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News from Reevis Mountain School
December 2008
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A Division of the PAAK Foundation, an Arizona 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Organization
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 We hope your holidays have been full of peace and joy.
Reevis was blessed in December with over eight inches of rain - two and a half of which fell during Christmas Day and the following night. With the ground already saturated, the creek rose to a height that Peter hadn't seen since the Great Flood of 1993. Using the Unimog, on Christmas night Peter valiantly ferried two of our holiday guests out to their cars at the boat shop - and then faced returning, with the creek even higher than when he had left. On some of the crossings, the water was over the headlights, and Peter was driving in the dark and rain through a waist-deep (that's Peter's waist!), rushing current. We've decided the Unimog is worth the six thousand dollars we paid for it!
That was Christmas evening ... the next morning, the creek was even higher. Our friend Andras had slept in Sycamore Cabin - on the other side of the creek. First, we figured we would just toss him chickens, squashes, and water bottles and he'd be fine. Then Peter had a better idea ... he and Andras strung a rope across the creek, about six feet off the water. They slid Andras's backpack across ... and then Andras grabbed hold and climbed over.
To help celebrate the new year, we're announcing our spring class schedule. We hope you will find a class here to interest you - or find another opportunity to visit us as the orchard blossoms.
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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Spring 2009 Classes and Events
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Winter Count Primitive Living Skills Rendezvous
February 15-21
Near Maricopa, Arizona
Peter will teach bow and drill fire making, useful plants, and natural healing, while others will be teaching a variety of primitive skills. Contact the event organizer, Backtracks, for more information and registration: dwescot@aol.com, (208) 359-2400.
Oriental Touch Healing $268
Thursday-Sunday, March 5-8
Reevis Mountain School
A doctor may not be available when you need one - now you can learn to take care of yourself! Oriental touch healing (jin shin jyutsu) is a simple and profoundly effective healing art founded on the understanding of the human body as animated by life force energy that constantly flows through meridians in and around the body. Most illness is caused by a restriction in the free flow of life force. OTH is an art designed to reestablish that free flow and return us to our natural state of being: painless, joyous, and loving. You will learn the philosophy of OTH, the meridians and pulse points, diagnosis through reading the pulses, techniques of touch healing, and first aid with OTH. Includes Bigfoot's Book of Ancient Natural Remedies, which provides treatment flows and a diagram of the pulse points. Three days.
Wild Edible, Medicinal, and Useful Plants (Lost Dutchman State Park) $78
Sunday, March 15, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Lost Dutchman State Park, north of Apache Junction
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 Bigfoot himself answering your questions, and his 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!). Bigfoot's handcrafted herbal remedies will be available after the class.
Wilderness Survival $975
Saturday - Saturday, March 28-April 4
Reevis Mountain School
This is a comprehensive desert skills course. Experience life on a working homestead in the mountains of the Superstition Wilderness while acquiring wilderness skills and nature awareness in a desert environment. Skills covered: bow and drill primitive fire making; knife sharpening; all-natural emergency first aid, including wilderness healing of venomous bites and stings; rope and string making from natural fibers; and so much more. Meet new friends, eat home-grown food, enjoy evening campfires - a unique, life-enriching experience. Maximum 14 students. Seven days. For this class, shuttle pickup on the first day is at 3 p.m.
Nature Retreat at Reevis Mountain School $198
Friday-Sunday, April 10-12
Reevis Mountain School
Enjoy
two days and nights in RMS's magical wilderness sanctuary - a place of
inspiration and peace, a space to experience inner tranquility.
Includes lodging in a yurpy or cabin (as available); a one-hour herb
walk and one-hour natural healing session with Peter Bigfoot; healthful
and hearty organic meals from our garden; informal nutritional
counseling; and ample time for relaxation or hiking in nature's beauty.
Option for meditation class with Peter Bigfoot:
Learn and practice several meditation techniques on your journey to
achieving inner peace and a tranquil mind. Learn to manifest what you
want to have and what you want to become. Peter Bigfoot has been
practicing meditation for over 35 years and will share his experience
with you.
Herbal Pharmacology $198
Friday-Sunday, April 24-26
Reevis Mountain School
Peter Bigfoot has been making herbal remedies for over 25 years. In this class he teaches how to gather, dry, process, and store herbs; methods of preparation (tea, decoction, fomentation, salve, tincture, and more) and the properties of medicinal and culinary herbs. Two days.
Wild Edible, Medicinal, and Useful Plants $268
Wednesday-Saturday, April 29-May 2
Reevis Mountain School
In the high desert wilderness, we'll find a wide variety of valuable plants. 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 that are gathered during the class. Easy hiking through the desert, exploring the 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. Three days.
Stone Masonry $152
Monday-Saturday, June 1-6
Reevis Mountain School
Hands-on experience in the art and skill of stone wall house construction: selecting native stones, mixing concrete, placing stones, esthetic and structural considerations, choice of tools and materials. Bring work gloves and work clothes. Help build something that will virtually last forever and never need paint. Five days. For this class, shuttle pickup on the first day is at 10 a.m.
Note: Classes held at Reevis Mountain School include: meals (arrival night meals are a potluck party - bring a healthful, natural dish to share!), class supplies, hot showers, and campsite. Camping is free, or stay in a yurpy ($10 per night) or cabin ($25 per night) (availability permitting). Yurpys and cabins have beds and pillows; bring your own sheets and blankets or sleeping bag. Complimentary shuttle service from Roosevelt, 10 miles one way - or caravan in your own 4X4. Shuttle pickup is at 5 p.m., first day of class (please note exceptions), at M&S Marine, Hwy. 188, Roosevelt (between milepost 233 and 234).
Early registration: 10% discount if you register with full payment 30 days prior to class date.
To Register: Send your name, phone number, postal and email address, and a 50% deposit to the address below. Indicate whether you will need shuttle service from Roosevelt and/or wish to rent a yurpy or cabin instead of camping. Balance due prior to class.
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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
Despite the recent night-time temperatures that have frosted our garden, the chard, rutabagas, turnips, bok choy, and cheeseweed are enduring. The greenhouse is as green and growing as ever, with beets, chard, spinach, lettuces, and herbs. Onions, leeks, garlic, and shallots are all lifting their happy green stalks.
What We're Harvesting
We still have persimmons for sale, and they keep getting sweeter and tastier as the season progresses. We also have sweet winter squash for sale. In addition to winter greens, we are enjoying root vegetables - carrots, parsnips, rutabagas - along with our farm-raised turkey and duck. We have recently harvested vitex (chaste tree) seeds and violet leaves.
What We're Eating
Every meal at RMS is built around greens, whole grains, and meat or eggs. Steamed or Dutch-ovened greens with chopped squash continue to be a winter staple. When it is warm enough, Michael cooks whole grains in our solar oven - otherwise, we often make cornbread with mesquite flour - amazing!
Peter's Amazing Mesquite Cornbread
Combine: 2 1/2 cups corn meal, 1 cup mesquite flour, 1 cup olive oil, 4 eggs, 2 cups milk (or other liquid), 1 tablespoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon sea salt, 3 tablespoons raw sugar, and a teaspoon of fennel seeds. Pour into a 9 x 13 baking pan coated inside with olive oil and whole flaxseeds. Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes.
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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), Sedona (New Frontiers Market), Cottonwood (Mt. Hope Foods), and Camp Verde (Healthy Thymes). 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 (or funds toward purchasing one) to help us eliminate the gasoline pump, and two or three Merino sheep. Cash donations are always welcomed with deep gratitude.
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