Come visit Through the Trees in The Woods of the Children’s Section of the fair! We will be making dough on a stick over our campfire and offer a sawing activity,. You can also play in our nature kitchen and try building a debris shelter!

The Common Ground Country Fair will be held at MOFGA’s Common Ground Education Center in Unity, Maine on September 20, 21, and 22, 2024. MOFGA’s annual celebration of rural living features 1000+ exhibitors and speakers, and emphasizes vibrant communities, sustainable living and local economies, while highlighting organic agriculture. Learn more here.

Come visit Through the Trees in The Woods of the Children’s Section of the fair! We will be making dough on a stick over our campfire and offer a sawing activity,. You can also play in our nature kitchen and try building a debris shelter!

The Common Ground Country Fair will be held at MOFGA’s Common Ground Education Center in Unity, Maine on September 20, 21, and 22, 2024. MOFGA’s annual celebration of rural living features 1000+ exhibitors and speakers, and emphasizes vibrant communities, sustainable living and local economies, while highlighting organic agriculture. Learn more here.

Come visit Through the Trees in The Woods of the Children’s Section of the fair! We will be making dough on a stick over our campfire and offer a sawing activity,. You can also play in our nature kitchen and try building a debris shelter!

The Common Ground Country Fair will be held at MOFGA’s Common Ground Education Center in Unity, Maine on September 20, 21, and 22, 2024. MOFGA’s annual celebration of rural living features 1000+ exhibitors and speakers, and emphasizes vibrant communities, sustainable living and local economies, while highlighting organic agriculture. Learn more here.

For centuries many cultures have followed the phases of the moon, aligning routines and rituals with the cyclical energies. The Full Moon is known to be nourishing, powerful and symbolic of the divine feminine. It is a time to create space, get quiet, reflect and celebrate! During our full moon circle, we align ourselves with these energies.

Please join us for the first full moon of 2021, the Wolf Moon. Our Full Moon Circle will take place in our beautiful forested setting in Freeport. We will meet next to the parking area to take a short hike (less than 0.2 miles, easy, mostly flat) to our campfire location. Enjoy some herbal tea and snuggle up by the fire as we offer a discussion of full moon energy, guided meditation, some Qi gong movements, and a fire burning ceremony. We will also have the chance to write down and, if desired, share aloud what we want to release, and what we want to bring into our lives. Please bring your own cup for tea. Please be sure to dress warmly. For ages 16 and up.

Items to bring:

Cup/mug for tea

Journal or notebook and pen/pencil

Flashlight or headlamp

Wear layers/warm clothing

Blanket (optional)

Folding chair (optional - stump seating is available)

Cost: $20

*Please be sure to add transform@throughthetrees.org to your email contacts to receive updates on this Full Moon Circle.

Our in-person classes follow the COVID-19 guidelines outlined by the State of Maine. Our classes are outside and there is minimal surface contact so risk of transmission is very low, however to align with the State mandate, we ask guests to wear a face covering if able and physically distance. If you are not feeling well or have a fever, we ask that you please not attend. Hand sanitizer will be available. Please bring a small mug for tea.

Through the Trees is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization located in a beautiful forest setting in Freeport, Maine. We gently guide and invite children, teens, families and adults to connect with the wonders of nature by providing transformational experiences that awaken and enliven the mind, body and soul.

Through the trees Guide Jewels will be leading Mindfulness Meditation Mondays each week at 7 pm LIVE! on Facebook. This will be a time to step back and breathe into your natural self. It’s a time to come together as a community and generate loving kindness towards ourselves and the world around us by practicing and learning to sit mindfully and be present in the moment.

This is an open sit for ALL Humans of any age. No prior experience necessary.

To join, visit the Through the Trees Facebook page and the live video will begin at 7pm.

Join the Through the Trees Facebook page for a live class with professional homeopath Sarah Thompson. Learn how homeopathic medicines can gently and naturally heal behavioral issues and ongoing health concerns so that your child and your family can thrive in mind, body and spirit. 

Drawn from the substances and laws of nature, homeopathy is unique in its approach to resolving emotional and physical dysfunction without potentially harmful pharmaceutical drugs or side-effects, so that your child, your family, and you can live with greater harmony and less illness. 

