Great News Weekly: June 2nd, 2021
Join us as we tell you all about the poor handmaids of Jesus Christ and their mission to farm sustainably. We also get the scoop on a ton of local jobs that are hiring in the region, and finish off with a good Samaritan story! The Great News Weekly...
Read MoreThe Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ wrap-up speaker series with talk on mental health stigma led by Mike Veny
In an effort to end the stigma surrounding mental health, The Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ (PHJC) hosted a speaker series event where speakers from across the country were able to address audiences followed by a Q&A session. The topics...
Read MoreNature Notes
Occasionally, there has been enough snow to see tracks: deer, raccoon, birds, squirrels, and the variety of patterns on the soles of boot and shoes. I am especially intrigued by tracks on the frozen lake. As of this writing, Jan. 23, the ice seems to...
Read MoreMoonTree Studios 2021 Happenings
Permaculture: Over the last several months Matthew, Rachel, and I have participated in a 72-hour online Permaculture Design Certification Course through the International Permaculture Education Center to earn our internationally recognized...
Read MoreNew Maria Center Residents
Residents come and go in Maria Center. We’d like to introduce the larger TCAD community residents who have arrived in the past 18 months. (Not listed is Antoinette Condo, who is temporarily in Virginia with her family.) Mary Alice Fogarty...
Read MoreAncilla Beef & Grain Farm works to sustain the earth and the community through responsibly grown food
In the early 1920s, the Sisters of Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ (PHJC) purchased several-hundred-acre property by the lake that later became known as The Center at Donaldson and included the Ancilla Beef & Grain Farm. The sisters established...
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