September is the happenin' month!

There is so much to do in September, I can barely keep up. My calendar is filling quickly.

Most importantly, my nephew Terry is coming home from Iraq on September 15th! Wooooo!

BIRTH is being performed in Greensboro on September 6th and 7th. BIRTH is a play by Karen Brody, and there is reportedly a terrific local cast and director. Tickets are available at: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/40910

Although we call my dad pawpaw, the festival with the same name in Ohio is not in his honor. The pawpaw is a fruit (somewhat similar to a mango, but harvested and celebrated in the Appalachian regions of Ohio, WV, etc) that I grew up hearing about, but never tasting. Now all that must change. The Pawpaw Festival is being held in Albany on September 13th and 14th.

"This year, the Pawpaw Festival has added a new component called Ohio Country
Fair. The Ohio Country Fair will consist of various workshops, panels, and
exhibits, all with a focus on the art of self-sustainable living. The hour long
sessions will be lead by local individuals who have a wealth of knowledge to
share with our community."

I'm particularly excited about the Birth, Back to Nature class. And Composting, and Permaculture, and Living Foods, and Maple Tapping... okay, so it's the whole thing. I want to do it all. But I have to go to Ohio for the weekend. So be it.

My sister's farm, Rose Mountain Farm, is hosting the Slow Food Boone chapter for a potluck dinner on September 28th. As a(n absent) member of Slow Food Piedmont, I'm so proud that my sister is working with our sister chapter! What is slow food? It's an international movement to eat locally, in season, and all the surrounding benefits, both health, social, economic, etc. Good stuff, folks. It's all about what you eat. More info at http://www.slowfoodboone.wordpress.com/

And, leading us into October, Oak Island beckons us every year to come enjoy the off-season. Now if I can just get off work for this stuff...