ON THE FARM

It started as a seed swap and now it’s grown.
Please join us on the farm for a trade and some camaraderie.
We’ll have envelopes, pens and some bags available.
Do bring your own bags if you have some!

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April Shop Special

This month, our alpaca fiber dryer balls are just $18 for a set of three.
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Rod’s House
This week we served our last meal of the winter season at the Rod’s House Hope Center. Nona’s rolls accompanied a batch of chicken rice soup with powdered nettle leaf.
Now we turn our attention to growing for the coming winter. Rod’s House operates all year though, and their meal train options can be found here.

Powdered nettle leaf hides nicely in soups and smoothies, adding calcium, potassium, vitamins C, K & even protein.

LOCAL

Crafters Market Hosted by Encore Books
Apr 19, 2026, 12:00 PM
415 W Walnut St, Yakima, WA
“Join us at Encore Books for a spring Crafters Market featuring local vendors,
handmade goods, and a chance to shop small.”
RSVP
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WA STATE

Alderleaf Wilderness College
Monroe, WA
2026 Calendar of Courses and Events


NATIONAL & BEYOND

Rainwater Harvesting Grows in the Southwest and Beyond to Nourish Thirsty Gardens in a Hotter World
“One class anyone can attend virtually is the Essential Rain Water Course, offered for free on YouTube. It is co-hosted by water harvesting authority Peter Coombes, an honorary professor at the Australian National University and managing director of the independent think tank Urban Water Cycle Solutions, and Michelle Avis, co-founder of the Canadian organization Verge Permaculture.”
(Source: AP News, September 2025)
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Donald Trump and the Future of Human Rights
“In the short term, the threat is to democracy. But we only arrived at this place because too many Americans fail to understand or care about human rights. 
Once the immediate crisis is over, we must have a reckoning. We must hold those most responsible for human rights abuses accountable and use public outreach and educational interventions to make good on the proclamation of universal rights that launched the American experiment. 
Without these steps—without a post-Trump plan for transitional justice—our democracy may never again be secure.”
(Source: Open Global Rights, March 20)

*Ready to be part of that coming reckoning?
Pick up passport sized copies of the Declaration of Human Rights here for just $1 each,
or support us here to help distribute them locally.
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Over and out, and I hope to see you on the 12th!
Mucho, mucho amor.

Maria