Natural Path Sanctuary

Sanctuary: Environmental Land Art at the Farley Center
2018-09-28 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | Overture Center for the Arts, 201 State Street, Madison, WI, 53703, United States
The Farley Center presents an art exhibition at the Overture Center.
Artist reception on Friday, Sept. 28 from 6:00-8:00. Enjoy light refreshments and music by WYSO Madison Music Makers while exploring the exhibit and meeting many of the participating artists.
“Sanctuary: Environmental Land Art at the Farley Center” exhibit is a photographic tour of these art installations. It will be on display in the Playhouse Gallery at the Overture Center for the Arts September 7-October 28, 2018.
Using natural materials from the land, area artists were invited to be inspired, expand creative boundaries, play with mystery, initiate surprise, explore and celebrate our connection to the earth. The theme was “Sanctuary” which could be interpreted however the artists chose. Sixteen artists took on the challenge and created a variety of pieces on the outdoor grounds of the Natural Path Sanctuary at the Farley Center near Verona, WI the summer of 2017.
ARTISTS
Dave Carlson, Jessica Luer, Betsy Delzer, Drew McCoy, Michael Duffy, Karen Reppen, Patrick Flynn, Cynthia Reynolds, Beverly Gordon, Bobbette Rose, Chris Hindle, Jane Scharer, Lewis Koch, John Scharer, Katrina Kreuger, Sue Schuetz
EXHIBITION PHOTOGRAPHER
Barry Sherbeck

The Farley Center thanks Dane Arts, the Dane County Board of Supervisors and private funders for their generous support of this exhibition including funds from the Endres Mfg.Company Foundation, the Evjue Foundation, Inc., charitable arm of the The Capital Times, the W. Jerome Frautschi Foundation and the Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation.

Farley Center also thanks the Overture Center for the Arts for inviting us to exhibit in the Playhouse Gallery and helping us make this show a reality.

NPS Presentation with Cress Funeral Home #2
2018-09-27 11:30 - 13:30 | Farley Center for Peace, Justice & Sustainability, 2299 Spring Rose Rd., Verona, WI, United States
Lunch-and-Learn about green burial and the Natural Path Sanctuary
Lunch will be provided by Cress Funeral Home
A tour of the Natural Path Sanctuary will follow after the presentation
SPACE LIMITED and you must RSVP at info@cressfuneralservice.com or 608-238-3434.

NPS Presentation/ State Grange Convention
2018-09-21 18:00 - 21:00 | Holiday Inn Express Janesville-I-90 & Us Hwy 14, 3100 Wellington Pl., Janesville, WI, 53546, United States
Director Shedd Farley will be the guest speaker for the Wisconsin State Grange 2018 Convention’s Annual Banquet in Janesville.
He will give a presentation about the Natural Path Sanctuary and green burials.
For more information, go to http://www.grange.org/WisconsinState/ or facebook page Wisconsin State Grange.

NPS – Green Burial Presentation and Tour
2018-09-13 14:00 - 16:00, 2018-07-12 14:00 - 16:00 | Farley Center for Peace, Justice & Sustainability, 2299 Spring Rose Rd., Verona, WI, United States
Farley Center Director and Natural Path Sanctuary (NPS) Coordinator Shedd Farley will give a presentation and answer your questions about green burial. A tour of the NPS will follow.
Please reserve a spot by e-mailing programs@farleycenter.org or calling the Farley Center at 608-845-8724.
Optional tour of the Natural Path Sanctuary (NPS) by Director Shedd Farley following the presentation. The tour is contingent upon weather but for those who attend who would like a tour, we can schedule you in for a future NPS private tour date with Director Shedd Farley. There are stairs at the Center to the meeting space, if unable to do stairs, please let us know and a private meeting will be set up on another date to meet with Director Shedd Farley. Also, to let people know who are allergic to cats, there is a cat on the premises. Light refreshments will be served.

Natural Path Sanctuary Presentation – Horizon Hospice Grief Ctr.
2018-08-15 14:00 - 15:30 | Horizon Hospice Grief Ctr., 11400 W. Lake Park Drive, Milwaukee, WI, 53224, United States
http://horizonhomecareandhospice.org/grief-resources/
Natural Path Sanctuary (NPS) Board Secretary Penn Engebose will give a presentation and answer your questions about green burial at the Horizon Hospice Grief Resource Center.

