Upcoming Programs & Events:
Flower Medicine Kits & Moon Plants Summer Camp (weeks 1, 2)
Week 1: July 8th-11th
Week 2: July 22nd-26th
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Root Medicine Kits & Wild Dyes Summer Camps (weeks 1, 2)
Week 1: August 5th-9th
Week 2: August 19th-23rd
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Call For Artists: Women - A Force of Nature Fundraising Art Auction Event
Details & Submission Link Here!…
Summer Break
Thanks for participating in our Spring activities! We hope you have a wonderful Summer break! Please visit Learning with Meaning or Two Eagles River School for more information about our Summer camp collaborations in July. We’ll be back with more activities and events in the September!
Song Circle & Plant Walk
Join us for an afternoon of solidarity and nature with Sacred Ally! Our May Caretaker/Daughter Workshop series will examine local plants and blooms along a walk from Sacred Ally to a nearby park. There we will host a meditation and song circle focused on cycles and empowerment.
For caretakers, girls ages 6+, and supporters in the community who identify as women.
Register via the ‘Enroll’ page
Flower Hair Clips at MUD Earth Day
Join us at the 17th annual Missoula Urban Demonstration Project Earth Day Celebration to honor and showcase Missoula’s vibrant sustainability community! This year’s event is focused on the theme of “Our Earth, Our Home” to engage everyone in thinking about how our actions at home can benefit the planet. We’ll be creating flower hair clips for kids to take home. We hope to see you there!
The celebration will take place at MUD, Home ReSource and adjacent properties.
Free & Open to the Public (No registration required)
Pressed Flower Moon Journals at Noteworthy Paper & Press
Join us for an evening of paper fun with Noteworthy Paper & Press. We will build excitement for spring blooms by decorating journals with pressed flowers from last season. We will discuss ways to track the moon/seasonal shifts and menstrual cycles using your beautiful journal!
Register via the ‘Enroll’ page
Moon Bracelets with Bathing Beauty Beads
Join us for an evening of herbal tea and bracelet making at Bathing Beauty Beads! We will learn how to use different gem stones to track the different phases or the moon/ menstrual cycle.
$20/ person or $40/ pair. Register via the ‘Enroll’ page
Community Cycle Wreath Workshop
The last workshop of 2022!
As the year comes to an end, we will gather to slow down, and connect to our internal cycles through making wreaths wreaths. Weave intention into your holiday wreath with us! A perfect opportunity to see our work in action!
$85 per wreath—wreaths can be created in pairs, or solo!
Sign up under “ENROLL” tab
For caretakers, girls ages 6+, and supporters who identify as women.
November Moon Gathering
Be a part of our monthly care-taker daughter workshops.
This month, you will build your own beautiful bath experience. We will gather to slow down, and tend to our bodies. Just as we are meant to do in the fall season.
$25/person or $50/pair
Sign up under “ENROLL” tab
For caretakers and girls ages 6+
October Moon Gathering
SOLD OUT! No spots available in this workshop—Consider signing up for our November & December events.
The first of our monthly care-taker daughter workshops.
Join us for some Fall Skin Care Remedies activities. We will gather to slow down, and tend to our bodies. Just as we are meant to do in the fall season.
Sign up under “ENROLL” tab
For caretakers and girls ages 6+
Mama’s Day Flower Walk and Pressing
Location: Lower Waterworks Hill on Greenough Dr.
Description: Join Earth Within Girls for an Spring wildflower walk with a focus on IDing the Rosacea family. After our walk you will learn how to create an herbarium inspired wildflower press.
* Consider joining us for our Mother-Daughter photoshoot hosting a Mama-Daughter
Spring 2022 6-Week Series (3rd-5th Grade)
Time: Wednesdays 4-5:30pm (Duration, 6 weeks) Program Start Date: April 20th
Location: Imagine Nation Brewing Education Space when weather is rainy and Greenough Park when weather is good.
Age Range: 3rd-5th Grade
Fee: $195 for 6 weeks
Scholarships:
3 partial $75 scholarships are available per program
3 Full scholarships are available per program
Click HERE for our scholarship application
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis or scholarship recipients will be notified by March 19th, 2022
In our seasonal after-school program, EWG’s curriculum helps girls develop skills in plant wisdom, floral art, building friendships and confidence. We use hands-on DIY self-care activities that act as a bridge to cyclical wellness. Example activities include flower crowns, floral body care, herbal bath time rituals and moon bracelets. We’ve created an atmosphere where girls can use their hands, minds, and bodies, while feeling safe to ask questions and share thoughts. Our programs change with the seasons, therefore we encourage those who have participated before to sign up again. Our offerings are seasonal and continue to deepen within each session and age group. Join us for this safe and nourishing program, aimed at encouraging your girl(s) to thrive when she needs it most.
