Come tour One Nature’s demonstration garden, which is also Bryan’s home garden. June is a great time to visit, as new herbaceous plants are just maturing. A second tour will be offered in September.
Save Your Knees and Back!
Planting the Seeds for Moving and Feeling Better
Do you love gardening, or want to start gardening, but you’re worried about hurting your knees and back?
Join Patrick Hogan, a Restorative Exercise Specialist and Natural Movement coach, in a workshop designed to introduce how the activities you love can also be what keep your body healthy and strong just by adopting some simple habits.
We’ll talk about the types of exercise that gardening has to offer our bodies.
We’ll address the common habits that lead to knee and back pain.
We’ll practice the skills that help us efficiently and safely do the things that gardening requires (such as lifting, carrying, kneeling, bending)
All this is intended to give you the experience of moving more freely with fewer aches and pains while ensuring better longevity in the body so that you can more fully enjoy the activities you love - including “playing in the dirt.”
Bio:
Patrick Hogan is a coach for movement and life who helps people move more freely and live more fully through aligning their body and lifestyle with their essential selves. As a Restorative Exercise Specialist (RES from Katy Bowman’s Nutritious Movement Institute), he helps restore better alignment and function of the body to alleviate common ailments that arise from habits of modern lifestyles. Through Natural Movement coaching (Mov Nat certified trainer) he helps integrate fundamental human movement skills into a practice of interacting with the environment that develops a sense of empowerment and encourages play. As a life coach (certified through Martha Beck’s Wayfinder Life Coach Training) he helps people clarify their deeper values while navigating through obstacles (such as limiting beliefs) so that they can clear the path toward a life filled with more purpose, freedom and joy.
Patrick Hogan
Movement & Life Coaching
ALL PROCEEDS GO TO NATIVE PLANT DONATIONS TO LOCAL SCHOOLS.
Do you want to start a pollinator garden but don’t know where to start? Did you start one already and now have trouble knowing how to care for it? Don’t be too hard on yourself. Learning plants is like learning a new language. Let us help you better understand the language of pollinator plants! Our team has created hundreds of pollinator gardens in our region. In response to huge interest, we are offering a new class this spring on March 26 to teach our approach on starting and caring for pollinator gardens from herbaceous plugs. Developed over the past two decades, we will present our process to you and leave room for an extended period of question and answer.
Address: 178 Main St, Beacon NY. Enter from parking lot behind building
Date and Time: from 4pm-5:45pm on Tuesday March 26th.
Space for this workshop is very limited, as it will take place in our studio space (178 Main, Beacon NY). Sign up soon! If we get enough interest we will make a second class available the following week.
Topics covered will include include:
-site assessment (sun patterns, soil, water, slope)
-invasive species (like mugwort, knot weed, etc)
-aesthetic guidance to encourage multi-season interest
-planting methodology (materials, where to purchase, installation techniques, initial watering)
-stewardship methodology
-questions and answers
ALL PROCEEDS WILL HELP FUND PLANT DONATIONS TO LOCAL SCHOOLS.
Do you want to start a pollinator garden but don’t know where to start? Did you start one already and now have trouble knowing how to care for it? Don’t be too hard on yourself. Learning plants is like learning a new language. Let us help you better understand the language of pollinator plants! Our team has created hundreds of pollinator gardens in our region. In response to huge interest, we are offering a new class this spring on March 26 to teach our approach on starting and caring for pollinator gardens from herbaceous plugs. Developed over the past two decades, we will present our process to you and leave room for an extended period of question and answer.
Address: 178 Main St, Beacon NY. Enter from parking lot behind building
Date and Time: from 4pm-5:45pm on Tuesday March 26th.
Space for this workshop is very limited, as it will take place in our studio space (178 Main, Beacon NY). Sign up soon! If we get enough interest we will make a second class available the following week.
Topics covered will include include:
-site assessment (sun patterns, soil, water, slope)
-invasive species (like mugwort, knot weed, etc)
-aesthetic guidance to encourage multi-season interest
-planting methodology (materials, where to purchase, installation techniques, initial watering)
-stewardship methodology
-questions and answers
Join us in learning about seed collecting from your garden, ethical wild seed collecting, and “aided” self sowing. Participants will learn how to identify when seeds and cases are ripe and ready to harvest and practice techniques for collecting seed from various species as well as learn how to harvest seed heads to dry indoors. We will discuss best practices for seed storage including materials and location; and explore the processes of stratification and scarification.
