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Denny Farrel Riverbank State Park Greenhouse & Education Center

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  • July 2026

  • Thu Jul 16, 2026

    Art & AgriCulture: Tending the Tides

    6:00pm - 7:00pm

    Tend to the tides within and craft in community while learning about aquaculture and reflecting on lessons from life in the littoral zone.Tend to your own internal inter-tidal ecosystems through this open-ended crafting session in which we work with oyster shells, driftwood, found sea glass, and our own sculptural sea-forms on paper as we chat through the health of our marine habitat, learn about both regenerative and harmful aquaculture practices, and explore the future of ... Art & AgriCulture: Tending the Tides

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    Fri Jul 17, 2026

    CSA Supper Club: On the Farms that Feed Us

    5:30pm - 6:30pm

    How did we get to the mass industrial farming dominating our foodsheds? What does that mean for how we eat now? What futures can we imagine?Join us for CSA Supper Club at the Greenhouse where we'll upack this week's CSA box and take time to harvest from the garden, to return around the table as we wash and prepare our greens, as we take time to process our feelings and how we're coping with recent ... CSA Supper Club: On the Farms that Feed Us

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    Sun Jul 19, 2026

    Gay In The Garden – Hand Sewing 101

    1:00pm - 3:00pm

    Join us for a fun afternoon ! We'll make mini bouquets 1-2pm. Then we will be led by Andrea Herrada in hand sewing 101 2-3pm.Join us for an afternoon of harvesting flowers and learning how the ins and out of hand sewing.

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    Wed Jul 22, 2026 Recipes and Rituals for Community Care

    Recipes and Rituals for Community Care

    5:30pm - 6:30pm
    • Greenhouse & Education Center at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park

    We heal together in our kitchens, gardens, and shared spaces. What does it mean to heal in community? What does it feel like when we extend care to ourselves and the collective? How do plants and our local ecologies care for us? How can we care for the plants and local ecologies in return? Weave in rituals and recipes into both your own self-care and community care practices through weekly explorations in herbal arts, somatic ... Recipes and Rituals for Community Care

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    Wed Jul 22, 2026

    Recipes & Rituals for Community Care: Rooted and Grounded Steps Forward

    5:30pm - 6:30pm

    Self-exploration and community connection through expressive artmaking and grounding in the garden.In this reflective and restorative open craft session, get crafty with us by working with chancletas, or flip flops, and various charms and yarns to create your own footware to serve you in a gentle stroll in the garden. As we gather around the craft table surrounded by plants in the garden, we'll talk about what it is we need to stay rooted and ... Recipes & Rituals for Community Care: Rooted and Grounded Steps Forward

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    Thu Jul 23, 2026 Art in the Garden

    Art in the Garden

    5:00pm - 6:00pm
    • Greenhouse & Education Center at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park

    Cultivate creativity, curiosity, & settle into the restorative power of artmaking in the greenhouse and garden. Combine the art and science of observation in weekly artmaking inspired by plants in the greenhouse and garden. Learn meditative and mindful drawing, printmaking and sculptural techniques, scientific observation with plant portraiture, and new practices from botanical and ecologically-focused contemporary artists to create works of art to celebrate the plants and flowers you feel most connected to. Immerse yourself ... Art in the Garden

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    Wed Jul 29, 2026 Recipes and Rituals for Community Care

    Recipes and Rituals for Community Care

    5:30pm - 6:30pm
    • Greenhouse & Education Center at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park

    We heal together in our kitchens, gardens, and shared spaces. What does it mean to heal in community? What does it feel like when we extend care to ourselves and the collective? How do plants and our local ecologies care for us? How can we care for the plants and local ecologies in return? Weave in rituals and recipes into both your own self-care and community care practices through weekly explorations in herbal arts, somatic ... Recipes and Rituals for Community Care

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    Thu Jul 30, 2026 Art in the Garden

    Art in the Garden

    5:00pm - 6:00pm
    • Greenhouse & Education Center at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park

    Cultivate creativity, curiosity, & settle into the restorative power of artmaking in the greenhouse and garden. Combine the art and science of observation in weekly artmaking inspired by plants in the greenhouse and garden. Learn meditative and mindful drawing, printmaking and sculptural techniques, scientific observation with plant portraiture, and new practices from botanical and ecologically-focused contemporary artists to create works of art to celebrate the plants and flowers you feel most connected to. Immerse yourself ... Art in the Garden

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  • August 2026

  • Wed Aug 5, 2026 Recipes and Rituals for Community Care

    Recipes and Rituals for Community Care

    5:30pm - 6:30pm
    • Greenhouse & Education Center at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park

    We heal together in our kitchens, gardens, and shared spaces. What does it mean to heal in community? What does it feel like when we extend care to ourselves and the collective? How do plants and our local ecologies care for us? How can we care for the plants and local ecologies in return? Weave in rituals and recipes into both your own self-care and community care practices through weekly explorations in herbal arts, somatic ... Recipes and Rituals for Community Care

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    Thu Aug 6, 2026 Art in the Garden

    Art in the Garden

    5:00pm - 6:00pm
    • Greenhouse & Education Center at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park

    Cultivate creativity, curiosity, & settle into the restorative power of artmaking in the greenhouse and garden. Combine the art and science of observation in weekly artmaking inspired by plants in the greenhouse and garden. Learn meditative and mindful drawing, printmaking and sculptural techniques, scientific observation with plant portraiture, and new practices from botanical and ecologically-focused contemporary artists to create works of art to celebrate the plants and flowers you feel most connected to. Immerse yourself ... Art in the Garden

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    Wed Aug 12, 2026 Recipes and Rituals for Community Care

    Recipes and Rituals for Community Care

    5:30pm - 6:30pm
    • Greenhouse & Education Center at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park

    We heal together in our kitchens, gardens, and shared spaces. What does it mean to heal in community? What does it feel like when we extend care to ourselves and the collective? How do plants and our local ecologies care for us? How can we care for the plants and local ecologies in return? Weave in rituals and recipes into both your own self-care and community care practices through weekly explorations in herbal arts, somatic ... Recipes and Rituals for Community Care

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    Thu Aug 13, 2026 Art in the Garden

    Art in the Garden

    5:00pm - 6:00pm
    • Greenhouse & Education Center at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park

    Cultivate creativity, curiosity, & settle into the restorative power of artmaking in the greenhouse and garden. Combine the art and science of observation in weekly artmaking inspired by plants in the greenhouse and garden. Learn meditative and mindful drawing, printmaking and sculptural techniques, scientific observation with plant portraiture, and new practices from botanical and ecologically-focused contemporary artists to create works of art to celebrate the plants and flowers you feel most connected to. Immerse yourself ... Art in the Garden

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