Natural Path Sanctuary Presentation with Liz Allen
2018-06-21 14:00 - 16:00 | Farley Center for Peace, Justice & Sustainability, 2299 Spring Rose Rd., Verona, WI, United States
SPIRIT: The 7th Vital Sign…..”Inspire before you Expire” with Liz Allen
Liz Allen is a fun, loving, enthusiastic, compassionate and joy filled leader. She is a local hospital chaplain who’s special interests include life threatening illness, death and dying, stress illness and well being/preventing burnout for caregivers. Her work facilitates spirit for patient, families and staff at turning points of life and death. She leads the CareGiver Renewal Course nationally and heads up their non-profit international project. In addition she is an occupational therapist and previously on the faculty of the Occupational and Physical Therapy Curriculum at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.
Spirit the Seventh Vital Sign focuses on the spiritual aspect of wellness in the domain of the medical world (vital sign as in blood pressure, pulse). Liz has spoken nationally on this topic and is a passionate, knowledgable speaker. You can see her in video format here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7uLkEfNNZ0
In a discussion of spirit as a vital sign, Mary Elizabeth Allen encouraged chaplains to begin recording a patient’s spirit by asking them to rate it on a scale of 1 to 10, using the pain scale that has become widely accepted as a fifth vital sign. “We’re doing great on the body and better on the mind, but spirit not so much, if you ask me,” she said.
Allen said that all children’s hospitals have low Press-Ganey scores for meeting emotional and spiritual needs, and simply asking the question on a regular basis can help raise them. “If you have a will to live, it’s going to get you down the road,” she said. “Nurses see it.” It should be recorded on every shift with every patient, she said, on a 1-10 scale, or, for children too young to count, on a smiley-face scale.
She defined spirituality as the way we make meaning, sense and purpose of life, and the relation to self, others, the physical world, and the holy. “I can lay my hand on you, but it’s an inside job,” she said. “It’s between you and your creator.”
She has presented workshops at the Conference for Global Transformation on this topic and Spirituality and Well Being: An inquiry with Others as well as other national/international presentations.
Here is a link to her website: http://www.seventhvitalsign.com/
Optional tour of the Natural Path Sanctuary (NPS) by Director Shedd Farley following the presentation and discussion with Liz Allen.. The tour is contingent upon weather but for those who attend who would like a tour, we can schedule you in for a future NPS private tour date with Director Shedd Farley.
Suggested donation of $10.00 but no one will be turned away due to lack of funds. Light Refreshments will be served.
Please reserve a spot by e-mailing programs@farleycenter.org or calling the Farley Center at 608-845-8724.

Going Out Green
2018-05-26 08:00 - 17:00 | Energy Fair, 7558 Deer Road, Custer, WI, 54423, United States
Save the Date:
Friday, June 15, 3:30-4:30
Custer, WI
https://www.theenergyfair.org/workshop-2018/going-out-green-2/
Going Out Green – Farley Center Director Shedd Farley
Midwest Renewable Energy Fair- Purple Flag Tent
https://www.theenergyfair.org/
Learn about the history, culture and methods of green burials compared to conventional methods. Gain insight into the environmental consideration, logistics, gimmicks, preparation and containers ending with a question and answer session.

Harold and Maude
2018-05-24 14:00 - 17:00 | Farley Center for Peace, Justice & Sustainability, 2299 Spring Rose Rd., Verona, WI, United States
NPS Film Series 2018, #4 – Harold and Maude
“There is very clear cut message in “Harold and Maude”. Life goes on even after death. Life and death are representing a recurring process. When something ends, there is beginning anew.”
Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/blog/3382#ixzz5538zzj3I
Optional tour of the Natural Path Sanctuary (NPS) by Director Shedd Farley following the film presentation and discussion with Death Awareness Educator Karen Reppen. The tour is contingent upon weather but for those who attend who would like a tour, we can schedule you in for a future NPS private tour date with Director Shedd Farley .
Cost: $10.00 per session but no one will be turned away due to lack of funds. Popcorn will be served.
Please reserve a spot by e-mailing programs@farleycenter.org or calling the Farley Center at 608-845-8724.
There are stairs at the Center to the meeting space. Also, to let people know who are allergic to cats, there is a cat on the premises.

