The Chthonic Project
The Chthonic Project: What does it mean to “own” land? Franklin Chthonics’ program for nearly a square mile of meadows, woodlands, water and built structures is informed by our understanding of its particular history and evolution. What activities and places should we preserve, terminate, revive, adapt, invent?
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Memberships and Community
Benefits include four seasonal subscription boxes with products that are foraged, cultivated or crafted at Franklin Chthonics: cold smoked fish, apple cider vinegar, wild leeks, maple syrup, dried hydrangeas, natural dyes, etc.
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Structures and Sites
Ten structures, large and small, barn to springhouse. Fifteen sites, including miles of trails and a bench for watching the sunset. Places to stay, places for summer and winter, places for gathering and others for solitude.
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Bookings and Stays
The 6-bedroom, 2-kitchen Fieldhouse, Off-grid Cabin, Fire Hut, two Platform Tents and many campsites are available for stays of 2 days and longer. All come with access to swimming ponds, miles of trails, 500 acres of fields and woodland.
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Ash Extinction Project
An invasive Asian insect is rapidly removing American ash, a foundational tree species of this continent, from its ancient presence in our region’s woodlands . Franklin Chthonics has undertaken a project to indefinitely preserve a stand of forest ash, and we could use help.
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Weddings and Private Events
Franklin Chthonics schedules only two weddings a year; they are genuinely special events in our Calendar. Hawk and Heron provides the full range of wedding services: exciting food, spectacular wildflower arrangements, massive bonfires, unique ceremony sites.
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Calendar of Chthonic Activites and Events
The central organizing device of Franklin Chthonics is its Calendar. Most of our activities are seasonal in character, with the inherent potential to become annual events, possibly traditions.