Touch Grass Tuesdays

📍 Rutland Free Library Lawn
🕦 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
📅 July 8 (pilot) + Every Tuesday in August
🎟️ No RSVP needed – just show up!

Come hang out, eat your lunch, or do absolutely nothing except put your toes in the grass (or not—we don’t judge). Touch Grass Tuesday is a casual weekly gathering on the library lawn meant to help us all slow down, reconnect, and enjoy being outside—together.

This event is made possible by Rutland Restorative Justice Center, the Rutland Free Library and Come Alive Outside.

🌱 Why bother?
Science says touching grass literally helps:

Lower stress and anxiety

Improve mood and focus

Regulate your nervous system

Boost creativity and immune function

Make you feel more connected (to the earth and your neighbors)

Whether you stay for five minutes or the whole two hours, you’re welcome. Come solo, bring a friend, or just wander by and wave.

You may also like the following events from Come Alive Outside:

• Next Monday, 7th July, 03:00 pm, Neighborhood Play Program in Rutland
• This month, 18th July, 05:00 pm, Splish Splash at Elfin Lake in Wallingford