Request a free informational consult here.

Sarah Thompson is a professional homeopath at Inner Sea Homeopathy. She became a practitioner after her own diagnoses of Acute Myeloid Leukemia in 2010 and 2014 and the remarkable healing that followed treatment with this modality. She trained in classical homeopathy at Baylight Center for Homeopathy under Nancy Frederick. She works with children and adults, and is a member of the Maine Association of Homeopaths. Her children Wallace, 14, and Lysander, 11, have been following their interests and learning with Through The Trees since its inception, and Wallace is a junior mentor with the staff of Through the Trees.

Through the trees Guide Jewels will be leading Mindfulness Meditation Mondays each week at 7 pm LIVE! on Facebook. This will be a time to step back and breathe into your natural self. It’s a time to come together as a community and generate loving kindness towards ourselves and the world around us by practicing and learning to sit mindfully and be present in the moment.

This is an open sit for ALL Humans of any age. No prior experience necessary.

To join, visit the Through the Trees Facebook page and the live video will begin at 7pm.

Join Through the Trees Guide Kendall Scott every Thursday at 12:00pm on Through the Trees Facebook page as she shares a quick tip or information that helps strengthen our connection to nature and positively contributes to overall wellness.

*** In this week’s class, learn how to identify American Beech trees in winter, what makes them unique compared to other deciduous trees, and how they may be honorably harvested for food and medicine.***

The event will take place on the Through the Trees Facebook page as a Live video. No need to register - simply go to our page at the start time of the event to watch.

Kendall is a Registered Maine Guide and Certified Holistic Health Coach. At Through the Trees in Freeport, Maine, she offers adult classes including a monthly Full Moon Circle, foraging, wild crafting, forest therapy, and nature retreats. She is also a Guide for the youth homeschool nature immersion programs at Through the Trees. Possible topics for Wild Wellness Mini Classes include: wild edible and medicinal plants, tree ID, wildcrafting (tincture, tea, salve etc), sustainable harvesting and storage of wild plants, nature crafts, reading nature signs, and more.

*Wild Wellness Mini Classes are for informational purposes only and are not meant to diagnose or treat any illness. Please consult a physician or other health care practitioner. Plant and tree identification should always be confirmed before consumption and as with any food or drink, even with non-toxic plants, reactions may occur. Participation is at your own risk.

Through the trees Guide Jewels will be leading Mindfulness Meditation Mondays each week at 7 pm LIVE! on Facebook. This will be a time to step back and breathe into your natural self. It’s a time to come together as a community and generate loving kindness towards ourselves and the world around us by practicing and learning to sit mindfully and be present in the moment.

This is an open sit for ALL Humans of any age. No prior experience necessary.

To join, visit the Through the Trees Facebook page and the live video will begin at 7pm.

Join Through the Trees Guide Kendall Scott every Thursday at 12:00pm on Through the Trees Facebook page as she shares a quick tip or information that helps strengthen our connection to nature and positively contributes to overall wellness.

*** In this class Kendall will demonstrate how to make Evergreen Salad Dressing. This week's class is being held on Wednesday, instead of the normal class time on Thursday. ***

The event will take place on the Through the Trees Facebook page as a Live video. No need to register - simply go to our page at the start time of the event to watch.

Kendall is a Registered Maine Guide and Certified Holistic Health Coach. At Through the Trees in Freeport, Maine, she offers adult classes including a monthly Full Moon Circle, foraging, wild crafting, forest therapy, and nature retreats. She is also a Guide for the youth homeschool nature immersion programs at Through the Trees. Possible topics for Wild Wellness Mini Classes include: wild edible and medicinal plants, tree ID, wildcrafting (tincture, tea, salve etc), sustainable harvesting and storage of wild plants, nature crafts, reading nature signs, and more.

*Wild Wellness Mini Classes are for informational purposes only and are not meant to diagnose or treat any illness. Please consult a physician or other health care practitioner. Plant and tree identification should always be confirmed before consumption and as with any food or drink, even with non-toxic plants, reactions may occur. Participation is at your own risk.

