Connecting with Community and Our Earth
Come together as we eat, connect, explore and engage with opportunities for environmental education, stewardship and action as we work together to care for each other and our planet.
Enjoy outdoor activities, art-making opportunities and complimentary admission to the DNR’s Outdoor Adventure Center along the Detroit Riverfront. Engage with hands-on workshops and activities designed for children, families and people of all ages. Nourish your body and soul with opportunities to purchase food from local food businesses.
The Outdoor Adventure Center invites guests to enjoy an up-close indoor exploration of Michigan’s great outdoors. The center features a 40-foot-tall, manmade, interactive tree; off-road vehicle, bicycle, kayak, canoe and fishing-boat simulators; a life-size beaver lodge and eagle’s nest; an indoor archery range; a 3,000-gallon, freshwater aquarium; a man-made waterfall with a 36-foot drop; and plenty more to see and experience.
Activities include:
Wonderwalk with Voices for Earth Justice
Outdoor adventure activities with Tamarack Camps
Topsy Turvy Bus Book Storytime and Bus Tours with Author Anita Pazner
Traditional Food Preservation: A Hands-On Workshop with Adamah
Hands-on workshops and lectures with local food businesses and scholars
Zach Berg, co-owner and head cheesemonger at Mongers Provisions will lead a session called “Cheese: Milk’s leap toward immortality” exploring dairy preservation and sampling cheeses
Chef Phil, of Farmacy Food, will host a series of cooking demonstrations and sampling sessions called “Sweet Potato Latkes: an edible journey through Black and Jewish cultures”
Culinary historian, Avery Robinson, will lead a session called “When Manishewitz is Trayf: A discussion and history of our evolving food values.”
Rabbi Eliezer Finkelman, of Congregation Or Chadash, will lead a session called “Bread of the Earth: Examining how wheat is grown and bread is made, through a Jewish lens.”
Introduction to bees and the art of bee keeping with Bees in the D
Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) children’s workshops on wetlands and Michigan critters
Make & Take Art Projects with Flying Cardboard Theater
Have your portrait (or family portrait) taken in our photo booth built entirely out of recycled materials
Environmental stewardship along the Dequindre Cut Greenway with Plastic Oceans
Smoothie Bike Blender treats, with donated fruit from Michigan Farm to Freezer
Summer Kit packing for Detroit Community Fridge with Repair The World Detroit
Biking along the Dequindre Cut with MOGO Bikes
Musical Performances By:
Joe Reilly
Henry Barnes and the Half Sauers Stringband
If you would like to participate in the Festival as a sponsor, vendor, or organizational partner, or if you have general questions about the Festival, please contact Carly Silverman, Education and Program Manager at carly.silverman@hazon.org
