Village Life Section :: Page 9

• The Patterdale Hall Diaries | Truly an entangled life

  By Guest ContributorDecember 7, 2024

  

  “Raising children is hard and rewarding, and both Bob and Morris seem to be thriving. I’m glad we now have Patterdale Hall. I’m very tired and I need to rest. The Hall is the place where I will rest.”

• Butter Flower Farm blooms on Fairfield

  By YS News StaffDecember 6, 2024

  

  Butter Flower Farm, or BFF, is an 11-acre sustainable farm currently specializing in dried flowers. The farm is owned and operated by local farmers Evan Pitstick and Larissa Duprey and florist Brenn Busker.

• Down to Earth | October showers bring November flowers

  By Guest ContributorDecember 5, 2024

  

  “The severe drought we experienced in late summer this year has led to several interesting phenomena in the plant world.”

• The Briar Patch | A fork in the road

  By Cheryl Durgans

  

  “On election night, Tuesday, Nov. 5, most voting Americans, particularly Protestant and Catholic white Christians, chose a vision of fascism and fear in the name of Jesus. Dietrich Bonhoeffer must be weeping in his grave.”

• Agraria offers climate hope through biochar workshop

  By Lauren Shows

  

  Agraria will host a biochar workshop Friday and Saturday, Dec. 6 and 7, at Agraria Farm. The hands-on workshop will be led by instructors Mark Cohen, Gary Gilmore and Dale Hendricks.

• When the pain doesn’t go away

  By Lauren ShowsNovember 29, 2024

  

  Local resident Keith Grzelak, who was diagnosed two years ago with complex regional pain syndrome, or CRPS. Rare, little researched and little understood, CRPS is routinely described as one of the most painful chronic conditions known to medicine.

• Share the Joy holiday tree returns to the Yellow Springs Library

  By YS News StaffNovember 24, 2024

  

  The Share the Joy holiday tree has returned to the YS Library — an annual community effort for residents of Yellow Springs and Miami Township who may need some help at the holidays.

• Wamsley just keeps swimming

  By YS News StaffNovember 23, 2024

  

  On Friday, Oct. 31, 2024, Amy Wamsley successfully completed the 11.5-mile swim around Coronado Island, taking 6 hours, 20 minutes, and 6 seconds to finish.

• Inward and out at Acorn & Owl

  By Reilly DixonNovember 20, 2024

  

  Acorn & Owl opened its Mongolian yurt earlier this year in Yellow Springs and offers holistic healing services, clinical therapy, guided meditation, yoga and more. It’s a circular, four-season space for the mind, body and spirit.

• No bridge too far in Glen Helen

  By Reilly DixonNovember 18, 2024

  

  Over the last several months, the Glen Helen Association and crews has both completed and begun a handful of trail and infrastructure improvements with the aim of making the 1,125-acre preserve more accessible for all.