Community Days at the REED Center

Community Days at the REED Center

Come out to spend time on the land, learn new skills, share meals and knowledge, and tend to your mind, body, and spirit.

By The REED Center for Ecosystem Reintegration

Select date and time

Saturday, May 18 · 9am - 9pm EDT

Location

Morning View Food Forest (stone house at the end of the driveway)

1932 Mountain Church Road Middletown, MD 21769

Refund Policy

Contact the organizer to request a refund.

Agenda

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Hands on the Earth

The Morning View Team

Planting trees, invasive removal, tending to plantings, propagating, harvesting, building, and more. Get your hands dirty OR NOT. There are tasks for people at different levels of physical abilities....

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Community Meal

The days offerings will pause for a community meal, which we ask folks to bring a dish to share at, where you can get to know people more intimately.

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Workshop, Knowledge/skill share

Varies every week

Each week will will offer a workshop or skill/knowledge share that will be led by someone in the community that has experience in the myriad of things that are needed in our lives and in our communit...

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Mind, Body, Spirit

ANYONE

Open time to indulge in relaxation and restoration activities, including: hot tub, sauna, forest walks, yoga, meditation, or breathwork or offer something to the group.

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Dinner

Anywhere

YOU DECIDE: On your own OR together -- you can bring your own food and store it in a community fridge if you'd like. There are a few fire cooking areas available. There are also restaurants in the ar...

7:00 PM - 9:30 PM

Special Evening Events

The REED Center Team

These events will include drum circles, our Films in the Forest documentary series with a Q&A session after, open mic nights, bonfire community sharing opportunities. We are VERY OPEN to other sugges...

9:30 PM - 11:30 PM

Optional Camping

The REED Center

If you'd like to camp the day before or after the event, you can add a camping pass when you RSVP. There are designated camp sites throughout the site

About this event

Join us for our new Community Days, hosted almost every Saturday of the warm weather season this year. Come out to spend time on the land, learn new skills, share meals and knowledge, and tend to your mind, body, and spirit.


You are welcome to come for the whole day or just a portion of it, and to take advantage of the beauty of the Morning View Food Forest and surrounding landscape in whatever way works for you. Each Community Day has a unique line-up of offerings, but the general schedule stays the same each time:


AM:

  • 9:00 am: Each day starts with a hands-on work session that gets bodies moving and attuned to the land.

Community Lunch:

  • The days offerings will pause for a community meal, which we ask folks to bring a dish to share at, where you can get to know people more intimately.

PM:

  • 2:00 pm: Workshop, knowledge share, or skillshare
  • 4:00 pm: Open time to indulge in relaxation and restoration activities, including: hot tub, sauna, forest walks, yoga, meditation, or breathwork.

Dinner: On your own -- you can bring your own food and store it in a community fridge if you'd like. There are also restaurants in the area you can visit for dinner.

Evening

  • 7:00 pm: Evening program: These are generally one of our Films in the Forest documentary screenings, open mic nights, or a drum circle.


Our community days are offered on a donation basis so that anyone who wants to come is able to. You can donate whatever you'd like (or nothing at all!) when you RSVP.


Over time, we want these days to be places where people in our community can share their knowledge with each other. We encourage community members to sign up to lead a knowledge share, skillshare, or mind/body/spirit activity if there is something you would like to offer! If you are interested in offering something at a Community Day this year, please fill out this form and Em will get in touch with you.


** Overnight stays are available. If you'd like to camp the day before or after the event, you can add a camping pass when you RSVP.


For questions about this event series, please email Josh at josh@thereedcenter.org.

Frequently asked questions

Does this event cost anything?

These events are by DONATION ONLY :-) We are leaning into the community to help keep us moving forward & we want anyone and everyone who would value these opportunities to be able to join no matter what.

Is camping available?

Yes. Camping is available on Friday and Saturday nights. Other days can be requested. This is a donation based offering as well and does require letting us know in advance. We have designated camping areas throughout the site. FIREWOOD TAKES WORK: we ask that no fires be larger than necessary.

Can we have fires onsite?

There are designated fire pits throughout the site that a communal. We do not allow fires at individual campsites.

Are there bathrooms or showers onsite?

There are cold (sun heated) showers and bathrooms available.

Will there be drinking water available?

Yes, all events will have drinking water available.

Is there area for cooking?

Yes. We have 36" hanging grills over our firepits.

Organized by

The REED Center for Ecosystem Reintegration
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