Support Sage Mountain
$11,787.45
Raised
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Donations
$30,000
Goal
Sage Mountain Botanical Sanctuary is a nonprofit organization with a mission of continuing the legacy of herbalist Rosemary Gladstar through Conservation, Education, and Healing.
As many of you know, Central Vermont was struck by historic and catastrophic floods on July 10, 2023, which destroyed the one mile road leading up to Sage Mountain. Road work was finally completed on October 30th, requiring the cancellation of all onsite retreats and educational programs during the season.
Despite the interruption of our revenue streams and programming this summer, our team persevered in continuing the work that means the most to our human, animal, and plant communities. In 2023, thanks to your support:
- We provided over $30,000 worth of scholarships to our online educational programs
- We completed our first successful year of Afterschool in Nature and Summer Camp in Nature programs for low-income at-risk middle school youth in Central Vermont, and entered our second year of the full time program
- We provided youth in this program critical winter gear, holiday support, and nutritional needs for those families who go without
- We continued our conservation advocacy, successfully campaigning for the passage of a wildlife protection bills at the State House
- We worked with local and state agencies to protect the wildlife, forests, wetland habitat, and rare plant species in our corridor
- We deepened relationships with local Abenaki leaders, other nonprofit organizations, and community agencies to support regional initiatives and contribute to collaborative successes
- We provided over 1,000 grief care kits to regional Hospice programs
As we recover from the interruption of our revenue generating programs - and loss of all of our annual income - we invite your one-time or sustaining monthly contribution to ensure that Sage Mountain enters the new year in full recovery from this past summer's challenges to remain a critical advocate for plants, wildlife, and the healing our human and ecological communities - next year and into the next thirty years, carrying forth the legacy of Rosemary Gladstar.
In 2024, we will host our previously scheduled educational retreats, continue providing meaningful online education, open the Mountain to private retreats and events, pursue our ongoing advocacy and conservation work, launch an herbal immersion program, and continue to support the youth of our community through our Afterschool and Summer Camp programs.
We can only continue this work with your support!