Mardell Gunn took a break from harvesting and putting up food for the winter to celebrate her birthday last weekend. She sat around a bonfire with a group of women friends including Rashah McChesney, Brynn Murphy, Chloë Copeland, and PhoebëSnow Desatoff. They shared a dutch oven blueberry cobbler cooked over the fire, among other foods. “How could one have a better summer birthday?” said Gunn.

(Courtesy/Aimee Creelman) (left) Cindy Buxton, Russ White, Dennies Geason, Aimee…