[OKC] FW: Pursuing Sustainability at Turtle Rock Farm

Tue Dec 1 09:24:14 PST 2009

Turtle Rock Farm is near Billings, just a little over an hour north of OKC.
My family and I visited there in March and were charmed by the beauty of the
prairie as well as our hosts and their sustainable endeavors. They're
hosting a Straw Bale Workshop in June which may interest some of SOKC
members. 

From: Ann and Pat at Turtle Rock Farm
[mailto:patricia at turtlerockfarmretreat.ccsend.com] On Behalf Of Ann and Pat
at Turtle Rock Farm
Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 4:02 PM
To: sstruby at cox.net
Subject: Pursuing Sustainability at Turtle Rock Farm

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unique, beautiful, blue planet that evolved in its present splendor over
some billions of years, a planet that we should give over to our children
with the assurance that this great community of the living will lavish upon
them the care that it has bestowed so abundantly upon ourselves."

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The Breadth and Depth

of Sustainability

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We have come to realize that to make sustainable living central to life, is
to live richly. In November alone, our lives were enriched by visits from a
group from Tulsa as they came to share long-running friendships and
celebrate life's passages; another group from Tulsa came for discussions in
their on-going commitment to help their community in its comprehensive
efforts to sustainable practices; a group from the Oklahoma City area held
their yoga retreat here (who would have thought the weather would be warm
enough to do yoga on the patio in November!?) and a few days later the
United Methodist clergy on a spiritual renewal retreat were warmed by the
fire in the fireplace (the days had grown chilly) as well as their
liturgies, silences and sharings. We were delighted to introduce some
sustainable practices to an overnight guest, who was especially open to
making more sustainable choices in her life.

We were enriched by our visits to our own local school in Billings, where
elementary students have caught the composting bug and to the Peace House's
Peace Festival in Oklahoma City where we had wonderful conversations with so
many people interested in both sustainability and spirituality.

Too, our own knowledge and awareness grew this month as Ann began her
studies with the Master Gardener's program and Pat attended another Master
Naturalist training. Our monthly Oklahoma Conservation Commission Blue Thumb
creek monitoring of Doe Creek, which meanders through the farm, was
especially enjoyable this month as the trees had lost their leaves and the
beaver dam was easier to see and a quietness had fallen over the creek.

We refurbished a pen at the barn and moved the chickens into it from their
movable pen in the garden so they'd be warmer and safe from raccoons this
winter, helped a guest build his own turnable composter, picked the last of
the green tomatoes (and made more eggplant parmesan with them, which never
seems to make it to the freezer) and planted seven fruit trees. We're
enjoying serving fresh greens to our guests from our fall garden and the
winter garden in the greenhouse.

Perhaps most exciting of all is the scheduling of our first Strawbale
Construction Workshop next June. Working with
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going to build a hermitage with walls made of the clay off the farm and the
straw bales from last year's wheat harvest. It will be a community
experience as well as an educational workshop. Look for details below. More
information will be available in January. But we wanted to give a heads-up
to those who've told us they're interested in being part of this experience.

As the winter comes (we think - who remembers such a long, warm autumn as
this?) and we celebrate during the holidays, we look forward to time with
our families, friends and neighbors, time in the quiet of the prairie during
the fallow season, time watching birds and feeding animals. We have
scheduled one retreat for December, which we think fits well with the season
and helps prepare for a more sustainable new year: Learning How to Keep
Sabbath, (details are below.) We think it's a helpful practice to return to
in this consumeristic, multi-tasking, constantly-communicating culture. Our
January schedule of retreats is also listed below. Also feel free to call us
if you, your family or friends want to schedule a day or few in the beauty
of the prairie in winter. 

May your December be filled with the bracing cold of winter 
and the warmth of hearth.

In Peace and Beauty,
Ann & Pat

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Thank You Volunteers!

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Clayton Mowing

Want to be a Turtle Rock Farm Volunteer?
Have we got a deal for you!

a 24-hour stay (on us)
for 4 hours of labor (yours)

As we grow and expand our offerings and our facility, we couldn't get along
without the wonderful people who volunteer at Turtle Rock Farm. They have
become a cherished part of our community. 
If you're interested in helping out, let us know. We'll work together and
you can have some retreat time, a good night's rest and some community time
around a table set with home-cooked fresh food. 

