Nicolette Sowder

"Children deserve to grow and learn in a place & alongside a force that is as wild and alive as they are."

- Nicolette Sowder

"To raise a nature-bonded child is to raise a rebel, a dreamer, an innovator… someone who will walk their own verdant, winding path."

- Nicolette Sowder

"Show the children every winged thing. The bees, dragonflies, queen ants, bluebirds, luna moths & swallowtails. Creatures that inspire them to defy gravity."

- Nicolette Sowder

"Encouraging a child to go outside in all weather builds resilience, but more importantly it saves them from spending their life merely tolerating the ‘bad’ days in favour of a handful of ‘good’ ones – a life of endless expectations and conditions where happiness hinges on sunshine."

- Nicolette Sowder

"Children deserve to grow and learn in a place and alongside a force that is as wild and alive as they are."

- Nicolette Sowder

"If we want our children to move mountains, we first have to let them get out of their chairs."

- Nicolette Sowder

"Let’s raise children who can name more stars in the sky than stars on the screen."

- Nicolette Sowder

"No matter how old you get, may you always stop to fill your pockets with smooth stones, empty snail shells & other little treasures."

- Nicolette Sowder

"Children grow up hearing how broken the environment is, how broken beyond repair. Plant strawberries together, make wild medicines, paint the sunrise. Show them proof that for every act of destruction, they can sow a seed, however small, of beauty."

- Nicolette Sowder