news from the nest, fall 2014

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Fall 2014

Autumn is a secondspring, when every

leaf is a flower.~Albert Camus

Issue No. 5

IN THIS FALL ISSUE:

PAGE 2A Letter From the Founder: Were Turning Over a NewLeaf - Mark Your Calendars!

PAGE 3Announcement: 3IJFPilot Program - Officially Starting

PAGE 4Interest Forms: Track-Out Program, Bluebird/Take FlightClubs, Volunteer

PAGE 5Confessions of an Autism Sibling, By Andrea Green

PAGES 6-8My Greatest Sacrifice, By Erin OLoughlin

PAGE 9Chef Steves Favorite Farm to Fork Recipes,

By Steve Mesa

PAGES 10-12

Digging in the Dirt with 3IJF: Fall Gardening Checklist, 10Best Plants for Fall, Plant of the Season & Gardening Projectof the Season

PAGES 13-14Erins Crafty Corner

PAGE 15Reminders: Shop at Amazon Smile, Buy The Bluebird

Dance, Vote for 3IJF to receive the Eagle Rare Award, StayUpdated via e-mail, Facebook & Twitter

PAGES 16-17

Thank you to our Wonderful Donors!

PAGE 18

Nest Egg Fund: Help feather our nest!

PAGE 19Meet our Board of Directors, Our Mission, Vision & Logo

PAGE 20

Contact Information

Were Turning Over a New Leaf !

NEWS FROM THENEST
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Dear Friends,

elcome to our Fall 2014 edition ofNews From the Nest, the quarterly publicationfor 3 Irish Jewels Farm! Autumn is my favorite season - crisp mornings, cozy

sweaters, apple cider, changing leaves that set the horizon ablaze, and magical Cinderellapumpkins everywhere in all shapes and sizes. I announced in our last newsletter that wewould be starting a pilot program this September for our childrens track-out programs andteen/adult social clubs. This fall, however, has held some surprises for me personally and formy family. We took a bit of a blow that set us back a few paces, thereby putting everything

else in my life on hold for a bit, including work. You can read all about it in my columnMyGreatest Sacrifice. As John Lennon so eloquently sang: Life is what happens to you whileyoure busy making other plans.

But fear not - My family and I are gaining momentum and getting back on track. We willofficially be starting our Planting the Seeds pilot program for the winter track-out inJanuary... a fresh start for a new year. Pleasant Grove Church in Cary has ever so graciouslyoffered their facilities and classrooms for us to use until we have our own space, we haveapplied for insurance coverage, interest forms are included in this newsletter, and the searchfor qualified volunteers is officially on! Im confident that we will have a Spring 2015newsletter chock full of heart-warming pictures of the children and adults participating in3IJF activities. So mark your calendars - January 5, 2015 - Day one of our Planting theSeeds pilot program! And rest assured, all of our plans for future 3IJF residential and dayprograms are still stronger than ever. In the meantime, Happy Back-to-School, HappyHalloween & Happy Thanksgiving!

Speaking of Thanksgiving, tis the season for being thankful and for giving. If you havenot yet given to 3 Irish Jewels Farm, I urge you to join us by making a donation. We havethe qualified participants, we have the overwhelming demand, what we desperately need isyour fiscal support.

With much gratitude,

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A Letter from the Founder

WERE TURNING OVER A NEW LEAF - MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

Erin OLoughlin,

Founder & President

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Track-Out Programs, Track 4 (Grades K-8):Starting January 5-January 27, 2014... M-F, 8:30am-1pm

Pleasant Grove Church Classrooms, Cary

~And~ Bluebird Club(Grades 9-12) &

take Flight Club (Ages 18+): Select Saturdays, 6-9pm

Monday through Friday, 8:30am-1pmGroup 1: Ages 5-7Group 2: Ages 8-10

Group 3: Ages 11-13+

(Rotating groups) 8:30 Horticulture (Rotate groups 1, 2, 3,) 9:15 Water Play/Social Time/Movie & Snack (Groups 1-3) 10:00Gym Time (Rotate groups 2,3,1) 10:45Arts & Crafts/Woodworking/Culinary Skills (Rotate groups 3, 1, 2) 11:30 Group Lunch (Groups 1-3) 12:30 Clean-up work areas (Groups 1-3) 1:00 Leave for the day

Bluebird Club & Take Flight Club: Select Saturdays throughout the year, 6-9pmIndividuals, Grades 9-12 and Ages 18+, will have the opportunity to enjoy supervised outings and activities, such as movies,

eating out, bowling, cooking classes, and hanging out together. Prices will vary.

For more info on either program, please e-mail [email protected].
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Confessions of an Autism SiblingHAPPINESS IS NOT TO BE DEVALUED

By Andrea Green

aahhhhh, he shrieks and cries in uncontrollable rage, his cheeks flushing

scarlet and his teeth grinding together until his head shakes from the sheer

agony. He unclenches his fists and repeatedly smacks his own head; I am

afraid he will get a concussion. His cry, a plea for the end of this intolerable pain, echoes

through the house. He bangs his fists against the wall. The skin on his handsis red and

tender and bruised. I hold his hands in mine to prevent him from injuring himself, but with

inexplicable wrath and pulsing adrenaline, he rips his hands from my grip. He sinks his

teeth into my shoulder, and our crying screams combine into a chorus of pain and

protest. I back away from him, tears now silently streaming down my face. The lump in

my throat obstructs my breathing, and it will not budge. The physical pain is intense,

but it is not why I cry. With blurry vision, I watch my little brother scream as tears glide

down my face and drop off of my chin. I love him so much that it hurts.

