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Farley Walking Club First Walk of the Season!

community, Culture, environmental, friendship, fun, health, woods

5/26/23

Come along for a stroll on the beautiful wooded walking trails located at The Farley Center!

Please check the weather to dress accordingly and bring water as needed. Closed-toe shoes are suggested as we will be walking along dirt trails.
We will walk for approximately an hour, but if others feel up to it, we can extend our walk as necessary.

We will meet about 10 minutes before our walk at the picnic tables located near the BOWA (Bur Oak Welcoming Area) located to the right of the driveway as you pull in.
Please note, this is not a formal tour, but a casual walk throughout The Farley Center grounds.

Looking forward to seeing everyone out there!

Hosted by: Katrina Krueger, Linda & Gene Farley Center for Peace, Justice and Sustainability and Farley Center Walking Club

Earth Connections: Land Art Exhibition

art, celebration, community, Culture, environmental, friendship, fun

Earth Connections Artist Reception and DABL Art Market
Sept. 9, 10am-5pm

EARTH CONNECTIONS Land Art Exhibition

Come take a walk-about and see what is created August 15 – October 31, 2023. We will have maps available for self guided tours. Visit the Farley Center anytime from sun-up to sun-down and take a walk through the woods. We will have a community tour on Sept. 9, starting at 1pm where many of the artists will be present to talk about their work.

DABL ART MARKET

New this year, Farley Center will host Dane Arts Buy Local Art Market on Sept. 9. A variety of artists (including 9 of our Earth Connection artists) will set up booths to display and sell their art. It will be a fun arts festival including music and food! Bring the whole family to for this outdoor celebration. (Artists will be able to accept cash or check) Learn more about DABL and the Pop-Up Market

This is the sixth year that area artists will create installations in the woods of the Natural Path Sanctuary on the Farley Center land. These artists are rising to the challenge of using only materials that can safely decompose back into the land.

Land art, also known as Earth art, and environmental art is created by artists who use the materials of the Earth including for instance, the soil, rocks, branches, trees, vegetation, water and other natural, non-toxic materials.

The Farley Center supports these types of installations on our land to highlight the beauty, value and necessity to think about how we view and use the land. Our artists help raise the discussion of what is toxic and what do we mean by the word “decompose.” What has to change in the way we work in order to sustain the Earth and all of us that live on it in healthy ways

Earth Connections 2023 Land Artists:

Justin Bitner
David Carlson
Mona Cassis*
Gene Delcourt*
Betsy Delzer*
Char De Vos
Kate Heiber-Cobb
Steve Heuer*
Amelia Higgins (Youth Participant)
Chris Hindle
Ruthanna Hutton-Okpalaeke
Angela Johnson
Ellen Khalifa
Katrina Krueger
Efrat Livny*
Erin McWalter*
Billy Morgan
Karen Reppen*
Cynthia Reynolds
Bobbette Rose*
Phil Saunders
Sue Schuetz
Barry Sherbeck*
John Steines
Cooper Talbot
Kelsey Voy
Urban Indigenous Art & Sciences Youth Group

*These artists will also be selling their art through DABL Art Market on Sept. 9

The Farley Center would like to thank all the artists who are participating this year. A special thank you to Bobbette Rose who is the Farley Center Art Coordinator and has helped organize land art exhibits/projects for the Farley Center.

For a look at past land art exhibits (2013-2021): http://farleycenter.org/land-art-installations/

For questions, please contact programs@farleycenter.org

Farley Center Volunteer Work Day in the Natural Path Sanctuary (NPS)

community, environmental, friendship, fun, gardening, volunteer, woods

6-15-23

Please join Director Shedd Farley and other volunteers for a day of outdoor work in the Natural Path Sanctuary (NPS) from 9:30-11:30. Please meet in front of the red packing shed at 9:25.

Please dress for outdoor weather and bring work gloves and water bottles.

Farley Center Supervisors:
Director Shedd Farley

Volunteer Group Leader: TBA

If you have any questions, please e-mail programs@farleycenter.org.

Farley Center Volunteer Day

community, environmental, friendship, fun, gardening, volunteer, woods

6-16-23

Please join Farley Center Board Member Jeanne Meier and Natural Path Sanctuary Asst. Dustin Duve and other volunteers for a day working outside around the Center. Telephone and Data Systems (TDS) is the lead volunteer organization for the day.
There will be a variety of outdoor tasks so dress for the weather and bring work gloves and water bottles.

Meet at the Center at 8:55 a.m. at the Bur Oak Welcoming Area (BOWA) near the red packing shed.

