It's harvest time and the farm is full of seasonal veggies and herbs to sample! As part of our tour, we will sample apples from the orchard, taste honey from the bees, feed and pet the horses, and give our leftovers to the pigs. The workshop for this month includes making beeswax candles to take […]
Glynwood is home to all kinds of animals—cows, pigs, sheep, goats, chickens, horses and a donkey—as well as pastures, vegetable and flower gardens and a small orchard. These one-hour sensory tours will have children and their caregivers seeing, tasting, touching, hearing and smelling all the seasonal wonders of the farm. Specific tour activities may include: […]
Activities take place monthly (generally Fridays and some weekends) with arts, nature and community service-oriented activities designed for children ages 8-12. Advance registration is required. This week: Bike Ride on the North County Bike Trail! Join us as we explore this beautiful bike path. We will meet at the roadside parking area on Route 134. […]
Blue Star Youth Movement activities take place monthly (generally Fridays and some weekends) with arts, nature and community service-oriented activities designed for children ages 8-12. Advance registration is required. This week: Join us as we explore the creek and ancient trees, clean up any litter we find, and discover hidden treasures along the Quest trail […]
Performing world music that is inspiring and accessible for young people has been an annual theme for this benefit concert, which is performed by children ages 5-16. Proceeds from the event go to support the sustainable living and alternative energy projects of Something Good in the World, and in the past we have built our […]
This annual event supports local artisans who sell their crafts, which in turn supports Something Good in the World's and NECS' educational programs and projects. This year - in a fun twist - all the vendors will be young, local artists selling items they've curated, created, and crafted themselves! There will be a bake sale, […]
The natural wonders of music, rhythm, and theater come alive in this week's exploration of the connection between humanity and our home planet Earth. Each day will spiral through a different aspect of nature’s living systems and the kaleidoscope of human expression - using dynamic rhythm training, improvisational games, songs and stories, and developing sensory […]
The natural wonders of music, rhythm, and theater come alive in this week's exploration of the connection between humanity and our home planet Earth. Each day will spiral through a different aspect of nature’s living systems and the kaleidoscope of human expression - using dynamic rhythm training, improvisational games, songs and stories, and developing sensory […]
This session will help us to develop a greater awareness of the environment and how to live sustainably, using the wonderful ecology of Kitchawan Farm. We'll engage in many farm-based arts and handicraft projects such as: wool crafts, organic vegetable gardening, composting and worm bins, landscape design with renewable energy sources, and re-discovering traditional methods […]