As our staff gear up for Playful Nature Explorers’ return March 1st, we’ve been busy onboarding our new educators, Kelsey Brewster and Jason McClevish. An unexpected delight of orienting new staff for an ICG signature program is revisiting past years’ adventures. We’ve been exploring old
Here we are, deep in February snow and dreaming of summer camp at Ithaca Children’s Garden. It’s a familiar feeling. It’s what we’ve done every February for the last 9 years. This year however, that dreaming is just a little sweeter. So much has changed
2020 Vision, A Black Walden Pond & Other Musings Thursday, February 25, 2021 at 6:00pm to 7:30pm Virtual Event, free; Author of “Black Faces, White Spaces: Reimagining the Relationship of African Americans to the Great Outdoors,” Dr. Carolyn Finney, shared her work on African Americans and environmental
Join us online for the return of our fascinating Ask Me Anything! series on Thursday, February 18th at 1pm, where Professor Ken Mudge will explain and demonstrate grafting. Red or yellow apples, which do you prefer? Would you believe if someone told you there could be
Most mornings, if you visit Ithaca Children’s Garden, you’ll see a group of preschoolers, 2.5-6 year olds, wind-swept and a little muddy, deep in play and exploration. Often, I’m at the Garden for another reason entirely but the first thing I look for is Playful
We developed an awesome local adventure calendar in conjunction with our partners at the Child Development Council, to get you outside! A PDF document containing the calendar and activities opens in a new tab, download here. Adventure December! Grab your mask and get outside! Thirty-one
This post was written by Ithaca Children’s Garden Communications & Marketing Coordinator, Monique. I don’t have to tell you that 2020 has been a year fraught with challenge, but in case you’re reading this in the future and have somehow forgotten, let me tell you
Over the last several years, our friends at Edible Acres have been supporting ICG’s mission and purpose by helping youth forge relationships with nature, through an abiding affinity for plants, research-based science, and a permaculture lens. Sean has been a guest of ICG’s Teen Urban
ICG Loves Volunteers Whether the Garden is ablaze in colorful flowers against a backdrop of neatly trimmed lawns during the summer, or getting tucked into bed as autumn settles in, volunteers and community partners make so much possible. Last weekend, the Garden buzzed with two
