Calendar of Events

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List of Events on our Calendar

Rhoneymeade is a place for…meaningful Connections!

Rhoneymeade Fest ‘25
Jun
5
to Jun 8

Rhoneymeade Fest ‘25

Exploratory music and arts in Centre Hall and State College. Come listen to more than 40 artists performing a large variety of genres. Note: not all events are at Rhoneymeade. View the event for more information.

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2-day Plein Air Painting Workshop
Jun
20
to Jun 21

2-day Plein Air Painting Workshop

Susan Nicholas will be teaching a two-day plein air workshop at Rhoneymeade, a peaceful, inspirational place to paint. This exceptional location has extensive options for subjects, ranging from old unique trees, gardens, historic structures, fields, and mountain vistas with Central PA skies.

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Centre Gives
May
14
to May 15

Centre Gives

When you support Rhoneymeade during #CentreGives, Centre County's 36-hour online giving event, your gift goes further. A minimum donation of $10 or more will help Rhoneymeade inspire and enrich our community as it fosters the connections between people, art, nature, and agriculture in our conserved historic rural landscape.

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OLLI
May
7

OLLI

This is an opportunity to stroll around Rhoneymeade with Jame Lesher, Rhoneymeade Executive Director, and learn about the past and present of this treasure of a conserved farm property in Penns Valley. To join the tour, you must register with OLLI, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Penn State.

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Communi-Tea Garden Evening
Apr
29

Communi-Tea Garden Evening

We have a regular group of volunteers helping keep the garden beautiful and would love for you to join us. Starting April 1st we will be meeting every other Tuesday evening from 5-8pm to maintain the garden, you are welcome to join us!

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CommuniTea Garden Drop-In Work Time
Apr
15

CommuniTea Garden Drop-In Work Time

A public medicinal tea garden including a children’s discovery area is hosted at Rhoneymeade. We have a regular group of volunteers helping keep the garden beautiful and would love for you to join us. Starting April 1st we will have drop-in sessions to maintain the garden, meeting every other Tuesday evening from 5-8pm or every other Friday from 10am to 1pm, alternating Tuesday and Friday each week. Please check herefor changes in the schedule due to weather, etc. You are welcome to join us! Meet in the CommuniTea Garden south of the house.

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Watershed Cleanup Day
Apr
12

Watershed Cleanup Day

Watershed Cleanup Day at Rhoneymeade

Rhoneymeade is a site for the 29th Annual Watershed Cleanup Day. If you would like to join us sprucing up Rhoneymeade, please sign up here . There is a “Preferred site” field on the form where you can request Rhoneymeade.

For more information about the event, visit the Clearwater Conservancy page for the event. Annual Watershed Cleanup.

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Communi-Tea Garden Evening
Apr
1

Communi-Tea Garden Evening

Communi-Tea Garden Evening

A public medicinal tea garden including a children’s discovery area hosted at Rhoneymeade in Centre Hall, PA. We have a regular group of volunteers helping keep the garden beautiful and would love for you to join us. Starting April 1st we will be meeting every other Tuesday evening from 5-8pm to maintain the garden, you are welcome to join us!

Sofia and Briel

Meet in the Communi-Tea Garden south of the house.

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Foundations of Holistic Herbalism - Class 5
Oct
27

Foundations of Holistic Herbalism - Class 5

Class 5: In this class you will learn how to make a well-rounded herbal formula. We will taste/experience a variety of tinctures/herbs and share course end projects. This class is only open to students who have taken at least 3 classes in the series.


Establish a strong foundation on your path to learning herbal medicine with our Foundations of Holistic Course. This five-class sequence offers an excellent introduction to herbal medicine by combining of hands-on learning, lecture, projects and getting out in the field to harvest and create a variety of herbal medicines.

We will cover 20 common Pennsylvania-based medicinal herbs, how to make a variety of herbal medicines (tinctures, salves, liniments, herbal vinegars, bitters, and teas), and how herbs apply to basic systems of the body. We will also present an integrated philosophy for understanding herbs by their common herbal actions, drawing upon holistic herbalism and traditional Western herbal foundations. 

By the end of this course, you will feel confident in how to make your own herbal medicines and integrate their use into your daily life. 

Note: This course serves as the foundation for our Holistic Herbalism Certificate.

Dates: June 30, July 28, August 25, Sept 29, and October 27th 2024, 9:30 – 2:30pm..

 You can sign up for the 20 hour certificate course/all 5 sessions

- or -

Single sessions (if space allows).

 All materials are provided as well as herbal tea and light snacks.

 If you are interested in the certificate program but can not make all of the dates, lecture portions of class will be video recorded and available for a limited time after each session. If preferred, private makeup sessions will be available at an additional cost.


See Foundations of Holistic Herbalism Course and Details Page for information and Registration

Pennsylvania School of Herbalism Website

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Oct
12

Fall Festival Fundraiser

Rhoneymeade will host a Fall Fest Fundraiser, Oct 12th, 12-4pm. There will be a pig roast, mum and einkorn flour sales, tea tasting from the CommuniTea garden, tours, kids’ activities, an art exhibit by Jen Shuey, and more.

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Oct
11
to Oct 12

Art Exhibit, Jen Shuey

Join Jen Shuey for a two-day Pop-Up Exhibition at Rhoneymeade Arboretum & Sculpture Garden. 

