A Fun and Educational Maple Sugaring Program for your organization!

~  tap a maple tree & collect sap  ~  educational activities (science-cultural history-arts)  ~ ~  songs and games   ~  gratitude activity  ~  maple snacks & pancake lunch finale  ~

Inspire youth towards an understanding and love of their unique place's outdoor environment

• Get outdoors to grow a closer relationship to the land and its seasonal resources
• Gain a useful (and sweet and delicious!) skill
• Appreciate and conserve our trees and land as our food source
• Learn the science, cultural history, and arts of a regional food & justice tradition

WHERE: A sugar maple tree near your home base- we'll provide the tree location, access, and supplies

WHEN: Tree Program: a choice of dates at your convenience between February 1 and March 15. 
Maple Moon Celebration: February 25th, 1-4pm. Maple sugaring activities, pancake lunch, family entertainment, gratitude ceremony, networking of participating organizations.

HOW TO GET INVOLVED: Use the contact below to say “Yes! We're interested in a program!”. We'll follow up with you to provide program details, and to get from you the following information:
 

• Age Range for your group's program             -     Address of your group's meeting place

• Days of the week (Tues,Weds,Thurs,Sat,Sun) that work well for your group's program  
• Hours (10am-5pm) that work well for your group's program
• Your group's availability of some budget or funding to support the program (not a requirement)

CONTACT US: Name: Landon Sheaffer
Phone: (717)-979-4283
Email: landonsheaffer@gmail.com

*Atharhacton is the Lenape name for the Kingston area. This project honors our native “first people” and one of their gifts to all future settlers: the wisdom, method, and gratitude for making Maple Sugar.