Natural Path Sanctuary Presentation - Horizon Hospice Grief Ctr.
2018-05-16 14:00 - 15:30 | Horizon Hospice Grief Ctr., 11400 W. Lake Park Drive, Milwaukee, WI, 53224, United States
http://horizonhomecareandhospice.org/grief-resources/
Natural Path Sanctuary (NPS) Board Secretary Penn Engebose will give a presentation and answer your questions about green burial at the Horizon Hospice Grief Resource Center.
Location:
11400 W. Lake Park Drive
Milwaukee, WI 53224

NPS Presentation with Cress Funeral Home #1
2018-05-03 11:30 - 13:30 | Farley Center for Peace, Justice & Sustainability, 2299 Spring Rose Rd., Verona, WI, United States

Natural Path Sanctuary - Green Burial Presentation/Tour
2018-04-26 14:00 - 16:00 | Farley Center for Peace, Justice & Sustainability, 2299 Spring Rose Rd., Verona, WI, United States
Natural Path Sanctuary – Green Burial Presentation/Tour
(Due to the demand for the Green Burial Presentation/Tour, we have switched this from the NPS Film Series that was to be shown on this date)
Farley Center Director and Natural Path Sanctuary (NPS) Coordinator Shedd Farley will give a presentation and answer your questions about green burial. A tour of the NPS will follow.
Please reserve a spot by e-mailing programs@farleycenter.org or calling the Farley Center at 608-845-8724.
Optional tour of the Natural Path Sanctuary (NPS) by Director Shedd Farley following the presentation. The tour is contingent upon weather but for those who attend who would like a tour, we can schedule you in for a future NPS private tour date with Director Shedd Farley.
There are stairs at the Center to the meeting space, if unable to do stairs, please let us know and a private meeting will be set up on another date to meet with Director Shedd Farley. Also, to let people know who are allergic to cats, there is a cat on the premises. Light refreshments will be served.

NPS - Green Burial Presentation/Tour
2018-04-12 14:00 - 16:00 | Farley Center for Peace, Justice & Sustainability, 2299 Spring Rose Rd., Verona, WI, United States

Consider the Conversation
2018-03-22 14:00 - 17:00 | Farley Center for Peace, Justice & Sustainability, 2299 Spring Rose Rd., Verona, WI, United States
NPS Film Series 2018, Film #1 – Consider the Conversation

A Documentary on a Taboo Subject
A grassroots project to improve end of life care, this film sheds light on the 21st century American struggle with communication and preparation at the end-of-life. Throughout the film, there are intimate accounts of the emotional, spiritual, physical and social burdens associated with the historical shift that has occurred with dying. Forty years ago, most people experienced a quick death, but today we are more likely to suffer a slow, incremental dying process.
Consider the Conversation examines multiple perspectives on end-of-life care and includes information and experiences gathered from interviews with patients, family members, doctors, nurses, clergy, social workers, and national experts on death and dying. The film includes in-depth interviews with 40+ individuals from California, Illinois, Indiana, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York, Vermont and Wisconsin. 62 “person on the street” interviews were also conducted in New York City in April of 2010.
Motivated by their personal experiences with loss, Mike Bernhagen, Director of Community Engagement & Care Partner Relations at Rainbow Hospice Care of Jefferson, WI, and Terry Kaldhusdal, an Oconomowoc, WI teacher and filmmaker, decided to join forces in early 2009 to begin a creative journey that has resulted in a film entitled Consider the Conversation. Wonderful clips and resources are provided on the website.
Optional tour of the Natural Path Sanctuary (NPS) by Director Shedd Farley following the film presentation and discussion with Death Awareness Educator Karen Reppen. The tour is contingent upon weather but for those who attend who would like a tour, we can schedule you in for a future NPS private tour date with Director Shedd Farley.
Cost: $10.00 per session but no one will be turned away due to lack of funds. Popcorn will be served.
Please reserve a spot by e-mailing programs@farleycenter.org or calling the Farley Center at 608-845-8724.
There are stairs at the Center to the meeting space. Also, to let people know who are allergic to cats, there is a cat on the premises.

Farley Center & Natural Path Sanctuary Board Member Open House
2018-03-17 10:00 - 11:30 | Farley Center for Peace, Justice & Sustainability, 2299 Spring Rose Rd., Verona, WI, United States
Interested in being a Farley Center or Natural Path Sanctuary Board member?
This is your chance to come and talk to our Farley Center and Natural Path Sanctuary Board members. Gil Halsted, Farley Center Board Chair and Steve Ventura, Natural Path Sanctuary Board Chair will each give a short presentation on the role of a board member. This will be followed up with a short tour of the Natural Path Sanctuary and farm (dependent on weather).
There will be time to answer any questions you may have about being a board member for the Farley Center and Natural Path Sanctuary. There will also be a few handouts and a chance to sign up for a board member interview (at a later date)..
Light refreshments will be served.
Questions or cannot make the open house? Please contact programs@farleycenter.org and your e-mail will be forwarded to the appropriate board chair for response..You can also call the Center at 608-845-872

