During the month of May, Riverglen Farm will be hosting special guests. A group of creative and energetic cyclists known as Otesha will rehearse their antics on our stage for one week, in preparation for their Canadian tours. I am very excited to co-operate with bicycle enthusiasts who wish to help others take charge of themselves in order to make our little planet a greener place to live.

” Un rêve, né au Kenya, est devenu une organisation de jeunes optimistes qui s’unissent sous le Projet Otesha. Otesha, qui signifie “raison de rêver” en Swahili, fut créé pour inciter et motiver notre génération d’agir pour un avenir viable. Il est fonde sur deux principes : il existe des alternatives à la surconsommation si dominant dans notre société, et que chacun d’entre nous peut avoir un impact positif, tous les jours.

Les programmes d’éducation et les caravanes cyclistes d’Otesha utilisent des formes de théâtre, multimédias, marionnettes, et contes pour attirer des auditoires variés. Ils nous invitent à ré-évaluer nos choix quotidiens et de demander dans quel avenir on veut vivre – réfléchir à ce qui nous est réellement nécessaire, conserver nos ressources, et voter avec nos dollars. Ils cherchent à souligner toutes les retombées positives que nous puissions favoriser dans nos choix quotidiens, en vivant de façon durable, en changeant le monde, et en s’amusant à folie – tout en même temps!”

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“A dream born in Kenya has become a charitable organization of hopeful young people uniting as the Otesha Project. Otesha, which means “reason to dream” in Swahili, was created to mobilize youth to create local and global change through their daily consumer choices. We believe that there are alternatives to our culture of overconsumption, and that each one of us has opportunities to have positive impacts every single day.

The Otesha Project’s education programs and bicycle tours use theatre, multi-media, and storytelling to engage a wide range of audiences, and have reached more than 72,000 people to date. Otesha’s performances focus on re-evaluating our daily choices to reflect the kind of future we’d like to see – rethinking what we really need, conserving resources, and voting with our dollars. We aim to demonstrate the positive effects our everyday choices can have, by living sustainably, changing the world, and having loads of fun–all at the same time!”

 http://www.otesha.ca/

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Greetings, Happy Equinox to all. It’s hard to believe it, but winter is on its way out and we will soon be graced by spring. I’m happy to announce that more than half the harvest-shares have sold. What’s more, we have secured a pickup location near Britannia Bay, and one in Centertown near Somerset. Only 10 spaces are left, so be swift if you want to join the community.

For those of you who have already reserved a spot, your final payment is due on April 1st. For those who are just sending in their information now, your final payment is due three weeks after receipt of your deposit.

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Bonjours et joyeuse fin d’hivers a tous. Il faut se l’imaginer, mais les journees s’allongent et la neige fond. Nous allons bientot voir la verdure revenire.

Je suis content d’annoncer que plus de la moitie des parts de recoltes ont ete vendues. Il ne reste que 10 places dans le groupe. En plus nous avons eu la chance de confirmer un lieu de ceuillette pret de Britannia et un autre au centreville, pret de Somerset.

Pour ceux qui ont deja reserve leur place, le payement final est du le 1er avril. Pour donner la chance au nouveaux venus, ceux qui n’ont pas reserve leur place, le payement final est du trois semaines apres la reception du depot.

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