Objectives:
Participants will focus on aspects of the seasonal cycle and how this relates to menstruation and overall wellness
Participants will gain hands on experience with different flowers and herbs (building upon past knowledge * constructivism theory)
Participants will engage in conversation/journaling/thinking aimed at understanding natural cycles, body-awareness and empowerment
Participants will engage in a new plant-based skill/craft/activity each week
Cycle Wreaths Workshop
Location: Green Source
(617 S Higgins Ave ste a, Missoula, MT 59801)
Cost:
$75 per caretaker-daughter pair which includes tools, clippers, a wreath frame, and everlasting herbs and florals. $40 per additional participant
Enroll Here
At the workshop we will weave together a wreath that you can add to your holiday decor using magical plants connected to the moon cycle. You will learn about the meaning and use of each plant and space them out according to the moon cycle, or menstrual cycle if appropriate. The workshop will be led by Melissa Lafontaine- our founder and program director who also owns Earth Within Flowers, an ethical floral design studio. She has been teaching floral and wreath workshops in the community for seven years.
The space, drinks, and snacks are kindly donated by Green Source. Unfortunately we are unable to accommodate ‘shared wreaths’, as we will have limited seating.
Covid Pre-caution Note: We will have the entire space to ourselves at Green Source so as to accommodate social distancing and maintain health of participants.
4th-5th Grade, Six-Week Series: April 28th - June 2nd
$150/participant
Scholarships Available
6th-7th Grade, Six-Week Series: April 27th - June 2nd
$150/participant
Scholarships Available
(POSTPONED) Wise-Women Tea for Int’l Women’s Day
EVENT POSTPONED. Sunday, March 7th, Earth Within Girls will be celebrating International Women’s Day with an intergenerational tea party- and you’re invited!
International Women’s Day is a moment to celebrate the beauty and diversity of women’s lives and experiences and to share wisdom across generations. It is in these moments that we share our stories, that we build bridges to each other. At Earth Within Girls, we think this work is sacred, and especially important to helping young women nurture their connection to body, self, and earth.
Our Wise Women Tea led by Lisa Inman of BodyMind Balance- Intuitive Healing Coach and Melissa Emily, founder of Earth Within Girls, will be a celebration of stories, cycles, and the plants that support us. Upon registration, each participant will be invited to select a specific tea depending on where they are in their moon cycle. If you aren’t following a cycle, we invite you to choose your favorite tea instead. Then we’ll all meet virtually on the 7th to learn and share with our youth and each other the benefits of these herbs and how to lean on them during different times of the month. And while we all might be at home, we’ll be dressing up and we hope you’ll do the same! Bright colors, florals, greens pinned in your hair, or anything else that makes you feel connected to the world of plants.
Suggested Donation: $5/person (This is a free event, but if you are able to support our organization, we are much appreciative.)
All ages are welcome.
International Women’s Day Instagram GIVEAWAY
We’re celebrating International Women’s Day with an amazing woman makers Instagram Giveaway. Here’s how to enter to win this giveaway bundle on Instagram:
Follow Earth Within Girls, and each of our giveaway collaborators
Complete and submit the form below
Answer one of the two questions. Your answers may be shared anonymously with our community.
For an extra entry, you can also:
4. Share this post in your Instagram stories and tag @earthwithingirls.
Giveaway ends Sunday, March 7th at 11:59 p.m. Mountain Standard Time. Winner will be announced in our Instagram story and post on International Women's Day, Monday, March 8th at 3 p.m. Mountain Standard Time. Good luck!
Follow the Giveaway:
Pressed Flower Moon Journals :: Caretaker/Daughter
Explore the brilliance of pressed flowers from the summer-time while decorating a moon journal you can use for self-care and reflection in the new year. Learn about the magic of plants and how to use journaling to tap into the moon cycles. Open to caretakers and girls ages 5 and up. We will provide materials for pickup prior to the virtual gathering!
Details:
Dates: January 5th, 2021
Time: Tuesday, 3:00-4:15pm
Location: Zoom (Participants will be able to pick up materials and receive the zoom link via email the day before the event. Details will be sent once enrolled.)
Daughter Age Range: 5 and up
Fee: $25 */person ($50 for caretaker/daughter pair) *We have 4 scholarships available, please inquire by emailing us at earthwithingirls@gmail.com.
Fees support all programming as a non-profit 501c3 organization.