Sometimes I wonder why God gave Corey severe autism. I wonder why a being of such

awesome power for good would afflict an innocent child which such a debilitating

disorder. Sometimes I am incensed because I know it just isnt fair. But I have to remember, it is not unfair to me; it is unfair

to Corey. Corey is the one who cannot read or add, the one who wets the bed almost nightly at age twenty, the one who cannot

verbally express his desires, his needs, his love. Tears come to my eyes when I look at the person I love most and know that

he will never be able to take advantage of so many of lifes opportunities, that he will always be under the jurisdiction of

others who run his life for him.

One incredible thing about him though is that he does not know that he is different. I have never met someone who loves life

as much as Coreyto him, it is just one continuous stream of carefree fun. His irrepressible smile when he eats a cherry-

flavored popsicle, writes his name in capital letters across a piece of paper, or watches the movieMary Poppinsfor the

fifteenth time this week can make even the most hardened of hearts fall in love with him.

When I think about Coreys limited capacity in life, I know that I have a purposeI do not put my utmost effort

into all of my undertakings just for my own benefit; when I strive, I strive for Corey as well. In a paradoxical

way, Corey has inspired me to reach beyond my predisposed boundaries and to be grateful for my ability to

surmount such obstacles. While being ambitious, I make sure to emulate part of Coreys lifestyle in my

ownfor even among the stresses and responsibilities of life, happiness is not to be devalued. That

sentiment has carried me through the most grueling personal challenges of my life, including the past

three years of medical school. In fact, I believe I have Corey to thank for leading me down a career paththat I already find more fulfilling than I ever could have imagined.

Watching Corey mature into a severely autistic, but loving and gleeful, twenty-year-old has made

me who I am todayforever grateful to have a brother who has taught me so much about love, loyalty,

happiness, and acceptance. Corey is not only my brother; he is the person I admire most.

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Andrea Green,

3rd Year Medical Student at

Wake Forest University Medical School

& older sister to Corey Green.

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6/20

My Greatest SacrificeLEARNING A NEW NORMAL

By Erin OLoughlin

ur son, Marcus, was diagnosed with severe autism atthe age of 3. And yes, I was one of thoseparents in theearly days: I would read any book I could get my hands

on, trying to find the magic potion that would be the rightconcoction for my baby. Back in those early days, I didnt care ifI had to dabble in witchcraft, Id try anything. Thankfully myhusband Colm, being a physician, was more realistic and kept megrounded. In the beginning, he made a deal with me: Hed bewilling to go along with any crazy remedy that I read about, as

long as it was safe and we could afford it. So the race towardsrecovery - or, at the very least, improvement - began. One-on-one Applied Behavior Analysis therapy ata preschool that cost us $40,000 a year, Verbal Behavior Therapy at $500 a week, Occupational Therapy,Speech Therapy (none of which was covered by insurance), Gluten-Casein free diets, yeast elimination

pills imported from Canada, psychiatric medication cocktails, the infinite list goes on, and I actuallycringe at some of the things we tried, just thinking back on those days.

But things have gotten harder and harder over the years, not easier. Marcus has not recovered- nope, not even close. You see, thats theinfuriating hallmark of autism... you can take two autistic children at the same level of functioning in their younger years, with similar traits,similar skills, then give them the same exact therapies and treatments, the same amount of attention, time and love, and 10 years later, youwill have two completely different functioning individuals. In the end, it really all boils down to roadblocks in the brain, developmentalcapability, and degree of disability that sometimes cannot be realized until the child is older. And as Cammie McGovern states inAutisms

Parent Trap, In mythologizing recovery, I fear we've set an impossibly high bar that's left the parents of a half-million autistic childrenfeeling like failures.

People say all kinds of things to me and my husband, as parents of an autistic son... and yes, of course, they mean well. I dont know howyou do it, I couldnt do what youre doing. But you know what? YES YOU COULD. AND YOU WOULD. You would be doing the samething if it were your child; the only difference is, we have to do it. The other fun one: Youre never given more than you can handle.Well... YES WE ARE. On a daily basis, our family (Marcuss 7-year-old brother and 12-year-old sister included) has dealt with physicalabuse from Marcus, screaming hour-long meltdowns that turn aggressive, banging doors off of their hinges, opening car doors while weredriving on the freeway, smashing his head through windows, digging in and emptying the trash, chewing up and destroying jewelry andsmall toys, pinching so hard that we have to wear long sleeves in the summer, due to black & blue bruises up and down our arms. Once Icounted up the hours I had spent in IEP and Behavioral Intervention Meetings at his school during a 6 week period alone - 9 hours. At theage of almost 10, Marcus is already 130 pounds and almost 5 feet tall - 12 pounds more and a mere 5 inches shorter than me. As DavidRoyko states in his This American Lifepodcast, Almost daily, we have experienced things that other parents would recount for the rest oftheir lives as their biggest parenting horror story. (By the way, for fear of sounding too negative towards those who mean well, one of the

best things someone ever said and did for me, as I was sitting on the curb outside of the grocery store waiting for Marcus to calm down oneday: A man walked by and casually put his hand on my shoulder and said, Hang in there, Mom and then kept walking - he knew hecouldnt do anything to help, but he was giving me his support without judgment. It was as if he had given me a warm hug).

About 3 months ago, I had an out-of-body experience, so to speak. I was home alone with the three kids, and Marcus had been in the throesof one of his more severe meltdowns. The tantrum was getting progressively worse, so I had to remove him from all of us and get him up tohis room for isolation, for his own safety and for ours. Getting him up the stairs was a feat in itself, then once I got him in his room, hestarted screaming and banging and kicking on his door, to the point where I thought the door would come off of its hinges. Instead, I cameoff of my own hinges. I broke down. I just sat down on the floor outside of his room and started crying hard. My sweet 7 year old Brendancame over to me, wrapped himself around me and said, Shhhh, its ok Mommy, well get through this together. It was then that I traveledoutside my body, took a good long look at what was going on, and thought to myself: THIS IS NOT RIGHT. We cannot do this anymore.My own child should not be witnessing this, nor should he be comforting me about something like this. Ishould be comforting himoverskinned knees and melted popsicles. Instead, I had allowed the roles to reverse and my 7 and 12 year old children had grown up way toosoon and had witnessed and experienced way too much. But who could save us?

