Fall 2019 Guided Family Day Hikes!

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The Nature Place is pleased to announce our new year-round offering: Guided Family Day Hikes in Harriman State Park!

Join Nature Place trip leader, Roger Dubin, for fun, family-friendly excursions in our favorite stomping grounds: Harriman State Park! Each of our Day Hikes explores a different area of the park (see below for hike descriptions).

Hit the trails with us and meet other outdoor-loving families, learn about local plants and animals, get in some good exercise in the fresh air, and enjoy your packed lunch with a beautiful view. We’ll provide you with further details, including meet-up location when you register.

All hikes take place from 10 AM to 2 PM.

Feel free to email camp@thenatureplace.com for any questions prior to registration.

Note: As we will be covering some miles, please consider your child/ren’s hiking capacity before deciding to attend. 

Cost: $25 per adult, $10 per child

Register for a Hike!

Meet Your Hike Leader:

Roger Dubin is an avid hiker and nature enthusiast, loves kids, and is happiest when sharing the hiking experience with families and children of all ages. He is a Day Hike Leader and Naturalist at The Nature Place during our summer camp season. He has hiked all of the trails in Harriman State Park also writes on the benefits of hiking for both adults and children. Roger is also a voluntary trail supervisor with The New York/New Jersey Trail Conference, managing over 55 miles of trails in Southeast Harriman. He is certified in Wilderness First aid and CPR.

Where to find us in 2019: Calendar of Events

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Looking to meet us in your neighborhood, check out our campus, or come to one of our public programs? Check out what’s happening, where, and when, by clicking the links below!

Click here for dates and locations of Camp Fairs in Manhattan & Brooklyn, NY and Montclair & Ridgewood, NJ.

Click here for dates of Open Houses and Tours on our Campus.

Click here for more info on the following Free Public Programs…

1/19/19 | 12-1 PM | Winter Tales with Chuck Stead
3/02/19 | 12-1 PM and 2-3 PM | Maple Sugaring
3/24/19 | 12-1 PM | Outragehiss Pets
4/14/19 | 2-3 PM | Wild Edibles in Inwood *New Event!*
4/28/19 | 12-1 PM | Wild Edibles
5/04/19 | 10 AM-1 PM | Family Day Hike in Harriman *New Event!*

Local Fall Events

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25th Annual Hungry Hollow Co-op Harvest Festival

When: Saturday, September 22nd, 11 am – 4 pm *rain or shine*
Where: The Hungry Hollow Co-op Market @ 841 Chestnut Ridge Road, Chestnut Ridge NY 10977

Join us at the co-op’s annual celebration of farmers and local food producers, featuring live music, grilled local food, organic cotton candy and popcorn, nature walks and cider pressing (with us), and more!

Admission to this fun family event is free and your support of the co-op and local food producers is very much appreciated.

Green Meadow Fall Fair

Join us on Saturday, October 13th 2018, for Green Meadow Waldorf School’s annual Fall Fair.

We’ll be there pressing apples into cider and welcoming autumn back into our lives. A wonderful family event with activities for all ages!

Stop by any time between 10 am and 4 pm. Additional details can be found here.

See you there!

Wild Edibles Foraging – Free Public Program

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Sunday, April 29th from 12 -1 PM
307 Hungry Hollow Rd. Chestnut Ridge, NY 10977

Join us for a vernal adventure into our environs to discover what’s growing wild and edible in our area. We’ll learn plant names, properties, tastes, uses in cooking, and get an overall feel for a number of plants. Early spring should yield a plethora of tender flora. Join us for a fun, investigative feast from the earth.

The program will be followed by an optional Open House afterward from 1 – 4 pm. Please email us at camp@thenatureplace.com to make an Open House appointment.

Upcoming Event: Winter Tales with Chuck Stead – January 13th

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Every Friday at camp, master storyteller Chuck Stead spins funny, poignant, outrageous and true stories of his childhood and growing up in the nearby Ramapo Mountains. When the weather turns cold and winter has really set in, Chuck tells us his Winter Tales – stories that sparkle and glimmer like the snow and ice of January.

