Crown Point Ecology Center

Your family is invited to join Crown Point Staff and volunteers for Sunday afternoons on our farm! Activities are centered on a theme which encourages the active participation of family members in farming activities. Programs are open to all family members over the age of 6. Registration is required one week before the program date. There should be a minimum of one parent for every three kids. Families include parent(s) and/or guardian(s) and their children. If a family is bringing along a friend there is an additional charge of $10 per participant. Payment is due upon arrival for the day’s activities. Please call Crown Point at (330) 668-8992 to register. Space is limited so please register early!

Harvesting and Herbs

Sunday, August 20, 2006
1 p.m – 4 p. m.
$10 per participant, max $50 per family

August is a special time at Crown Point.  Many of the herbs are ready for harvesting and drying for winter storage.  Learn how to harvest herbs for eating and dying and how to harvest a few of our heirloom vegetables in the youth gardens.  Explore the uses of herbs with a few simple and quick recipes for salt alternatives, seasoning, and more. Families will take home a bottle of herb vinegar and bundles of herbs to dry at home.

Wool Fun

Sunday, September 10, 2006
$15 per participant, max $50 per family
1 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Fall is fast approaching with cool evenings.  Using the wool sheared in the spring family members learn how to prepare and spin wool into yarn.  This is a hands-on class where everyone can try a drop spindle to create some yarn and work with a simple weaving technique.