Gardening: Good for Body and Soul
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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

Oberlin College Students Study Intergenerational Programs at Kendal
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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

Entertaining 101
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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

Travel Trends
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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

Lorain County JVS Carpentry Students Build Mud Kitchens
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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

Indigenous Peoples’ Day
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year’s proclamation. Indigenous peoples’ movement at Kendal Addressing the myriad of issues surrounding the mistreatment of Indigenous peoples has gained traction at Kendal and in January residents decided to form the Indigenous Peoples Interest Group. The group’s mission is “to educate our community

Fitness in 2024
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flip the calendar to 2024, make a physical move too. Why Oberlin? Kendal at Oberlin offers an active lifestyle with opportunities for lifelong learning, art and culture. Discover more by downloading our brochure. In the past, Molly Kavanaugh frequently wrote about Kendal at Oberlin

Let the Summer Fun Begin!
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of places to go as the weather gets warmer. What to do when you visit Oberlin... And make an appointment to see Kendal at Oberlin while you're in town. Schedule a Visit In the past, Molly Kavanaugh frequently wrote about Kendal at Oberlin for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, where she was a reporter for 16

Getting Started with Composting
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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
