The Family & Home Arts Committee (FHAC) is being designed as a replacement for the GWA or Grange Women's Activities committee. The HAC is a more inclusive committee, including both sexes and all ages. The FHAC is being expanded to include all aspects of home arts.
MERRIAM-WEBSTER'S UNABRIDGED DICTIONARY definds home arts as one of the arts or techniques (as cooking, sewing, baby care) concerned with the maintenance and care of a household —usually used in plural
So, you can see that the Home Arts encompasses a large number of techiques that we as a Grange can build upon. For example a lot of people are reconnecting with their heritage and are seeking to learn such skills a knitting, basic wood working, home canning etc.
We as a Grange can provide classes for such things a how to Knit, how to do home canning and more. We have these skills in our Granges and thru FHAC, we can share with others.
Virginia "Jini" Reynolds of Redwood Valley Grange has been appointed as the Director of Family & Home Arts Committee by State President Kent Westwood.
Watch for a complete bio for Jini, comming soon.