We are off to a wonderful start to the new season here at the farm. Most of the work right now is clean up from the winter, with a lot of downed trees and branches causing lots of debris in the pasture.





We are grateful for Deacon Gerry and his chain saw. One tree come down and blocked the path up to the upper field, but he and Hank made short work of it. We hope he returns for a more peaceful visit, and brings some of his deacon friends with him!



Our friends from Misericordia University came through once again. The group cleared debris from both the upper and lower pastures, and even fixed the fence where the downed trees had crushed it. A small group of young adults, brought to us by Kylie and Deidre from the Notre Dame ECHO Program, joined in the clean-up after having raked out the run in, preparing it for a floor to be installed soon. Lots of hard work done by some very good people, and the sheep will have a safe and secure environment for grazing this summer. Special thanks to Harrison, a new seminarian for the Diocese of Scranton, for concluding the day with a beautiful prayer.



Our artist friend Anja has been visiting the farm recently to learn to spin wool. Anja uses a wide variety of media in in her artwork, from discarded Valentine roses to broken auto glass. She is also an amazing poet. Her book entitled “Christ in the City: Heart Speaks to Heart” includes a poem called My Monastery is the City, which describes how the city of Philadelphia has been a place of prayer for her. As she and Carmina walked the grounds of the farm and paused to watch the sheep, Carmina sighed that her monastery is the farm. Two days later, Anja sent her this link to a reciting of her newest poem, My Monastery is the Farm. We think she nailed it! You can see Anja’s artwork on her Facebook page, Imago Cor Arts.


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