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My Greatest Sacrifice, ContinuedThat night I sat down with Colm and broached the subject: We cant do this anymore. His response was a bit defensive. Well, what do you

mean? What do you propose that we do? Were his parents. For the first time, I uttered the words, What are your thoughts about residentialcare? Immediately he struck me with the words, Hes too young, no way. I felt like an asshole. I then told him about the experience I hadthat day with Brendan and tears sprung to his eyes. I was reaching him. We tabled the discussion for awhile until he mentioned the idea to ouroldest daughter about Marcus possibly going away to camp for awhile so that other people could give him what hes needing to help him

be happy. We were just testing the waters, you see. Jordans response was, You mean, wed be giving up on him? Now Colm and I both feltlike assholes. And so we tabled the discussion for awhile again, occasionally bringing it up to each other every time Marcus had a roughmoment.

And then... five weeks ago, Marcus head-butted his teacher and gave her a mild concussion.

It was an awful awful awful moment in time when I heard that news. I called Colm at work, we made a quick mutual agreement, we hung up,and I then immediately picked up the phone again and started making tearful calls. Its all a blur, and honestly Im not sure how the people Ispoke with that day even understood what I was saying, I was so incomprehensible. But I can say that every single person I talked with, everyone of them being state employees, was phenomenal, helpful, warm and caring. And I will forever be thankful to the people that have theheart for this type of work. Through a collective effort, we got the ball rolling and sent in an application for Marcus to attend an acute

temporary residential respite program for developmentally disabled children in crisis, about 45 minutes away from us.

That night I went over to my closest friends house, drank too much, and wound up sitting on her stairs drunk, weeping and wailingwhile she and her husband just held and rocked me. Right there in the stairwell. Thankfully they are close family friends and none of

us even needed to say a word. For what was there to say? That Colm and I had done the best we could; we had done everythinghumanly possible, and still our son was not happy and we could not provide him what he needed anymore. The loving warmthof a mothers touch and the tireless commitment of our time, our money, our familys life and often times the well-being ofour other two children were simply not enough to overcome what we were dealing with. Simply put: Marcus needed moreand what we were trying to give him wasnt good enough for him anymore. And even though it goes against all parentalinstincts around the world and throughout all cultures, in this case, home was not the best place anymore for Marcus. And it

wasnt so much that we had come to this decision - this decision had been a long time coming and Colm and I had beendiscussing it for months by that point. It needed to happen. It wasnt even really that we were finally going through the motions to make it areality. It was that my son had hurt someone and that people around him were afraid of him. That strangers, even friends, were shocked andafraid when I took him out into public. It was all just so... sad. We had given him nothing but love and understanding for 10 years, taken careof his every need with unconditional love, changed his diapers for 10 years, and still - it had come to this: Giving his teacher a concussion,causing his teachers to be afraid to be around him and labeling him a danger to others. I knew he couldn't help it, that he didnt mean to hurt

people and that he did it out of frustration because he couldnt tell us what he needed. It must be awful to be trapped in a mind that can't letyou communicate. I cried that night in my friends stairwell like I had never cried before, grieving over a loss that cant even be put intowords. Thankfully I calmed down and they gave me a ride home. Because thats what good friends are for.

A few weeks ago, I entered the anger stage of my grief and became a raging lunatic. I was angry at my son, at the school, at life, at the cards Ihad been dealt. Angry at the sanctimonious comments I found on the autism board about how parents give up on their children too soon and

put them away in warehouses, just so they could get them out of their hair. Yep - thats us I guess, we were putting our kid in a warehousebecause we were giving up on him. I was angry at those innocent parents of higher-functioning autistic preschoolers who would postcomments about how such-and-such therapy was doing wonders for their child, how they could really notice an improvement - how earlyintervention must really be the ticket. I was angry at the autism self-advocates, constantly preaching at me that autism is merely adifferent ability, not a disability and that they are perfectly happy living with their autism, in fact they wouldnt take itaway if they could. I wanted them to live with my child for a couple weeks and see if they felt the same way. I was angry thatthis entire movement of autism awareness seems to only focus on the higher-functioning individuals, completely forgettingabout this shadow population in which my family and many others reside. I was angry at autism. I could have handledautism, but why did my kid have to have THIS kind of autism? Why couldn't he just be happy with quirks and resolvable

problems and the occasional outburst? Why couldnt he just be HAPPY? I was angry that my other two children weregetting the short ends of the stick. Why couldnt they experience a relationship with their brother, at least some kind ofrelationship? Why couldnt they see a happy and well-adjusted mother? It was all just so... out of my control. And I was angrythat it had to end up this way.

Marcus wound up getting accepted into the program a week after we applied. And can I just say... there is nothing more nauseating thanpacking for your child to send him off to a mental institution the following day. David Roykos experience of admitting their 13 year old soninto residential care was almost exactly like ours: After our meeting with staff and unloading [Marcuss] stuff, it was time for us to go. Itwas quick; a long goodbye would only make things harder... Very briskly, we walked down the hall and out the door, accompanied by thesound of [Marcuss] wailing. It was a strange feeling to leave an unhappy [Marcus] with strangers. The familiar urge to swoop in and try tocalm [Marcus] down and to protect others from any behavioral shrapnel was hard to resist. We felt terrible, but at the same time, we feltliberated. When we got home that evening, we were so calm that it felt foreign - it felt like we were on muscle relaxants. We hadnt realized

just how tense and jangled our nerves had been for the last [10] years.

