Last year, a NOFA-VT member brought up the Parable of the Long-Handled Spoons at a member meeting as an apt reminder of the joy, power, and safety that come from caring for each other. Since then, we’ve brought long-handled spoons of all sizes to rallies, started long-handled spoons dinners where members host a meal in the spirit of the parable, and more. When we see a long-handled spoon at a NOFA-VT gathering, we remember that we are not alone and recommit to keeping each other fed, safe, and warm. We want to see more long-handled spoons!
Peter Forbes of Knoll Farm in Fayston is a former Board chair of NOFA-VT, a beloved member, and woodworker who builds community through teaching people to carve spoons: As he says, “Spoon carving is a specific tool of community organizing because it helps very different people to work together and to create together, to laugh together and to imagine together. A group can take on almost any project after it has learned to make spoons together.”
Peter has graciously offered to host a spoon-carving workshop for NOFA-VT members. Spend a day with Peter and other NOFA-VT members learning how to carve your own long-handled spoon! May 22, 9 am-4 pm, at Knoll Farm at 700 Bragg Hill Road in Fayston.
Your $25 registration fee includes a delicious lunch prepared by the chef at Knoll Farm. You’ll leave with your own long-handled spoon and the warmth and connections gained throughout a day of creating, laughing, and learning together.
Space is limited, and an RSVP by Friday May 15 is required for the NOFA-VT long-handled spoon carving workshop. If you’re not a member yet, you can join! Membership starts at just $1, and this is a great way to connect with other NOFA-VT members and dive more deeply into our shared work for a better food future.
Participants are also welcome to sign up for the Work Party Weekend at Knoll Farm, May 22nd- 25th, with the choice of camping or staying in a yurt, as available.
