Location: The Pavilion at Yoe Park

400 E Philadelphia Street, Yoe Borough, PA 17313

Celebrating the Season

We’ll kick off our gathering by sharing some information about the cross-quarter holiday, known traditionally as Lughnasadh or Lammas. Next, we will go around the table sharing brief introductions along with what we are most excited about this season, whether that’s something we are growing, making, doing, or a place we love to return to at this time of year. This is something we do at every CQC event, because it is so enlivening to hear what everyone else is excited about, and there are always new ideas learned and new connections made during this time!

Craft Your Own Naturally Dyed Silk Scarf + Cotton Bandana

We are bringing back this popular workshop from 2023, with a new twist! This time, each participant will get to design their own rectangular silk scarf and square cotton bandana using the magic of botanical bundle dying. We’ll use a variety of plant materials to print onto our fabrics, all pre-mordanted and ready to go. Irina, Jeri and I are busy growing, drying, and collecting dye stuffs for the workshop, including onion skins, red cabbage leaves, dyer’s chamomile, cosmos, nasturtiums, marigolds, black walnut hulls, fern leaves and more!

The Sharing Table: Garden Bounty Share

This may just be our favorite Sharing Table theme of the year! By early August, our gardens are exploding with fresh fruit, veg, flowers, and herbs. Bring anything you have in abundance to share! If you don’t garden, no stress! Other items that are relevant to the club focus on creativity and nature connection are welcome, along with items purchased from your favorite local greenhouse or farm stand. There will be a table set aside for the swap when you arrive at the pavilion. Simply drop off your offering there when you arrive then choose a few things to take home with you before you leave! The goal is that the table is empty by the end of the afternoon, so take extra to share with friends and family too!

Read: The Story of the Sharing Table

Food + Drink

We will have a spread of seasonal snacks and refreshments, including salad, charcuterie, bread, dessert, and iced herbal teas. Somewhere between heavy snacks/light dinner!

Additional Notes

The pavilion is semi-enclosed and this is a rain or shine event.

Link to Yoe Park on Google Maps

We will have the entire picnic pavilion, with use of the kitchen and bathrooms. There are parking lot at the top of the hill when you arrive at the park, and also a limited number of spaces right in front of the pavilion which can be accessed by the gravel lane that bisects the park.