The Whole Field • Volume 5 • No. 10 • Full Moon • May 31, 2026
Mercantile • Linocut • Brad Kik • 2026
We're working on something big in Bellaire. If we can pull it off, it'll be a vibrant hub and an inspiration for those here and elsewhere for years to come. Could you give us a hand? Watch the video above or check out our Patronicity campaign directly to learn more and chip in. And, of course, please forward this email to anyone in your circles who you think might be interested in hearing more or supporting.
The Warp — Ideas and Inspiration
|| 1 || Stuff’s piling up. Tabs and open windows. To-dos outdoors. Invitations to show up, invitations to lend attention. And while each and every one of those specific things might be good in and of itself, the accumulation can be a burden.
One such invitation arrived last week in the form of a request to attend a virtual webinar on Consumption Corridors. I wasn't familiar with the term, but from a quick perusal, it’s promising. The concept is akin to Kate Raworth’s Doughnut Economics—planning and designing for sustainability by identifying the space between minimizing and maximizing, the perfect porridge, avoiding extremes of both too much and too little. Consumption Corridors are “a representation of everyday life whereby people live within limits, so that all people – now and in the future – can access what is needed to live a good life.”
|| 2 || The corridor concept intersects nicely with Watershed Discipleship, a collection of writings edited by Ched Myers that's been on my bedside stand. Each essay addresses similar topics, but from a faith perspective, making the case that lived Christian faith should lean heavily into bioregional kinship and practice. Myers’ other writings, often exploring “sabbath economics,” branch off of these topics—place, consumption, and care—frequently. (You know who else wrote in the same vein? The theologian Walter Brueggeman, who had been living in Traverse City until he passed away last year. See: Sabbath as Resistance.)
|| 3 || I’ve mentioned consumption a couple of times now. Fittingly, School of the Unconformed just shared The Eating Rebellion: Recapturing the common art of cooking. Hungry for the inspiring bits, but satiated with screentime? There’s a PDF version, perfect for printing. Ideally, the stats, stories, and suggestions for cookbooks, culminating in a month-long “cook-a-meal-a-day” challenge, will be worth sharing. If so, you can pass that dog-eared copy along a la Lewis Hyde’s “the gift must always move” mentality. Here’s a morsel:
“Cooking is not just about the taste and quality of the food, and it’s not even just about the social connections that you form and strengthen by regularly sharing meals; it is what Peco and I have called a “generative” act, a way of passing on to our children and next generations a pattern of living, and a set of culinary skills and knowledge, that keep us human.
The Weft — News and Events
We’re heartened by a wide-range of expressions of resilient communities and gatherings. Here’s a smattering of regional events and happenings that reflect that diversity, collected for your consideration. Choose your own adventure!
|| 1 || Crosshatch @ Bee Well Mead and Cider, Bellaire. Bee Well is generously donating fifty-percent of sales of their low-ABV InsPEARation Club Pear Cider to Crosshatch’s Patronicity campaign between May 27th and June 3rd. Need another reason to stop by? Elizabeth Manning is putting on a Zen Doodle Bookmark session on Wednesday, June 3rd, from 5:30-6:30pm. Stick around for Silent Book Club afterwards. Find more information here.
|| 2 || Today! Forest Bathing: Full Moon Feast Potluck, May 31st, 4pm, Wagbo Farm and Education Center, East Jordan. Join Will Crump, and others for a potluck and forest bathing session. "Forest bathing, or Shinrin yoku, is a Japanese practice of immersing yourself in the forest for health and wellbeing." Can't make it? Click here for a fantastic list of upcoming events like a repair cafe, live music, and more.
|| 3 || The Long Memory Project: Farmland. Commongrounds, TC. "The Long Memory Project’s (LMP) mission is to cultivate the passing down of our community’s stories. Not just the ones considered worthy enough to make headlines and history books, but the small acts of courage, action, good governance and community building—the songs, poems and stories that help us understand where we came from, who we are, and what we envision for our future—both regionally and beyond." Work will be on display until June 6th.
|| 4 || The Ship Yard: CLAIRVØYANT + SARA HARTLEY & SAMBA DTuesday, June 2nd, 5:30-7:30pm at The Alluvion. Ship Yard is a community artist program supporting emerging local musicians. Be among the first to experience our region’s rising talent and support their journey as they set sail as artists! Find more on the evening and featured artists here.
|| 5 || Little Traverse Bay Beekepers Guild. Tuesday, June 16th, 6-8pm. Bear Creek Township Hall, in Petoskey. Mid Season Management to Prepare for Winter with Dr. Adam Ingrao. Find more on the event, and other upcoming bee gatherings, here.
|| 6 || Mark your Calendars! The 2026 Northern Michigan Small Farm Conference is coming to downtown Bellaire, Oct. 4th-6th. Find more on the theme, Culture Keepers, and the conference here.
|| 7 || The 2026 NMSFC Farm Job Board—Check out this year's opportunities here. Submitting positions is strongly encouraged. Please share in your networks, and keep an eye out for more openings that might be a good fit for you or someone you know.
|| 8 || Happenings at The Alluvion Between Now and the Next Whole Field include: The Alluvion Big Band, Funky Uncle + DJ Ras Marco, Ship Yard Series - Clairvøyant & Sarah Hartley and Samba D, Dan Rickabus Album Release with special guest Hannah Laine, The Jeff Haas Trio featuring Laurie Sears + Lisa Flahive, Allman Brothers Ball with The Alluvion Brothers Band & Super Nuclear, Luke Winslow King & Roberto Luti, and the Jordan VanHemert Sextet.
Find more information at thealluvion.org.
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