Join us for either a 6 week maternal series on Fridays or family days on Sundays to nourish the young families. For pregnant and postpartum families between 0-3 years old.
We will form deeper connections to the local ecology, engage in meaningful conversations related to perinatal needs, participate in extensions from OCE garden curriculum, explore outdoor benefits for sensory awareness and development for littles, sample garden nutrition recipes, and sing together. It is especially valuable to bring pregnant and early postpartum folks together – having mothers and babies in utero and babies earth side and partners being able to coregulate with each other as a community is supporting thriving life.
We will form deeper connections to the local ecology, engage in meaningful conversations related to perinatal needs, participate in extensions from OCE garden curriculum, explore outdoor benefits for sensory awareness and development for littles, sample garden nutrition recipes, and sing together. It is especially valuable to bring pregnant and early postpartum folks together – having mothers and babies in utero and babies earth side and partners being able to coregulate with each other as a community is supporting thriving life.
Offerings:
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6 Week Maternal Series (FULL, Join Waitlist)
A community gathering space outdoors for pregnant mothers, early postpartum mothers and children up to 3 years old. Childcare support for olders with young families can be arranged but needs to be shared ahead of time for organizing please. Theme will be Soul & Soil Health and include activities and topics such as: microbiome gut & mental health connection with gardening, clay masks and facials for mamas, mud and water color art with babies, singing and more. Led by Victoria Carranza, The Gardening Doula, a community herbalist, lactation educator, postpartum care practitioner, and mother of two with a background in environmental education.
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Family Strengthening in Nature Day
Join us in April and/or May in a community gathering space outdoors for the whole family - geared for pregnant mothers, mothers, fathers and caregivers alike with youth 0-3 (and olders welcome to join the young families) for a fun day including: plant wisdom and garden nutrition recipes, ecological studies, and integrating this knowledge into our everyday life.
Led by Victoria Carranza, The Gardening Doula, a community herbalist, lactation educator, postpartum care practitioner, and her husband, Brian Engleton, who has experience in nature connection mentorship with youth and loves primitive skill building, mountain biking, and trail running. They have two children of their own and love connecting with families outdoors.
Join us in April and/or May in a community gathering space outdoors for the whole family - geared for pregnant mothers, mothers, fathers and caregivers alike with youth 0-3 (and olders welcome to join the young families) for a fun day including: plant wisdom and garden nutrition recipes, ecological studies, and integrating this knowledge into our everyday life.
Led by Victoria Carranza, The Gardening Doula, a community herbalist, lactation educator, postpartum care practitioner, and her husband, Brian Engleton, who has experience in nature connection mentorship with youth and loves primitive skill building, mountain biking, and trail running. They have two children of their own and love connecting with families outdoors.
- $30 for the day, including materials
- Location: The Play Grove, One Cool Earth’s Headquarters Garden San Luis Obispo, Ca
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April 6th: Spring Greens!
$30.00
- April 6 Sunday 10am to 12pm
- Theme: Spring Greens! Wild Foraging & Garden Nutrition, Edible & Poisonous, and Wildflower Plant ID Wander
- OCE year long planting guides provided and 'Starting your Garden' discussion and Q&A
- Prepare spring green tonic to sip, low salt pesto and GF pasta with edible flowers on top
- $30 for the day, including materials
- Location: The Play Grove, One Cool Earth’s Headquarters Garden San Luis Obispo, Ca
May 25th: Three Sisters Garden Planting
$30.00
- May 25 Sunday 10am to 12pm
- Theme: Three Sisters Garden planting (start corn 2-3 weeks before this class, have participants plant pole beans and squash that day) and feast with making a corn, bean, and squash lunch, prepare items ahead of time, have participants make a relish with avocado, cilantro, lime, etc
- $30 per family, includes materials
About 'Under the Trees: Facilitator:
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These perinatal offerings are organized with support of The Gardening Doula, Victoria Carranza. She is a current Board Member of One Cool Earth, an environmental educator, mother of two, lactation education counselor, birth doula, postpartum care provider, and village supporter.
Victoria can be reached at [email protected] |