Silent Auction
Help us raise money for Center for Whole Communities by bidding as generously as you can on the following special silent auction items at this year's Harvest & Courage event.
Knoll Farm Reunion: value PRICELESS
Invite your friends and family to join you on our 400-acre working farm and forest land in beautiful Fayston, VT. We’ll work with you to choose an overnight in spring or fall 2009 when you can have a private family or friends reunion on our beautiful land. Our platform tents and yurts have double or single beds and can accommodate your friends and family (up to 20 people) You will have full use of hot showers and facilities in our bath house, our mountain yurt, trails, and campfire overlooking the valley.
Spoon Carving Workshop: value $60
Attend our very popular, annual spoon carving workshop with Bill Coperthwaite, renowned homesteader, social activist and author of A Handmade Life. You’ll learn the techniques to hand-carve your own spoon out of maple or birch harvested from the land, and take with you a skill and passion that is sure to last a lifetime.
Framed Photo by Peter Forbes: value $350
When he is not teaching or writing, Peter is often making photographs with his old Leica. Striking in their capture of light and mood and often richly saturated with color, Peter’s images always tell a story about people’s deep connection to land through work, play, art and emotion.
Whole Communities Gift Assortment: value $85
Take home a bit of the Whole Communities with a special gift basket. Included are a sweatshirt and tee shirt (choose your sizes); a collection of books and CDs; a wooden bowl and Vermont maple syrup.
Knoll Farm Basket: value $65
Taste the flavors of the organic farm and retreat center—the very foods that nourish the leaders who travel from all over the country to learn here. Included are honey, eggs, wool and a selection of fall harvest vegetables.