Note: This offer does not pertain to our programmed workshops and retreats. 

Call us at 580.725.3411 or email annmcferron at hotmail.com; 580.917.6011 or
email pathoerth at hotmail.com

A QUICK LOOK 
AT RETREAT DATES

December 12
Sabbath-Keeping: How to Get Sabbath Rest Back into Your Life

January 9
Unplug, Unwind, Recharge: An after-the-holidays Retreat

January 16
Gardening: Build your own Raised Bed and/or Turnable Composter

January 23
Living Simply: Making a Move from Consumerism to the Joys of Simple Things

COMING IN JUNE
Straw Bale Construction Workshop

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Keep Up with Us Daily

on our Blog

Read about our Beekeeping, Creek Monitoring, Porch Sitting, Observations on
the Prairie...

Find out what we're reading, what the Alpacas are doing...

There's a Sabbath Meditation each Sunday, a little prose and lots of
photos...

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Upcoming

Retreats and Workshops 

Sabbath-Keeping:

How to Put Sabbath Rest Back into Your Life

December 12

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"Sabbath keeping values our ability to rest, not merely our ability to work.
In sabbath we live in God's economy, where our purpose is not production but
play. In keeping sabbath we measure ourselves by a different yardstick: we
try to see how much delight we can take in the world, not how much we can
get 'done.'" -- Donna Schaper, Keeping Sabbath

In this busy, multi-tasking world, a day for rest and spiritual nurture, a
day for play, solitude or relaxed family time is difficult to schedule. On
this retreat, participants have the opportunity to consider the idea of
Sabbath-Keeping. We will look at the possibilities for keeping sabbath,
including what some people do on their sabbath day, and then each
participant or couple or family will look at their lives and plan for ways
to bring sabbath-keeping into their particular lifestyle.  

To register, go to our website - www.turtlerockfarmretreat.com
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Unplug, Unwind, Recharge:

After-the-Holidays Retreat

January 9

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At the first of the year, after the holidays, is an opportune time for a
retreat; a time to come apart, clear the mind, gain perspective, renew the
spirit and body. If you've never made a retreat and are a bit intimidated
about what to do with an entire day of quiet, we'll make it as safe and
user-friendly as possible. We'll structure your retreat to fit you.
Possibilities include walking in and observing nature, meditation 101 (or
advanced), journaling, making art or poetry, listening to music, napping,
journaling, spiritual reading, spiritual direction. 

If you want to come on Friday evening and/or stay overnight Saturday, that
can be arranged too. Let us help you enjoy a country respite and introduce
you to ways to deepen your spiritual life.  

To register, go to our website - www.turtlerockfarmretreat.com
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Gardening: Build a Raised Bed Garden and/or a 

Turnable Composter

January 16

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We've combined two workshops into one. You can come for a full day and build
both a four-foot-by-four-foot raised bed and a turnable composter, or come
half a day and build one or the other. With a growing awareness of the value
to our health and the health of the planet, more and more people are growing
some of their own food. In addition to going home with tools to garden and
compost, you'll get information about growing vegetables and composting.
We'll show you our gardens and composting projects.

To register, go to our website - www.turtlerockfarmretreat.com
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Simpler Living

January 23

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It's been a wonderful surprise to discover that every time we choose to take
another step toward simpler living, we find great joy in it. It turns out
that living more simply is a more joyful way to live. We know this from our
own lifestyle changes and from those who've come to Turtle Rock Farm to
learn how they want to simplify their lives. The reports we get back are
stories of happy success at living in simpler ways that bring meaning back
into their lives. The changes toward simpler living turn out to be not
challenging at all and, indeed, are fun and fulfilling.

This retreat helps participants realize the causes of our consumptive
lifestyles, be inspired to shift priorities, learn ways to simplify, take
inventory about what changes they want to make next and experience the
support of others simplifying their lives.

To register, go to our website - www.turtlerockfarmretreat.com
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  Straw Bale Construction Workshop 

June 2010

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A week-long workshop during which participants will learn how to build a
building with stuccoed straw bale walls. Led by Tom Temple
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Steve Kemble, this workshop will include classroom instruction as well as
hands-on experience. During this week, we will stack the bales and apply the
first coat of mud on a small hermitage at Turtle Rock Farm. 

