After an amazing summer, the Sweet Water team has shifted to new routines and fall formations. The summer of 2022 featured SWF's Fifth Annual Juneteenth Celebration, a national convening of SWF's Values-Based Partners network, the opening of Civic Arts Church, and our summer Urban Ecology Global Fellows program. As sunflowers and tomatoes begin to fade on the farm, we are preparing indoor spaces to grow during the winter and refining our carpentry lesson plans for future workshops and production.
The onset of fall, has also brought forth a new year for SWF's Communiversity. This fall, the Communiversity is working with students and faculty at Cornell University and Northeastern University, and engaging practitioners from across the country in hands-on build projects. In September, SWF hosted students from Cornell University and practitioners from D-Town Farms in Detroit for hands-on immersion experiences at The Commonwealth. We also began hosting weekly arts + culture classes in Civic Arts Church, beginning with African Dance with Mama Aissatou Bey.
As the weather begins to cool down, we invite you to take a moment to read about the happenings at The Commonwealth!
Summer Recap and Fall Transitions at The Commonwealth
2022 SUMMER URBAN ECOLOGY GLOBAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
This summer, SWF's Communiversity welcomed a dynamic cohort of Fellows representing 5 universities and 7 disciplines for an intensive 10-week immersion at The Commonwealth.Read More.
SUMMER 2022 RECAP
Summer at The Commonwealth is always a special time; full of community, fellowship, food, art, culture, and work. The Summer of 2022 was more vibrant than ever; deeply rooted in Routine, Ritual, and Reflection and the continuation of long-standing summer urban ecology programming… and full of exciting new spaces and events like the opening of Civic Arts Church.Read more.
D-TOWN FARMS IMMERSION AT THE COMMONWEALTH
On Thursday, September 1, Sweet Water Foundation welcomed team members from Detroit’s D-Town Farms to The Commonwealth for a hands-on immersion through which deep connections were made through collaborative farming, carpentry, and conversations. Read More.
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This year, we planted many varieties of hot peppers and they continue to be in abundance at The Commonwealth! There's no better way to keep enjoying the flavor and spice of late summer peppers than to preserve them as hot sauce.
On a recent Civic Arts Friday, the SWF community engaged in a hot sauce workshop. Participants prepared peppers for an easy-to-do fermentation process and tasted a pre-made bottle of homemade SWF Hot Sauce. The recipe linked below also provides a quick cook method if you'd prefer to skip the fermentation process.
