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News from Reevis Mountain School
October 2008
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The air is cool, the gnats are gone, and the persimmons are almost
ripe. In the past few months, we've built a lion-proof pen for our turkeys,
with the help of visitors from Missouri ... we cut down the grand sycamore tree that died last year after
standing outside the farmhouse for who knows how many years ... and we made the
Society page of the Globe newspaper, with a photo of Peter and Patricia at the September farmer's market!
We also butchered the cow that Peter brought to the farm in May. She had been donated to us as a calf by a rancher who thought she was too sick to be saved. Peter spent four hours with her at the stockyard, feeding her chaparral tea and giving her touch healing treatments, and then he loaded her in the back of the Montero and brought her to the farm. She had relapsed during the drive, but Peter gave her more treatments and she improved quickly. He named her Cowpie (cow + sweetie pie). It was a joy to watch her grow up so healthy - chasing turkeys across the yard, grabbing pomegranates off the tree outside the house, and sneaking into the orchard for pears and persimmons. Michael fed her two or three wheelbarrows of fresh greens every day. Hard to imagine a cow having it better. And we're grateful to her for the hundreds of pounds of delicious beef that she left with us.
The next few months will bring fall events
including Thanksgiving dinner (you're invited!) and a visit to the Fall Foliage Finale at Boyce Thompson Arboretum. We'll be processing our turkeys,
harvesting a lot of winter squash, and (we hope) bringing sheep to the
farm!
For more
information (and pictures!) about the farm, Peter Bigfoot's herbal remedies, and classes and events, please visit www.reevismountain.org.
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Coming Events
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Globe Farmer's Market, November 1, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Wild Edible, Medicinal, and Useful Plants Class, at RMS, November 7-9
Celebrate Thanksgiving at RMS, November 27, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Fall Foliage Finale at Boyce Thompson Arboretum, November 29-30
Please see below for more information.
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Wild Edible, Medicinal, and Useful Plants Class, Nov. 7-9, $168
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 Our Sonoran desert plants, bushes, and trees harbor many secret treasures, from healthy nourishment to remedies for illness, injury, and venomous bites and stings. We make it easy and fun to learn ... and, of course, you'll get Peter Bigfoot's fascinating stories of healing and survival. You will receive a personal plant study book that contains information on more than 150 medicinal and edible wild plants (a $20 value!) plus room to add actual samples gathered during the day.
This is a two-day class, plus two nights at RMS's wilderness sanctuary. Easy hiking through the desert, exploring plant life as we go. Dress for the weather (approx. 12 degrees cooler than Phoenix), including a wide-brimmed hat for protection from the sun. Bring a 2-quart size water bottle and a dish for our potlock meal Friday evening. Meals and camping included (option for yurpy or cabin at extra charge). Complimentary shuttle service from Roosevelt. Meet at M&S Marine in Roosevelt (between milepost 233 and 234 on Hwy. 188) at 4 p.m. Friday. We will return to Roosevelt by 4 p.m. Sunday.
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Celebrate Thanksgiving at RMS, Nov. 27, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., $40
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 You're invited to join us for Thanksgiving dinner and a day in RMS's magical wilderness sanctuary. We'll serve turkey raised here, side dishes from our organic garden, homemade whole-grain breads, and fresh pies. Relax in our beautiful valley or hike through the surrounding mountains, then gather for the meal at 2 p.m. $40 per person. Complimentary shuttle leaves M&S Marine in Roosevelt at 10 a.m., returns at 5 p.m.
Overnight option, $35 per person additional, includes camping, a hearty breakfast, and shuttle. Cabin $25 extra, yurpy $10 extra. Shuttle departs for Roosevelt at 12 noon Friday.
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Globe Farmer's Market, Nov. 1, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Join us at our booth at Globe's monthly farmer's market. We'll bring fresh produce, herbal tinctures and salves, and Peter's Natural Remedies for Bites and Stings book.
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Fall Foliage Finale at Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Nov. 29-30
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Boyce Thompson Arboretum invites you to a picnic and celebration of peak color at the Arboretum, including live cedar flute music both days by a native american flutist Joseph Leal and hot spiced apple cider served 'neath pistachio trees. RMS will attend as one of a few select vendors. For more information, please visit the Arboretum's website at http://arboretum.ag.arizona.edu/events.html.
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What We're Growing, Harvesting, and Eating
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 We'd like to share with you what's going on in the garden, the orchard, and the kitchen - the vegetables we're planting, the bounty (fruit, veggies, livestock, and herbs!) we're harvesting, and how we turn our harvest into nourishing, delicious meals.
What We're Growing
As the weather cools and the days grow shorter, we're planting winter crops - rutabagas, beets, leeks, turnips, kale, and one last crop of lettuce. ... The yams, after getting frosted a week or two ago, have been growing new greens with the recent warmer temperatures. We'll leave them in the ground a little longer. ... Winter squashes are going gangbusters!
What We're Harvesting
We've begun to harvest the winter squash ... we've just finished the Comice pears ... and the persimmons are almost ripe.
What We're Eating
Every meal at RMS is built around greens, whole grains, and meat or eggs. Lately we've been steaming chard, beet greens, and rutabaga thinnings together for a super healthy greens dish. Our whole grains are cooked every day by Michael in our solar oven, and soaked overnight ahead of time, so they cook more quickly and are easier to digest. The solar oven saves an enormous amount of energy (and money - we just had our propane tank refilled to the tune of a shocking $1500!). Michael also uses a "hot box" - a large cardboard box packed with foam insulation, with a smaller box inside to hold the Dutch oven - to slow-cook dishes or keep food warm until meal time, which also saves a lot of energy. Peter killed a 43-pound turkey last week as part of a demonstration for a survival class - so we've had turkey on our plates for every meal since then! And we're also enjoying ground beef and steaks from our cow, which we butchered earlier this month.
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How to Purchase RMS Remedies
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Peter Bigfoot's herbal tinctures and salves are available to order by email (orders@reevismountain.org), phone (928) 467-2675, on our website (www.reevismountain.org, click on Country Store), by mail (HC-2 Box 1534, Roosevelt, AZ 85545), or at retailers in Phoenix (Healthy Habit, 6029 N. 7th St.), Scottsdale (The Natural Medicinary at Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine, 8010 E. MacDowell Rd.), Mesa (Preparing Wisely, 144 S. Mesa Dr.), Tempe (SWIHA's bookstore, 1100 E. Apache Dr.), Flagstaff (New Frontiers Market and Village Healing Center), and Sedona (New Frontiers Market). Retailers: Please order by email, phone, or mail at the numbers and addresses given here.
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We Welcome Donations
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RMS is a 501(c)3 nonprofit educational organization; donations may be tax deductible. We're currently wishing for the donation of a commercial-grade riding lawnmower, a second solar water pump to help us avoid using the gasoline pump, and two or three Merino sheep. Cash donations are always welcomed with deep gratitude.
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