We will be using clay found on the farm, as well as straw bales from last
year's wheat harvest.

Not only educational about natural building methods, this workshop will help
build community - and be a whole lot of fun! Participants will be lodged at
one of the houses at Turtle Rock Farm or may camp out. Meals will be
provided by Turtle Rock Farm and shared by the community. 

Watch for details next month about fees and how to register. Spaces for this
retreat will be limited. For more information, give us a call, at
580.725.3411 or 580.917.6011.

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unique opportunities 

for spiritual renewal

and sustainable living

in 2010...

shepherds' retreat

for Oklahoma United Methodist clergy

AND NOW...LAITY

The first 2010 retreats: February 1-2 and April 19-20

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Picking Apples During Shepherd's Retreat

A 24-hour spiritual growth retreat for clergy and now laity, modeled after
the Upper Room's spiritual academy retreats. Beginning with Eucharist on
Monday evening, followed by supper, a reading (from Kathleen Norris' book
Amazing Grace,) period of silence and group sharing, plus time in God's good
creation. That pattern is kept the second day and the retreat ends with the
Eucharist in mid-afternoon. It's a lovely retreat, giving time for clergy
and laity to support each other in much-needed, much-longed-for spiritual
renewal and community-building.

To register, contact Rev. Susan Ross at ross-susan at sbcglobal.net or call Pat
Hoerth at 580.917.6011, pathoerth at hotmail.com.

second monday is

get-away day 

Every Second Monday of the month is Get-Away Day at Turtle Rock Farm. Come
for an unprogrammed day of quiet, walking, writing, making art, reading,
napping, gardening; just being in the country. To schedule, call
580.917.6011 or email pathoerth at hotmail or go to
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third monday morning 

simpler living book discussion

"Lasting change happens when people see for themselves that a different way
of life is more fulfilling than their present one." 
                                                   -- Eknath Easwaran,
quoted in The Overview 
                                                                 Simpler
Living, Compassionate Life

We find it's easier to change our lifestyles to simpler living if we have
community support. So, we meet in the morning on the third Monday of the
month to discuss the book Simpler Living, Compassionate Life. Nineteen
writers, including Henri Nouwen, Richard Foster, Wendell Berry, John Cobb
Jr., Frederick Buechner, Cecile Andrews, Bill McKibben, discuss various
aspects of voluntary simpler, more abundant living. Topics include food,
time, money, community.

Reading and discussing this book together not only gives us the
understanding and ideas that inspire our efforts to live more sustainably,
but we find the kind of community support that's helpful as we make
lifestyle changes.

We will meet 9:30 to 11 a.m. Cost is $15. Call or email if you're
interested: pathoerth at hotmail.com. 580.917.6011.

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Comments from our guests...

"My body was nourished by good food and fresh air. My spirit was renewed by
the peace and hospitality that fill this place. Thank you, Ann and Pat, for
your ministry to us two-legged creatures and the rest of creation! I'll be
spreading the word - the gospel - about Turtle Rock Farm."

-- Peace to you,

Carol Waters

"Thank you so much for allowing us to have this beautiful weekend of peace
and sharing it with us! Your homes are beautiful and what you do with them
is even more so. I've had fun this weekend spending time and getting to know
the cats, canoeing and kayaking, kissing the Alpacas and practicing yoga
under the stars and in the sunshine of the pond! I've also enjoyed getting
to know you two.

"...If it weren't for you both I'd be home sitting on my bed wishing my
'life situations' were different. I know to you it might just be another
weekend with strange people, but I personally really appreciated it. What
you all do for people is quite incredible! So full of service. 'When you are
in the service of your fellow beings, you are only in the service of your
God.' I truly believe that and I think the things you all do are just
amazing! Thank you so much!"

---With love, light and gratitude,
Katie Elliott
Women's Yoga Retreat

"Sunrise (Thanksgiving Day) - This place grants me thankfulness and
gratitude at a whole new level. The Alpacas are sleeping in their pasture,
next to each other, one facing east and the other, west. There is a bird
here who sings long notes, like a flute - I heard him at sunset and sunrise.
I believe that God guided me here in my time of need.

"Ann and Pat, what a concept! You have created a space for teaching us to
know our planet and allow us to renew our spirit. 'Lord willing and the
creek don't rise,' I shall return."

