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AUGUST NEWSLETTER
The Flow Harvest Young Adult Naturist Festival will be September 8-11
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Check out our website!
Get the latest on our commitment to Naturism, Permaculture, Health, Nutrition, Spirituality and Community.
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Our New Video is now LIVE!!
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We have beautiful Cabins and RVs to suit your desires.
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To see pictures and descriptions of all our rentals and a map of locations.....go here.
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Check out the slide show on our homepage of all the best photos of the Sunsport Experience by our talented photographers.
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The lotus pond is now in full bloom as are many bright colored flowers throughout Sunsport. People are taking regular golf cart rides on the trail through the jungle and past natural attractions. An improved drainage system in the jungle has kept the cart trail dry in spite of heavy rains. Ponds with mosquito eating fish have been created which dramatically reduce the mosquito population.
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Community Happenings
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Events in August
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The August First Friday Community Drum Circle will be August 4th. Water aerobics three mornings a week and daily afternoon petanque continue.
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The Flow Harvest Young Adult Naturist Music and Arts Festival will be September 8-11 at Sunsport. The weekend will include workshops, music, yoga, karaoke, flow arts, pool socials, and performances. The entire weekend including tent camping is $30 for people ages 18-30. Others are welcome to participate at regular rates.
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Karaoke - Various Pop Up times.
Daily Events - Ongoing activities include daily afternoon Pétanque at 2, Water Aerobics Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings at 10, Morning Pickleball
Monthly Drum Circle
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The August 4th First Friday Community Drum Circle is ON!
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Note: the special drum circle ground fees will be in effect only until 10 pm when the office closes. After 10 pm entry, regular ground fees will apply.
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Please arrive before 10pm to enjoy the $10 price.
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2023-24 Events at Sunsport
Family Youth Gathering - July 13-21 2024
Young Adult Weekends - September 8-10
Mid-Winter Naturist Festival - February 15-20 2024
Community Drum Circles - The first Friday of each month.
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Sunsport Gardens Notes
There is now a new aquarium in the pavilion.
The pool will be closed for maintenance for 3 days, Monday, July 31st, through Wednesday, August 2nd.
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The Town of Loxahatchee Groves has adopted a new Comprehensive Plan which includes, "The existing naturist recreational vehicle park which includes private club and accessory recreational facilities legally established prior to the date of incorporation may remain." Of course, that refers to Sunsport. The Plan includes environmentally sensitive values. The Town is zoned Residential/Agricultural with commercial development restricted to Southern Boulevard. Sunsport has a positive relationship with the Town.
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Alligators have recently made their way into Sunsport's ponds. Please do not feed them (or the turtles and fish). Large alligators are removed and relocated into the everglades.
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Artist-in-Residence Program
Calling all Artists, Dancers, Painters, Sculptors, Musicians, Writers etc
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Sunsport has created an Artist-in-Residence Program. Stay for a week or a month+.
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Free camping and day fees.
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Create art or relax and commune with nature.
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The Naturist Family Youth Gathering was lots of fun,
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becoming a loving, caring community. There were sports, boating, fishing, tie dying, body painting, and lots of time in the pool plus a beautiful sunny day at clothing optional Haulover Beach hosted by South Florida Free Beaches. As a service project, campers painted and placed markers for a new natue trail branch which John Dodge is creating. Each morning started with a workshop developing interpersonal skills and body acceptance. Campers created a claymation video and, on the last evening, produced a variety show to display their talents. The Gathering is a wonderful opportunity for children and their parents to bond.
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Thanks to the Naturist Society Foundation, The American Association for Nude Recreation, and AANR-Florida for supporting the camp.
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Photos from the camp and the claymation video will soon be on the website.
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The summer edition of N Magazine, the publication of the Naturist Society Foundation, features an article by Katie Ospina about World Naked Gardening Day at Sunsport. The magazine also includes a review by Morley Schloss of Jelaine Lombardi's book, Running Around Naked. The book is a poignant memoir of the author's growing up at Seminole Health Club in Florida.
