559 Orchard Lake Road, Pontiac, MI (map)
Join about 30 others who are interested in living in harmony with natural systems. Monthly gatherings at various locations & farms in the Oakland Co, Michigan. Each include a skill-share, potluck & awesome networking. Delightful folks!
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Bonfire
Friday Feb 10 at Strawbale Studio
FULL MOON POTLUCK & Bonfire
Free family-friendly gathering to enjoy each other and nature ! Winter Hours: Tour at 5p.Potluck at 6:30p then bonfire. Enjoy socializing, networking, sharing & music in the Strawbale Studio, main house, or around the firepit. Bring food to share, and maybe some instruments ! Details here. Please RSVP with name, phone, email. DIRECTIONS
Next Full Moons: Mark your calendars? Sunday March 12, Tuesday April 11 * note summer hours start: tour 6p, potluck 7p, Tuesday May 10. Click Full Moon link for all 2017 potluck dates.
2017 CLASSES BEING PLANNED
Foraging Class – plants on the land for food and medicine. Foraged Brunch – foraging and cook a meal on the Outdoor Rocket Cooker ! Fermentation! Kombucha, Sour Dough Wraps, Butter & more. Traditional Crafts Weekend: Wood Carving & Fermenting and more +++ 2 1/2 day Fire Retreat! Earth Oven – hands on construction of a small model, everything you need to know to make one at home + Rocket Stove Class – hands mockup of the combustion unit, principles and design. Dig Plants to take Home ~ There are many plants on the land that would love to go home with you. Very easy to grow. By donation. Strawbale Construction class, based on the new Michigan Code.
9 Day Intensive Class late July.
If you are interested in any of the above, or want to plan something for your youth or adult group, let me know. Deanne 248 236 5432ecoartdb@gmail.com 😉
SBS UPDATES
Thatching & Reed Collection, Round Pole Framing with Deanne & Micah Linquist,
Rocket Stoves & Earth Oven. So much fun& learning !
Tiny House Codes Check out what is going on with codes. FYI There are some legal tiny houses in Cleveland and Detroit.
“Intention is what you can count on: not the outcome, but the motivation you bring, the vision you hold, the compass setting you choose to follow. Our intention and resolve can save us from getting lost in grief.”
To see photos of the barn construction, which is in it’s last phases, as well as Ionia, the community, see our website: www.ionia.org. You don’t need any money to come, just the freedom to follow your passions for learning more about natural buildings and explore life in a homesteading community. The village of Ionia has big gardens, and lots of daily happenings with plenty of children running around and four babies being born this spring. We don’t use marijuana, light alcohol is usual but we keep the property sugar and animal food free. We are located a half hour from town and there are daily rides in. We are hoping to gather a vibrant cadre of people to work together daily on the barn this year and learn from each other. We have experienced timber framers, masons, plumbers, carpenters, lite straw/clay builders and plasterers on site. 
