!

s the spring flows...

Thats how Im supposed to start
this bit. It refers to the bountiful
beautiful little spring we are blessed
to have on the land that flows and
feeds Faerieland.
Wellthis is my first faerie-gram.
Goodness. Pressure.
Im just gonna quickly bang one
out.
Rude.
Call me slap-dash, hap-hazard,
helter-skelter,
slip-shod,
willynilly.
Or call me Beans your stand-inwinter-Editor!
Its been a super busy few months
on the land. After a ten-month stay
helping care for the sanctuary,
Pappillon has moved on to Sydney
to start art school! He made a huge
contribution while he was with us,
working on the verandah extension
and roof repairs, mowing and
brushcutting and caring for the
land. I (that would be Beans)
wandered back through the gates in
April to spend some more time in
service on the land. Anand has
started a new career in pastoral
care for hospital patients in
Brisbane, so hes with us part time
on the land these days. Weve had a
great Wwoof-er, Matteo, who was
!

with us for about three weeks

working in the garden, on the
Monkey Terrace, building, fixing,
weeding and cooking with the other
on-the-land Faeries. Phoenix has
been visiting for a few days each
week
shelling
mountains
of
macadamias. Teacosy returned for a
few days after his three-month
Melbourne adventure, and as I write
hes heading off for a month in Alice
Springs.
Our new straw-bale greenhouse is
nurturing early tomatoes and basil
(under Spidercuties guidance), and
we are just coming to the end of a
bumper citrus crop so much
lovely juice! We are blessed with
bountiful greens from Gryffins
garden, the new enclosed foodgrowing area is thriving under
Chameleons care, and Anands
Agapanthus have been divided and
tended to in preparation for
November blooms. Phase and I are
about to start work on some new
composting toilets for the summer
gathering, and continuing work on
the building in Hogs Hollow.
Gorgeous
winter
weather
(27
degrees last week!) makes this the
perfect time of year for getting out
and getting busy on the land.

Faeries!on!the!land!
farewell!Papillon!in!
June!

ake-off

Hey Kitchen Faeries! Did you love

Faerie Bake-Offs 2014 & 2015?
Wanna help organise one this Spring?
No idea how to organise a Bake-Off?
no problem! Its really pretty simple
and theres no need to do it alone Phase will guide you through the
perils of piping bags and patty pans
to create a delightful event on
September 4th. Contact him at
Faerieland if youd like to help out.
This is a great opportunity to step
into a contribution role and be a part
of event planning in our community!
The Bake-Off will be on Sunday 4th
September at Faerieland.
!
Right:!Miss!Dee!Aly!and!her!Flaming!Potato!
Cake!!BakeOff!2015!

rocess
work
Weve had two gorgeous Saturdays
over the last few months in Byron
with Vicky, Sue and Sananda
guiding us through rich and
productive process work sessions.
Fourteen faeries took part in both
sessions. Would you like to join us
for the last one this month? Heres
the blurb:
Do you wanna explore Faerie
community relationships?
Come and learn Process work
Saturday August 13th
10:00am 1:00pm
Byron Bay
Process work is one way to
investigate group dynamics. Check
out the link here.
Stuff like working with conflict and
diversity.
Imagine
a
Faerie
community that could open itself to
the great challenges that will
continue to face us living and
creating together. Imagine us
honing skills that would help us to
create this future together.
Cost Sliding scale $10 - $30 per
session, depending on what you can
afford.
Please make contact and have a
chat with Phase, Anand or Beans if
youd like to attend (66897070). Itll
give us an idea of numbers, and we
could talk about what to expect,
car-pooling, directions to venue,
more info, etc.
!

athering
pavilion
!

So we had the 1st meeting of the

Gathering Pavilion committee in
early July (Sugar, Phase, Beans, Ix,
Treasure, Mellow Cotton, Forest,
Phoenix,
Papa
Smurf
&
Spidercutie).
A
fundraising
committee was formed and they
have already begun work. Lots of
great ideas, and plenty of jobs to
move forward with!
The next planning meeting for
manifesting the gathering pavilion
at Faeryland is on Saturday 20th
August at Faerieland. See you at
Faerieland. Where is it you ask?
Faeryland. Come along it doesnt
matter if you missed the first
meeting.
10am bring food to share dont
be square no need for underwear

lue moon cabaret

!
Rad!Fae!catering!at!the!Blue!Moon!Cabaret!
2015!

Usually once a year, we seem to do

this Blue Moon Cabaret thing. A
bunch of us get together and cook all
day at Faerieland, and another bunch
of us get together and go to the Blue
Moon Cabaret in Nimbin to feed the
audience! Its a great little fundraiser.
This time the intention is to raise
some funds to support some more
community process work training.
How can you help? Come along to
Faerieland for the day and help us
cook, come along to Nimbin in the
evening and hwelp us serve, and/or
bake a fabulous desert for us to sell
on the night. Im focalising this one
(thats fancy fae language for making
it happen) so give me a shout if
youd like to help out..ooh accidental rhyme joy! jhjhjskjhdhdsjh
(beans.goodfellow@gmail.com).

litter ball returns

Dust off your faery wings cuz the

GLITTER BALL RETURNS!! We
need volunteers for set-up, takedown,
decorating,
performing,
ritual-makers,
food
handlers,
ticket sellers, and lots of other
stuff to help put on our fundraiser
for the new pavilion. Contact
Sugar (dontbeadowner@gmail.com)
if youd like to help out - and stay
tuned for more info!

ummer
solstice
gathering

! The gathering committee will meet

on 21st August. Stay tuned for an

announcement regarding the 2016
Summer Gathering dates soon
after.
Right:!Welcoming!Faeries!at!the!2015!
Summer!Solstice!Gathering

alendar

Coming Events at-a-glance

13th August
20th August
4th September
15th October
29th October

Process work session in Byron Bay

Next meeting of Gathering Pavilion committee
3rd Annual Faerieland Bake-Off
GlitterBall 2016
Blue Moon Cabaret catering

inter wor
ds
of wisdom
from your Ed

itor
Id rather h
ave
than a lifetim 30 minutes of wonderf
ul
e of nothing
special.
Sam Shephe
rd
It is ever so
much easier
to be good i
your clothes
f
are fashiona
ble.
Anne (of Gr
een Gables)
Its all fun a
nd games un
til
suffocates o
n the bottom someone
of a 20 pers
gang bang.
on
Jonny McG
overn