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SUMMARY:"Rain Date" Colonial Flanders Festival
DESCRIPTION:Colonial Flanders Festival \nThe United States will celebrate its semi quincentennial this year and Flanders is celebrating as well! We are honoring our nation’s 250th birthday with many exciting programs and events. This year’s festival will have a unique focus on the colonial era in our history. By spotlighting our legacy\, we also look forward to all the future has to hold! Save the date to celebrate with us and stay tuned for further details.\nSaturday\, May 16 (rain date Sunday\, May 17) | 11 AM–4 PM | Van Vleck Farm & Nature Sanctuary
URL:https://flandersnaturecenter.org/event/rain-date-colonial-flanders-festival/
LOCATION:CT
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SUMMARY:NATURE’S LITTLE EXPLORERS - Ages 3-5- Baby Animals
DESCRIPTION:Baby Animals\nJoin us for these interactive sessions at our North Barn where baby chicks\, baby goats and baby rabbits arrive in spring. Delight in visiting animals\, learn their parts\, help with tasks\, and enjoy a sensory farm experience!\nMondays\, May 4 & May 18 | 2:30–4 PM | North Barn | REGISTER May 4 | REGISTER May 18
URL:https://flandersnaturecenter.org/event/natures-little-explorers-baby-animals-2/
LOCATION:North Barn\, 644 Flanders Rd\, Woodbury\, 06798\, United States
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SUMMARY:Adventure Days
DESCRIPTION:Adventure Days\nEnrich time out of school with nature-based learning! During school vacation days\, Flanders offers a camp-like day of adventures outside\, ecological learning\, crafts & activities and student-interest driven fun. Journeys on the land together are led by our experienced nature mentors\, together exploring hidden brooks\, farm pastures\, open meadows\, amphibian-loving marshes\, pine forests and more across Flanders’ 200-acre main campus. Now enrolling for grades K–5 winter and spring vacation days!  Pre-registration required. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJune 1 — Region 15 Prof. Development Day\nHALF DAY: 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM or  12:30 PM – 4:30 PM \nFULL DAY: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSugar  House and Trail House | HALF DAY: $36 member & $46 non-member or FULL DAY: $72 member &  $92 non-member | REGISTER
URL:https://flandersnaturecenter.org/event/11148/
LOCATION:Trail House\, 5 Church Hill Road\, Woodbury\, CT\, 06798\, United States
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SUMMARY:Permaculture Design Certificate Course
DESCRIPTION:Permaculture Design Certificate Course\n\n\n\n\nA Permaculture Design Certification (PDC) course presented in collaboration with Northwest Conservation District. This program is designed to immerse participants in information\, ideas\, and inspiration on how to design sustainable\, regenerative systems for your home and property.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPermaculture is a design philosophy that aims to meet our essential needs through systems that mimic the patterns and relationships found in natural ecosystems. To understand permaculture\, we first need to observe nature deeply and be informed by it.\nThis systems designed with permaculture methods include a set of principles and ethics to inform our activities.  These ensure that human activities consider the rights of others and the protection of the environment. Our actions as a species must attempt to protect the whole planet – the air; the hydrological systems of the oceans and fresh water; the land\, with its regenerating soil\, all working in a balanced\, self-perpetuating system. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPermaculture Design Course Content\nEach participant will complete a permaculture design project under the direction of the instructor.  \nv Core Permaculture Principles\nv Climate and Site Analysis\nv Water Harvesting and Management\nv Soil and Plant Cultivation\nv Food Production Systems\nv Animal Integration\nv Design and Implementation\nv Energy and Resource Management\nv Social and Economic Aspects\nv Case Studies and Practical Applications\n  \nIn addition\, students will be introduced to the regional adaptation of permaculture in the Northeast and how to join and take part in the growing permaculture community around the region.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram FAQs\nCost: $1450 (Members) | $1500 (Non-Members)\nLocation:  The Studio (Field trips to local sites may be scheduled)\nDates: Saturdays: June 13 – Regular attendance is expected.\nTime: 9 AM to 5 PM\nAll classes are held in-person at Flanders. In the event of inclement weather\, the program will be held online. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nQuestions? Please contact Adele Falco. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Instructors\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCynthia Rabinowitz\nSoil and Wetland Scientist\, Certified Permaculture Design Consultant and Environmental Horticulturist\nCynthia has over 45  years experience as a soil scientist in the Connecticut area and has had a long time commitment to organic and ecological farming and land management. She is the founding director of CTNOFA and the former executive director of the Northwest Conservation District. \nIn addition to teaching at Southern Connecticut State University (Environmental Design)\, the University of NewHaven (Wetlands Ecology)\, she was a  guest lecturer at The Graduate Institute (Permaculture). Cynthia also owned and operated a commercial greenhouse for 15 years and has published numerous articles on the subject of organic and ecological approaches to gardening and farming.
URL:https://flandersnaturecenter.org/event/permaculture-design-certificate-course-7/
LOCATION:Studio\, 5 Church Hill Road\, Woodbury\, CT\, 06798\, United States
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