For centuries many cultures have followed the phases of the moon, aligning routines and rituals with the cyclical energies. The Full Moon is known to be nourishing, powerful and symbolic of the divine feminine. It is a time to create space, get quiet, reflect and celebrate! During our full moon circle, we align ourselves with these energies.

Please join us for the last Full Moon of 2020. Our Full Moon Circle will take place in our beautiful forested setting in Freeport. We will meet next to the parking area to take a short hike (less than 0.2 miles, easy, mostly flat) to our campfire location. Enjoy some herbal tea and snuggle up by the fire as we offer a discussion of full moon energy, guided meditation, some Qi gong movements, and a fire burning ceremony. We will also have the chance to write down and, if desired, share aloud what we want to release, and what we want to bring into our lives. Please bring your own cup for tea. Please be sure to dress warmly. For ages 16 and up.

Items to bring:

Cup/mug for tea

Journal or notebook and pen/pencil

Flashlight or headlamp

Wear layers/warm clothing

Blanket (optional)

Folding chair (optional - stump seating is available)

Cost: $20

*Please be sure to add transform@throughthetrees.org to your email contacts to receive updates on this Full Moon Circle.

**REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED**

Our in-person classes follow the COVID-19 guidelines outlined by the State of Maine. Our classes are outside and there is minimal surface contact so risk of transmission is very low, however to align with the State mandate, we ask guests to wear a face covering if able and physically distance. If you are not feeling well or have a fever, we ask that you please not attend. Hand sanitizer will be available. Please bring a small mug for tea.

Through the Trees is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization located in a beautiful forest setting in Freeport, Maine. We gently guide and invite children, teens, families and adults to connect with the wonders of nature by providing transformational experiences that awaken and enliven the mind, body and soul.

Through the trees Guide Jewels will be leading Mindfulness Meditation Mondays each week at 7 pm LIVE! on Facebook. This will be a time to step back and breathe into your natural self. It’s a time to come together as a community and generate loving kindness towards ourselves and the world around us by practicing and learning to sit mindfully and be present in the moment.

This is an open sit for ALL Humans of any age. No prior experience necessary.

To join, visit the Through the Trees Facebook page and the live video will begin at 7pm.

Join Through the Trees Guide Kendall Scott every Thursday at 12:00pm on Through the Trees Facebook page as she shares a quick tip or information that helps strengthen our connection to nature and positively contributes to overall wellness.

*** In this class Kendall will demonstrate how to make Fermented Cranberries. This week's class is being held on Wednesday, instead of the normal class time on Thursday. ***

The event will take place on the Through the Trees Facebook page as a Live video. No need to register - simply go to our page at the start time of the event to watch.

Kendall is a Registered Maine Guide and Certified Holistic Health Coach. At Through the Trees in Freeport, Maine, she offers adult classes including a monthly Full Moon Circle, foraging, wild crafting, forest therapy, and nature retreats. She is also a Guide for the youth homeschool nature immersion programs at Through the Trees. Possible topics for Wild Wellness Mini Classes include: wild edible and medicinal plants, tree ID, wildcrafting (tincture, tea, salve etc), sustainable harvesting and storage of wild plants, nature crafts, reading nature signs, and more.

*Wild Wellness Mini Classes are for informational purposes only and are not meant to diagnose or treat any illness. Please consult a physician or other health care practitioner. Plant and tree identification should always be confirmed before consumption and as with any food or drink, even with non-toxic plants, reactions may occur. Participation is at your own risk.

On the 2020 Winter Solstice, please join Through the Trees Guides and our families VIRTUALLY as we celebrate the “rebirth” of the sun in the Northern Hemisphere. This day is the shortest period of daylight and the longest night of darkness of the year, after which the period of daylight begins to grow longer. On this day, the sun is at its lowest point of elevation in the sky.

Throughout the ages around the world, the winter solstice has traditionally been celebrated through ritual. It is known as a time for reflection and renewal. This is a time that we often feel the desire to become introspective, quiet and even sleep more. Appropriately, the winter solstice is also called the hibernal solstice - a time of hibernation. In our western culture, we are often caught up in rushed holiday planning, shopping, and festivities, leading a fast-passed and even stressful existence, which can leave us feeling very depleted. This is the exact opposite of what our bodies and the earth in this hemisphere are naturally calling for us to do at this time.

