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Working on land based reciprocal relationships. Creando relaciones recíprocas basadas en la tierra. McHenry, IL Website: https://www.wonderlandcommunityproject.org Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Wonderland_Community_Project

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Photo of a wide lit candle with flowers around the bottom. Says “grief retreat Saturday, 11/1 10-3, lunch provided. Free event” at the top, and “Come out & honor your loved ones with a community alternative & story sharing” at the bottom.

Photo of a wide lit candle with flowers around the bottom. Says “grief retreat Saturday, 11/1 10-3, lunch provided. Free event” at the top, and “Come out & honor your loved ones with a community alternative & story sharing” at the bottom.

Join us Sat Nov 1 for our fall grief retreat. We’ll build community altar w photos, items of remembrance, candles, & share our memories, stories, and grief over the passing of our loved ones around the fire.

RSVP by Oct 29. Lunch provided.
Message for details

23.10.2025 15:38 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Photo of a dewy bright pink flower overlaid with two white hands- one closed and one open. Says: “Grief Retreat Saturday September 6 from 10-3.
Navigating grief in our bodies”

Photo of a dewy bright pink flower overlaid with two white hands- one closed and one open. Says: “Grief Retreat Saturday September 6 from 10-3. Navigating grief in our bodies”

Our next grief retreat will be Sat Sept 6, 10am-3pm, w a focus on exploring grief in our bodies w end of life doula @natalieannevans.bsky.social who will open w talk on body grief & lead some gentle exercises
Please dm w any questions & rsvp by the 3rd so Natalie & Nico know how much food to make

29.07.2025 22:53 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Unfortunately we are cancelling due to heat wave. Our next one will be Saturday September 6th.

19.06.2025 21:54 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A coyote skull and bright pink peony laying on top of macrame piece. Words on photo say “Grief Retreat” and “Sunday, June 22nd from 10-3. Lunch and art supplies provided. Free event. RSVP by 6/20”

A coyote skull and bright pink peony laying on top of macrame piece. Words on photo say “Grief Retreat” and “Sunday, June 22nd from 10-3. Lunch and art supplies provided. Free event. RSVP by 6/20”

Our next grief retreat is Sunday June 22 10a-3p, this time thru art. We’ll have writing & art prompts, & a still life to sketch/paint. Can also wander trails for inspiration & art making. Time to share thoughts in the aspens.Lunch & art supplies provided. Msg for ?s/details & to RSVP by the 20th

04.06.2025 16:33 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1

This Sunday June 8th work day 10-3pm we’ll mainly be working on our new gathering area- clearing & hanging sun shades. We’ll have snacks, lunch, & beverages for volunteers. And time for hiking/exploring/hanging out! Let us know by Friday the 6th if you can make it 😃

04.06.2025 15:58 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

June is going to be busy at Wonderland- 2 work days (June 8th & 15th) and a grief retreat on the 22nd…details coming soon for all 😃

27.05.2025 22:52 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Words over a background photo of 2 people bent over working in our tree nursery, in a wooded area full of green leaves and dappled sunlight say "Wonderland Foraging Camp Sunday, May 25th from 10-4 Come learn how to forage safely and ethically!"

Words over a background photo of 2 people bent over working in our tree nursery, in a wooded area full of green leaves and dappled sunlight say "Wonderland Foraging Camp Sunday, May 25th from 10-4 Come learn how to forage safely and ethically!"

Words over a photo of a white plated green nettles cake topped with an evergreen cone & spring, violets, and crumbly cake that looks like moss say "Foraging camp menu: Burdock/Asparagus/Pea Stew, Garlic Mustard Root Relish, Nettle Grits w/ Wild Mushrooms, Bee Balm Crackers, Spicy Dandelion greens, Wild Onion Hummus, Lemon Nettle Cake, Red clover/Mountain Mint Tea, Fermented Honeysuckle Cordial"

Words over a photo of a white plated green nettles cake topped with an evergreen cone & spring, violets, and crumbly cake that looks like moss say "Foraging camp menu: Burdock/Asparagus/Pea Stew, Garlic Mustard Root Relish, Nettle Grits w/ Wild Mushrooms, Bee Balm Crackers, Spicy Dandelion greens, Wild Onion Hummus, Lemon Nettle Cake, Red clover/Mountain Mint Tea, Fermented Honeysuckle Cordial"

Words over a photo of an elder white man wearing a baseball cap and red t-shirt in a green shrubby area say "$100 per person* Lunch/beverages/snacks provided. Everyone will get to bring home some fresh and preserved foraged food. *DM for family prices, sliding scale and scholarship options"