Taught by Abby Flaitz, One Nature Assistant Nursery Manager
Abby is a gardener and illustrator, dedicated to using her skills and knowledge base to make the world of native plants accessible to everyone. She feels that accessible education, through public parks and local native plant nurseries, is a strong way to bridge the gap between those passionate about sharing their plant knowledge and those who otherwise can’t reach it.
SOLD OUT
REGISTRATION
$10 per person
Space is limited and registration is required. Workshop is held outdoors, so please dress accordingly.
Back by popular demand, and timed to possibly provide attendees with a taste of fresh paw paws, One Nature founder Bryan Quinn will lead a tour of his home garden. With over 100 species of plants, a 100% rooftop stormwater harvest system, koi pond, restored meadow, microforest, and a living medicine collection as the backdrop, Bryan will lead a tour through a series of rooms within the 1/4 acre suburban landscape he has been converting from “lawnscape” since 2013.
Led by Bryan Quinn, One Nature Principal and Founder
Bryan Quinn is an artist who has worked for over two decades directly with land, plants, animals and people to create earthworks that engage viewers with the wonder of ecological systems. Quinn, who is also a respected applied ecologist, considers mountains, rivers, ecosystems, and other types of living landscapes to have inherent rights independent of human use. Technically trained in restoration ecology, environmental philosophy and ecological design, his vision is a world where our development activities improve the environment, rather than destroy it. He is the founder and principal of One Nature (since 2005) and co-founder of O.N. Engineering (2018).
SOLD OUT
REGISTRATION
$25 per person
Space is limited and registration is required. Tour is held outdoors, so please dress accordingly. Address will be emailed before the event.
Interested in multi-generational, nature-based landscapes? Join One Nature founder Bryan Quinn for a tour of the Wee Woods playground in Beacon, NY. Using wood, rock, stone, and water, Wee Woods is a plastic free play space that also works for teens and grown ups.
This tour will highlight: 1.) the artistic design/build sculptural process One Nature uses to build site-specific environments; 2.) new paradigms in play spaces that reach beyond the status quo, especially as it relates to child development; 3.) the importance of public/private partnerships; and 4.) compare and contrast long term stewardship requirements against more traditional plastic/metal kid play spaces. Participants may be inspired to put some of the concepts at Wee Woods into practice in their own homes and community spaces.
Wee Woods is a public playground created in parnership with Wee Play Community Project and the Parks and Recreation Department and the City of Beacon. The mission of the Wee Play Community Project is to advocate for the City of Beacon’s playgrounds, to promote excellence in children’s and youth programming, and to build an organized coalition of community parents. You can learn more and support Wee Play at weeplayproject.org.
Led by Bryan Quinn, One Nature Principal and Founder
Bryan Quinn is an artist who has worked for over two decades directly with land, plants, animals and people to create earthworks that engage viewers with the wonder of ecological systems. Quinn, who is also a respected applied ecologist, considers mountains, rivers, ecosystems, and other types of living landscapes to have inherent rights independent of human use. Technically trained in restoration ecology, environmental philosophy and ecological design, his vision is a world where our development activities improve the environment, rather than destroy it. He is the founder and principal of One Nature (since 2005) and co-founder of O.N. Engineering (2018).
FREE
Tour is held outdoors, so please dress accordingly.
Explore the world of medicinal native plants in this one hour plant walk. We'll wander through the One Nature nursery and identify common medicinal plants and their various uses, discussing the best growing environments, plant pairings, and needs for a successful home medicinal garden. The walk will end with a glass of homemade herbal iced tea and a newfound, or reawakened, interest in the medicinal plant realm.
Taught by Blair Patterson, One Nature Principal
Blair started at One Nature in 2016 as a temporary nursery hand. Having discovered a company that merges so many of her own interests, she never left. Her varied background in sculpture, time based installation, and metalwork, along with a deep love of plants and landscape inform her work every day. She has a voracious appetite for acquiring new skills and knowledge, furthering her work both in the studio and in the field.
REGISTRATION
$10 per person
Space is limited and registration is required. Workshop is held outdoors, so please dress accordingly.
