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  What’s a SLOUP, you ask?  Sloup is “a monthly soup dinner in St. Louis that supports projects, primarily artistic or communicative, that need a little funding and belief.” Each Sloup event occurs on a Sunday evening, 6-8pm, during which a local establishment hosts a soup dinner, open to the public, where artists, community organizations, [...]

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Sophomore Apprentices Plan for Special Projects at EarthDance

by Rachel January 24, 2012

As many of our farming mentors point out, farming is a life-long learning endeavor.  However, a season of even part-time farming is plenty of time to fall in love with it.  The collaborative environment of the EarthDance Organic Farming Apprenticeship proves especially fertile ground for some of  our apprentices, and each subsequent year since the [...]

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EarthDance will Host a Free Energy Training for Farmers

by Rachel January 24, 2012

  Butterfly Energy Works, a St. Louis consulting firm specializing in energy efficient design will lead a FREE energy training for farmers at EarthDance’s farm. The course will be a half day class on Monday, January 30, from 1:30 – 5:00pm, with time spent “on the ground” and in the classroom. At the farm, we’ll [...]

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Visit EarthDance at the MOA Conference in February!

by Rachel January 13, 2012

EarthDance will be one of the vendors at The Missouri Organic Association’s annual conference next month, February 2-4th at the Union Station Marriott in Downtown St. Louis.  The three day event includes workshops about innovative home gardening practices, consumer health issues, and commercial scale organic vegetable, grain, fruit and animal production.  Registration fee is $195 [...]

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Beers and Cheers to Benefit EarthDance!

by Rachel January 12, 2012

Now that winter is here in earnest, Enjoy a seasonal ale or a hearty stout, and toast your favorite local FARMS at two upcoming EarthDance fundraisers!   On Wednesday, January 18th stop in to Three Kings Public House, 6307 Delmar Blvd University City, MO 63130 between 5:00-8:00pm, and purchase a beverage (mention that you are [...]

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Join Friends of EarthDance at a screening of The End of Suburbia

by Rachel January 12, 2012

Carleton and Ellie Stock (EarthDance supporters and members of our 2011 Community Agriculture program), invite all interested parties to join them for a screening and discussion of the film The End of Suburbia.  The Reverends Carleton and Elinor Stock, recently retired co-pastors of Northminster Presbyterian Church in Dellwood aim to encourage local residents to consider [...]

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Happy Holidays from Karel Hippert, 2011 Apprentice

by Molly December 20, 2011

Today reminds me of that very first field walk at the farm (minus the snow!). Now that I have rejoined a few of the things I did pre-EarthDance, friends keep asking me, what did you actually do all spring, summer and fall? I remember one of the early days, when I “actually” helped hand rake [...]

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Anna Gall, 2011 apprentice, shares her poem

by Molly November 8, 2011

Anna Gall was one of our 2011 apprentices who spoke at Farmers Formal about her experience in the apprenticeship program. She began her speech with a poem she’d written this July during her time on the farm: Vigil There is restlessness in my spirit as the days go on … A bud sprouted, green shoots [...]

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Plan Your Bids! The Farmers Formal Auction Program is Here!

by Meg November 4, 2011

Thanks to Laura Lamorette and Sarah Gaffney, EarthDance’s Farmers Formal has a fabulous auction program! In its pages, you’ll find the itinerary for the evening, the silent auction items, and the amazing live auction packages! Guests will get their programs when they arrive, but you can also preview the program–and plan your bidding strategy–early! Preview [...]

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