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!
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 |
Lucy's Tacos
Mr Softee
Birder walk
Composting demonstrations
Goats open house
Tour of the community garden
ArtsWestchester ArtsMobile
An hour with award-winning storyteller Therese Plair
Face painting
Live goat drawing
Rock painting activity table
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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