The Ojai Foundation

 

Days of Service

Facilitated by Rachel Dawson

 Land Steward and Path of Service Coordinator

 

March 22, 23 and April 19, 20

9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. each day

with potluck lunch

Free Overnight Camping Available for Volunteers

Please register at least 24 hours in advance

 

Our rustic little village has literally been built by the good efforts of thousands of mostly volunteers over the last 25 years. Please come and join us, for a couple of hours or a few days.

This beautiful weather is calling for planting!  This spring, we'll be working on herb gardens and raised beds. We will begin with a land orientation and overview at 9:00 a.m. then complete our day with a potluck lunch near our rustic kitchen.  Please wear rugged, cool clothes that you don't mind getting dirty and sturdy, closed toe shoes.  Bring a sunhat, a water bottle and a vegetarian potluck dish.  Please arrive by 8:45 a.m. so that we can begin on time.

Enjoy the natural beauty of the Land while taking part in a service project. Days of Service include:

v  A brief land walk and introduction to The Ojai Foundation.

v  An opportunity to take part in project-oriented service on the land, including trail and garden maintenance, terracing, plantings, composting, and more.

v  Mindfulness practices during service.

v  A brief time for reflection and quiet on the land.

For over 25 years The Ojai Foundation has been a champion and vigorous example of sustainable living. Stewardship of the earth is a matter of technology as well as the heart, and Sanctuary embraces the practical as well as the spiritual side of sustainability.

The mission of The Ojai Foundation is to strengthen individuals, families and communities by teaching ways to listen and speak from the heart, to honor life's passages and to appreciate our connection with nature -- supporting the emergence of a compassionate, sustainable and peaceful world.  

Contact Rachel at (805) 646 8343 #134 or pathofservice@ojaifoundation.org

to register so that we are prepared for your arrival.



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"If there is any positive side to stark changes coming our way, it may be in the benefits of close communal relations, of having to really work intimately (and physically) with our neighbors, to be part of an enterprise that really matters and to be fully engaged in meaningful social enactments instead of being merely entertained to avoid boredom.

Years from now, when we hear singing at all, we will hear ourselves, and we will sing with our whole hearts."

"The Long Emergency", 2005, by James Howard Kunstler, Grove/Atlantic, Inc., publisher.