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Shepherds Fest: Annual Open House
September 13, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
September 13th
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
FREE EVENT
This annual event is free to the public! We are asking those who attend bring unexpired shelf stable foods to donate to local food pantries. You can also bring unused personal care items to donate as well! (Such as full-size gender-neutral shampoo, bodywash, body lotion, toothpaste, adult toothbrushes, deodorants, menstrual supply products.)
Bring your water bottle along with you. More information will be added as the date approaches!
Activities for the day: more announced as the event gets closer!
*Walk our meditation trail & labyrinths (yes, there are two!)
*See Gail Maraman from Windy Crest Design & her amazing wool art
*Learn from our friends at Columbus Audobon, Franklin County Soil & Water Conservation District, and SWACO!
*View a neat wool yarn spinning demonstration (Diana Morse)
*Meet, greet, and feed our flock of sheep! Maggie Francesca Llama, our llama, may even come to say, ‘Hi’!
*Take a hayride around to see parts of Shepherd’s Corner you may not have seen before! (Including our emerging wetland!)
*Meet and learn from our beekeeper! (Med Lutmerding, who is the Central Ohio Beekeepers Association President)
*Meet and learn from our beekeeper! (Med Lutmerding, who is the Central Ohio Beekeepers Association President)
*Purchase some Shepherd’s Corner Ecology Center crafts and other items. Including some of our limited 2025 maple syrup! (cash & card)
Schedule of events:
What is a labyrinth? Learn about labyrinths as a meditation tool and take time to walk our St. Catherine labyrinth.
10:30 am & 12:30 pm
Meet at the tree near our St. Catherine Labyrinth. Located between our barn and our garden, adjacent to the maple sugaring shack. This will be facilitated by our labyrinth caretaker, John Seryak.
Garden Tour: See what’s going on in the garden area.
11:30 am
Meet outside the double doors, closer to the pastures.