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My Greatest Sacrifice,Continued

But the first week was absolutely agonizing. The guilt we were feeling was unbearable and I spent much of my dayswalking around in a bewildered fog, overwrought with worry that my baby was feeling abandoned and confused. I wouldwake up in the middle of the night, in the midst of a panic attack, needing and longing forthe need to hold my child and let him know thatwhat we were doing was out of love, not because we were giving up on him. And then, that would lead to me second-guessing our decision -was this truly the best thing for him? Were we doing this for him or for us? Im not sure I slept more than two hours at a time that first week.

Marcus has now been there for a month and the change in him is dramatic - its absolutely mind-blowing. He has had only a coupledocumented meltdowns the entire time he has been there, whereas we were experiencing 12- 14 a day. We have visited hima few times, andeach time he is smiling, giggling, and CALM. We have never seen him this calm and relaxed (and no, he is not drugged). We walk in and hesays, Its Daddy! Its Mommy! Its Jordan! Its Brendan! And we all cry and we hug on him, and we give him tickles. He doesnt try to

pinch us or attack us. He is thinner, healthier and happier. You see, its the structure and the facility. He receives round-the-clock one-on-onecare, with scheduled transitions every 15 minutes, he is kept busy all day long, and every minute of his day is extremely structured. Hesexhausted by the end of the day (in fact, he fell asleep in our arms during two of our visits). His caretakers work in shifts, so that everyonegets breaks and is well-rested, they are not (too) emotionally attached, and when theyre on duty, they dont have to juggle other

responsibilities like family, careers, after-school activities for their other children, cooking dinner, making school lunches, and other variousunscheduled mishaps that life throws our way. Marcus needs constant activity, with absolutely no moment in time left for boredom. In otherwords, we cannot possibly - no matter how hard we try or how much money we throw at the situation - duplicate that environment at home.So we are now waiting for an opening at a long-term care facility, which would provide him with the same type of care he has been receivingfor the past 4 weeks. Without a doubt, its what is best for him. We know that now for certain.

The changes for the rest of our family have been dramatic too. It has been a learning process as we're having to get the hang of a new normalaround here. We are in a weird kind of fog much of the time. This is such an emotional roller coaster ride and it's so eery and weird aroundthe house. I truly didn't realize how MUCH stress we were under until the stress was gone, and more importantly how much of our time wasspent in survival mode. I laid down and read for awhile the other day at 4:30pm, which is unheard of. Colm got home and we went out forMexican food together at a crowded restaurant on a Friday night last week. Unheard of. Then afterwards, we walked around together leisurelyshopping at the little shops around downtown Apex. Unheard of. I went to the grocery store at 5pm the other day, an unheard of time to gogrocery shopping for me, bought last minute dinner items, came home and was able to leisurely cook a last-minute dinner and we all haddinner together at 6:30 - late for us, but no one minded because no one was screaming for food and attacking me at 5pm. I was able to comehome, take my time unloading the groceries, and kept the pantry and fridge open because there wasn't someone digging around in the bags

trying to take all of the food before I put it away. I was able to pick up the kids from school the other day and they asked to go to DUNKINDONUTS (they were able to SAY it out loud, not spell it out). Not only did we go, we pulled into a parking spot, went INSIDE, and SATDOWN and talked together while eating our donuts. No screaming into a drive-thru speaker while Marcus is screaming bloody murder in the

backseat, kicking and pinching me, banging his head against the window because he wants the donut NOW. The mornings are weird... I getup, have a cup of coffee, and sit. No cleaning up poop off the bed and carpet in Marcus's room, no fending him off while I'm trying to makelunches, no trying to calm down meltdowns while getting everyone up, ready and out of the house, no figuring out which shirts to wear tocover the bruises up and down my arms. Instead, yesterday morning, I got up, made bacon, eggs and toast for Jordan & Brendan, and satdown at the table and TALKED with them. However... it's eery and quiet. And I don't know or understand this life. Chaos and stress is what Iunderstand. Brendan and Jordan are ok, but emotional. It's a confusing time for us all. Brendan is especially upset, because Marcus is hisspecial buddy and he misses him. Jordan understands, but says she doesn't know how to feel, she feels sad but relieved. The feelings areconfusing and double-dipped - we are sad, we miss our boy, and yet we are relieved to get a break from the stresses of autism. And so we aregetting family counseling.

But the knot of anxiety in my chest is starting to unravel. We are spending more quality time together. We areable to be spontaneous for the first time ever. We are able to go out to eat and enjoy ourselves. We are doing

family movie nights and family game nights. We are going out for ice cream together. We are laughing. Ourmarriage is stronger than ever. Theres still a heavy weight that is present - the knowledge that 1/5 of ourfamily is missing. But I suppose that the old saying Quality, not quantity applies more than ever here. Thetime we now spend with Marcus is absolutely amazing and full of love and joy and pure quality. Moreimportantly, Marcus is finally happy. And that right there is definitely worth the greatest sacrifice we have everhad to make.

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9/20

Chef Steves Favorite

Farm to Fork RecipesEMBRACE THE COZY COMFORT FOODS OF FALL

By Steve Mesa

ne of my worst habits as a trained chef is not writing down recipeswhen Im improvising in the kitchen. My friends are always asking

for recipes for things Ive made completely off the cuff, and the best I cando is to guess what I did.

The best example of this is a chili that I made that actually won a contest. As

I was the lone pro in a contest full of firemen, I was not expecting to do well, and when I won, I had no good record ofwhat I had done. If anyone wants my best guess of that winner from 10 years ago, send me an email and Ill forward italong. Its a little technical and a huge batch, but it might be a fun starting point.

At any rate, chili is one of those dishes that can be made in endless variations, and no recipe should be considered ironclad. This particular recipe is one that Ive worked on for the last few years, and its quick and easy enough to be madeany old Sunday morning.