Death, Culture & Coffee: Honoring Ancestors in Madison
2018-03-01 18:00 - 19:00 | 1199 Nancy Nicholas Hall, School of Human Ecology, 1300 Linden Drive, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Join the African Studies Program for coffee and conversation on the ways that we honor our own ancestors in Madison.
Four local presenters will discuss some of the funerary practices and traditions observed within various communities in the Madison area.
Light refreshments provided. Please feel welcome to arrive early and visit the gallery exhibition prior to attending to the presentation.
Presenters:
Karen Reppen, Death Awareness Educator
Elizabeth Humphries, Death Midwife
Bryan Foster, Foster Funeral Services
Shedd Farley, Linda and Gene Farley Center for Peace, Justice and Sustainability/Natural Path Sanctuary
Presented in conjunction with the “Whirling Return of the Ancestors: Egúngún Arts of the Yorùbá in Africa and Beyond” exhibition at the Ruth Davis Design Gallery and “Honoring Ancestors in Africa: Arts and Actions,” a two-day symposium on April 6-7.

NPS - Cultural Perspectives on Death and Dying
2018-01-25 14:00 - 16:00 | Farley Center for Peace, Justice & Sustainability, 2299 Spring Rose Rd., Verona, WI, United States
Cultural Perspectives on Death and Dying
(rescheduled from Oct. 19, 2017)
Optional tour of the Natural Path Sanctuary (NPS) by Director Shedd Farley following the presentation by Death Awareness Educator Karen Reppen. The tour is contingent upon weather but for those who attend who would like a tour, we can schedule you in for a future NPS private tour date with Director Shedd Farley. There are stairs at the Center to the meeting space, if unable to do stairs, please let us know and a private meeting will be set up on another date to meet with Director Shedd Farley. Also, to let people know who are allergic to cats, there is a cat on the premises. Cost: $10.00 per session but no one will be turned away due to lack of funds. Light refreshments will be served.
Please reserve a spot by e-mailing programs@farleycenter.org or calling the Farley Center at 608-845-8724.
This presentation offers participants a way to understand how the natural occurrence of death and dying is considered and dealt with in different cultures around the world and here in North America. We look at how different faiths approach end of life, and explore how death and dying has become taboo in our culture and offers alternative approaches from other times and places.
Possible topics for discussion:
• History of death culture in America
• Growth of the funeral industry—evolution of new approaches or return to the old…
• Increased global awareness and influx of influences from other cultures
• Death Education/Awareness movement
• Death awareness exercises
• Death in the popular culture
• Books, stuff, media, art, music, social media,
• How death is talked about
• Death Cafes, Conversation Project,
• Cultural Variations: Ethnicity and Faith
• Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, Pagan
• African American, Asian American/Pacific Islander, Chinese American, Hmong, Latino/Hispanic, Native American/Alaskan Natives
• Other groups:
• Military/Veterans; Law enforcement, first responders; Those experiencing homelessness; Other marginalized populations; Gangs, other
• How culture affects the way care is provided, and how the body is dealt with after death
• Belief systems about causes of death
• Funerals, Rituals, etc., including accoutrements, accessories, food, attire, place, economics, etc.
• Disposition of the body (burial, cremation, etc.)
• Belief systems about the afterlife
• Grief and Mourning; memorializing the dead

Dealing with Grief and Loss During Holidays and Anniversaries
2017-12-14 14:00 - 16:00 | Farley Center for Peace, Justice & Sustainability, 2299 Spring Rose Rd., Verona, WI, United States
Part of the 2017 NPS Fall Presentations Series with Farley Center and NPS Director, Shedd Farley and Death Awareness Educator, Karen Reppen.
Reserve a spot: programs@farleycenter.org or 608-845-8724

Optional tour of Natural Path Sanctuary following presentation. The cost is $10.00 per session but no one will be turned away due to lack of funds. Light refreshments served.
If you would like to attend and need accessibility assistance, please let us know.

