Michaela Farm
Merging agriculture, education and spirituality, Michaela Farm builds on and enfleshes the Franciscan value of "just relationships with all Creation.” This value is core to our attitudes toward Earth; is a source of inspiration and motivation for our work. We express this value by these actions:
- Simple living
- Seeing all (creation) as "kin"
- Respectful use of resources
- Striving for sustainability
- Gratitude, hospitality and sharing
History
Michaela Farm is a farm renewal effort of the Oldenburg Franciscans. It serves as a center for it's natural farming practices, environmental education and spiritual renewal. It is located in the rolling hills of southeastern Indiana about halfway between Indianapolis and Cincinnati, just off Interstate 74.
Programs & Opportunities at Michaela Farm include volunteer programs; opportunities for spiritual growth; tours; a donor tree program; Share the Bounty Program; and rental facilties.
For more information visit the Michaela Farm website
Three Square for Earth Care
S. Claire Whalen, an Oldenburg Franciscan known for her support in the southeastern Indiana area for sustainable agriculture and family farming, wanted to share her love of Mother Earth and help her Congregation with revitalizing their family farm, Michaela Farm. She and several other Sisters created a new eco-card game called Three Square for Earth Care**.
S. Janet Born was a co-creator for the game concept while S. Claire designed the cards and wrote the directions. Artist S. Ann Vonder Meulen painted the thirteen original watercolor images of plants and animals that appear on the faces of the cards and a view of Earth from space for the back of the card. Erica Baechle, an Oldenburg Academy and Marian College graduate, did the graphic design work. The cards were printed by “Playing Cards-R-Us.”
Three Square for Earth Care is a rummy game played on a tic-tac-toe square. Two to three players can play together, or four can play with two decks. Individuals can even play solo by setting up two squares.
The object of the game is to make sets (or runs) in columns, rows, and/or diagonals and have the lowest score possible among cards remaining on the square that do not form sets.
The game makes a perfect gift for birthdays, anniversaries, holiday gifting and special occasions. Family gatherings are always looking for something new to try. The concentration needed to learn this new eco-game may well be the stress-reducing activity for which you are searching after a hectic day at work.
This is a game for all ages that is challenging and fun. Keep you brain cells active while enjoying the attractive Earth images!
To purchase visit the Three Square for Earth Care website.