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Hands and Hooves: A Sustainability Festival in Ward Acres Park on June 7th

  • Ann Kim
  • May 15
  • 2 min read

Updated: 5 days ago

THANK YOU to all our participants and community for the great turnout!! Check out the new and improved photo gallery as we add photos from the event! We want to see your photos too! #.WACNR



THE GOATS HAVE ARRIVED!

Read about the project and check out some photos!

Visit them hard at work until June 11 (follow the green arrows in Ward Acres Park)

Celebrate and learn more at the festival!



Schedule of Events

Activity Information
Time
Length
Location
A Walk Through Nature and Time (a gentle walk appropriate for all ages) hosted by Ward Acres Conservancy
11:00 and 1:00
45min
Group Meeting Point
Birder Walk in Ward Acres Park (binoculars provided) hosted by Ward Acres Conservancy
12:30
1h
Group Meeting Point
Community Garden Tour hosted by Ward Acres Community Garden
12:30
45min
Group Meeting Point
Composting Demo hosted by Ward Acres Community Garden
10:30 and 11:00
20min
Community Garden
Face Painting hosted by NRHS Green Club
all day
all day
NRHS Green Club Table
Goats Open House (all about goats) hosted by Fat and Sassy Goats
10:30 and 12:30
45min
Goats Site
Leave No Trace Demo (hiking & camping while minimizing environmental impact) hosted by Boy Scouts Troup 11
all day
all day
Boy Scouts Troup 11 Table
Live Goat Drawing (for children and adults) hosted by Ward Acres Community Garden
10:30
1h
Group Meeting Point
Rock Painting hosted by Ward Acres Community Garden
all day
all day
Ward Acres Community Garden Table
Storytelling Hour hosted by award-winning Therese Plair
11:00
1h
Gazebo in the Community Garden
Food and Beverage
  • Lucy's Tacos

  • Mr Softee


Walks and Talks
  • Birder walk

  • Composting demonstrations

  • Goats open house

  • Tour of the community garden


Children's Activities
  • ArtsWestchester ArtsMobile

  • An hour with award-winning storyteller Therese Plair

  • Face painting

  • Live goat drawing

  • Rock painting activity table

Tables and Booths
  • Anaïs Concepto

  • Boy Scouts of New Rochelle Troop 11

  • ChooseVeg

  • Circuit

  • City of New Rochelle, DPW

  • Comrie Enterprises, LLC

  • Energy Justice Law Policy Center (EJLPC)

  • ENRAC

  • Federated Conservationists of Westchester County

  • Healthy Yards New Rochelle

  • Helpsy

  • New Rochelle Boy Scouts

  • New Rochelle Garden Club

  • New Rochelle Girl Scouts

  • New Rochelle High School Green Club

  • New York New Jersey Trail Conference

  • Sustainable Westchester

  • The Humble Bumble Bookstore

  • Veo

  • Ward Acres Community Garden

  • Ward Acres Conservancy


 
 
 

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