dedicated to a peaceful & just society
grounded in contemplative & spiritual practice
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Midwestern Dhamma dedicated to a peaceful & just society grounded in contemplative & spiritual practice |
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Work weekends are times when we are prepared to have a bunch of friends at LP helping on various projects. Some folks camp out and some stay in local B&Bs. We share group meals and Dhamma conversations. We balance efforts to get things done with enjoyment of each others' company. Advance warning helps to get things ready.
We are thankful for all the goodwill offered to Liberation Park during work weekends & other times throughout the Spring-Summer-Fall of 2010, 2009, 2008, and 2007. (In 2011, we didn't organize work days due to Santi's health situation, though family & friends helped us make progress on the caretakers' cabin.) In 2010, we got more help on the cabin. In 2009, we erected the tipi and completed the cabin foundation, roof system, and most of the exterior. In 2008, we completed the garden with a large deer fence around it. Smaller projects included finishing details of the barn and making apple cider. Everything that happens here involves many hands and hearts.
The interior of the multipurpose cabin was our priority in 2010! Here is a rough schedule of what we tried to do in 2010, and to some extent 2011.
We also hope to do more eco-restoration and sustenance.
Priorities will be staining the outside of the cabin, redoing border fencing, and general grounds work that we weren't able to stay up with in 2011.
With infrastructure progress in 2010 & 2011, staying at LP has gotten somewhat more convenient.
We won't put together a schedule until April or May.
2010 Weekends Official work weekends in 2010 were July 31-Aug 1, September 4-5, and October 9-10.
Help is needed at many other times as well -- we've learned that the work is permanently impermanent! You, alone or with a friend, are welcome to join us any time we are out working on the cabin and land (see work schedule). If you have some free time & would like to come out, please RSVP by email or phone so we can plan accordingly.
Please note that accommodations & facilities are limited. We have two tent cabins, a tipi, an outhouse, running water (without heater), and simple cooking facilities. If roughing it doesn't appeal, there are many local lodging options, including nearby B&Bs. (More on staying at LP.)
Do you have specific skills to offer? Are there projects you're interested in working on? Let us know so we can match your skills to the projects at hand.
Please RSVP in advance:
email or phone (608-823-7141).
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tending the garden invasive & noxious species abatement improved pasture fencing apple cider production orchard rejuvenation prescribed burns on-going building construction researching solar energy |
When people asked Ajahn Buddhadasa to sprinkle them with 'holy water,' a Thai custom, he responded: Work hard and wash away selfishness with sweat. If you think Liberation Park is worthy of such support, please join us for any work days that you can make. |
In many of these areas we'll be going through our own learning curve before we are well organized and efficient. If you've got specific skills let us know so we can tap your expertise and plug you into the right projects.
We can provide basic sleeping arrangements in tent cabins (on a first come first serve basis). We have one outhouse on site & running water. For some, it will be easier to come for just one or the other of the weekend days (unless you are interested in camping or staying at a local B&B [A or B] or hotel).
With lots of help and joy, we have been able to finish the following:
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