Solstice Community Resilience Weekend 

Are you curious about life in an off-grid intentional community?

How can we be more resilient in this time of climate change, Covid, and social isolation?

How can  we improve our response to the stress of “fire season”?

You’re invited to Emerald Earth Sanctuary for  the  

Solstice Community Resilience Weekend 

 June 18, 3 pm to June 20, 3 pm  

We are planning a variety of  instructive tours, hands-on workshops, hikes, kids’ activities, focused discussions, games, and delicious meals.

Possible activities include:

Workshops:

How to make dimensional lumber with a Lucas Mill , Bird language, Permaculture 101, Posture for Permaculturists, Non-Violent communication, Acorn processing , How to make great compost, Cheesemaking, Making treasures from trash, Making herbal medicine and salve

Tours:

Tour of Emerald Earth, Meet the native plants , Greywater, Components of an off-grid water system, Work that Reconnects, Chickens – keep those eggs coming! , Intro to Natural Building, