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CrafTea Fridays at Moonbush Farm – Summer 2021

This summer, spend an outdoor evening immersed in a simple hands-on project, enjoying a relaxing beverage, the sunset, and the company and conversation of small group of crafters:

POC Healing and Empowerment Retreat Needs Your Support!

[updated 5/6/20]~Be part of funding a self-determined space nurturing POC growth and resilience~ Contributions are needed to support participants in a POC healing retreat in In April, 2021 (originally scheduled for 2020.) Zhalisa Clarke and Alexander Aris will be facilitating “A Retreat for People of Color: Growth, Empowerment, Resilience” at Breitenbush Hotsprings, a cultural sanctuaryContinue reading “POC Healing and Empowerment Retreat Needs Your Support!”

Setting Out For Somewhere New, Ending Up Somewhere Like Home

We were planning to go to Wygant, Vinzenz Lausmann, and Seneca Fouts State Parks. I had never heard of any of these places, despite 18 years living within an hour of them, but for Christmas I had gotten Tom (and myself) a 12-month Oregon Parks pass and a pristine copy of Oregon State Parks: AContinue reading “Setting Out For Somewhere New, Ending Up Somewhere Like Home”

Being a Settler

My “land story” shared at Salt & Light/Leaven Community on 10/11/15 I was blessed to spend some early years in a wild place of ponderosa and aspen, of bluebell and shooting star, wild strawberry and elderberry, a miraculous spring and a marsh with mounds of grass that my sister and I would hop across on.Continue reading “Being a Settler”

Meaning, Community, Transformation

My current workplace, like, well, every single one I have ever been part of, is experiencing some internal management-employee challenges. I should probably stop being surprised by this. Whether it’s a company, a nonprofit or a church, there is something about the structure of organizations and the nature of human beings coming together to accomplishContinue reading “Meaning, Community, Transformation”

Homecoming & The Three Questions

There is nothing like an extended absence to increase my appreciation of Portland, especially in the summertime. Since getting back into town on July 17th after four months of travel, I’ve enjoyed riding my bike, shopping at the Cully/Old Salt Farmers Market and the Alberta Co-op, walking to the Roseway Theater, getting back in theContinue reading “Homecoming & The Three Questions”