Refund Policy
· All class ticket sales are considered a donation to Fox Haven and help us to fulfill our mission. Full refunds (minus a 20% processing fee) will be given to any participant canceling at least 30 days prior to the scheduled class date. Due to the nature of full series commitments, no refunds will be processed once the series has started.
· Enrollment cannot be transferred to another class. If you are within the 30-day cancellation period, it is best to request a refund and sign up for the desired replacement.
- This event has passed.
Winter Mending Circle with Nina Love
Join our Winter Gathering at the farm for a mending circle. This circle is open to the public with no skill requirements! Bring your family, bring your projects, bring your mending, bring your skills, bring your stories or just bring yourself! This is a people led gathering so if you want to share your supplies, your skills, or start a group project we encourage you to share. If you are a crafty introvert just looking for some parallel play there is space held here for you too!
NiNa is a Jill-of-many-skills who follows her soul calling to preserve the flame of ancestral knowledge and provide anyone and everyone access to this fire to light their own torches for themselves and for the next generation. She sees empirical knowledge and folk methods as reliable and feels that diplomas and paywalls aren’t necessary to call herself a cook, a forager, an herbalist, a weaver, a chemist, and a teacher. Since 2021 NiNa has been seeking knowledge about the modern and ancestral practices of textile making. For years she has been going into rabbit holes seeking to glean awareness of the many possibilities, skills, and requirements it takes to make fabric and paper. She is continually visiting and touring the rabbit holes of spinning yarn, spindle making, cord making, growing flax, dying cloth, weaving, fabric processing, felting, sewing, mending, and fiber harvesting. Though she is a capable artist she is primarily an educator of all ages. She loves a pun and she has coined herself as a con-textile-artist. Her practice as a con-textile-artist is dedicated to providing her students with context about the ancestral skills and human collaboration it takes to make their clothing so they can carry gratitude and awareness in their hearts and minds.
About LandBack Tax
From 2022 onward, Fox Haven will donate $2 from each event ticket to the Piscataway Conoy Tribe to pay LandBack tax, acknowledging our access to stolen Indigenous land. Through Piscataway Eyes is an Indigenous-led initiative working to restore ancestral land and sovereignty to the Piscataway and other Indigenous communities of the Chesapeake.
Weather Policy
If inclement weather is predicted ahead of an event, you will be notified 48 hours before the event date about any cancellation or rescheduling. Otherwise, the event is presumed to take place rain or shine. An alternative venue may be arranged if shelter is required. Please note that refunds are not provided for postponed events or no-shows. However, if Fox Haven cancels, a full refund will be issued.
COVID Protocol
Please do not come to class if you are feeling ill or have been exposed to others who are sick. Email alecks@foxhavenfarm.org to discuss your absence. Masks are optional during all events. If diagnosed with COVID within 5 days post-class, please notify us so that we can inform participants about possible exposure.