Atwood Farm Open House
Atwood Farm 624 Wormwood Hill Road, Mansfield Center, CTCome explore Atwood at your leisure with our self-guided trail guide, and find out about farming during the late 19th century.
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Community Event
Poetry at Mason’s Mill
Mason's Mill 184 Old Turnpike Road, Mansfield, CTJoin poets John Andersen and Denise Abercrombie for sharing and writing poetry inspired by nature - all ages. (Rain date - October 17) Register at https://joshuastrust.org/poetry/
Cider Pressing
Atwood Farm 624 Wormwood Hill Road, Mansfield Center, CTCome and enjoy a traditional cider pressing at Atwood Farm.
Annual Meeting
Mansfield Eagleville Firehouse Community CenterOur annual meeting will (finally) be held in person after a 2-year hiatus. We will meet on Saturday, April 9, from 4-6 p.m. at the Mansfield Eagleville Firehouse Community Center on Rt. 32 in Mansfield. Lynn Stoddard of Sustainable Connecticut is the speaker. We will have a short social hour – so come greet your […]
Earth Day Nature Readings
Knowlton Hill Preserve 81 Knowlton Hill Road, Storrs, CT, United StatesBring a short (1-2 minutes) reading – poem, essay – that inspires your affection for nature. Robert Thorson, co-coordinator of the Joshua's Trust Book Critters, will lead a short walk through the Knowlton Hill Preserve. At two stops, the overlook of Knowlton Pond and the crest of the drumlin, attendees will be invited to share […]
Dance around the Maypole
Atwood Farm 624 Wormwood Hill Road, Mansfield Center, CTDance around the Maypole with us on Sunday, May 1, 2-4 p.m. The Mansfield Fiddlers will lead us as we twirl our ribbons around the pole at the Atwood Farm. We’ll make May baskets and windsocks to keep or give away. Please note that this is weather-dependent
Nature Writer’s Workshop
Gurleyville Grist Mill Stone Mill Road, Mansfield, CTJoin George Jacobi on May 14, 1-3 PM at the Gurleyville Grist Mill: Come out this spring and give nature and a notebook your attention for a while. You won’t really be learning to “write” (you may already write) but reminding yourself how to be in the world, engaging purposefully with the living mystery hidden […]
Gurleyville Grist Mill Open
Gurleyville Grist Mill Stone Mill Road, Mansfield, CTCome and explore the historic Gurleyville Grist Mill.
Gurleyville Grist Mill Open
Gurleyville Grist Mill Stone Mill Road, Mansfield, CTCome and explore the historic Gurleyville Grist Mill.
Gurleyville Grist Mill Open
Gurleyville Grist Mill Stone Mill Road, Mansfield, CTCome and explore the historic Gurleyville Grist Mill.