Past events

2010 is the fourth year *cino and Russet House Farm are co-sponsoring an event on the farm. Below are events hosted at Russet House Farm; for other *cino events, visit our ^camping is not optional web site.

Summer 2010: Practicing Resurrection 2010
Cameron, Ontario

The 2008 theme for Practicing Resurrection was Home Economics, which Wendell Berry defines as “the ways of human housekeeping, the ways by which the human household is situated and maintained within the household of nature.” Our keynote speaker was Brian Walsh, who, with Steve Bouma-Prediger, co-authored Beyond Homelessness: Christian Faith in an Age of Dislocation.

Summer 2008: Practicing Resurrection 2008
Cameron, Ontario

The 2008 theme for Practicing Resurrection was Home Economics, which Wendell Berry defines as “the ways of human housekeeping, the ways by which the human household is situated and maintained within the household of nature.” Our keynote speaker was Brian Walsh, who, with Steve Bouma-Prediger, co-authored Beyond Homelessness: Christian Faith in an Age of Dislocation.

Summer 2006: Practicing Resurrection 2006
Cameron, Ontario

Beginning in January 2006, *cino folks collaborated with the folks at Russet House to plan Practicing Resurrection, a conference for people of all ages who wanted to learn more about how everyday life can be a reflection of one's deepest convictions. From August 7-13, approximately 110 individuals participated, spanning one year old to eighty-something, including about 25 children age 15 and younger. Through trips to a local community shared agriculture farm and an Amish farm; communal weeding and toilet maintenance and cooking; campfires surrounded with stories and songs and breathing in the air of late summer in Canadian Shield country to a background of meteor showers and a full moon and the howls of coyotes—every participant was surprised by a sense of belonging and renewal. From children who just wanted to run through the woods in packs to music-lovers who wanted to tap their feet to a joyful noise, dreamers' dreams came true. Informal camping during the week built up to formal weekend workshops, crowned with celebration in a communal meal, a