Steves Chunky Steak Chili1.5lbs stew beefKosher salt and black pepper2T oil

1ea med onion, medium dice1 red bell pepper4 cloves garlic2ea fresh pasilla peppers1.5T cumin!T chili powder1/4t cloves1/4t ground cinnamon14oz tomato sauce2C beef broth2 bay leaves

Heat a Dutch oven or large saucepot over medium-high heat. Season the meat with salt and pepper. Add the oil to the potand brown the meat, in batches if necessary to avoid crowding the pan. Set the browned meat aside and lower the heat to

medium. Add the onion and saut until translucent. Add the red bell and pasilla peppers and cook until soft. Add the garlicand saut until you smell the aroma.Add all the dried spices and cook until the spices darken, about 5 minutes. If necessary, lower the heat to avoid burningthe spices. Add the seared beef, tomato sauce, and beef broth. Add the bay leaf, bring the mixture to a simmer. Coverleaving a small bit to vent, lower the heat, and cook over low heat until the meat is tender and the sauce is reduced.Season with salt and pepper. Enjoy!


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Steve Mesa,

3IJF Board of

Directors &

Professional

Chef

A native of Northern California, Steve has a degree in Culinary Arts from the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY. Heworked as a professional chef on the West Coast before moving to the Raleigh area. He has two children - a 9 year-old daughter and a7 year-old son with autism.


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Digging in the Dirt with 3IJF

NORTH CAROLINA, USDA ZONE 7B

all is prime time to prep your yard for the next growing

season," says This Old Houselandscape contractor Roger

Cook. Cooling temperatures slow aboveground growth, and

moister soil encourages strong root development.

Lawns

Aerate, over-seed and fertilize fescue lawns to help them recoverfrom summer stress. Lower mower height to 2.5

Grass roots keep growing until the ground gets down to around40 degrees," says Roger Cook, "so this is a good time to feed

them." Apply a high-phosphorus (12-25-12) mix to lawns in fallto encourage roots, so turf greens up earlier in spring.

Apply a winterizer fertilizer and weed preventer to warm-seasongrasses to prevent winter weeds such as annual bluegrass. Raisemowing height by .5

Be sure to remove leaves from lawn as necessary.

Trees & Shrubs

Now is an optimal time to plant! The soil is still warm, theweather is cooling off, and usually the rainfall is dependable;three things that help plants become established before the firstfrost.

Continue to pay attention to the rainfall. The sweltering heat ofsummer has passed but trees and shrubs less than a year old still

need 1 of water per week until the leaves fall (or throughJanuary if evergreen)

While you are cleaning out fallen leaves from your yard, dontforget to also clean out your beds to ensure you arentoverwintering pests or disease.

Dont prune! In the South, fall is the worst time for pruningbecause all the new growth you stimulate will be promptly burntup by the first frost. Most pruning should be done in late winteror spring.

Perennials

Evict tired annuals, as well as the snails and slugs that feed onthem, which breed in fall. Trim spent perennial foliage down tothe ground; this sends energy to the roots, for next season. Everythree years, divide crowded tuberous plants, like irises anddaylilies.

Fall is also a great time of year to plant new perennials. Fallplanting allows the root system of the plant to establish beforethe onset of winter.

A light dose of organic fertilizer will promote root growth andvigor.

Soil preparation is crucial. Amending as much of the Carolinaclay as possible and adding a nutrient rich soil mix willguarantee that your plants will thrive.

Annuals

Fall is agreat timefor plantingthose coolseasonvegetables. To name a few- mustard greens, spinach, lettuce,

broccoli, cabbage, swiss chard and collards. Its time to think mums and pansies! Mums will give you vibrant

color in your annual bed or containers as summer annuals startto fade. Pansies planted in fall will give color in winter andreally put on a show the following spring. Be on the lookout forother cool season annuals like snapdragons and dianthus.

Dont forget about those wonderful ornamental chards,mustards, cabbages and kales that mix so well with your fall

blooming annuals. They will also put on a spring show withbeautiful long stemmed yellow flowers that seem to reach thesky.

Its time to think about spring blooming bulbs. Shop early forbest selection of daffodils, hyacinth and tulips but plant thembetween Halloween & Christmas. Remember the deer and otherground dwelling rodents do not like the taste of daffodils, so this

bulb is one to surely add to the landscape if you share yourproperty with these furry animals. Consider using a ring of themaround other bulbs.

Water Gardening

Use a net over your pond to catch most of the falling leaves anddebris. Leaves will decay and can cause many problems in yourecosystem.

Feel free to cut back the perennial additions to your pondincluding cattail rush, thalia and pondeteria. Remove andcompost all tropical floaters such as water lettuce and hyacinth.

Use the Autumn Prep Winterizing Pond Kit, which contains coolwater hardy bacteria and microbes which help to accelerate the

breakdown of fish wastes and other debris. Cooler temperatures will slow down your fishs metabolism, and

so we recommend switching over to a cool season food, higherin fat and lower in protein to accommodate this change and keepyour fish happy and healthy.

See more Zone 7B Fall gardening & landscaping tips atAtlanticAvenue Orchid & Garden and This Old House

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10 Best Plants for Fall

1. October GloryWhats the most dependable tree inthe South for spectacular red fallfoliage? October Glory red maple(Acer rubrum). It grows 50 to 60feet tall, and you can get it at mostgarden centers. September is a greattime to plant.

2.Plentifall PansiesSick of pansies that turn to mush withthe first fall freeze and dont bloomagain until spring? Try the newPlentifall pansies available now ingarden centers. These are among thefirst trailing pansies, each spreading18 inches. Plant them in the ground toform solid sweeps, or let themcascade from containers. Plentifall

pansies survive below-zero tempswith little damage, so they should

bloom for you from fall through spring.

