• Passages

    A week-long overnight wilderness experience that provides a nurturing and meaningful rite-of-passage experiences for adolescents ages 13-16.

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    Music & Movement

    An energizing, upbeat, and rhythmatic week of percussion, dance, storytelling, games, swimming, and more for campers ages 8-14.

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    Art & Earth

    An art- and nature-based program for young people ages 9-14 who have a passion for visual art and who find inspiration in nature.

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    Farm & Garden Days

    A small (60 participants), specialized, hands-on farm, garden and nature experience for children ages 5-13.

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    Preparing a Pathway to Eurythmy

    Continuing our summer tradition of many years, we are offering a two-day online course as an alternative to our annual Summer Eurythmy Week.

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    Plant Dye Café

    Orchard House 275 Hungry Hollow Road, Chestnut Ridge, NY, United States

    Bring your clothes, fabric, or yarn to dye with indigo in the back yard garden at Orchard House.

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    Art of Clothing

    Orchard House 275 Hungry Hollow Road, Chestnut Ridge, NY, United States

    In this course, which is open to beginners and experienced fiber artisans alike, we will design and sew garments using four natural fibers (cotton, linen, wool and silk) to create four items for a complete outfit.

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    The Starry Showers of Summer

    Christian Community Church 15 Margetts Road, Chestnut Ridge, NY, United States

    An end-of-summer festival of eurythmy, poetry/spoken word, and music with artists Emily Biffis, Virginia Hermann, Ana Lipkowitz, Vijayta Singuluri, and Grigory Smirnov.

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  • Harvesting Fall Colors: Plant Dyeing with Miho Suzuki

    Orchard House 275 Hungry Hollow Road, Chestnut Ridge, NY, United States

    In this workshop we will color silk, linen, and cotton fabric with plants from our biodynamic garden. Participants will take home a small silk pouch, a cotton drawstring bag, linen fabric, and wool yarn.

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    Handwork Circle

    Handwork Circle

    Orchard House 275 Hungry Hollow Road, Chestnut Ridge, NY, United States

    A weekly handwork meetup in the garden behind the Fiber Craft Studio in Orchard House on days when the weather is nice. Limit ten people; there is no charge. Please reserve your spot by emailing kei@fibercraftstudio.org.

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    Handwork Circle

    Handwork Circle

    Orchard House 275 Hungry Hollow Road, Chestnut Ridge, NY, United States

    A weekly handwork meetup in the garden behind the Fiber Craft Studio in Orchard House on days when the weather is nice. Limit ten people; there is no charge. Please reserve your spot by emailing kei@fibercraftstudio.org.

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