The Conway School

Conway will have a strong presence at this year’s Ecological Landscape Alliance Conference in Providence — and we hope you’ll come say hello! 🌿

We’re especially excited to see two Conway alums sharing their expertise during the conference:

Rachel Lindsay ’15 of Regenerative Design Group will present “Building Healthy Soils: From Carbon Source to Carbon Sink,” offering practical strategies designers can use to reduce emissions and dramatically increase a landscape’s carbon-storing potential through better soil management.

Evan Abramson ’18 of Landscape Interactions will present “Healthy Soil through Maximum Biodiversity,” highlighting research-backed, scalable designs that build healthier soils while restoring pollinator habitat across New England.

Be sure to stop by the Conway table, too! We’ll have a table throughout the conference, including during lunch (look for the Conway logo sign!), where alums and friends are welcome to gather. Stop by to say hello and pick up a Conway sticker for your nametag — making it easier to spot fellow alums and connect with prospective students who are interested in Conway.

And on Thursday after the conference, join us for an informal Conway gathering at Trinity Brewhouse from 6–8 PM. It’s just a 5-minute walk from the Omni Providence, where the conference is being held. There’s no formal program and no need to arrive at a particular time — drop by at your leisure, grab a drink, and look for the Conway sign!

Whether you’re a Conway alum, friend, colleague, prospective student, or simply part of the ELA community, we’d love to connect with you in Providence!

We’re honored to welcome acclaimed author, conservationist, ornithologist, and MacArthur “Genius” Grant recipient J. Drew Lanham for an evening conversation at Conway.

Join us Thursday, November 5, 7:00–8:30 p.m. ET, for this special online event. Free and open to the public; advance registration is required.

Lanham is the author of The Home Place, Sparrow Envy, and Joy is the Justice We Give Ourselves, and brings a powerful perspective on nature, conservation, culture, and place.

Learn more and register: https://tinyurl.com/JDLatConway

ELA Conference crew & friends in Providence— come hang with Conway! 🌿🍻

If you’re in Providence next week, join Conway alums, friends, and colleagues for a casual mixer at Trinity Brewhouse on Thursday, August 27 from 6–8 PM.

Just a 5-minute walk from the ELA Conference — there’s no formal agenda — just drop by whenever you can, grab a drink, and catch up with the Conway community (look for the Conway logo!).

📍Trinity Brewhouse, Providence, RI
🗓 Thursday, August 27
⏰ 6–8 PM

Whether you’re a Conway alum, friend, project partner, or simply curious about the school, we’d love to see you!

Two Conway alums, two important perspectives on building healthier, more resilient landscapes. 🌱 Check out the Ecological Landscape Alliance lineup featuring Rachel Lindsay and Evan Abramson! We hope to see you in Providence!

🌳 From Conway to forest gardens

What happens when ecological design, permaculture, and a deep understanding of natural systems come together? For Conway alum Dave Jacke ’84, it has been the foundation of decades of work as an ecological designer, author, and educator.

This October, Dave will lead the Forest Garden Design Intensive at Horn Farm Center in Pennsylvania—a nine-day exploration of how we can design productive, resilient landscapes inspired by nature.

Forest gardens offer more than a way to grow food. They can help restore healthy landscapes, build community resilience, and imagine more abundant local futures.
Scholarships are still available for the October 16–25 intensive.

Learn more: Horn Farm Center’s Forest Garden Design Intensive: https://hubs.li/Q04spsYD0

Forest Garden Design Intensive – Horn Farm Center for Agricultural Education In this nine-day intensive course, you will dig deeply into the vision, theory, and practice of designing wholesome, dynamic, and resilient edible ecosystems using temperate deciduous forests as models.

🌱 We love seeing the work of past Conway community project partners continue to grow! Nuestras Raíces is looking for volunteers this Wednesday, August 12, to help plant a native windbreak at La Finca Urban Farm in Holyoke. Check out the details and join them if you can!

🌱 Volunteer Planting Day at La Finca! 🐝

Join Nuestras Raíces and Landscape Interactions as we plant a native pollinator habitat to support healthy soil, native plants, pollinators, and better growing conditions for our farmers.

📅 Wednesday, August 12
⏰ 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
📍 La Finca | 24 Jones Ferry Rd., Holyoke, MA

🙌 We need helping hands! Come for an hour or stay for the whole event.

We’ll provide: tools, gloves, and a light lunch.
Please bring: water, comfortable clothing, and closed-toe shoes.

🚗 Parking is available at the Holyoke Rows lot down the street.

👉 Register to participate as a volunteer!
https://nuestras-raices.org/urban_agriculture/

Questions? Contact Sasha Adams at [email protected] or 413-309-5091.

🌼 Help us make La Finca a healthier place for people, pollinators, and the land!

A bit of a delay due to staff being on vacation and such, but we finally put together a graduation photo album of the ! What a celebration, including a spectacular music and dance performance by cohort members, a commencement speech by Rebecca McMackin that left us wanting to run outside and introduce ourselves to the plants, and a surprise thunderstorm. Read all about it in our blog post, and check out Rebecca's speech on our YouTube channel! https://hubs.li/Q04r8QsD0 An action-packed sendoff, totally fitting for this outstanding class!