3. Confederate RoseYou cant get more Southern thanConfederate rose (Hibiscus mutabilisPlena), a shrub with late-summerand autumn flowers that change fromwhite to pink to deep rose as they age.You often get all three colors at once.Cuttings root easily in water/

4.Iceland PoppiesThere are three good reasons to plantIceland poppies now. Theyll be

beautiful next spring; they come inmany bright colors; and unlike someother poppies, theyre legal. Start themthis fall by either sprinkling seeds over

bare ground or setting out transplants.You can get both at garden centersnow.

5.BluestarsTry something new, like Hubrichts

bluestar (Amsonia hubrichtii). Thisfuss-free perennial combines light bluespring flowers with dazzling yellowfall foliage. Order fromnichegardens.com.

6.Pitcher PlantsAdmit it: Youre not a fan of bugs. Sogrow plants that eat bugspitcher plants(Sarracenia sp.). Native to the South,

pitcher plants combine colorful flowerswith striking, tube-like pitchers that trapand digest insects. They need sun andacid, moist soil.

7.Spanish BluebellPlant the best spring bulb no one seems toknow aboutSpanish bluebell(Hyacinthoides hispanica). It stands 15 to20 inches tall, loves our climate, and

spreads steadily into glorious sweeps. Itcomes in white and pink, but blueExcelsior is my favorite.

8.MossIf grass wont grow in a damp, shadyarea in your yard, grow magical lookingmoss instead. Moss stays green all yearand doesnt need mowing, watering,fertilizing, or spraying. Mosses native toyour area work best since theyll tolerateyour climate best. So if someone youknow loathes moss, generously take itoff their hands.

9.LilliesSpider lily (Lycoris radiata, pictured) andsurprise lily, also known as naked lady (Lycoris

squamigera), send up foliage in the fall, whichremains through spring, and then disappears. InAugust and September, spikes of flowersstanding anywhere from 18-30 inches tallappear seemingly overnight without leaves.Spider lily has bright red glowers with longstamens that resemble spider legs. Surprise lilyhas pink, trumpet-shaped flowers. Both are easyto grow, spread into drifts, and last for generations. Bulbs are usuallyavailable by late spring.

10. Greens

Try planting one of these winter greens:Lettuce:Bibb (green butterhead type),Oak Leaf (green loose-leaf), Red Sails(red loose-leaf); Mustard: Red Giant(reddish-purple leaves), Savannah (large,deep green leaves); Kale: Lacinato (darkgreen, curly leaves, very cold-hardy),Redbor (pictured; crinkly, deep redleaves), Red Russian (smooth, gray-greenleaves with purple veins, delicious!), Winterbor (crinkly, blue-greenleaves); Collards: Champion (dark blue-green leaves, very cold-hardy), Georgia Southern (deep green leaves, very cold-hardy and

productive)

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Plant of the SeasonSASANQUA CAMELLIA

These shrubs offer abundant blooms and glossy evergreen leaves .

They start flowering in fall, and depending on the selection, can

continue into early winter. There are both dwarf and upright

forms. Use them as specimens, hedges, or espaliers. You can even

grow them in big pots. They prefer slightly moist, well-drained

acid soil and filtered light. Check out the October Magicseries

from the Southern Living Plant Collection (southernlivingplants.com).

Garden Project of the SeasonMUMKIN

The Big Idea:Create a container using a pumpkin

filled with mums, pansies and purple kale.

The Materials: Large and small pumpkins, big

poofy potted mums, small potted pansies, andornamental kale tinged in purple.

The How-To

1. Choosea pumpkin slightly smaller than the mum(or pansy or kale) you want to put in it.

2. Hollowout the pumpkin with a knife; discard the

seeds or put aside for toasting later.

3. Tuckthe plant (still in its original pot) inside the

hole. Remove the pot for watering.

The Finish: Mingle assorted pumpkins & gourds

around the mumkins; Let autumn leaves fall where

they may to add a little colorful confetti.


The Plant of the Season & Garden Project of the Season, along with photo, are adapted from the October edition of Southern Living Magazine.


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Autumn Leaf BowlThe chill is in the air and the leaves are changing color, and there'sno better way to preserve the delight than by welcoming it into yourhome. Yes, the craft stores overflowing with autumn decorations can

be intimidating, but there are ways to turn those faux autumn leavesinto something beautiful andfunctional. Below are instructions foryour very own autumn leaf bowl, perfect for holding your favoritescented potpourri or tasty Halloween treats.

Materials:

Craft store leaf garland, Mod Podge (matte finish), Foam Brush,Balloon, Scissors, Mixing bowl

*Tip: try to find thin, paper-like leaves for your garland. The thinnerthe leaves, the better they will mold to the shape of your balloon.Also, avoid any plastic-coated leaves.

How To:

1. Begin by snipping the leaves off the strand of garland. Leaveabout 1/8" at the base.

2. Carefully rip the entire plastic stem (and all the veins!) off of thefaux leaves (See image above). This will help the leaves mold tothe shape of the balloon.

3. Fill up your balloon to size. We stuck ours inside a mixing bowl tokeep it in place.

4. With your mod podge in a cup near by, gently apply a thin layeron top of your balloon, starting in the middle and working yourway out.

5. Lay a leaf on top of the wet mod podge and smooth with yourfingers or foam brush. Once it's stuck in place, apply another thinlayer of mod podge on top of that leaf. See image below.

6. Repeat , coverin g anyempty spaces with smallerleaves.

7. When you reach about aquarter of the way downthe balloon, add one ortwo leaves to the bottomof the bowl for extraweight and support. Allowto dry at least an hour.

8. When the mod podge isdry, carefully pop your

balloon with a pin at thetied end, slowly letting the air out. Don't be alarmed if the leavesshrink down when the balloon deflates, it will return to its originalshape after a minute or so. You may find that some of the mod

podge will stick to the edges of your leaves, but you can just pickor cut it off.

