Earth Day Weekend Refresh with Bible Center Church This Earth Day Weekend Refresh is centered around giving our existing Green Playce site, at Bible Center Church, a Grounded-style Refresh! This volunteer opportunity is a family-friendly event. Our tasks for the day are to rebuild some raised beds, fill the beds, build some benches, planting, etc. Neighborhood volunteers are welcomed. There will be learning opportunities and teachable moments, aplenty. Come see Grounded at work with the community (that's you) and enjoy the natural coziness of this amazing outdoor learning…Read More
Healing Our Soils Together: Building a Culture of Soil Keepers Join us for a workshop on building community-scale initiatives that inspire and support environmental stewardship in Wilkinsburg and beyond. Nance Klehm, author, speaker, and teacher, will share ways we can engage local residents, instigate ecological projects, and build regenerative systems in ourselves and communities through soil and soul. Come learn strategies for relating to our communities in ways that build positive, beautiful and ecologically-beneficial environments for our neighbors. Food and drinks provided. Prior to Nance's lecture, Grounded will provide an…Read More
RVP Reflection Series: What did Masoud see? Posted on October 31, 2019 by Masoud Sayles Throughout my experience at the Reclaiming Vacant Properties (RVP) conference in Atlanta this year, I encountered a storm of new, fresh, and different ideas about how to address many of the concerns generated by cycles of disinvestment within 'rust belt' cities. Beyond these techniques though, I think the far more valuable treasure gleaned at this event comes in the form of contacts and relationships with other folks performing similar work in parallel with Grounded across this country. Their insights, challenges,…Read More
Permaculture Design: Ecological Solutions to Planetary Problems Posted on July 22, 2019 by Masoud Sayles For the purposes of sorting out the issues our world currently faces and quelling the fires which threaten to consume us there is one system of ethics that seems particularly well suited. This system, developed from the synthesis of indigenous wisdom about Earth systems and modern best practices in the management of human populations is called Permaculture. Coined by Bill Mollison, the term permaculture is a combination of the words permanent and agriculture (or culture). However, it is an approach…Read More
Pet Protocol Make and Take with Essential Oils Join Leslie Runco! Come and Learn more about essential oils while you make your own blends. This class is primarily for our puppies! Our furry friends are certainly part of our family so let's support them naturally! The roller bottle blends are $5 each Oils Inspire Life 3047 Industrial Blvd Bethel Park, PA 15102Read More