We invite you to join in our own winter solstice celebration, wherever you are! Help us peacefully embrace this natural and magical time, which in turn nurtures our souls as we connect with the earth and each other. You may simply watch the live virtual event on our Facebook page, or create the same event at home and go along with us.

Event Details:

Go to the Through the Trees Facebook page at 6:00pm on Monday, December 21st and join our lantern walk ceremony from your own backyard or other outdoor space.

• We will take a quiet, short walk outdoors with lanterns to our predetermined gathering space. While this can be done with flashlights, it feels extra special and magical to take this walk with a luminary or lantern of some sort. If you would like to make your lantern, it can be as simple as a mason jar with a candle or battery-powered tealight inside. Or try these lantern ideas: Leaf Lantern, Tissue Paper Lantern, Painted Lanterns.

• Form a circle and hold a brief centering (meditation/relaxation) that we will guide you through.

• Sing This Little Light of Mine together. Click here for the lyrics on a printable document.

• We will offer some closing words and walk back to our starting point.

Join Through the Trees Guide Kendall Scott every Thursday at 12:00pm on Through the Trees Facebook page as she shares a quick tip or information that helps strengthen our connection to nature and positively contributes to overall wellness.

In this week’s class Kendall will demonstrate how to make ice lanterns!

The event will take place on the Through the Trees Facebook page as a Live video. No need to register - simply go to our page at the start time of the event to watch.

Kendall is a Registered Maine Guide and Certified Holistic Health Coach. At Through the Trees in Freeport, Maine, she offers adult classes including a monthly Full Moon Circle, foraging, wild crafting, forest therapy, and nature retreats. She is also a Guide for the youth homeschool nature immersion programs at Through the Trees. Possible topics for Wild Wellness Mini Classes include: wild edible and medicinal plants, tree ID, wildcrafting (tincture, tea, salve etc), sustainable harvesting and storage of wild plants, nature crafts, reading nature signs, and more.

*Wild Wellness Mini Classes are for informational purposes only and are not meant to diagnose or treat any illness. Please consult a physician or other health care practitioner. Plant and tree identification should always be confirmed before consumption and as with any food or drink, even with non-toxic plants, reactions may occur. Participation is at your own risk.

Through the trees Guide Jewels will be leading Mindfulness Meditation Mondays each week at 7 pm LIVE! on Facebook. This will be a time to step back and breathe into your natural self. It’s a time to come together as a community and generate loving kindness towards ourselves and the world around us by practicing and learning to sit mindfully and be present in the moment.

This is an open sit for ALL Humans of any age. No prior experience necessary.

To join, visit the Through the Trees Facebook page and the live video will begin at 7pm.

Join Through the Trees Guide Kendall Scott every Thursday at 12:00pm on Through the Trees Facebook page as she shares a quick tip or information that helps strengthen our connection to nature and positively contributes to overall wellness. Possible topics include: wild edible and medicinal plants, tree ID, wildcrafting (tincture, tea, salve etc), sustainable harvesting and storage of wild plants, nature crafts, reading nature signs, and more.

The event will take place on the Through the Trees Facebook page as a Live video. No need to register - simply go to our page at the start time of the event to watch.

Kendall is a Registered Maine Guide and Certified Holistic Health Coach. At Through the Trees in Freeport, Maine, she offers adult classes including a monthly Full Moon Circle, foraging, wild crafting, forest therapy, and nature retreats. She is also a Guide for the youth homeschool nature immersion programs at Through the Trees.

*Wild Wellness Mini Classes are for informational purposes only and are not meant to diagnose or treat any illness. Please consult a physician or other health care practitioner. Plant and tree identification should always be confirmed before consumption and as with any food or drink, even with non-toxic plants, reactions may occur. Participation is at your own risk.

Through the trees Guide Jewels will be leading Mindfulness Meditation Mondays each week at 7 pm LIVE! on Facebook. This will be a time to step back and breathe into your natural self. It’s a time to come together as a community and generate loving kindness towards ourselves and the world around us by practicing and learning to sit mindfully and be present in the moment.

This is an open sit for ALL Humans of any age. No prior experience necessary.

To join, visit the Through the Trees Facebook page and the live video will begin at 7pm.