12/17/2012 @ 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM - Reining Liberty Ranch "Dedication and Flag Raising," December 17, 2012 This was a special day for those of us at the ranch. It marked a day of new beginnings and endless possibilities. A lot of work went into the preparation for this day. The Veterans, active duty Coast Guard, and dedicated volunteers have spent [...]
01/20/2013 @ 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM - St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Men's Club Benefit Pancake Breakfast January 20th, 2013 Reining Liberty Ranch was the charity that was chosen to be the benefactor of this breakfast. It was a blustery winter day, and the roads were a little treacherous. In spite of the weather, St. Patrick's Catholic Church Men's Club served over 220 [...]
09/01/2014 - 09/01/2015 @ 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM - The showing of "Ground Operations- Battlefields to farmfields" with discussion afterwards. No Photos Available. Attended by: 10 Veterans, with partners (spouses), 7 volunteers
10/15/2014 @ 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Best Practices on Bee-Keeping, The Case of Sustainable Farm Peggy Case has developed through education, trial and error, and a few stings how to maintain and keep a healthy, prosperous beehive with a bunch of happy bees and wonderful resulting honey! Photo Coming Soon! "Lunch on the Run" (Includes: Sub Sandwich, Chips, Water, Desert) Funded [...]
01/24/2015 @ 6:00 AM - 8:30 PM - Workshops: Livestock Grazing for Soil, Health, Productivity and Profitability Small Farm Developing and Local Food Systems Mobile Hoophouse Design and Planting Rotation Getting Stated with Organic Hops Veterans in Farming Funded by: Private Donations @ $55 per person No photos available Attended by: 6 RLR Veterans
02/21/2015 - 02/22/2015 @ 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM - Description: This workshop provides a platform for "farmers" of any type to learn to relate more openly and directly with their soils and plants, and learn to detect the growth stages, processes and limitations of their plants, and the interactions they are having with the surrounding air. A few Principles and Practices to be covered: [...]
03/08/2015 @ All Day - Exploring a community/family activity through the Arts. This exhibition is being seen through the eyes of artist and participants through the use of texture, color, and platform. The artist, Jae Yong Kim, asks the viewers to create a relate-able language into offering feelings of dealing with human issues such as pain, anguish, joy, love, friendship. [...]
04/25/2015 @ All Day - Workshop: Learn about the many different varieties of wild mushrooms to Identify, forage and grow. To become a Certified Expert in Wild Forage Mushrooms. City to train and certify foragers who commercially grow, harvest, and sell wild mushrooms in Michigan. The courses, developed and presented by Midwest American Mycology Information, the Institute for Sustainable Living, [...]
05/13/2015 @ All Day - Maplewood Farms Adult Fieldtrip: Watch the processes of shearing alpaca with Nel Vickers of Maplewood Farm - from unloading animals, prepping them for shearing, getting them into ropes and shearing, administering vaccinations, trimming hooves and teeth, and grading and sorting at the skirting table. Attended by: 6 RLR Veterans Funded by: Nel Vickers, Maplewood Farms, [...]