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Founded by USDA botanist James A. Duke and his wife Peggy in 1997, The Green Farmacy Garden (GFG) is now owned and operated by theCommunity Ecology Institute(CEI).  Located in Fulton, MD, GFG is a sanctuary for approximately 300 native and non-native species of plants that have been used traditionally and/or researched for medicinal applications. The Dukes collected medicinal plants for over sixty years, and in 1997, they transformed part of their pasture land into a teaching garden. Organized in plots that echo chapters of Jim’s book,The Green Pharmacy,the Garden highlights medicinal plants of global herbal traditions.The Green Farmacy Garden is also a part of the United Plant Savers network of sanctuaries around the country, which strive to educate the public and maintain native plant species that have become at risk or endangered.The garden and grounds are accessible to the public only by event registration or private appointment.  Please visit our website for full details on volunteering.C﻿EI's mission is Cultivating Communities where People and Nature Thrive Together.

The Green Farmacy Garden c/o CEI

Join us for an open, inclusive space to share emotional experiences of navigating the climate crisis.

Dr. Jim Duke's Green Farmacy Garden

Community Building

Enjoy the garden with community activities, meal-sharing, and co-creation.  These events are often donation-based and are the best public opportunities to enjoy the garden at one's own pace and connect with other community members.

Eco-Connection Activities & Education

Opportunities for community to gather and connect with humans and beyond, learning, playing, exploring, working, relaxing, or eating together in the treasure of ecological diversity the Dukes curated.

Michael and Meadow will offer activities based on Joanna Macy's 'Work that Reconnects' to facilitate connection with ourselves, each other, and the earth through eco-centric mindfulness practices.This much-needed container will hold participants as we access and air some of the many emotions that arise while anticipating and living in the current global extinction event.In case of rain, we'll meet onsite in a covered gazebo or indoors, as indicated. Meet your hosts:Michael Albert Ph.D. is a researcher and lecturer in Global Environmental Politics at the University of Edinburgh. He is an author of a soon-to-be published book entitled Navigating the Polycrisis: Mapping the Futures of Capitalism and the Earth. His work brings complexity theory and Marxism together with insights from the earth system sciences, ecological economics, energy studies, food regime analysis, and critical security studies to explore likely, possible, and desirable world-system and planetary futures.Meadow Willow M.A is an ecocultural ethnographer, activist, artist, and urban farmer who studies the intersection between cultural sustainability and environmental stewardship. Recently she published her masters thesis on Intercultural Land Stewardship in Auroville, India.

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