Dickinson students, faculty, and staff are invited to join the College Farm in celebrating soil and community during a half-day outdoor wellness retreat on Saturday, April 4th from 10:00am to 3:30pm! Together, we’ll explore how diversity, both beneath our feet and within our communities, nourishes our health and resilience. This unique event features hands-on activities, an interactive cooking demo, and guided movement. Through these activities, we’ll explore the question: what feeds a community?

Free lunch and transportation to the College Farm provided!

Transportation departing from Kaufman Hall parking lot at 10:00am. 

Participants will be dropped back off on campus by 3:30pm. 

This is a mostly outdoor event that involves walking across the Dickinson College Farm. Please dress accordingly. 

Approximate Itinerary:

10am: Transportation to the Dickinson College Farm

10:30-10:50am: “Grounding” Welcome Exercise

11am-12pm: Hands-On Soil Activities and Discussion

12:15pm-12:45pm: Cooking Demo

12:50pm-1:15pm: Lunch

1:30pm-3:00pm: “Grounding Movement” and Forest Bathing Activity

3:15pm-3:30pm: Transportation back to Kaufman Hall

Space is limited! To register for this event, please RSVP on EngageD or at: https://forms.gle/mjjNEhGZAUaFs25c9

Questions? Contact farmoutreach@dickinson.edu.