Close the laptop. Pocket the phone. Spend an afternoon outside with NYC people
About this Event
TOUCH GRASS CLUB
You’ve been told to touch grass. So we made plans.
Touch Grass Club is a low-pressure, phone-free afternoon in Prospect Park for remote workers, freelancers, creatives and anyone whose average weekday involves a suspicious amount of screen time.
No panels. No awkward professional networking. No productivity hacks.
For 2.5 hours, we’re putting our phones away, sitting on the grass, sharing a simple plant-based picnic and actually spending time with people in the same place.
When you arrive, you’ll receive your Grass Report - a playful card inspired by a social-media stats screen. Instead of followers and likes, you’ll record things like:
Hours spent outside this week
Days eaten lunch away from a screen
Last time you did absolutely nothing productive outdoors.
Then your phone goes into a fabric phone sleeve that stays with you for the afternoon. We never take possession of your device, and emergency use is always okay.
From there, choose your own pace.
Join a casual conversation circle. Throw a frisbee. Play chess or cards. Lie on a blanket. Have a snack. Meet someone without immediately asking for their LinkedIn.
There are a few lightly facilitated rotations to help people mix, but this is not speed networking and not a workshop. You’re also welcome to stay with one group if the conversation is good.
What happens at Touch Grass Club
Guests settle into several shared picnic-blanket zones rather than one large formal circle.
There will be three loose activity areas:
The Picnic Patch - plant-based snacks, bottled tea and water, relaxed conversation.
The Play Patch - cards, chess, conversation games and casual lawn activities.
The Do-Nothing Patch - sit down, stretch out, read, stare at a tree or talk to whoever sits beside you.
No microphones. No presentation deck. No mandatory introductions in front of 40 people.
The signature moment: The Grass Report
At the beginning of the afternoon, everyone fills out their personal Grass Report.
Near the end, we regroup and flip the cards over for one last prompt:
“What do you want to spend less screen time doing - and more real - world time doing?”
Then we take one official group photograph on the lawn.
Nobody holds a phone.
Only the event photographer/organizer takes the photograph, and attendees receive the image afterward.
Guests who prefer not to appear in photographs can simply step outside the photo area.
Program Timeline
2:15–2:30 PM
Arrival + Lawn Check-In — check in, find the Touch Grass marker, receive Grass Report + phone sleeve
2:30–2:40 PM
Phones Down — short welcome, phone-free guidelines, guests put phones on silent and into their own sleeves
2:40–3:00 PM
Grass Report + First Circle — complete Grass Report and join a 5–7 person blanket group
3:00–3:25 PM
Picnic Open — plant-based picnic packs, bottled tea/water, open conversation
3:25–3:50 PM
Touch Grass Round I — optional casual games, chess/cards, frisbee toss or conversation prompts
3:50–4:00 PM
Blanket Shuffle — optional move to another small group
4:00–4:25 PM
Touch Grass Round II — second relaxed social block; no forced rotation
4:25–4:40 PM
Do Nothing for 15 Minutes — intentionally unprogrammed time
4:40–4:50 PM
The Grass Report: Final Check — closing prompt and informal reflection
4:50–4:55 PM
Phone-Free Group Photo
4:55–5:00 PM
Phones back out + goodbye
5:00 PM
Official event ends
Event venue & nearby stays
95 Prospect Park W, 95 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn, United States
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