioso… La floraciĂłn en el 2015 fue tan errática como el clima. Manejo de la Cosecha La calidad del cafĂ© está muy relacionada con el manejo al momento de cosecharlo Esta es la primera cosecha que manejamos en la Aldea y ha permitido identificar como podremos ir mejorando la calidad: 1. Se identificaron áreas con muchas plantas enfermas de fumagina que necesitan un manejo de la sombra o necesitan ser reanimadas con poda. 2. Hay que enfatizar en cosechar solo granos maduros (separar los verdes). 3. Despulpar inmediatamente despuĂ©s de la cosecha. 4. Mejorar las condiciones de lavado 5. En la actualidad multiplicamos microorganismos eficientes locales para aplicarlos en forma de tĂ© al suelo y a las plantas. 6. Se comienza a Identificar la vegetaciĂłn (no agresiva) la que coopera con el establecimiento del colchĂłn, debajo de la sombra. 7. Siembra de guineos en las áreas muy soleadas. En las prĂłximas semanas tendremos a la venta parte del cafĂ© cosechado, deseando que lo disfruten. Esperando que en el 2016 llueva mucho más cafĂ© en la Ecoaldea, si es que el clima lo permite.

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