The Greenhouse and Education Center at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park

Participants will harvest summer crops and learn how to prepare the garden for fall.In step with the growing season, beginner gardeners are invited to gain hands-on learning experiences at the learning garden and greenhouse. In the beggining of Summer, we’ll cover fundamental principles and practices of growing plants for specific urban green spaces, preparing soil,…

Capture the sensory landscape of your most beloved placesJoin us at the greenhouse to explore the relationship between scent, nature, and visual composition through the creation of a miniature aromatic landscape.Using a curated selection of fragrant woods, resins, herbs, flowers, roots, and botanical materials, design a unique landscape within a shadow box to recreate a…

Draw as a form of care and attention using charcoal and walnut inks to imbue nature into your recordings.Celebrate the close of summer with this hands-on drawing class, using pencil, handmade charcoal, and walnut ink. Together, we will observe and record plant-life, as we talk about foraged color techniques that will transition to Fall. This…

Create a petite and pocket-sided bouquet with a handful of garden blooms for your kitchen tableJoin is in the garden among the blooms to create your own pocket full of posies--a minerature bouqet to brighten the smallest of corners. Working with a few select blooms from the garden and from NYC's flower market, we'll create…

Explore the origins stories of CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture)as we unpack and taste test the foods inside.Join us in the garden and around the table to explore how we can reclaim ancestral cooking by recovering the principles that shaped our ancestors' relationship with food rather than simply recreating historical recipes. Participants will examine how traditional…

Join us for a fun afternoon ! We'll make corn husk dolls 1-2pm. Then we will be led by McLean in how to Ice Dye Cloth.Join us for an afternoon of art and crafting. We will make corn husk dolls then learn how to ice dye.

Slow down, breathe, allow your senses to open, listen to the messages from nature.Join us with certified Forest Therapy Guide Lori Klamner to explore how the concept of bathing in…

Explore the origins stories of CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture)as we unpack and taste test the foods inside.Join us in the garden and around the table to explore what it truly means to reclaim ancestral cooking by looking beyond traditional recipes and focusing on the principles that guided our ancestors' relationship with food. Participants will examine…

Harness the light! Cast rainbows! And find flow working with dried botanicals and upcycled materialsWith the arrival of Autumn Equninox, as the days get shorter, perserve Summer blooms that brightened your day in your own upcycled botanical lantern. Work with pressed flowers from the garden and upcycled jars to disrupt the wastestream, create something anew,…

Explore the origins stories of CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture)as we unpack and taste test the foods inside.What does it truly mean to eat seasonally? Seasonal eating is more than purchasing what's available at the farmers market it's about learning to read the landscape, understand your local ecosystem, and recognize how nature supports our nutritional needs…

Join us for a fun afternoon ! We'll make friendship bracelets 1-2 and then learn to pickle 2-3pm.Join us for an afternoon ofcrafting and pickling. We will make friendship bracelets…