Join us in engaging in winter wellness! 

Ready to get your wellness on? Register here.
Fee: $30/adult, $15/student
Winter can be a particularly challenging time for individual well-being in terms of outdoor physical activity, meaningful social connection, healthy & local food, and the human spirit. The habits that ensue often lead to a lack of well-being not only in these areas, but also for the environment. We challenge you to thoughtfully create wellbeing for yourself, those you love, and the Earth. 

Each participant receives a copy of Backyard Mindfulness: Stories & Practices. Support the mission and vision of Grow to Share while increasing your well-being! Arrangements will be made to receive your copy following registration.
Note: There are no prizes to be won, just a powerful process of nurturing seasonal well-being through healthy habits!
Ways to engage: 
  • Walk mindfully around Grow to Share while the gardens rest.
  • Walk, run, snowshoe, cross-country ski, fat-tire bike in your nearest park, on your work breaks, around the block, to & from errands, to & from the library, etc. Even better: do so with a friend! 
  • Go sledding!
  • Delight in eating food that you prepared/preserved from this past growing season. Purchase locally canned/dried food from the WE Market Co-op (or another co-op). Visit a winter Farmers’ Market and create meals from this local abundance.
  • Participate in a local book club.
  • Practice good sleep hygiene by turning off the lights, TV, and other devices, and going to bed early.
  • Go for a starry morning walk to start your day.
  • Spend time reading aloud with family or friends and/or sitting by the fireplace with a cup of local herbal tea (instead of playing video games or watching a movie/show).
  • Spend time in active gratitude to start or end your day.
  • Cook more meals from as many local ingredients as you can, and with as little packaging as possible. Reuse the packages.
  • Write action letters to local government/schools/businesses encouraging them to up their efforts for sustainable wellbeing. Invite others to write with you!
  • You get the idea; get creative! What else might you do?

Ready to get your wellness on? Register here.