Words over a photo of an elder white man wearing a baseball cap and red t-shirt in a green shrubby area say "$100 per person* Lunch/beverages/snacks provided. Everyone will get to bring home some fresh and preserved foraged food. *DM for family prices, sliding scale and scholarship options"

Our @natalieannevans.bsky.social will be hosting a day of foraging at Wonderland Sunday May 25th. She'll be teaching, guiding walks/games for gathering, & showing how to prepare some delicious wild foods. There will be plenty to eat & you'll be making some syrups & shrubs to take home! DM to RSVP

05.05.2025 15:19 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
Words on top of background photo of wooded area say "Wonderland work day May 11th 10am to 3pm. beverages and lunch provided RSVP!"

Words on top of background photo of wooded area say "Wonderland work day May 11th 10am to 3pm. beverages and lunch provided RSVP!"

May's work day we'll continue to clear land for upcoming native tree and shrub planting, labeling/protecting recently planted trees, working on a watering system, & more work on our new gathering area. Always time for hanging out, relaxing, & a hike too. Going to be a beautiful day! RSVP by the 9th

05.05.2025 14:45 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

April’s work day is 11am-3pm on the 13th- we’ll be widening trails, preparing for more tree planting, finishing our 1st BDA (maybe starting a 2nd!), clearing for shaded gathering spot & around swimming hole!

We’ll have food & beverages to share! Message us by the 11th if you’d like to come help 😊

01.04.2025 20:39 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Two people working on a Beaver Dam Analog, in an area full of tall grasses, cattails, + trees, blue sky & a bright ray of sunlight. They are using a rakes to move the mud together with the chopped up pieces of buckthorn, honeysuckle, & cattails.

Two people working on a Beaver Dam Analog, in an area full of tall grasses, cattails, + trees, blue sky & a bright ray of sunlight. They are using a rakes to move the mud together with the chopped up pieces of buckthorn, honeysuckle, & cattails.

Here are the materials being used for the Beaver Dam Analog- chopped up honeysuckle, buckthorn, cattails. They are arranged in the water as some of the base for the bda.

Here are the materials being used for the Beaver Dam Analog- chopped up honeysuckle, buckthorn, cattails. They are arranged in the water as some of the base for the bda.

2 people working on building a Beaver Dam Analog. One has a machete and is cutting cattails, the other is holding a rake and looking at the ground where there is water and part of the bda.

2 people working on building a Beaver Dam Analog. One has a machete and is cutting cattails, the other is holding a rake and looking at the ground where there is water and part of the bda.

🦫🪵Got our waders on for our last work day to start building a beaver dam analog using buckthorn, honeysuckle, cattails! This will be the 1st of several needed to stop a pond leak & begin to replenish our fen + aquifer. Fingers crossed that the beavers will want to collaborate w us!!

17.03.2025 17:25 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A table outside with dogwood saplings, dogwood woven into wreaths, & Atena O. Danner’s book Incantations for Rest: Poems, Meditations, & Other Magic

A table outside with dogwood saplings, dogwood woven into wreaths, & Atena O. Danner’s book Incantations for Rest: Poems, Meditations, & Other Magic

A white person sitting outside working on homemade loom using hand spun yarn.

A white person sitting outside working on homemade loom using hand spun yarn.

A table outside with cardboard looms ready for weaving, a box of sewing supplies, a bag of various colored threads, & a zine called Affirmations For The Grieving.

A table outside with cardboard looms ready for weaving, a box of sewing supplies, a bag of various colored threads, & a zine called Affirmations For The Grieving.

The focus of our March 2nd Grief Retreat stemmed from a poem by @atenaoyadi.bsky.social called Mending. Around a fire we wove w dogwood & on looms, mended clothes, had foods/teas made w care, and reflected on rest & community care. It was such a thoughtful lovely day!
Our next one is on June 22nd

15.03.2025 00:07 — 👍 10    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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Agroforestry could transform farming in the Midwest Agroforestry is reshaping Midwest farming with mapped strategies for sustainability, carbon storage, and profitability.

Where can #agroforestry adoption have the greatest impact in the US Midwest? University of Illinois researcher Sarah Castle and collaborators (including Savanna Institute researchers) are featured on @earthdotcom.bsky.social for agroforestry suitability mapping: www.earth.com/news/agrofor...

24.02.2025 21:26 — 👍 6    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Farmers depend on climate data. They're suing the USDA for deleting it. Growing food is a precarious business, and losing access to key information makes it worse.

