What
to Bring
Your packing list for the Spring Weekend:
FOOD… see below
A MUG that is yours for the weekend with your name on it
Indoor closed-toed shoes for working in the kitchen (no outdoor shoes worn inside the building)
Slippers or other indoor shoes if not going in the kitchen
Gear/clothing swap and marketplace articles (to sell or trade on Sunday. If it is a nice day, we'll take it all outside... bring a tarp or blanket to display your wares.)
Articles, books, program flyers, program ideas, writings, and resource material to share
Journals, writing materials, paints…
Guitar, drum, music, poems, stories… (for the Saturday night Open Stage - Here's your chance to share with inviting, welcoming and encouraging women! )
Hiking or rubber boots
Bikes, running shoes, games, canoes, kayaks, volleyball…
Climbing harness (if you want to play on the ropes course)
Binoculars, camera…
Pillow and sleeping bag
Sleeping pad and tent (if camping)
Your breastfeeding children (childcare is not formally organized but you are welcome to organize it)
Towels and toiletries (there are showers at the facility)
Cozy clothing - it has snowed in the past!
A registered female friend, sister who is also a wilderness woman
Beverages that are special - like wine/beer/special juices etc.
Cash for marketplace clothing, gear, and CWWN pendants
A sit-upon, lawn chair, therma-rest chair…
Unscented candles for dining room use only
NOTE: Pets are no longer welcome at our Spring Weekend
The way the food works
THE WEEKEND FOOD: The Mystery of the Orderly Chaos:
***NO NUTS OF ANY SORT AT ALL PLEASE*** Please check labels to ensure that there are no items that may contain or have come in contact with nuts.
The food for the weekend might seem like a crazy chaotic undertaking but it has been a successful, mysterious, fun, and community - spirited way of preparing food for 80 women, so we'll carry on the tradition. Essentially, we each buy groceries (rather than bringing prepared food) separate it into thematic boxes on Friday night, and then each woman signs up for the prep OR clean-up of one meal. Wonder happens!
PREPARE NO FOOD; BRING THE GROCERIES INSTEAD...
Bring food that is as unprocessed and as "close-to-the- earth" as possible. Buy one item from four of the following categories: FRUITS, VEGETABLES (including TOFU), SALAD MAKINGS, GRAINS, SNACKS, TREATS, DAIRY (milk, cheese, butter, eggs, yogurt), CEREAL. An example of one person's contribution might be: a bag of apples, a couple tubs of yogurt, 6 tomatoes, two packages of Tofu. Think about bringing the volume of food YOU (one person) would consume for the whole weekend. DON'T FORGET DRINKS AS WELL: juice, tea, coffee, cream, beer, wine etc. All left over non-perishable food will go to the shelter for women in Peterborough.
IF YOU HAVE SPECIAL DIETARY NEEDS, BRING WHAT YOU NEED FOR YOURSELF FOR THE WEEKEND AND LABEL IT.