Join us for this free public program from Noon to 1 PM on January 13th at Green Meadow Waldorf School (307 Hungry Hollow Road, Chestnut Ridge NY 10977)! Open house afterward from 1 – 4 pm.

Introducing Our New Year-Round Program!

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We are so excited to announce the launch of our new Primitive Living Skills program. Click on the image below for more information about weekend series for children, adults, and families!

Upcoming Fall Events

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24th Annual Food and Farmers Festival this weekend

When: Saturday, September 23rd, 11 am – 4 pm

Where: The Hungry Hollow Co-op Market @ 841 Chestnut Ridge Road, Chestnut Ridge NY

Join us at the co-op’s annual celebration of farmers and local food producers, featuring live music, grilled local food, organic cotton candy and popcorn, nature walks, hay rides, cider pressing (with us), and more!

Admission to this fun family event is free and your support of the co-op and local food producers is very much appreciated.

       

Green Meadow’s Fall Fair – Hope to see you there!

 

When: Saturday, October 7th, 10 am to 4 pm

Where: Green Meadow Waldorf School @ 307 Hungry Hollow Road, Chestnut Ridge NY

Join us for Green Meadow Waldorf School’s annual Fall Fair. We’ll be there pressing apples into cider and welcoming autumn back into our lives. A wonderful family event with activities for all ages! Stop by any time between 10 am and 4 pm. Additional details can be found here.

See you there!

Our Fall Open House

 

When: Saturday, November 4th, between 1 and 4 PM – by appointment 

Where:  Meet at the Lower School Building @ Green Meadow Waldorf School: 307 Hungry Hollow Road, Chestnut Ridge NY

The best way to learn more about The Nature Place is by coming to an open house. We’ll take you on a tour of camp, give you a full picture of what we do and why we do it, and answer your questions about the ins and outs of camp.

Please email us in advance at camp@thenatureplace.com to set up your appointment.

Pfeiffer Center Plant Sale!

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The Pfeiffer Center’s Annual Plant Sale will take place this weekend:

Friday, May 19, 9:00am-5:00pm
Saturday, May 20, 9:00am-5:00pm (Click here to see schedule of bonus activities offered on Saturday)
Sunday, May 21, 9:00am-3:00pm

This is an excellent opportunity to acquire beautiful, healthy, biodynamically raised bedding plants for your garden. For eating, you will find all your favorite vegetables and many varieties of tomatoes. For seasoning, a huge variety of annual and perennial herbs: everything from Anise Hyssop and Basil to Thyme and Summer Savory. And then there are the flowers! Perennials like Echinacea, Rudbeckia, Yarrow, and more; and annuals from Alyssum and Asters to Sunflowers and Zinnias.

Also available will be the Pfeiffer Center’s own-made teas and salves, Pfeiffer Center Garden Gold Biodynamic Compost, and more!

All proceeds from the plant sale benefit the programs of the Pfeiffer Center.

Click here for more details about the event and plant offerings!

Additional Open House

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We’ve set an additional date for camp tours! Sunday, May 28th. On that day we’ll be at the Fiber Craft Studio’s Sheep & Wool Festival, taking place at 285 Hungry Hollow Road, in Chestnut Ridge, NY from 10 am to 4 pm. From the festival we’ll be taking tours of camp and answering questions. Stop by for a fun festival day and stay for information about and tours of camp.

Happy Earth Day

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This Saturday, April 22nd, is Earth Day, a day dedicated to celebrating our extraordinary planet and re-committing ourselves to being stewards of its health. At The Nature Place, we think that every day is Earth Day, but we’re happy to show our home a little extra love on this occasion. We hope that you too can give thanks to our Earth this Saturday, in whatever way speaks to you!

One celebration of interest: The Hungry Hollow Co-op’s Earth Day Celebration. Stop by any time from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm for children’s activities, nature walks, and for education on the environment, pipeline issues, water protection. We’ll be there!

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