Farmers depend on climate data. They’re suing the USDA for deleting it.

Growing food is a precarious business, and losing access to key information makes it worse.

grist.org/food-and-agr...

#Food #Farms #Agriculture #Farmers #USDA

03.03.2025 18:52 — 👍 268    🔁 85    💬 7    📌 1
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Fight to Win! The revelatory history of the American labor movement, from independent journalist and Teen Vogue labor columnist Kim Kelly, now adapted for young ...

Y'all, @kimkelly.bsky.social wrote a children's book about labor history and I think everyone should preorder it. While our enemies try to erase histories of oppression and liberation, this is a crucial time to keep history alive in our own homes, and wherever people of all ages exchange ideas.

03.03.2025 18:08 — 👍 242    🔁 73    💬 4    📌 3
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America's avocado obsession is destroying Mexico's forests. Is there a fix? With deforestation rising and violence a threat, a bold initiative uses satellites to ensure supermarkets sell ethical, eco-friendly avocados.

America’s avocado obsession is destroying Mexico’s forests. Is there a fix?

grist.org/food-and-agr...

#Avocado #Mexico #Food #Agriculture

03.03.2025 21:32 — 👍 29    🔁 11    💬 4    📌 0
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Yakteen Seeds | Wonderland Community Project Get more from Wonderland Community Project on Patreon

Read our latest free post in our Patreon about growing, saving and sharing Yakteen seeds from the Palestine Heirloom Seed Library.

www.patreon.com/posts/yaktee...

03.03.2025 22:03 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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We are proud to be a co-host of the 2025 Midwest Beaver Summit.

Register to learn more about the ecological importance of beavers to our region and how we can coexist with them.

whova.com/portal/regis...

#beavers #MidwestBeaverSummit #wetlands #wildlife #water #climateresilience

03.03.2025 21:59 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Our March work day is on Sunday 9th - 11am to 3pm

We will be clearing invasives for 4 different projects! The fen, spring planting areas, future swimming hole and a new sunshade.

Food and beverages provided!

Please RSVP by March 7th, so we know to expect you and how much food to bring!

03.03.2025 21:53 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A photo of a hand holding up a wreath made of dogwood. Inside the wreath it says "Grief Retreat Sunday 3/2, 11am-3pm with a focus on weaving & mending". In the background there is a cloudy sky, trees, and tall grasses.

A photo of a hand holding up a wreath made of dogwood. Inside the wreath it says "Grief Retreat Sunday 3/2, 11am-3pm with a focus on weaving & mending". In the background there is a cloudy sky, trees, and tall grasses.

Join our Grief Retreat on March 2nd, 11-3pm.

We will focus on weaving and mending. The simple act of patching up a hole in a sock or weaving a circle out of saplings can be extremely soothing for a hurting heart.

Lunch provided. Please RSVP by February 28th.

+Details on our website+

14.02.2025 21:04 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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“Mutual Aid 101 Learning Series.” Join Shareable for a four-week mutual aid learning series to help build a network of care and resistance in your local community."  The 90-minute sessions are free, virtual, and open to all and each one will take place at 4 PM PT/7 PM PT. The dates and sessions are: February 19: Intro to Mutual Aid; February 26: Building and Sustaining Projects; March 5: Legal, Financial, and Security Basics; March 12: Mutual Aid in Action."

Purple graphic with title, “Mutual Aid 101 Learning Series.” Join Shareable for a four-week mutual aid learning series to help build a network of care and resistance in your local community." The 90-minute sessions are free, virtual, and open to all and each one will take place at 4 PM PT/7 PM PT. The dates and sessions are: February 19: Intro to Mutual Aid; February 26: Building and Sustaining Projects; March 5: Legal, Financial, and Security Basics; March 12: Mutual Aid in Action."

Our #MutualAid 101 Learning Series launches in one week—and our lineup of presenters is here! The series is free, virtual, and open to all.

✨ Sign up for the sessions at: www.eventbrite.com/cc/mutual-ai...

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12.02.2025 15:33 — 👍 42    🔁 31    💬 0    📌 4
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Eastern KY activists bought land where feds wanted to build a prison Rep. Hal Rogers has wanted another prison in eastern Kentucky for years. Local and national activists say the new land owners have better plans for Letcher County.

Cool tactic from the campaign to stop a new $500 million federal prison from being built in Eastern KY –– a coalition recently purchased a huge chunk of land where the prison is supposed to be built, and plans to reintroduce native species to the area.
www.lpm.org/investigate/...

14.02.2025 20:17 — 👍 227    🔁 68    💬 2    📌 7

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