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Event Series Enhancing Life in the Soils: Section A

Enhancing Life in the Soils: Section B

Mt Cuba, 3120 Barley Mill Rd, Hockessin, DE, 19707, United States

Native plant communities are supported by healthy, balanced soils that contain a vast array of living organisms including microbes, insects, and other fauna. Learn the basics of soil science, the value of organic matter and its role in soil structure and nutrition, and the importance of soil organisms. Learn how to make and use compost and compost tea, and how sustainable gardening practices contribute to creating high quality garden soil. Go home with a greater understanding of the life in your soil and knowing why you won’t need to buy fertilizer ever again. Dress for the weather. This program takes

$299

Craft a Fairy House: Section B

Mt Cuba, 3120 Barley Mill Rd, Hockessin, DE, 19707, United States

Children—and those young at heart—love to play in the woods, so building a fairy house is a fantastic way to nurture an appreciation of the natural world and exercise imagination. Work with foraged twigs, bark, leaves, cones, and other botanicals to construct an enchanting garden home for fairies, elves, and trolls. Please meet at the Ticketing Terrace and turn a walk in the woods into magical memories for you and your favorite youngster. $8 for adults, $15 for kids (max 3 kids/adult). This program takes place in-person at Mt. Cuba Center Saturday, September 14, 2024. About the Instructor: Nancy Bell

$3 – $15
Event Series Enhancing Life in the Soils: Section A

Enhancing Life in the Soils: Section B

Mt Cuba, 3120 Barley Mill Rd, Hockessin, DE, 19707, United States

Native plant communities are supported by healthy, balanced soils that contain a vast array of living organisms including microbes, insects, and other fauna. Learn the basics of soil science, the value of organic matter and its role in soil structure and nutrition, and the importance of soil organisms. Learn how to make and use compost and compost tea, and how sustainable gardening practices contribute to creating high quality garden soil. Go home with a greater understanding of the life in your soil and knowing why you won’t need to buy fertilizer ever again. Dress for the weather. This program takes

$299
Event Series Black Like That: Our Lives As Living Praxis

Black Like That: Our Lives As Living Praxis

Tyler school of Art and Architecture 2001 N 13th St, Philadelphia, United States

Presented by Temple Contemporary, Black Like That: Our Lives As Living Praxis aims to encapsulate the dynamic and living nature of Black culture as an active expression of archival practice. Recognizing that Black history and contemporary Black life are inherently intertwined, this project highlights how the past continues to shape our present experiences. Each artist in this exhibition selected a Philadelphia neighborhood with significance to their life and work. Their activities in these Philadelphia neighborhoods are the culmination of nearly two years of research, utilizing resources such as Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection, Temple University Libraries, the Black Like That

Free

Painting with Pokeweed: Section A

Mt Cuba, 3120 Barley Mill Rd, Hockessin, DE, 19707, United States

Celebrate native plants through a hands-on, ethnobotanical, foraging, and artistic experience. After a hayride through our natural lands, learn about the relationships Indigenous communities have with pokeweed, find out how to mindfully forage and gather pokeweed, and create watercolor paintings with your homemade pèkòn (Lenape for red dye). Painting with Pokeweed is a partnership between Mt. Cuba and Native Roots Farm Foundation. Children must be 8 or older to participate. Closed-toe shoes are recommended. Included with garden admission, advance registration required. This program takes place in person in Mt. Cuba Center natural lands Friday, September 20, 2024 (Rain Date: Sunday,

Included with garden admission - advance registration required.

Health & Well-Being Tour: The Benefits of Experiences in Nature

This tour introduces concepts surrounding the value of nature as it relates to health and well-being. Explore the gardens and discuss the evolutionary and environmental phenomena behind concepts like forest bathing, mindfulness, stress recovery, and the biophilia hypothesis. Learn how elements of landscape design shape our emotional and behavioral experiences in nature. One hour, $7 in addition to admission, free for members. This program takes place in person at Mt. Cuba Center on Saturday, September 21, 2024.

$749