Pressing plants is one of the easiest ways to preserve all of the detailed features in your favorite blooms and foliage! Jodie will show you how to build a reusable plant press, mount a dried plant on paper, and detail an herbarium print. Each 10x7" press will be made with locally sourced hardwood, and there will be a wood burning tool available for small customizations. We will also have a conversation about responsible harvesting techniques, ensuring you know where, when, and how to harvest with awareness and reciprocity.
Jodie Schoelkopf, Plant Technician
Jodie is from the Hudson Valley, but her interest in plants was seeded on the Southern Oregon coast. Her curiosity led her to SUNY ESF, where her undergraduate research correlated the physical properties of Adirondack mosses with their traditional uses by Indigenous peoples. Prior to One Nature she worked on small organic produce farms, and she completed a certification course in Botanical Medicine in 2021.
REGISTRATION
$40 per person (includes all materials and tools to create your own plant press to take home)
Space is limited and registration is required. Workshop is held outdoors, so please dress accordingly.
When Jesse first started studying permaculture, it was growing techniques that he was most hungry for. However, the permaculture ethics and principles that he learned back then have taken deep root and have become more and more important guides in the evolving design of his garden. Jesse would like to plant in your mind the seeds of the ethics and principles as he walks you through his garden and explains how they are being applied. Fruit trees, berries, perennial vegetables, annual vegetables, pollinator gardens, chicken composters, and rain water harvesting are some of the elements we’ll view through the lens of the permaculture ethics and principles.
Led by Jesse Stacken, One Nature Garden Coach
Jesse believes that with just a little effort on our part, we can turn our neighborhoods from places of consumption to places of production. His long-held interest in gardening, personal and societal wellness, and food sovereignty led him to complete the Visionary Permaculture Design Certificate course at the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors in Wappinger, NY in 2018. His personal garden features a chicken-driven composting system, more 600 gallons of rain water collection, more than 15 types of fruit, several perennial vegetables, over a dozen medicinal herbs, dozens of pollinator plants, and extensive annual vegetables all working together in a resilient, cooperative system that requires less and less outside inputs as it matures.
REGISTRATION
$25 per person
Space is limited and registration is required. Tour is held outdoors, so please dress accordingly.
Since 2013, I have been slowly converting our family’s quarter acre into a demonstration garden for suburbia. What started as almost completely lawn is now rich with native, edible, and medicinal plants. Other features include stormwater harvest systems, minor earthworks, and many experimental landscape elements. On this 90 minute tour, we will start at the front door and work our way around the entire garden. At the end will be a vegan dinner with general discussion.
Taught by Bryan Quinn, One Nature Principal and Founder
Bryan Quinn is an artist who has worked for over two decades directly with land, plants, animals and people to create earthworks that engage viewers with the wonder of ecological systems. Quinn, who is also a respected applied ecologist, considers mountains, rivers, ecosystems, and other types of living landscapes to have inherent rights independent of human use. Technically trained in restoration ecology, environmental philosophy and ecological design, his vision is a world where our development activities improve the environment, rather than destroy it. He is the founder and principal of One Nature (since 2005) and co-founder of O.N. Engineering (2018).
REGISTRATION
$30 per person (includes a vegan dinner)
Space is limited and registration is required. Tour is held outdoors, so please dress accordingly. Address will be emailed before the event.
Rain barrels are in the air! You see them popping up at your neighbors’ houses. And for a good reason. As we face increasing risk of flash floods, stream bank erosion, storm runoff, and drought-related water shortages, water management is one of the most simple, yet consequential things we can do as Hudson Valley dwellers. About thirty thousand gallons of water runs off a typical Beacon roof in one year! While rain barrels alone won’t address each plot’s storm runoff pressure, they can make a dent and provide us with high quality water for irrigation. Rain water is typically warmer than the cold tap water you’d use for your hose connection - plants love it! There is no chlorine or other additives in rain water, it is free, and saves drinking water.
Please join One Nature waterworks aficionado, Sergei Krasikov, for a hands-on tutorial on how to build a simple water harvesting system or expand an existing one. We will guide you through the process, discuss system location and water delivery to where irrigation is needed, overflow management, and simple maintenance to help with worry-free operation for years to come.
You will walk away with a pre-assembled rain barrel and all necessary hardware to connect it to your downspouts.
