Eco Learning Workshops

COMMUNITY, STEWARDSHIP, SUSTAINABILITY

Thrive: Eco Learning Workshops

This series aims to empower participants with stewardship & sustainability knowledge through guided learning and immersive exploration.

Join Pearlstone’s passionate crew of fun-loving and talented educators, as well as community partners, for hands-on programs that promote stewardship, sustainability, interconnectedness and responsibility to ourselves, each other, and earth.

We welcome adults of all cultural backgrounds, faith traditions, and ages (13+) into guided learning focusing on skills and topics that promote personal and community skill building and knowledge. Anchored in loving community, Pearlstone programs thoughtfully integrate joyful nature connection with Jewish wisdom.

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2022-2023 Workshops

Here are the topics we're covering this session of workshops

Aug 14, 2022 - Follow the Flow

Get your feet wet, explore Pearlstone’s restored stream bed, and learn about water ecology.
Join the Pearlstone team and a representative from Ecotone in a walk through the recently restored, 1300 foot span of stream -- one year after the initiation of the construction! We will literally walk in the water, getting our feet wet, while learning about the restored streambed and water ecology!

Sept 18 - Preparing the Harvest

Harvest and prepare delicious treats using the herbs, fruits, and vegetables grown on Pearlstone’s farmland! Our partner from the Baltimore American Indian Center joins us to share their knowledge on harvesting from the land.

Oct 2 - Biota (FREE CLASS)

Learn about Biota (the animal and plant life of a particular region, habitat, or geological period).

Oct 23 - Wheat to Pita

Learn the cycle of growing and harvesting wheat to make your own pita. Plow, plant, reap, bundle, thresh, sort, grind, knead, and bake! Take part in creating your own pita dough to bake and create and enjoy Motzi bread at the Pearlstone outdoor kitchen.

Nov 13 - Foraging

Explore the woods to scope out usable plants and herbs for edible or medicinal purposes. We will forage for edible roots and sassafras to boil tea over a campfire!

Dec 4 - Cordage

Join us to make two ply rope out of natural materials such as yucca or dogbane. It is pretty amazing to harvest a plant and then turn it into something useful. Learn the skills used by native Americans to be more self-reliant and resilience.

Jan 22 - Sparking Joy

Join us for our THRIVE Winter Hike to “spark joy” into our cold months with a brisk hike, campfire circle, and spicebush tea.

Feb 12 - Seeding for Spring

Learn about starting a garden, whether on a patio, in your yard, or in the community

Mar 12 - Maple Syrup

Learn about tree-tapping for syrup!

Pearlstone’s Commitment

As a leader in responsible land stewardship & sustainability practices, Pearlstone is eager to improve the resilience of our planet by collaborating and sharing our knowledge with as many environmental enthusiasts and partners as possible.
To create broad and lasting change, we seek to engage, empower, and encourage a diverse network of participants of all ages, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical ability, and socio-economic status.