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Scrub Brush Fall TreeThis is a GREAT art project for kids of all ages, andadults who are young at heart. For those individualswith sensory needs, start off with having the child oradult touch and feel the scrub brush - feel thescratchiness, listento the sound itmakes whenscrubbing asurface. Its alsogreat for thosewho dont like to

get messy - nofinger paintinginvolved, unlessof course youwant to.

Materials(linked to places to buy):

Round dish brush- also at dollar stores

Washable Paint

Fall Tree Printable(Free, click on link)

How To:

1. Start by printing off the tree fall tree printable

2. Dip the

dish brush

into paint.

Press all

over and

above the

tree.

3. Finish off the fall craft by painting the tree trunk

with brown paint. Let dry and hang up your

beautiful tree!

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hope that youll visit AmazonSmileoften and choose

3 Irish Jewels Farm as your charity!

The Bluebird DanceErin OLoughlins childrens book can now bepurchased onAmazon(Dont forget to use AmazonSmile!) &Barnes & Noble! ALL sales will benefit 3Irish Jewels Farm.

The Bluebird Dance is asweet and simple storyabout a bluebird family,held together by a very

strong bond. When itcomes time for the babybluebirds to find thecourage to spread theirwings and explore theworld on their own, thefamily must search for aplace where they can allstay together, yet eachcreate a home forthemselves. Join Mama,

Papa, Grace, Patrick & Thomas ontheir wild and funny adventures as they search for theperfect home!

Please Vote for Us!3 Irish Jewels Farm has been nominated for The EagleRare Life Award again and we are close to being in thetop 20 nominees - so we need your votes! The EagleRare Life Award was created to allow people to shareamazing, inspirational stories about amazing people.Seven of those amazing stories each year are awardedmoney to be donated to the charity of the winningnominee's choice. The grand price is $50,000 donatedby Eagle Rare. Eagle Rare willalso host a local awardreception for the GrandPrize award winner.They will alsodonate $4,000 tothe other 6 finalistcharities. So pleaseclick HEREandvote for 3 Irish

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A THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS SUPPORTERSOn behalf of all of us at 3 Irish Jewels Farm. thank you for your generosity! Your support assists us in

continuing to build upon our dream. The following individuals & organizations have shown their supportthrough monetary contributions. Thanks to all of you, we have raised almost $312,000so far.

OVER THE RAINBOW

DONORS ($20,000+)

Samuel P. Mandell FoundationErin & Colm OLoughlin

POT O GOLD DONORS

($5,000+)

Pat Murnane's Irish Pub

EMERALD DONORS ($1,000+)

Anonymous

Bohler Engineering- 2013 Golf SponsorWilliam & Elva BondScott Corrigan - 2013 Golf SponsorLauren & Balazs CsakiDanco Electrical- 2013 Golf SponsorHenri DeschampsDigestive Healthcare- 2013 Golf SponsorEMC System EngineersFox Liquor BarAnthony & Deborah FraioliLaura & Marc FraioliBeth & Matt GallaGreater Raleigh Emerald Society

Dave Green - 2013 Golf SponsorRobin & Dave GreenHi-Tech Fabrication- 2013 Golf SponsorLucille Hudson - 2013 Golf SponsorKestrel Heights Elementary SchoolMargeurite Norris - 2013 Golf SponsorSamuel P. Mandell Foundation - 2013 GolfSponsor

TE Matching Gift ProgramWake County Ancient Order of HiberniansThe Well Fellowship

IRISH EYES DONORS ($500+)AnonymousBarish Family - 2013 Golf SponsorDr. & Mrs. Charles Barish

Mitchell & Joanne BigelCeltic ComplexionJeffrey ChaffkinChampions Bar & More/Adnan HamedKelly DAmicoElectric Motor Shop-2013 Golf SponsorSusan FinkelsteinMarceen & Matthew GasperoniRobert & Lisa GrayKen KohagenRaleigh St. Patrick's Day Parade & Festival

CommitteeThe Skin Center of the Triangle-2013 GolfSponsor

United Way of the Triangle

SHAMROCK DONORS ($150+)Aetna FoundationCourtney BarrusPaul & Renay BeckerAllison & Matt BymanKelly BullockFrank & Joan Conn - with AOHMichael DevineLaura FraioliStephanie GedmintasJoyce Gevirtzman

Wayne Gilman, LLC - 2013 Golf SponsorElise Graziano & Steve MesaPete Hartmann - 2013 Golf SponsorMelissa JacobsJennifer JurkusJohn King - 2013 Golf SponsorAnne LeahyJeremy & Katherine LeBlancJerry & Joseph LemanskiHoward & Lori LevineDr. Dick McKayAndy MayMaureen MorrellKaren Moss -In memory of Janet Sullivan

Nita NewmanJordan OLoughlinKevin & Amy Paczosa

Patricia PagetRuby Tuesday RestaurantToni Anne RockerJonathan & Helene RodSusan Kessler RossRufty Homes- 2013 Golf SponsorLorna SiegalSharon & Fred TooleyGeorge & Ann ToskyMichael Ungar & Deborah WarnerMaude Veech

Kelly S. WyattPhilip YoungJohn ZarembaQuan Zhou & Jun Chen

CLADDAGH DONORS ($50+)AOH Penna - 2013 Golf SponsorAngela AbromitasDee AbromitasCarmen AndrewsAndy May Group, LLCBillie & Davie Barbour - In memory of JanetSullivan

Mary & Marshall BassettBathroomRemodel.comJamie BenjaminAlan & Mindy BiegelmanKaren & Alan BoothBrentwood Carpets - 2013 Golf Sponsor

