Join us for a month of activities to celebrate land conservation and community!
While we can’t meet up in person this summer, there are lots of great ways to enjoy life in the Champlain Islands. Here are 4 weeks of ideas for you and your family to get outside, eat locally, and learn about the world together, no matter what age you are. We designed it for August, but encourage you to start whenever you are ready and adapt it as you like.
Week 2 Activities
August 10: Celebrate local dairy farmers with an ice cream cone!
To Dig Deeper: Learn about Migrant Justice’s Milk with Dignity Program.
August 11: Listen to this Best Advice Show interview, Making Black Gold with farmer Leah Penniman of Soul Fire Farm
To Dig Deeper: Learn more about black farmers in Vermont, including Krista Scruggs of ZAFA wines, who is in the process of purchasing a conserved farm in Isle la Motte.
August 12: Donate extra produce from your garden to the Grand Isle Food Shelf or another local charitable food programTo Dig Deeper: plant some extra fall crops in your garden to donate in September and October. Spinach, kale, and other greens love the cool fall weather coming.
August 13: Go outside at night and watch the Perseid meteor shower
To Dig Deeper: Learn more about meteors and meteorites from NASA.
August 14: Check out Chuck Hulse’s Guide to the Wildflowers of the Landon Community Trail
To Dig Deeper: Check out Chuck’s blog, Champlain Islands Nature, and subscribe to get nature updates in your email inbox. We particularly love his Nature Minute videos!
August 15: Look for wildflowers on the conserved Landon Community Trail
To Dive Deeper: Watch our virtual wildflower walk with naturalist Chuck Hulse, Spring Ephemerals of the Landon Community Trail, to see some of the flowers from earlier this year. March your calendar for next April and May, to check them out in person.
August 16: Learn to make cattail coasters with Guy
To Dig Deeper: Here’s some inspiration for more nature art projects to do with kids.
August 17: Sit and listen to the birds for 5 minutes
To Dig Deeper: Watch this Stuck in Vermont video from #BlackBirdersWeek with birder Debbie Archer and think more about how we can make sure our Black neighbors and visitors are welcome in outdoor spaces in South Hero. And, you can start to learn bird identification with Audubon.
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