 

October 11 from 4 - 8 pm

October 12 from 10 am - 8 pm

 

Friday evening will feature an opening reception mix and mingle. 

 

Saturday coincides with Rhoneymeade's Fall Fest Fundraiser from noon - 4 pm with a pig roast and other food, music, kids' activities, mums, herbal teas, and tours of the Rhone House and grounds.  They will also be selling Einkorn flour, an ancient wheat grain grown organically in Rhoneymeade's fields.

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Foundations of Holistic Herbalism - Class 4
Sep
29

Foundations of Holistic Herbalism - Class 4

Class 4: This class will delve into constitutional energetics – how the energetics of plants interact with the environment of our bodies. We will dive into the integumentary system and the lymphatic system, learn how to make oils and salves and get first hand experience with foraging/wildcrafting.


Establish a strong foundation on your path to learning herbal medicine with our Foundations of Holistic Course. This five-class sequence offers an excellent introduction to herbal medicine by combining of hands-on learning, lecture, projects and getting out in the field to harvest and create a variety of herbal medicines.

We will cover 20 common Pennsylvania-based medicinal herbs, how to make a variety of herbal medicines (tinctures, salves, liniments, herbal vinegars, bitters, and teas), and how herbs apply to basic systems of the body. We will also present an integrated philosophy for understanding herbs by their common herbal actions, drawing upon holistic herbalism and traditional Western herbal foundations. 

By the end of this course, you will feel confident in how to make your own herbal medicines and integrate their use into your daily life. 

Note: This course serves as the foundation for our Holistic Herbalism Certificate.

Dates: June 30, July 28, August 25, Sept 29, and October 27th 2024, 9:30 – 2:30pm..

 You can sign up for the 20 hour certificate course/all 5 sessions

- or -

Single sessions (if space allows).

 All materials are provided as well as herbal tea and light snacks.

 If you are interested in the certificate program but can not make all of the dates, lecture portions of class will be video recorded and available for a limited time after each session. If preferred, private makeup sessions will be available at an additional cost.


See Foundations of Holistic Herbalism Course and Details Page for information and Registration

Pennsylvania School of Herbalism Website

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Foundations of Holistic Herbalism - Class 3
Aug
25

Foundations of Holistic Herbalism - Class 3

Class 3: In this class we will enter a holistic mindset and look into how herbs can be incorporated into our food. We will discuss the botanical spectrum from food to poison.  The digestive system will be covered as well as how to make bitters, vinegars and liniments.


Establish a strong foundation on your path to learning herbal medicine with our Foundations of Holistic Course. This five-class sequence offers an excellent introduction to herbal medicine by combining of hands-on learning, lecture, projects and getting out in the field to harvest and create a variety of herbal medicines.

We will cover 20 common Pennsylvania-based medicinal herbs, how to make a variety of herbal medicines (tinctures, salves, liniments, herbal vinegars, bitters, and teas), and how herbs apply to basic systems of the body. We will also present an integrated philosophy for understanding herbs by their common herbal actions, drawing upon holistic herbalism and traditional Western herbal foundations. 

By the end of this course, you will feel confident in how to make your own herbal medicines and integrate their use into your daily life. 

Note: This course serves as the foundation for our Holistic Herbalism Certificate.

Dates: June 30, July 28, August 25, Sept 29, and October 27th 2024, 9:30 – 2:30pm..

 You can sign up for the 20 hour certificate course/all 5 sessions

- or -

Single sessions (if space allows).

 All materials are provided as well as herbal tea and light snacks.

 If you are interested in the certificate program but can not make all of the dates, lecture portions of class will be video recorded and available for a limited time after each session. If preferred, private makeup sessions will be available at an additional cost.


See Foundations of Holistic Herbalism Course and Details Page for information and Registration

Pennsylvania School of Herbalism Website

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Foundations of Holistic Herbalism - Class 2
Jul
28

Foundations of Holistic Herbalism - Class 2

Class 2: This class will cover herbal energetics though hands on experience. We will cover the basics of the immune system and nervous system and how they relate to our herbal practice. We will also learn how to properly dry herbs and make herbal teas.


Establish a strong foundation on your path to learning herbal medicine with our Foundations of Holistic Course. This five-class sequence offers an excellent introduction to herbal medicine by combining of hands-on learning, lecture, projects and getting out in the field to harvest and create a variety of herbal medicines.

We will cover 20 common Pennsylvania-based medicinal herbs, how to make a variety of herbal medicines (tinctures, salves, liniments, herbal vinegars, bitters, and teas), and how herbs apply to basic systems of the body. We will also present an integrated philosophy for understanding herbs by their common herbal actions, drawing upon holistic herbalism and traditional Western herbal foundations. 

By the end of this course, you will feel confident in how to make your own herbal medicines and integrate their use into your daily life. 

Note: This course serves as the foundation for our Holistic Herbalism Certificate.

Dates: June 30, July 28, August 25, Sept 29, and October 27th 2024, 9:30 – 2:30pm..

 You can sign up for the 20 hour certificate course/all 5 sessions

- or -

Single sessions (if space allows).

 All materials are provided as well as herbal tea and light snacks.

 If you are interested in the certificate program but can not make all of the dates, lecture portions of class will be video recorded and available for a limited time after each session. If preferred, private makeup sessions will be available at an additional cost.


See Foundations of Holistic Herbalism Course and Details Page for information and Registration

Pennsylvania School of Herbalism Website

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