Farley Center Supervisors:
Farley Center Board Member Jeanne Meier
Natural Path Sanctuary Asst. Dustin Duve

TDS Volunteer Group Leader:
Barry Tebon/Telephone and Data Systems (TDS)

If you have any questions, please e-mail programs@farleycenter.org.

Farley Center Volunteer Day in the Food Forest!

community, environmental, friendship, fun, gardening, volunteer, woods

5-9-23

Please join us as we work on the Farley Center Food Forest with Wisconsin Food Forests Volunteers. Outdoor work includes planting, weeding and mulching. Please dress for outdoor weather and bring work gloves and water bottles.

Please meet in front of the red packing shed at 4:55.

Back up rain date: May 16, 5:00-7:00 p.m.

FARLEY CENTER ON SITE SUPERVISOR
Kalev Kristjuhan – Senior Natural Path Sanctuary Asst.

WISCONSIN FOOD FORESTS: Emily Steinwehe

Natural Path Sanctuary/Gunderson – What is Green Burial

Death, Dying, end-of-life, environmental, Grief, health

4-26-23

Come learn about Natural Path Sanctuary, the first cemetery in Dane County to exclusively follow natural & green burial practices.

Melissa Theisen is joined by Shedd Farley and Dustin Duve to discuss natural and traditional alternatives to modern-day burials

Natural Path Sanctuary Walking Tour with Senior NPS Asst. Kalev Kristjuhan

community, Culture, Death, Dying, end-of-life, environmental, Green Cemetaries, Grief, woods

8/5/23

Natural Path Sanctuary Walking Tour with Senior NPS Asst. Kalev Kristjuhan.

You MUST reserve a spot by e-mailing programs@farleycenter.org or calling the Farley Center at 608-845-8724. Tours fill up fast so if you sign up and need to cancel, please let us know so we can add another from our waitlist.

Come take a walk through the Natural Path Sanctuary and learn about green burial.

Senior Natural Path Sanctuary (NPS) Asst. Kalev Kristjuhan will give a walking tour presentation of the Natural Path Sanctuary. Meet at the bur oak tree near the red packing shed at the Farley Center at 9:20 a.m.. Please wear good walking shoes and dress appropriately for the weather. Please check back on the facebook page for any changes due to the weather.

THIS IS AN OUTDOOR PRESENTATION – THERE WILL NOT BE A PRESENTATION IN THE CENTER. THE FARLEY CENTER BUILDING IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC BUT THERE ARE PORTABLE TOILETS FOR USE.

Natural Path Sanctuary (NPS) Evening Walking with Cemeterian Dustin Duve

community, Culture, Death, Dying, end-of-life, environmental, Green Cemetaries, Grief, woods

8/3/23

Evening NPS Walking Tour with Cemeterian Dustin Duve

Come take a walk through the Natural Path Sanctuary and learn about green burial.

Meet at the bur oak tree near the red packing shed at the Farley Center at 6:50 p.m. Please wear good walking shoes and dress appropriately for the weather. Please check back on the facebook page for any changes due to the weather.

THIS IS AN OUTDOOR PRESENTATION – THERE WILL NOT BE A PRESENTATION IN THE CENTER. THE FARLEY CENTER BUILDING IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC BUT THERE ARE PORTABLE TOILETS FOR USE.

Natural Path Sanctuary Walking Tour with Senior NPS Asst. Kalev Kristjuhan

community, Culture, Death, Dying, end-of-life, environmental, Green Cemetaries, Grief, woods

7/29/23

Natural Path Sanctuary Walking Tour with Senior NPS Asst. Kalev Kristjuhan.

Come take a walk through the Natural Path Sanctuary and learn about green burial.

THIS IS AN OUTDOOR PRESENTATION – THERE WILL NOT BE A PRESENTATION IN THE CENTER. THE FARLEY CENTER BUILDING IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC BUT THERE ARE PORTABLE TOILETS FOR USE.

Natural Path Sanctuary (NPS) Early Morning Walking with Director Shedd Farley

community, Culture, Death, Dying, end-of-life, environmental, Green Cemetaries, Grief, woods

7/6/23

Early Morning NPS Walking Tour with Director Shedd Farley

Come take a walk through the Natural Path Sanctuary and learn about green burial.

Meet at the bur oak tree near the red packing shed at the Farley Center at 6:5ths was 00 a.m.. Please wear good walking shoes and dress appropriately for the weather. Please check back on the facebook page for any changes due to the weather.

THIS IS AN OUTDOOR PRESENTATION – THERE WILL NOT BE A PRESENTATION IN THE CENTER. THE FARLEY CENTER BUILDING IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC BUT THERE ARE PORTABLE TOILETS FOR USE.