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August is a perfect time to relax and enjoy Sunsport's beauty.
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Sunsport Tee Shirts.......
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The office now has a variety of Sunsport Gardens T-shirts available.
The shirts have attractive designs by Christopher Vuk.
Purchase them at the office or online on our website (coming soon)
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the Naturally Nude Cafe.......whats cookin.....
Sunsport grown Vegetables!
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Snack Bar summer hours:
Only open Friday to Sunday
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Healthy food will be available daily in the office which is open 10 am - 6 pm
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Buffalo fried cauliflower- $8
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2 eggs, almost any style - $4
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Reminder: Please use the appropriate containers for throwing out items. Place materials such as clean paper and cardboard in the yellow bins; cans, plastics except Styrofoam, juice boxes, and glass and plastic bottles in the blue bins. Place large items such as platforms and furniture near, but not in, the dumpster. Place only bagged garbage and small items in the dumpster. Never place plastic bags in the bins since they clog the recycling equipment.
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To help Sunsport and the environment, *please deposit aluminum cans in a special bin with a round hole in the top in the main recycling area.
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- The yellow containers are for paper and flattened cardboard
- The blue containers are for aluminum cans*, glass, juice boxes, and plastics except styrofoam, bags, and utensils.
- Deposit other trash in the large grey or black trash bins with tops.
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Please secure all trash cans tightly since raccoons are skilled at opening containers and making large messes. Thanks.
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the Gardens of Sunsport
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Nance Flowers along the food forest trail.
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ArtBox & Serenity Garden
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Serenity Garden pauses while Theresa gathers some amazing blueberries at Serendipity Blueberry Farm in upstate New York.
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Birds Life with Theresa
❤️🦜
The New Bird Room
❤️🐕
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Permaculture Sunsport News
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Dragonflies:Natures Mosquito Eaters
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Dragonflies are predators, both in their aquatic larval stage and in their adult lives. The larval stage of dragonflies lasts up to five years in large species, and between two months and three years in smaller species. Several years of their lives are spent as nymphs living in fresh water; the adults are on the wing for only a few months.
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Many dragonflies are territorial, defending a territory against others of their own species. Some dragonflies will protect a territory against other species of dragonfly and a few against insects in unrelated groups.
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Did you know that Dragonflies mate in a complex, predetermined process? The female dragonfly deposits eggs on floating or waterside vegetation after she has positioned herself precisely with the male to fertilize the eggs and they have flown together in a heart-shaped union!
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Most dragonfly females lay their eggs in mud or water. The nymphs hatch within a few weeks and then live in water for up to two years. Because of this, dragonflies are especially numerous near bodies of water, with the ability to fly to and from their home base easily.
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Dragonfly Marsh
At the edge of Meditation Field you can find Dragonfly Marsh.
Visit there and be amazed at the beauty and abilty of our Dragonfly Community
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Please make a small donation to help us continue to develop the Meditation and Permaculture Projects.
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Check the website for exact day, at 7 pm in the restaurant.
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The Permaculture Sunsport group is meeting once a month Tuesdays at 7:00 PM in the dining room. Contact Geoffrey Farmer, geoffrey@pclox.org, to receive notice of meetings and garden workdays.
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Hey What is Permaculture?
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Permaculture is a philosophy of design for creating a sustainable human culture. That is, it's a way of thinking about how we set up the support systems around us: shelter, food, water, energy, society and business. Well designed permaculture systems allow us to live as a beneficial part of the ecosystems around us.
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Join our FaceBook page for more details and meetings of the Sunsport Permaculture & Community Garden Group .
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Art & Naturism.......naturist spirited art
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The Tree Spirit Project, Nudes In Nature
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People who will not sustain trees will soon live
in a world that will not sustain people.
