Earth Arts is offering the following Spring and Summer workshops for adults:
“Greening our Neighborhoods and Schools Series" Permaculture Native Plants Forest Gardening School Gardening Native Living Skills “INTRODUCTION TO FOREST GARDENING” Saturday, March 28, 1-5pm: Intro Class, indoor presentation and discussion Sunday, May 3, 1-5pm: Hands-on design time and outdoor planting Join us for an inspiring exploration of gardening like the forest does, with permaculture instructor and designer Kay Cafasso. Together we'll create a design for an abundant garden that yields food, fiber, forage, and fun, among the forest trees and fruit orchard at Earth Arts. Everyone will gain new skills, plant knowledge, and ways to create regenerative gardens in their own home landscape. Sliding fee per session: $25-$45. “FOREST ECOLOGY & MANAGEMENT” Saturday, June 21, 10 am – 2pm Steve Gabriel, of Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute, offers an enjoyable hike through the forests of the Six Mile Creek area while discussing forest ecology and how to manage your forest for long-term health and productivity. Games, activities, and stories will make for a fun and educational day in the woods. Sliding fee: $25 –$45. “DESIGN YOUR BACKYARD ECOSYSTEM” Saturday, July 11, 10 am – 3pm Steve Gabriel, will lead participants through a Permaculture design process that demonstrates how to assess the environmental characteristics of a site, formulate clear goals for sustainable use, design beautiful and productive veggie gardens, orchards, small ponds, and more. Turn dreams into reality and transform a yard into a beautiful, productive habitat for humans and nature. For educators, homeowners, and gardeners. Sliding fee: $40.–$80. “NO CHILD LEFT INSIDE” Saturday, July 18, 9am-4pm Julie Kulik, experienced public school teacher, naturalist, and outdoor educator at Earth Arts, Ithaca will demonstrate how to integrate nature-based learning into the curriculum inside or outside the classroom. Richard Louv and others have brought awareness to the need to get students outside to learn and make connections. This experiential workshop is guaranteed to bring delight and heightened performance to teachers and students alike. ADHD, at-risk, and gifted children, all find nature-based curriculum engaging and inspiring. The cultural richness and diversity of these learning methods removes blocks, creates passion for learning, and improves overall academic performance. Sliding fee includes a textbook with curriculum and many activities, “Coyotes Guide to Connecting With Nature, for Kids of all Ages and their Mentors” Sliding fee: $100.-150. “NATIVE LIVING SKILLS FOR EDUCATORS” Saturday, August 8, 9am-4pm, Sunday, August 9: 9am-2pm Master-craftsman, teacher, Darrell Birchenough presents a two day experiential immersion in Native American and global native living skills, crafts, and stories for the classroom with hands on authentic projects. Participants will experience native cultures through building a forest shelter, make friction fires, prepare and cook delicious wild edible foods, create reed baskets, tools, practice native gardening techniques, with direct application to the classroom. These life skills, commonly used by all cultures, inspire cooperation, stewardship, and creativity. Participants will take home baskets, tools, cultural stories, knowledge of building shelters, fire from forest materials, and a deeper connection to the place they live. Sliding fee: $100.-$150. “BRINGING GARDENS INTO THE CLASSROOM” Saturday August 15 & Sunday August 16, 9 am – 4pm both days The trend to revive the school garden is growing worldwide as an integral part of classroom curriculum. Here, students begin to form a deep understanding of the ecology of which they are part and cross curriculum learning flows naturally. Steve Gabriel, of the Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute offers a comprehensive plan for developing school gardens, a plan to guide teachers through this process, offer activities and curriculum tools for educators and parents to bring garden-based lessons to the entire curriculum. Participants will learn about the ecology of the landscape and how nature can help children understand elements of science, math, music, history, etc, while reconnecting themselves to a sense of place and delight in the natural world. Steve will provide samples of unit plans, activities, core learning’s and documented school benefits. Sliding fee: $110 –$160. Earth Arts educational programs connect youth and adults to the land through earth-based curriculums that develop awareness, creativity, diverse skills, stewardship, and the power of community. For more information or to register email: [email protected] or call: 607-272-6486. _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins Questions about the list? ask [email protected] free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
