Tivoli Flax and Garden Work Party

Come hang out with us at Tivoli and help us maintain the garden, flax garden, and occasional trail clean-ups! We are dedicated to working collaboratively to learn, grow together, and bring joy, curiosity, and beauty to the community. Our public programming season runs from late May to early October; during this time, we will host a variety of garden work parties where we'll do tasks to help our plant friends, including weeding, watering, moving soil, turning the compost pile, and managing the flax garden. Some days may include special projects or guest educators, and some days we may do trail work to help maintain the new trails, including litter cleanups and more. There will be something for everyone to do, and we can expect a fun learning experience. About Our Gardens Our garden is not a typical community garden where individuals get their own plot. Instead, we collaboratively create and tend it together during weekly garden work parties—harvest is collected and shared by all. Our high school interns are an integral part of this process. Each season is like a blank canvas, though we welcome back several perennials each year. Our beds may include plants considered "weeds" elsewhere—many of which have real value in herbalism (nettles and managed burdock, for example). We believe in allowing the Earth to have plant coverage rather than leaving soil bare, and our ethos is one of co-creation: not everything needs to be fully controlled. We do our best to collaborate with the Earth itself, humbly remaining curious and open to longer timelines than we may witness. That said, we do maintain a more structured space: our flax garden. When working with flax, you'll help grow, process, and learn about this beautiful plant and fiber across the full growing season. You'll explore the history of flax production and this plant's deep relationship with people over generations—and we hope you'll develop your own relationship with its entire life cycle, including hand-processing techniques that turn prior harvests into cloth. During garden work party evenings, we split into groups to tend the various areas—flax and other beds alike. With a large enough group, we may also head out to clean up litter along the Tivoli trails. Most sessions will be held from 5:30-7:30 pm on Mondays. If a holiday falls on a Monday, the session will be rescheduled to Tuesday that week. In the fall, the schedule will shift to accommodate the earlier sunsets. Some sessions begin with an optional grounding/centering activity for the first few minutes and end our sessions with a closing circle. If you want to skip the grounding activity or closing circle, please do so quietly. ~ Our programming is offered free of charge, but your support helps ensure the longevity of programs, including funding for educators and supplies. Donate: https://friendsoftivoli.org/support ♥ ~ View on Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/svGDj6Atvm62Ei7o6 ~ Important Notes: • Unless there are severe storms, the event will happen, so please dress accordingly (rain gear if it's rainy, winter gear if it's the winter, sunscreen, hats, and layers). • In the case of inclement weather, we will contact you to confirm if the event is happening. :) • Please bring anything you need to maintain your comfort on the walk. • Please note that we require you to provide a cell phone/phone number to reach you. We will use this to contact you on the event day to ensure it's happening, especially in the case of inclement weather. • Ticks abound! Bring bug spray and be prepared! Health Protocol: • Please do not come if you are sick. Stay home and rest! • Participants must be free of COVID-related symptoms. Please note, if you are showing signs of COVID-related symptoms and cannot attend a session, you will have the option to request a refund of your donation.