HOWL: October 2011

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Sheep Shearing Fall 2011

Sheap Shearing Day at Stark Hollow Farm @ HOWL....Laura and Vanessa were out early in the morning with the shearing crew and 1.5 hours later all 24 ewes had given up thier long locks. The wool will be prepared and sold as rovings. Watch for them at www.starkhollowfarm.com What a way to start the day!

Saturday, October 22, 2011

HOWL Pumpkin Carving

18 Women gathered to feast, carve pumpkins and watch scary movies. There was fabulous food: Spooky Sloppy Janes (the better half of Sloppy Joe!), duck bacon wrapped asparagus, smoked salmon, pork stew (From Stark Hollow Farm pork!), pumpkin curry soup, roast chicken, baked kale chips, garlic spaghetti squash, salads, apple cider, pumpkin pie with whipped cream, ice cream....are you hungry yet?

The vote came in for the movie Insidious, barely squeezing out Silence of the Lambs, always a favorite.

Leigh's pumpkin appeared to be the winner in the most sexy category: The Enchantress

The Chicken Condo Cometh

Thanks to Autumn for donating the new coop and to Annie, Grace, and Vanessa for getting it here and Vanessa'a skills with the Kubota and Annie, Alexis, and Laura for coordinating and guiding it into place. Collaboration and teamwork at its finest!!! The flock will love it!!!

Sunday, October 16, 2011

HOWL Collective Meeting

A record number of womyn turned out for the October potluck/collective meeting. Lots of great work is being accomplished. The food was fabulous, and WOW...we ended on time!

Friday, October 14, 2011

Fall Glory at HOWL

HOWL's new tent platform! Jo built it, and Vanessa placed it in a perfect spot. Bring your own sleeping bag & pillow case.

Lawnmowing at HOWL: Before...

...and after!

Bring rubber boots if you have 'em for a walk on the Catamount trail from HOWL's connecting trail.

Upcoming Activities and Events at HOWL

Howl Collective Meeting: Sunday, September 21, 2014, 4:00 p.m. meeting...Open to all!

11th Step Sober Retreat, fourth Sunday, every other month...next retreat September 28th, 2014. RSVP, limited number of attendees, first come-first serve. Contact Crow Cohen 598-5898.

Orienteering Workshop: Learn how to orienteer, and take a walk on the wild side on HOWL land. Sunday, October 5, 10 AM to 3 PM. We will hike on the 50 acres of HOWL land, which is forest and (overgrown) fields. Bring bagged lunch and water as we may eat in the field. Led by experienced orienteering guide Judy Valente, who will bring maps and compasses. Develop your skills and confidence to be outdoors and find your way home. By donation.

HOWL in the 21st Century, October 5th, 2014, Burlington location TBD

Click here for Directions to HOWL.

Have an event or activity you'd like to hold at HOWL? Contact howlvt@gmail.com or call (802) 434-3953.

What is HOWL

Dedicated to the conservation and stewardship of the land, HOWL (Huntington Open Women's Land) is situated on 50 beautiful acres in the heart of the Green Mountains of Vermont. It was founded in 1986, the feminist vision of a group of womyn who created a women's land trust that would provide women safe access to the healing energy that comes from the earth.

For more information, email howlvt@gmail.com or call us at (802) 434-3953. Interested in visiting HOWL? Click here for our visitors' guidelines. Think you might want to live here? Click here for our resident selection process.

Our Mission

HOWL is held in perpetuity for all women, is a non-profit organization guided by a collective and welcomes residents and visitors who strive to form an intentional community on the land. Our goal is to preserve and steward the land and collaborate in developing projects and programming, open to a diversity of women, that reflect our shared values of compassion, respect, stewardship, environmental sustainability, and love of the earth.

HOWL defines Intentional Community as a group of women with a shared set of values who are involved in furthering the HOWL mission by working together collaboratively, non-violent in words and actions.

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