Yaupon Place

10/07/2026

**October 7th CANCELLED**
This morning's "Weeding with Wendell" is cancelled due to illness. We hope to be back on October 14th for our last morning!

09/15/2026

Join for Wednesdays this Fall as we tend to Yaupon Place and soak in the readings of “Mad Farmer” and Poet Wendell Berry. We’ll spend time working with the soil and tending the plants, and hear selected readings from Wendell Berry every 30 minutes.

Projects could include:
🌿Pulling wire grass from the native beds
🌳Mulching around native plants & trees
🌀De-weeding the labyrinth

Bring a water bottle, sunscreen, and comfortable clothing. If you have a reading from Wendell Berry to share you’re welcome to

No need to RSVP. Please fill out the UPSem waiver if you have not done so.

08/24/2026

🌻A native meadow is coming to Yaupon Place!
We could use YOUR help to make it happen! Planting day is coming!

🌱Planting Day: September 10th from 8am-11am
In September, we'd love your help spreading sowing the plant plugs.

🌧️September 11th is our rain date!

If you're interested in volunteering, please fill out the interest form below.

08/13/2026

Join us on Saturday, August 15th for Guns into Garden tools! This family friendly event will allow you to see gun pieces beaten into garden tools, visit with community partners, and hear from survivors of gun violence. We hope to see you there!

06/24/2026

Thank you to some cardboard fairies who left a huge load of cardboard at the wildflower site last night!! 🧚📦 If you have cardboard to share, you can drop it off at the big black tarp. We hope to see you for Phase 1 on July 3rd from 8-Noon. (Feel free to drop in as you can!)

06/09/2026

🌻A native meadow is coming to Yaupon Place!

We could use YOUR help to make it happen! We'll be creating the meadow in 2 Phases with Undoing Ruin and volunteer support.

📦Phase 1: Cardboard + Mulch
On July 3rd, we'd love your help laying cardboard and spreading a big truckload of mulch across the meadow area.
📦We'd love your donations of sturdy cardboard if you have them!

🌱Phase 2: Soil + Sow
In September, we'd love your help spreading soil and sowing the plant plugs. In addition to learning from Undoing Ruin as we're working and plant, we'll also have neighbors sharing about adding a native meadow or wildflowers to their yards or organizations.

If you're interested in volunteering, please fill out the interest form below.

05/24/2026

05/13/2026

You can join the & pilgrimage! students in Dr. Luckritz Marquis’ Pilgrimage class created a meaningful, reflective experience throughout the park. At each loci, you can find a QR code leading to an audio meditation created by the students. A BIG thank you to Dr. Luckritz Marquis and her class for this creative final project at Yaupon & Shalom. Let us know what your experience is like!

02/06/2026

your next book is on us 📚