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This is a work in progress. Last updated March 22, 2024. Please email me with feedback, friends@love.farm. The cell/text thread is for Friday sauna invites and confirmations only. Regrets, likes and other comments just clutter the signal. We can build an email list for more lengthy discussion, or talk about in RL on Friday. As…

An autumnal offering from Outdoor Arts:   WHO: Children ages 3-5.  This gathering is designed for robust little ones who love being outside and engaging with the natural world, and who will benefit from group activities that honor their tender age and physical abilities.  With enough structure to create stability and a grounded place for…

In late 2021 the USPS delivered an invite to a free steak dinner. I don’t eat steak but Sarah does. The steak dinner would be accompanied by salad, potatoes and a seminar on financial planning. Sarah and I imagined attending in funky costumes, creating the sort of characters that would eat steak while planning their…

1 begin no mow √ • 2  wildflowers grow • 3 no mow √ • 4 green breezes • 5 wave + flow • 6 no mow • 7 butterflies • 8 bees • 9 pollinate trees • 10 grow apples, nuts • 11 berries • 12 no mow • 13 high grass • 14…

Is there a more archetypal hippy business than baking granola? Maybe next year the Love Farm tribe will be making sandals from used tires, merino wool neru jackets, adaptogen brews from forest foraging… Whether or not there ever was such a thing as hippies, one thing’s for sure. Magic is real. The story of how…

Dan Kelly’s initial foray into local government started with pot! Recreational Marijuana became legal in Michigan in November of 2017 and in July of 2019, Lake Township passed the Prohibition of Marihuana Establishments Ordinance. Back then, I was managing the family farm and preparing for the transfer of land and equipment assets into my LLCs.…

Land Arts Love Farm’s founders and staff are artists – writers, painters, singers, filmmakers, dancers… We believe that a human presence on the land can be beautiful and our rapport with nature, sublime. This is land art, a step beyond stewardship. We approach our responsibility as an aesthetic collaboration, tuned into the wild’s desire, receptive…

Launched in late 2022, Love Farm’s Outdoor Arts is a weekly gathering of community kids that starts with a hike around our land, lead by Sarah and two instructors from the Human Nature School, Taylor and Kim. In April 2023, The Human Nature School (HNS) is bringing their Spring Session to Love Farm for kids…

Site-Specific Safety Policies and Procedures The purpose of this document is to make clear the respective roles and responsibilitiesof Love Farm (LF) and Human Nature School (HNS) staff members to meet the goals ofboth organizations. 1. Posted a. These protocols will be posted and available to LF and HNS staffduring all times of operation. LF…

Love Farm’s 2023 DNR Wildlife Habitat Grant Proposal Project Title Sanctuary Circles – regenerating native ecosystems in Benzie County Brief Project Summary Overbrowsing by White Tailed Deer appears to discourage the regeneration of native Michigan ecosystems. Sanctuary Circles are large rings of refuse timber that protect young trees and plants without blocking the movement of…