– Bryce Nelson
Trees purify the air; they also purify the mind…
if you want to save your world, you must save the trees.
– J.R.R. Tolkien, The Trees of Endor
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The TreeSpirit Project is many things, including:
• A collection of fine art photographs by Jack Gescheidt celebrating human interdependence with trees, and all of nature. Of course, people are part of nature; we human beings are not separate from the natural world as we often think or feel we are.
Ordinary, extraordinary people, all volunteers, from all walks of life, bare themselves to boldly, playfully, feel connected again: to trees, to others, to themselves.
• The experiences people have while making the photographs. Read Testimonials from participants who report incredible thoughts and feelings during TreeSpirit photo events.
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• A mission to raise awareness of the critical role trees play in our lives, both globally and personally. READ MORE.
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If we cherish Earth’s myriad living creatures, or better still sense all lives as precious, we can alleviate tremendous and needless suffering, including our own. We can rekindle in our hearts a reverence for the interconnectedness of all living creatures, and feel the joy and wonder this realization brings.
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Go out among trees, even hug some, and share with others what you feel.
– Jack Gescheidt, TreeSpirit Project founder, photographer
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The MISSION of the TreeSpirit Project:
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• To RAISE AWARENESS OF THE CRITICAL ROLE OF TREES AND FORESTS IN OUR LIVES — both globally and also personally — in this era of ANTHROPOGENIC GLOBAL WARMING.
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Globally, because of all that trees and forests do to make our planet habitable and hospitable for us humans, and all others species; personally, because trees improve our state of being, our consciousness, simply by being in their presence.
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This months Friday evening,
August 4th monthly Community Drum Circle is ON!!!
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Please Support These Important Organizations
Fighting for Our Freedoms
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Vision: Creating a clothing-optional world where your body does not define who you are.Mission: Promoting a culture of body acceptance through clothing-optional recreation, education, and community outreach.Values: Naturism, Understanding, Diversity, Education
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The Naturist Action Committee is the political adjunct to The Naturist Society Foundation. NAC exists to advance and protect the rights and interests of naturists throughout North America, and supports the responsible recreational nude use of public lands.
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The Naturist Education Foundation is the nonprofit informational and educational adjunct to The Naturist Society Foundation and is dedicated to improving the awareness of naturism and body acceptance among both naturists and non-naturists, including business leaders, legislators, and the college community. NEF seeks to achieve an understanding and acceptance of naturists and their activities throughout North America.
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NAC and NEF are 501(c) nonprofit corporations.
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Our Mission: Simply put, we exist “To advocate nudity and nude recreation in appropriate settings while educating and informing society of their value and enjoyment.”
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The American Association for Nude Recreation is the largest, most long-established organization of its kind in North America. With roots dating to 1931, we have grown from our humble beginnings to an organization that has served 213,000 individuals throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and beyond. These members enjoy their own backyards and pools with family and friends, as well as over 180 nudist resorts and affiliates.
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The Federation of Canadian Naturists (FCN) is Canada’s national nudist organization. Along with the Fédération québécoise de naturisme (FQN), the FCN represents and promotes the naturist lifestyle as wholesome, healthy, and enjoyable.
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Our Mission Statement
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The Federation of Canadian Naturists is a member-supported, not for profit organization dedicated to fostering a greater understanding, acceptance and appreciation of naturism as a way of life throughout Canada.
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Incorporated in 1980, SFFB has long worked tirelessly for the advancement of naturism in general, and clothing-optional beaches in particular, across the entire state of Florida.SFFB’s Legal Defense Fund has financially assisted countless naturists over it’s tenure.
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B.E.A.C.H.E.S. Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, former Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department Programming Partner for Haulover Beach and an adjunct of South Florida Free Beaches (SFFB), founders of Haulover Beach’s naturist section in 1991.
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Rate Sheet
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Reservation and Deposit Policy 2023-2024 Winter Season
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