January 16th Work Day & Barn Dance
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On the third Saturday of each month, Pie Ranch hosts a Community Work Day, potluck dinner, and rollicking
barn dance in the 
roadside barn. All are welcome; come lend a hand in the fields while you work alongside other volunteers and farmers. Celebrate the spirit of community at this monthly ritual of working together on the ranch, sharing locally grown food, and then spinning, laughing and dosey-doing together into the night.
Join us on Saturday, January 16th, for this month’s work day and barn dance. For this month’s work party, we’ll be pruning back our raspberry canes and weeding our beneficial hedgerows. If the rain holds off, we will also be clearing a section of ground for a new hedgerow, including Ceonothus, Fremontedendron, Toyon, Wax Myrtle, and Silk Tassle, which will hopefully create a nice large privacy screen along with all their beneficial aspects. Please bring boots, gloves, and layers of clothes.
The work party starts at 2 pm.
Then join in the potluck at 6pm
and dancing at 7pm until about 10pm.
The dance is $7-20 (sliding scale) to compensate the band, ranch, and caller.
(Children under 12 free; workday participants pay a discounted rate of $5-15,
so come on down and hoe before you hoe down!)
We’ll also offer a guided tour of Pie Ranch, leaving from the Upper Slice at 3:00 pm.$5 – pay at the roadside barn farmstand and get directions to the Upper Slice.
Important info:
- Please leave dogs at home.
- Be careful turning into Pie Ranch.
- Park at the Roadside Barn or in the field directly behind the roadside barn. PLEASE DO NOT DRIVE UP TO THE UPPER SLICE.
- Bring water bottles, clothing layers, sunscreen, closed toe shoes, and sunhats.
- Bring work gloves, tools, and enthusiasm! (We have gloves and tools for you to use too).
- Please bring your own dishes and utensils for the potluck. Every bit of clean up help is greatly appreciated!
- To keep an inclusive, family atmosphere, the potluck and barn dance are alcohol-free events.
“We don’t want a bigger piece of the pie, we want a different pie.” -Winona LaDuke
Pie Ranch Barn Dances are held every third Saturday of the month, all year long. Upcoming dances: Nov 21, Dec. 19th, Jan 16th