Nancy & Alan ButterfieldThe Butterfield Family - 2013 Golf SponsorCitation LabsCourtney Campbell, CPA- 2013 Golf SponsorDebbie ClementsBuck CochranMimi CookDee DAmicoKelly D'AmicoMeredith DixonBen DulmanSophie DunnLora EddingtonKendra Elliott - 2013 Golf Sponsor Continued



Claddagh Donors, Continued

Fidelity Bank- 2013 Golf SponsorDan Friedman & FamilyFrank Goodwin Auto Service

Nicole GauntGentle Touch Car Wash- 2013 Golf SponsorGolden Junebugs Group (via Lisa Kimmett)John GuerinSuzanne GumppThe Helms Family - 2013 Golf SponsorJohn & Elaine Johnson - In memory of JanetSullivan

Jennifer JurkusHomeAdvisor.comStefanie & Douglas KahnCarolyn KeslerDebra KossmanL&M Transportation Service, Inc.Helen LaVereJohn MaineyCheryl Martin -In memory of Janet SullivanKaren MeirAmanda MesaSteve Mesa Family - 2013 Golf SponsorJames G. Norris, Sr. - 2013 Golf SponsorJames G. Norris, III - 2013 Golf SponsorLori Norris - 2013 Golf SponsorMitchell Norris - 2013 Golf SponsorWill Norris - 2013 Golf SponsorStephanie NovickBruce & Mindy OberhardtSiobhan & Fursey OLoughlinThe Osborne Family - 2013 Golf SponsorPLOC - 2013 Golf SponsorPravana Tan & Wellness Spa- 2013 GolfSponsor

Debbie & Rob QuintCarl & Lisa RobertsSuzanne RodaRick RollinsonJamie RorrerElizabeth & Mike RossVirginia RileyBruce & Sandy RubensteinSAS Institute -In memory of Janet SullivanFrank & Richelle SajovecRachelle & Jay SchwartzCaren Seusserman

Sue Moriarty Investments - 2013 Golf SponsorFred Tooley - 2013 Golf SponsorTreeRemoval.comLeslie VanDykeEileen VanHoutenWake Manor Properties- 2013 Golf SponsorTammy Wells-Angerer

NC Representative Jennifer WeissJohn ZarembaRobyn Ziperski -In honor of Corey Green

3IJF FRIENDSElizabeth ButterfieldSusan ButterfieldSally ButterfieldJeanne HolmesMelissa JacobsMark LaCasseMarlene LeavellArthur & Heather Levey -In memory of JanetSullivan

Terri MaineyLori McIlwainVirginia & John Nugent -In memory of JanetSullivan

Ronnie MarshallSiobhan O'LoughlinPurple CreekVirginia RoesslCliona SalazarShari SimsCheryl L. Turney -In memory of Janet SullivanShay Amasa Wainwright

Sherry Warner

A THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS SUPPORTERS,CONTINUED

ThankYou!


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The Nest Egg Fund

HELP FEATHER OUR NEST!


The present was an egg laid by the pastthat had the future inside its shell.

~Zora Neale Hurston
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Board of Directors,

Our Mission, Vision & Logo


3 Irish Jewels Farm

Board of Directors

Erin OLoughlin3 Irish Jewels FarmPresident & Founder

Robin Green

ParentVice President

David GreenPrivate InvestmentConsultantTreasurer

Steve MesaProfessional Chef

Andrew MoriartyBohler Engineering

Colm OLoughlinDigestive Healthcare

Advisory BoardDawn AllenGHA Autism Supports

Brian BradyBrady Law Firm, PLLC

Donna KuniABA Consultant

Maureen MorrellAutism Society of NC

MissionTo create an environmentally sustainable agricultural community where adultson the autism spectrum can live dignified and meaningful lives with support ina healthy, safe and enriching environment and achieve independence throughmeaningful work, recreation and community involvement. In addition to adultsliving on the farm, school-age children with autism will be able to attend track-out and summer programs so that they can also experience the farm life. We are

a 501(c)(3) nonprofit tax-exempt organization.

VisionTo offer a person-centered home to adults with autism in which they can thriveand continue to grow and learn. The tranquil agricultural setting will provide awell structured residence with safety, cohesiveness and serenity. Well-trainedco-workers who are familiar with the resident farmers special needs will assistthe farmers in learning and discovering new skills, encouraging them to reachtheir fullest potential. In turn, the resident farmers will experience appropriateand rewarding work, along with organized leisure time and social activities.

As a community within a larger community, we will strive to educate thegeneral public about autism awareness and will invite community members tovolunteer in farming activities and special events. 3 Irish Jewels Farm will

collaborate with the many universities and schools around the Triangle andprovide internships, classes, volunteer opportunities, as well as educationalworkshops and support groups to the general public.

Our long-term goal is to create a pilot program in the Triangle of NC, nurture itand grow it to the best it can possibly be, and then open more around the state,and then around the country. Because we know that we will be at capacitywithin just moments of opening, and there is a need for hundreds more of 3IJFsaround the country. Please join us in making this happen... our fellow brothersand sisters with autism depend upon us.

Our LogoI love the symbolism that encompasses birds, nests & eggs. Eggs represent anew chance at life, hope, the excitement of seeing the treasures that lie withinthose eggs. Birds represent the connection between the sky and the land,

freedom, the ability to spread their wings and soar independently. The nestsymbolizes home, love, protection. I admire the manner in which a mama birdconstructs her nest piece by piece, gradually making it strong and protective.And so I chose three eggs in my nest for my three beautiful children. I dedicatethis farm to my three children, Jordan, Marcus & Brendan. May this farm

provide a strong and protective place for those who need its support. May itallow everyone who walks through its doors to spread their wings and soar.May it provide you and your family with hope and a new chance at life. Andmay it provide all of us with the opportunity to discover the treasures that liewithin us.
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Large streams from littlefountains flow, Tall oaks from

little acorns grow.

~D. Everett, The Columbian Orator

Fall 2014

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