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Field-to-Feast: The Teen Edition

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School’s out for summer . . . STILL! That means there is still time for your teenager to learn a new skill, like farm-to-table cooking. Rushton Farm regular, Chef Donna Laveran, will teach teens, ages 13 through 18, how to prepare a farm-fresh meal featuring the best of the summer harvest. Teens will learn to cook with seasonal, local ingredients from Rushton Farm and prepare a memorable feast, while developing a lifelong appreciation for the bounty made possible through sustainable agriculture.

Menu to be determined based on the harvest calendar, so check back soon for an update. Due to our small class sizes and field-to-feast format, we may not be able to accommodate dietary restrictions.

Please email kkg@wctrust.org before buying your ticket with questions or concerns.

$50/person

Stories Around the Campfire, with guest storyteller John Black

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Help us welcome the warmer weather with a family evening outside. We will provide the beautiful farm at sunset, the campfire, and marshmallows for toasting. We will hear some Native American creation stories from John Black and we will then invite others to share their own campfire tales. 

Come out and enjoy an evening of storytelling around the campfire with John. Storytelling is an ancient art and has been and continues to be a very important activity in all human cultures.  He has a large collection of stories, mainly from Native American folklore or “Why” stories. He also has several stories that he has written and many retelling of stories from his childhood. John attended a Master Storytellers workshop several years ago where he was able to hone the craft and learn from many wonderful storytellers. John has spent much of his adult life teaching and reconnecting people with nature and using storytelling in the process.

John lives in Browns Mills in a little purple house with his wife Christine and their 2 daughters. They share the house with Tsuki, the dog and Marcel the cat. They share the yard with a myriad of insects, spiders, birds, and many other creatures.

$10/person; $30/family

BYOB and BYO picnic dinner                                            

Maximum of 30 participants

Parking at Rushton Farm, 911 Delchester Rd. Newtown Square, PA 19073; campfire near the Rushton Farm Shed Garden

Rushton Nature Keepers-Salamanders, Frogs, and Woodcocks

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Vernal pools are special habitats that some salamanders and frogs seek early in the spring, migrating under the cover of darkness and during the first warm rains. Stay tuned as we watch for the window to observe these fascinating amphibians along with American Woodcocks performing aerial courtship displays.

Register on Sign Up Genius or contact Blake Goll for more information a bhg@wctrust.org.