of Kendal at Oberlin since its first summer in 1994. While many residents cultivate smaller gardens around their cottages, the community garden gives other residents an opportunity to dig deeper. The small annual fee comes with lots of perks, explains manager Bill Washburn. The 12 x12 plots are fenced

Published: January 23, 2020 Oberlin College students Mikaela de Lemos and Marika Mortimer-Lotke embarked on a 30-hour class project about the benefits of intergenerational learning. They visited Kendal at Oberlin’s Early Learning Center and interviewed both community residents and parents

electricity usage. Three local projects are currently underway, including one at Kendal. Solar arrays are being installed on Oberlin City Schools new PreK-5th School and the Oberlin Community Services building. The arrays, supported by the city’s Sustainable Reserve Fund, will provide about 80

in transit,” Conde Nast writes.  By the way, reducing air travel is “the single most effective way to address climate change” according to Kendal resident Ted Wolner, who wears many environmental hats. If an airplane is you’re only travel option, as it was for Ted when he went to Spain in 2015, you

Chicken. We love to cook and often get inspiration from celebrity chef’s Instagram pages, like Ina Garten. We are usually inspired to host people after seeing a chef post a recipe on their social media accounts like an Apple Cider old fashioned or a Cauliflower gratin.“  Kendal residents have found

in Berlin Heights. Pick your own peaches, and soon apple picking are pillars of this nearly 100-year-old market and new this year is Real Fruit Ice Cream, made with orchard-grown fruits – strawberry, raspberry, blackberry, peach and cherry.  Kendal’s Community Gardens No surprise that Kendal is home to many

JVS students Joseph Woolf, (Oberlin) and Tamarr Long, (Elyria) finish the roof on one of the mud kitchens for Kendal Early Learning Center. Lorain County JVS Carpentry students and a few tenth graders came together to build two mud kitchens for Kendal Early Learning Center in Oberlin. Jeni Hoover

attractions. A must-see is Kent State University’s May 4 Visitors Center, which depicts the tragic events of May 4, 1970 with a walking tour, exhibits, archives and a film.   Plan Well to Live Well Your first step to joining the Kendal at Oberlin senior living community is to become a member of our

leaders to offer such a service. (For ideas of what communities are doing across the country check out the EPA’s Success Stories.) Another possible option is to find a nearby drop-off site for your compostable materials. At Kendal, the Grounds crew composts yard waste, plus residents leave food