Full Series includes:
Sept. 21: Conversations on dying, death and grief
Oct. 19: Cultural perspectives on death and dying
Nov. 9: A Family Undertaking (film)
Dec. 14: Dealing with grief and loss during holidays and anniversaries

A Family Undertaking (film)
2017-11-09 14:00 - 16:00 | Farley Center for Peace, Justice & Sustainability, 2299 Spring Rose Rd., Verona, WI, United States

Cultural Perspectives on Death and Dying
2017-10-19 14:00 - 16:00 | Farley Center for Peace, Justice & Sustainability, 2299 Spring Rose Rd., Verona, WI, United States

NPS Presentation on Green Burials
2017-10-05 14:00 - 16:00, 2017-06-22 14:00 - 16:00 | Farley Center for Peace, Justice & Sustainability, 2299 Spring Rose Rd., Verona, WI, United States
Farley Center Director and Natural Path Sanctuary (NPS) Coordinator Shedd Farley will give a presentation about green burials. A tour of the NPS will follow.
You must reserve a spot by e-mailing programs@farleycenter.org or calling the Farley Center at 608-845-8724.
If you would like to attend the tour but need assistance, please let us know and we will make arrangements.
Light refreshments will be served.

Conversations on Dying, Death and Grief
2017-09-21 14:00 - 16:00 | Farley Center for Peace, Justice & Sustainability, 2299 Spring Rose Rd., Verona, WI, United States

Green Burial Presentation
2017-06-29 11:30 - 13:30 | Farley Center for Peace, Justice & Sustainability, 2299 Spring Rose Rd., Verona, WI, United States
What is a Green Burial? What are my options?
Lunch-and-Learn
Cress Funeral & Cremation Service along with Shed Farley of Natural Paths Sanctuary invite you to join us to learn about Green Burial Options and the benefits of Advance Funeral Planning. Join us for casual conversation, open discussion, and lunch with the group. Following lunch, Shed will provide a walking tour of the cemetery.

SPACE LIMITED and you must RSVP
at info@cressfuneralservice.com or 608-238-3434.
Lunch will be provided by Cress Funeral Home

Green Funerals in Dane County
2017-06-08 18:30 - 20:00 | Belleville Public Library, 130 S Vine St., Madison, WI, 53508, United States
Farley Center Director and Natural Path Sanctuary Coordinater Shedd Farley will give a presentation about Green Funerals at the Belleville Public Libary.

NPS Presentation on Green Burials
2017-05-30 08:00 - 17:00 | WI
Farley Center Director and Natural Path Sanctuary (NPS) Coordinator Shedd Farley will give a presentation about the Natural Path Sanctuary and green burials, answer questions and give a tour.
If you would like to attend the tour but need assistance, please let us know and we will make arrangements.
Light refreshments will be served.
You must reserve a spot by e-mailing programs@farleycenter.org or calling the Farley Center at 608-845-8724.

The End Life of Ecology- Green Burials
2017-05-30 00:00 | WI
Farley Center Director and National Path Sanctuary Coordinator Shedd Farley will lead a workshop at the Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) Fair in Custer, WI on Saturday, June 17 at 11:00 am in the black tent. Title: End of Life Ecology–Green Burials.
The Farley Center/Natural Path Sanctuary will also be tabling at the fair all weekend – June 16-18.
Tickets available at https://www.theenergyfair.org/tickets/

NPS Presentation on Green Burials
2017-04-27 14:00 - 16:00 | Farley Center for Peace, Justice & Sustainability, 2299 Spring Rose Rd., Verona, WI, United States
Farley Center Director and Natural Path Sanctuary (NPS) Coordinator Shedd Farley will give a presentation about green burial. A tour of the NPS will follow.
You must reserve a spot by e-mailing programs@farleycenter.org or calling the Farley Center at 608-845-8724.
If you would like to attend the tour but need assistance, please let us know and we will make arrangements.
Light refreshments will be served.

Natural Path Sanctuary Tour & Movie Screening
2016-11-20 02:00 - 17:00 | Farley Center for Peace, Justice & Sustainability, 2299 Spring Rose Rd., Verona, WI, United States
Join us to learn more about green burial. Take a walking tour of the Natural Path Sanctuary, a nature preserve burial ground, followed by a screening of “A Will for the Woods”.
Event Co-sponsored by the Natural Path Sanctuary, Threshold and Walking Each Other Home.
This event is space limited so please send an e-mail to programs@farleycenter.org to reserve your spot!
walkingeachotherhomemadison.org
atthreshold.com
Suggested donation of $10,00 although no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Light refreshments will be provided.

NPS Presentation on Green Burials
2016-11-05 13:00 - 15:00 | Farley Center for Peace, Justice & Sustainability, 2299 Spring Rose Rd., Verona, WI, United States
Farley Center Director and Natural Path Sanctuary (NPS) Coordinator Shedd Farley will give a presentation about the NPS and green burials, answer questions and give a tour. If you would like to attend the tour but need assistance, please let us know and we will make arrangements.
Light refreshments will be served.
You must reserve a spot by e-mailing programs@farleycenter.org or calling the Farley Center at 608-845-8724.
