EartHand Gleaners Society uses a community-engaged model for creating environmental art programs with opportunities for research, skill development and skill sharing. Our projects foster multicultural, interdisciplinary collaboration among community members and professionals in the fields of education, sciences and the arts. We model how to “Be a Producer without first being a Consumer”: to be…
Summer Workshops and Gatherings!
As fresh leaves unfurl, so do our program offerings for the Summer! Opportunities to stretch into new skills, practice connecting to place and the bounty of the season. Spring-Fling and Wardrobe-Refresh May 22nd May is the perfect time for some wardrobe TLC; mend those sweaters you are about to tuck away, and taking a fresh…
Spring Garden Times
Spring is a great time to get involved in the gardens. Familiarize yourself with the plantings help define the pathways and participate in a multitude of seasonal garden tasks! If you are unfamiliar with the gardens EartHand tends, visit Means of Production here or Trillium here, Or take a look at Our Fibreshed page on…
Let’s talk Canadian Textiles…
A virtual event hosted by the Canadian Agriculture and Food Museum Wed. March 22 4pm(PST) visit the museum website to get your free ticket. Many Canadians buy local food, but have you ever thought about local clothing? The local textile movement strives to keep all parts of textile production — from field to fashion —…
EartHand in Nelson: recent events
We are thrilled to be sharing our first report in from Keiko Lee-Hem, our new community facilitator for the Nelson area: “It has been my pleasure and honour to have joined the EartHand community as a facilitator! This winter I led Plant & Light Play where a group of us meet every few weeks to make…
Willow Harvest Time
Help with bringing in the willow crop before Spring begins! It is always an exciting race.. planning dates that hopefully fall between the rains and snow, and before the sap begins to flow. And yet, every year willow harvest events prove to be on of the best times to be in the garden. Many hands…
EartHand Annual General Meeting
You are invited to join us virtually Sunday Feb. 5th 3-5pm As we gather through our screens and attend to the official requirements of reviewing 2022 financial documents, approving the 2023 budget and vote in our 2023 board of directors. Expect stories of 2022 and dreams and plans for 2023! Voting members of EartHand are…
2023 new programs now live!
We have some exciting offerings beginning in February that continue to support sharing skills, connecting to plants and meaning-making with our hands; all coming from a place as always of how we can be makers without first being consumers. More programs will be listed in the months ahead, and we hope you can join us…
December Happenings
The short days of December find us online, in person, and hunkering down for quiet reflective time. Join us December 5th- online 7-8.30 pm The FibreShed Field-School: reflections and opportunities Melanie and Christa share their experience with the Fibreshed Field School, its effect on the education of Emily Carr students who participated, and the influence…
Means of Production-on screen
We are thrilled to announce that as a part of our celebration of ‘MOP’ turning 20 this year, we have a video by Martin Borden on the big screen – the Mount Pleasant Community Art Screen – playing until early spring 2023. The screen is located on the East-facing side of the Independent Building at…
Autumn Spinning Circles
Join Jaymie Johnson and Sharon Kallis for these virtual gatherings that allow us to to carve time for ourselves to process fibres, spin for future projects, and keep spinning those threads of conversations we started in the summer. Not a spinner? that’s ok too- bring your other handwork that is good to do in the…