June Highlights
Featured Events | June
Visit Grace Farms this June for nature programs offering guests of all ages exciting opportunities to explore our 80 acres in bloom, as well as tea and architecture programs rooted in our foundation’s work to end forced labor in supply chains.
Along with attending our featured programming, we also invite daily visitors to walk nature trails through the 80-acre nature preserve, step into the Commons for a delicious lunch, attend pop-up talks about sustainability and nature throughout the day, and so much more. Register for a daily visit.
Learn more about featured June programming below.
Featured Architecture Program
Behind The Scenes with Toshihiro Oki
Saturday, June 3 | 10:30 am – 12 pm | $25 (member: $20)
This special tour is led by Grace Farms Architecture Advisor Toshihiro Oki, who worked for SANAA during the design of the River building.This event is approved for CES 1.5 LU. Register
Family Programs
Summer Picnic
Friday, June 23 | 5:30 – 7:30 pm | $22 | (member: $18 | children: $16)
Our summer picnic series kicks off on Friday, June 23! Join us for summer-themed crafts, lawn games, extended hours of the Community Garden, and a delicious picnic dinner created by our culinary team. Register
Nature Programs
Native Meadows Walk
Saturday, June 10 | 11 am – 12 pm | $10 (member: free)
Discover the intentional restoration process and sustainable land care practices that have helped our meadows become a more bountiful habitat where native plants and animals can flourish, on this guided nature walk. Register
Meet the Bees | Pollinators Transforming the Landscape
Saturday, June 24 | 10 – 11 am | $10 (member: $8 | child: $5)
Learn about these hardworking pollinators transforming our landscape every season from our Master Gardener Lauren Elliott and Horticulture Advisor Kimberly Kelly. This four-part Meet the Bees series runs monthly through August. Visitors can attend one or all. Register
Living Classroom | The Wisdom of Trees
Saturday, June 24 | 1:30 – 2:30 pm | $15 (member: $12 | children: $7)
Majestic, diverse, and wise in their age, trees have a lot to teach us. Stroll the landscape with our Horticulture Advisor Kimberly Kelly to learn more about the incredible wisdom of trees and their crucial role purifying air, water, and soil. Register
Tea & Coffee Programs
Monthly Tea Tasting
Thursday, June 8 | 3 – 4 pm | $15 (member: $12)
What’s really inside your cup of tea? Join us for an interactive tasting that celebrates the impact of sustainably and ethically sourced tea and explores a cup of tea’s complex journey. Register
Journey into the World of Tea | Oolong and Pu-erh
Saturday, June 10 | 3 – 5 pm | $15 (member: $12)
Learn about the fascinating differences between Chinese and Taiwanese oolongs, spring and winter oolongs, and ‘shen’ and ‘shou’ pu-erhs. Journey into the World of Tea, held in the glass-enclosed Pavilion, is led by tea expert Frank Kwei and runs monthly through August. Register
Monthly Coffee Tasting
Friday, June 16 | 1 -2 pm | $15 (member: $12)
Taste ethically and sustainably-sourced coffee by Grace Farms Foods, prepared four different ways, and explore the journey coffee beans take to make it into your cup. Register
Wellness and Tea with Pilin Anice
Saturday, June 24 | 10 – 11:30 am | $20 | member: $16
This restorative morning begins with a delicious cup of iced herbal tea from Grace Farms Foods, followed by an open-air movement class led by our longtime wellness guest expert, Pilin Anice, a renowned yoga, dance, and meditation instructor. Register
