Upcoming Events
Winter Solstice Celebration
Join us in celebrating the shortest day of the year with an educational guided snowshoe hike, big bonfires, warm refreshments, and a community reflection. As we get busy for the holiday season, it is good to take a moment to slow down, reflect on our year, and remember to spend time outside regardless of the chilly weather.
Bring your family and friends and enjoy an evening of warmth, reflection and fun!
Evening Schedule
6:00pm-6:30pm Guided snowshoe hike around Good Counsel. At the same time warm refreshments will be served and fires will be going if you prefer to stay warm and socialize.
6:30pm-7:00pm Community reflection and story readings around the fire
7:00-7:30 Community bonfire
Plan to join us as we celebrate the darkness and prepare to welcome back the light.
Event is free to all, with donations gratefully accepted
Pre registration is requested but not required.
LEC News and Updates
As the name would imply, what began in the spring with the planting of seeds, has concluded in the fall with the eating of sauce. The inaugural year for LEC's Seed to Sauce Program wrapped up on November 4th as families from Jefferson Elementary gathered for a pasta dinner where the sauce included tomatoes that the students had started from seed back in May.
LEC Program Manager Cora Uyigue was on hand to talk a little about the Seed to Sauce program and to share wildflower seeds saved from local area prairies...
Did you attend our 19th Annual Earth Conference, From Extraction to Regeneration: The Future We Create, and are feeling inspired and want to learn more?
Were you unable to attend the conference but want to learn more about how you can move from an extractive to regenerative lifestyle?
The Living Earth Center Library has you covered!
We have books exploring the history of how and why we came to live in this extractive culture and books exploring ways we can work together to create a more regenerative society. Our collection includes titles such as...
Members of LEC's staff/volunteers met with Old Town Day of the Dead Committee Member Justin Ek on Sunday, Oct. 13th to harvest the marigolds we were growing for the Day of the Dead Celebration before the first frost of the season. Marigolds are native to warmer climates and will not survive freezing temperatures.
These marigolds were planted in June in partnership with the Old Town Day of the Dead Committee. Mankato's celebration is scheduled for Saturday, October 26th, but with the temperatures going below freezing earlier this week it was necessary to harvest the marigolds last Sunday...