-- Mary Andrews

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"Retreat is neither whim nor luxury nor self-indulgence, but a rock-bottom
staple of a healthy life. We need retreat as surely as we need oxygen or
protein. While any given retreat may start out as a joyride - a few days
away from spouse, kids or job; a chance to spread one's wings, loosen one's
belt, kick up one's heels - it always winds up as a pilgrimage. We start to
look for what really counts." -- Philip Zaleski, The Recollected Heart

How does one 'do' a Retreat?

A "retreat" at Turtle Rock Farm is a chance to get away into the quiet and
beauty of the prairie. But not everyone is used to the quiet and find the
idea a bit intimidating, even if they know they long for it. 
A retreat can be a time when you sleep, listen to music, read, walk, visit,
play musical instruments, do art, bask in silence, get a therapeutic
massage, sit in a rocking chair on the porch, visit with a spiritual
director, explore nature...alone, with friends, family. 

It can be what you need and what you want it to be. We are happy to guide
and assist, or give you solitude.

To reserve your individual, group, couple or family retreat: 
email or phone pathoerth at hotmail.com; 580.917.6011
or annmcferron at hotmail.com; 580.725.3411

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our partnership 

with GreenConnections...

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The First Annual Green Connections
Dinner on the Prairie - October 2009

Green Connections is a 501c3 Not-for-Profit corporation committed to helping
people connect with Earth, be healed in it and learn to live more
sustainably. In addition to supporting the mission of Turtle Rock Farm, our
dream is to build a retreat center and hermitages with sustainable building
methods, including straw bale construction. We now have straw bales in the
barn! And, thanks to those who came to our Dinner and Concert on the
Prairie, as well as other supporters, we are on our way. 

If you believe in the work of Green Connections, please consider gifting us
with your supportive wishes and hopes, with your volunteer labor, and with
your dollars. Even a small amount now and then would be appreciated. If you
have questions, please call 580.725.3411 or 580.917.6011.

You may send tax deductible donations to Green Connections, 5900 CR 90, Red
Rock, OK 74651. Or, go to our website - www.turtlerockfarmretreat.com
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Green Connection Board members meet the Alpaca

Meet our board members:

Green Connections: Beverly Alexander (treasurer), Elizabeth Box Price,
Dorothy Gray, Pat Hoerth, Stephanie Jordan, Ann McFerron, Mary Moloney, Alan
Ware (president.) 

Turtle Rock Farm Advisory Council: Barbara Hagan, Bruce Johnson, Tom Temple

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Buying locally-grown food saves fossil fuel, supports our local growers and
provides fresher and more nutritious food. What food you can't grow
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Turtle Rock Farm LLC:
A Center for Sustainability, Spirituality
 and Healing
Mission Statement

Connecting with the Natural World

We believe that Earth - part of the Creator's good creation - has intrinsic
value. 

We believe that human beings are interdependent with all of creation and
that the Creator is calling humans to re-connect with creation, with Earth, 

and participate more consciously in the web of life. We want to provide 

opportunities for people to experience our connectedness with creation 

in three distinct ways: 

+ organizing and leading retreats that afford people the experience of our 

connection and interdependence with the web of life: all of creation, each
other and the Divine.

+ promote healing - of Earth, creation and humans, through connecting with 

Earth which, we believe, can heal us - as well as through the various
modalities of holistic health care including Energy Kinesiology. 

Learning to Live Sustainably 

+ living sustainably and teaching and supporting others in their efforts to
live sustainably. By sustainability, we mean honoring, bringing, enabling
life rather than harming and disposing of life; learning practical things to
do to sustain life on Earth. Because we believe this is done in community,
we hope to promote community life.

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Morning Over the Prairie - 30 September 2009

Thanks Mom and Dad

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Consider giving a retreat at Turtle Rock Farm as a gift for a friend or
loved one. Perhaps a weekend getaway or one of our scheduled retreats or
workshops. Email us at pathoerth at hotmail.com or annmcferron at hotmail.com. Or
call 580.725.3411 or 580.917.6011.

Turtle Rock Farm LLC
5900 CR 90
Red Rock, Oklahoma 74651
580.725.3411
annmcferron at hotmail.com
pathoerth at hotmail.com
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