Taught by Sergei Krasikov, One Nature Project Manager
Sergei is a socially minded doer with a keen interest in landscaping, communal space design and utilizing best land stewardship practices to combat climate change. Combining experience in construction, landscaping, creative storytelling, project managing complex film production and dedication to leave our planet livable for generations to come.
REGISTRATION
$110 per person (includes all materials and tools to create your own rain barrel to take home)
Space is limited and registration is required. Workshop is held outdoors, so please dress accordingly.
Learn how to inoculate logs with plug spawn! Participants will help in drilling, plugging, and sealing logs with the appropriate species of mushroom plug spawn, and learn techniques for caring for the logs to promote maximum mushroom fruiting. Participants will go home with an inoculated log that has the potential to fruit a few times a year for several years to come. Growing mushrooms on logs is a great way to utilize shady spots on your property, and a great way to decompose wood while obtaining a yield of delicious culinary mushrooms.
Taught by Jesse Stacken, One Nature Garden Coach
Jesse believes that with just a little effort on our part, we can turn our neighborhoods from places of consumption to places of production. His long-held interest in gardening, personal and societal wellness, and food sovereignty led him to complete the Visionary Permaculture Design Certificate course at the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors in Wappinger, NY in 2018. His personal garden features a chicken-driven composting system, more 600 gallons of rain water collection, more than 15 types of fruit, several perennial vegetables, over a dozen medicinal herbs, dozens of pollinator plants, and extensive annual vegetables all working together in a resilient, cooperative system that requires less and less outside inputs as it matures.
REGISTRATION
$35 per person (includes all materials and tools to create your own inoculated log to take home)
Space is limited and registration is required. Workshop is held outdoors, so please dress accordingly.
Participants will learn about the centuries-old raised bed technique of hugelkultur in which mounds are constructed from decaying wood debris and other compostable biomass. In this hands-on workshop, we’ll discuss why this raised bed technique is effective and which materials are best used.
Participants will leave with a set of written instructions to practice hugelkultur at home.
Taught by Jeff Binkley, One Nature Project Manager
Jeff is a former attorney with a passionate interest in land restoration and biodiversity preservation. Born in rural Tennessee, Jeff has held a life-long belief in the sanctity of nature and wild spaces. In his free time, Jeff is an avid trail runner, hiker, cook, and gardener.
REGISTRATION
$10 per person
Space is limited and registration is required. Workshop is held outdoors, so please dress accordingly.
Course participants will learn the rudiments of wall building, including the different types of stone walls and their basic differences, methods of construction, how to dig a footing for a wall, proper use of tools and measuring equipment, and techniques for how to stack a structurally sound, dry-stacked stone wall in this hands-on learning experience.
Taught by John Moss, One Nature Project Manager
A graduate of the University of Rhode Island, John leads the construction and stewardship crews towards building stunning wild landscapes. Since joining One Nature over 4 years ago, John’s careful craftsmanship and love of the land has been evident in every project he pilots.
REGISTRATION
$40 per person
Space is limited and registration is required. Workshop is held outdoors, so please dress accordingly.
Sialia sialis, or the Eastern Bluebird, is the New York state bird, and is one of several species of cavity nesting birds that are native to the Hudson Valley and can be seen in our trees and meadows year round. These colorful birds were once on the decline due to human intervention and loss of habitat, but have made an outstanding recovery in our area in part due to mindful citizens creating nesting box habitats. In this workshop, you will learn about the preferred habitat of the Eastern Bluebird and how to install and maintain your nesting box while protecting young birds from predators. Each participant will assemble their own nesting box from pre-cut lumber that they can take home and install in order to invite these lovely creatures to your yard.
Taught by Lori Merhige (she/her), One Nature Nursery Manager
In addition to her role as One Nature’s Nursery Manager, Lori is also an artist and educator who has been passionate about birds and their habitats for quite some time. She began creating Bluebird and other habitat structures for fun and educational purposes and as a result has had the pleasure of witnessing multiple generations of Bluebird families successfully hatch and raise their young right here in Beacon.
REGISTRATION
$60 per person (includes all materials and tools to create your own bluebird nesting box to take home)
Space is limited and registration is required. Workshop is held outdoors, so please dress accordingly.
