Happening this Week
HONORING OUR ROOTS: ALLYSHIP WORKSHOP
October 9th, Thursday, 10AM - 1PM
Offered in preparation for Indigenous Peoples’ Day, this circle is a way to deepen the integrity of allyship through personal transformation, cultural remembrance, and collective truth-telling. Intentionally designed for white-identified community members who are engaging in the lifelong practice of allyship with BIPOC communities, the gathering will focus on the ancestral healing work needed for allies to step more fully into a responsible and embodied partnership. The Prayers for the Housatonic River gathering follows on Indigenous Peoples’ Day.
South Berkshire Friends Meetinghouse. 280 State Road. Great Barrington MA. 413.644.6884.
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FRANCES PALMER: A LIFE WITH FLOWERS
October 11th, Saturday, 10AM - 11:30AM
Frances Palmer has spent decades creating ceramic art highly sought after around the world. She’s also equally passionate about and devoted to flower gardening and arranging. Come listen to Frances talk about her new book, Life with Flowers: Inspiration and Lessons from the Garden, a thorough, practical, and gorgeous guide to growing and arranging flowers. Learn her technique of planting in waves, ensuring there are always beautiful blooms for her to photograph in her vases. $30 - $40 Admission, $35 Book.
Hollister House Garden. 300 Nettleton Hollow Road. Washington CT. 860.868.2200.
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BEGINNERS KNITTING CLASS: SHETLAND YARN
October 11th & 18th, Saturdays, 10AM - 12PM
Clover Hill Alpacas is ready to help you shift into fall crafting mode with a beginners knitting workshop hosted on their beautiful farm. You’ll get to use beautiful Shetland yarn to create a set of knitted potholders, perfect for all your fall cooking. You’ll get to meet our animals that grew your fiber and learn how to turn it into beautiful yarn. $100.
Clover Hill Farm. Hurlburt Place. Cornwall CT.
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NATIVE SEED SAVING: PROPAGATE & PROMOTE
October 11th, Saturday, 10AM - 12PM
Ever wished to wild harvest seed for at home propagation or perhaps to spread in your backyard? This practice, called seed saving, is an ancient practice and one that has been used to preserve biodiversity and abundance for thousands of years. In this workshop you will learn how to identify when seed is ready for collection, how best to collect, clean and store seed. Bring vibrance to your garden with native flora that help support our fauna! $35.
Helia Native Nursery. 95 East Road. West Stockbridge MA. 413.528.1400.
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20TH ANNUAL GARLIC & HARVEST FESTIVAL: AWESOME ALLIUM
October 11th & 12th, Saturday & Sunday, 9AM - 6PM
Celebrate everyone’s favorite aromatic and Vampire repellent at the Garlic & Harvest Festival. Visit garlic cooking demonstrations, learn about growing garlic, taste & buy garlic dips, spreads, cheeses and oil from specialty food vendors, and stay for a live performance. Don’t miss the food court boasting garlic offerings that include garlic pizzas, garlic sliders, fried garlic and even garlic ice cream! $10 Adults, $1 Children under 12.
Bethlehem Fairgrounds. 384 North Main Street. Bethlehem CT. 203.266.5350.
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