March, 2023

Dear Friends,

We had more winter during the last week of February than during the previous three months, at least with regard to snow. But that’s okay. It not only looks nice—the way it should look up here during winter—but it’s good for the trees, shrubs and other plants. All plants in the north “need” winter, and I’m hoping it doesn’t warm up too much until the end of March or early April so plants don’t break dormancy and start growing too soon.

We started taking registrations for week-long classes on February 21st, and it’s going well. Many took advantage of online registration, which greatly reduced the time and frustration many experience when registering by phone because they keep getting a busy signal. Quite a few classes are already full, with many others getting close. That’s good for The Clearing, of course, but I know it’s a frustration for those who cannot get into the class they want. We encourage people to get on our class waiting lists, since we use them a lot. We get many cancellations every year, for many reasons, and we rely on our waiting lists to fill vacated spots in classes.

I hope you take a look at our 2023 week-long class offerings—our Summer Program. As is the case every year, there’s a wide variety of interesting classes—something for everyone. And we’re working on our 2023 Workshop Program right now, our program of one and two-day classes that runs from June into early November. That class schedule will come out in April.

I hope you enjoy the rest of winter.

Take care, stay safe, be well and do good.

Sincerely,

Michael J. Schneider
Executive Director
The Clearing