Family Farmacy: Tuning to the Land

How do we deepen our connection to the land by first listening inward?

Join us for this special Family Farmacy, where we’ll tend to both our inner and outer ecosystems through sound, imagination, and world-building. Join us first for a soundbath meditation led by Mattia “Tia” Colón, followed by terrarium building.

Soundbath Meditation for All (11:30 -12:30)

Led by sound facilitator Mattia “Tia” Colón, this immersive soundbath meditation invites participants (babies, kids, caregivers, elders alike!) into a sacred space of resonance and restoration. Through the soothing sounds and gentle vibrations of meditation instruments, we’ll open pathways for healing, align with the rhythms of our bodies, and deepen our sense of presence. After the meditation, we’ll gather in circle to reflect on how mindfulness helps us root into our authentic connection with the land. Together, we’ll explore how caring for our nervous systems supports our capacity to care for the earth. A seasoned educator, Tia will tailor this soundbath for kids and adults alike—all ages welcome and babies encouraged!

Transformational Terrariums (11 am – 11:30 & 12:30 – 1 pm)

Prior and following the soundbath, participants are invited to build mini-worlds that reflect their vision of a thriving planet. Using succulents, air plants, rocks, soil, moss, and found objects, we’ll create transformational terrariums—tiny green ecosystems that serve as tiny worlds mirroring the worlds we wish to build together! These terrariums hold both plants we can learn to care for each day as well our intentions and imagination, reminding us of our place within the larger web of life.

Your Facilitator: Tia Colon

Mattia “Tia” Colon is a NYC native, Master Level Social Worker, Soundbath Mindfulness Meditation Facilitator and Community Gardener. She will lead a soundbath mindfulness meditation workshop where participants will enter a sacred space.

Growing family wellness through plants and play.

Food is medicine—and the garden is our classroom! Through hands-on exploration across the Greenhouse & Education Center’s learning garden, greenhouse, and teaching kitchen, Family Farmacy invites families to learn together about how plants support healthy bodies, curious minds, and open hearts.

Each week, families will engage in joyful, drop-in workshops where they can grow, make, and taste their way through seasonal lessons in gardening, herbalism, cooking, and plant-based arts. From crafting home remedies and harvesting herbs, to cooking garden-fresh meals and making nature-inspired art, children and caregivers alike will discover how to care for themselves, each other, and the earth.

Note: We very generously interpret family here at the greenhouse. We know that welcoming everyone of all ages makes us storng and vibrant. Elders, children, youth, young adults–everyone is welcome and appreciated. We know that caregivers come in many forms–chosen family, birth family, those who need the love of family are all welcome.

Workshops are rain or shine.

Accessibility: Our kitchen/classroom space is wheelchair accessible. With prior planning, we can add a few small mats onto the pebbled ground of greenhouse to make a small wheel-chair accessible path. Our learning garden has grass paths, and the entrance is through a gate with a small, raised entrance. Our tables can be lowered/raised, and we have several backless benches or stools. Our kitchen is in regular use, and while we try to cook without peanuts, much of our cookware is shared and we cannot guarantee a nut-free environment. We have a first aid kit, and the closest AED is in another building several yards away. Drinking water is made available in refillable pitchers.

When inside the greenhouse and kitchen we will open our double-doors and windows to vent the space and encourage masking and social distancing when in more closed-in spaces.

Our closest bathrooms are a building away, about a one-minute walk. A gender neutral bathroom is also available, and this is accessible by key which you can request from staff. We are not a scent-free zone, and because herbalism classes take place here, cannot guarantee that the site will be clear of any essential oil smells. If you have needs not addressed here, please reach out to Mallory Craig at mcraig@thehort.org.