Workshop Series Objectives:
Participants will gain an understanding of the advantages of journaling as a form of self-care and self-expression
Participants will develop an appreciation for recognizing seasonal & personal cyclical patterns
Participants will familiarize themselves with local flowers/herbs through learning a new craft
//REGISTRATION FULL\\ 6-Week Series: October 7th- November 11th
//REGISTRATION FULL\\ Join us each Wednesday for this safe and nourishing 6-week long program, aimed at encouraging your daughter to thrive when she needs it most. The curriculum helps girls develop skills in plant wisdom, floral art, building friendships and confidence. We use hands on DIY self-care activities that act as a bridge to learning about hormonal wellness. Example activities include flower crowns, floral body care, herbal bath time rituals and moon bracelets. We’ve created an atmosphere where girls can use their hands, minds, and bodies, while feeling safe to ask questions and share thoughts. Note on COVID: We are taking reducing the spread of COVID seriously, while also wishing to offer a safe, nurturing space. Our safety precautions are as followed: taking temperatures prior to class, diligent sanitation, social distancing, and mask wearing. If you have more questions, please reach out directly at earthwithingirls@gmail.com
Details:
Dates: October 6th- November 10th (6 week series)
Time: Tuesdays, 2:40-4:10pm
Location: HeartStrong Center- 2100 S. Higgins Ave.
(We will meet outside when feasible)
Age Range: 4th-6th grade
Fee: Sliding Scale Suggested Donation $0-$150 ($25/session) We will not turn anyone away for lack of funds.
Fees support all programs as a non-profit.
Workshop Series Goals:
Participants will engage in a new skill/craft/activity each week
Participants will focus on one aspect of the menstrual cycle each week
Participants will gain hands on experience with different flowers and herbs
Participants will engage in conversation/journaling/thinking aimed at understanding the menstrual cycle
6-Week Series: October 6th- November 10th
Join us each Tuesday for this safe and nourishing 6-week long program, aimed at encouraging your daughter to thrive when she needs it most. The curriculum helps girls develop skills in plant wisdom, floral art, building friendships and confidence. We use hands on DIY self-care activities that act as a bridge to learning about hormonal wellness. Example activities include flower crowns, floral body care, herbal bath time rituals and moon bracelets. We’ve created an atmosphere where girls can use their hands, minds, and bodies, while feeling safe to ask questions and share thoughts. Note on COVID: We are taking reducing the spread of COVID seriously, while also wishing to offer a safe, nurturing space. Our safety precautions are as followed: taking temperatures prior to class, diligent sanitation, social distancing, and mask wearing. If you have more questions, please reach out directly at earthwithingirls@gmail.com
Details:
Dates: October 6th- November 10th (6 week series)
Time: Tuesdays, 2:40-4:10pm
Location: HeartStrong Center- 2100 S. Higgins Ave.
(We will meet outside when feasible)
Age Range: 4th-6th grade
Fee: Sliding Scale Suggested Donation $0-$150 ($25/session) We will not turn anyone away for lack of funds.
Fees support all programs as a non-profit.
Workshop Series Goals:
Participants will engage in a new skill/craft/activity each week
Participants will focus on one aspect of the menstrual cycle each week
Participants will gain hands on experience with different flowers and herbs
Participants will engage in conversation/journaling/thinking aimed at understanding the menstrual cycle
Daughter & Caretaker Wild Foraged Flower Crowns
Join us for a socially distant nature walk and flower crown weaving experience. You will walk away with a deeper familiarity of local plants, ethical harvesting techniques and confidence putting together a flower crown right in nature. Our vision for this workshop is to create a sense of community and gratitude.
- Open to Caretakers and Girls ages 6 and up (dads, moms, grandmas, aunts, nannies, role models, etc.)
In response to COVID-19:
- Our program sizes have been reduced significantly
- Curriculum has been adapted to find new and engaging ways for connection while keeping everyone (including our instructors + volunteers) safe.
- Increased sanitation and hand-sanitizing stations will be provided as well as temperature and wellness checks prior to class.
After you complete the sign-up form please be sure to complete registration with a donation to support our costs.
Workshop Cost: $20/person
Sliding Scale: $5, $10, $15/person
(We won't turn anyone away for lack of funds. Send us an email and we'll be happy to work with you.)
Make your donation here.
If you have more questions, please reach out directly at earthwithingirls@gmail.com
"My daughter loved it, it's so important to develop a "starter" women's community at her age. Sparked great dialogue, and helpful to have someone else in her village enhancing what we discuss at home." -Ashley H.
"I learned a lot about herbs and made lots of things to help me when I get my period. I have a lot of oils, rubs, and herb bags!" - 6-Week Participant
"I liked being in EWG because it made me feel comfortable talking about the period." - 6-Week Participant
"It was very fun and now I'm ready for my periods." -6-Week Participant
"I felt happy and relaxed here because we got to do self care."
"I felt more ready for my period and when I self care, I felt comfortable around my group and I loved all of the things we made." - 6-Week Participant