Registration is required for all programs.
(Unless noted otherwise)
Please register online or by calling 203-938-2117
Knitting by the Fire – Twisted Headband for Adults & Teens
This program has been cancelled
3 part series:
Sundays- January 5, 12, & 26
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Join us by the fire for this three-part series perfect for beginners. We will learn how to cast on and knit in the round while making a cozy headband. All materials will be provided.
This 3-part program is:
$40 per Member,
$50 per Non-member
Needlework Drop-in for Adults & Teens
Sundays:
January 12 This section has been cancelled
February 9
2:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Come be inspired, learn something new, and meet new friends. Join us for a relaxing afternoon of knitting, crocheting, embroidery, and other needlework. We will gather around the fireplace to share stories, ideas, and advice as we each work on our own projects. Open to all experience levels.
Each program is:
Free.
Registration is requested.
Please register here for February
Co-sponsored with Mark Twain Library
& Redding Land Trust
Nature Book Club
Wednesdays, 1 – 2 p.m.
January 22: Soul of the Octopus, Sy Montgomery
March 19: Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben
May 7: Walden, Henry David Thoreau
A collaboration between New Pond Farm, Mark Twain Library, and Redding Land Trust. We will gather throughout the seasons at New Pond Farm and discuss books that inspire us, make us think, and help connect us to nature and one another.
This program is:
Free.
Co-sponsored with Mark Twain Library
The Voice of the Hudson
Movie & Discussion
Thursday, January 30 NEW DATE!
7 – 8:30 p.m.
This program will take place at Mark Twain Library (439 Redding Road, Redding, CT 06896)
Microplastics are ubiquitous in the environment and can be found in marine and freshwater ecosystems, food, air, and drinking water.
Learn more about this important issue with consultant, educator, researcher, and explorer Tim Keyes as he shares the results of sampling done around the country, including here at New Pond Farm. Following the discussion, watch The Voice of the Hudson, a 50-minute documentary film about the monumental trip 8 high school students took down the length of the Hudson in 2023, from the Adirondacks to Manhattan, taking water samples along the way.
Free.
Co-sponsored with the Mark Twain Library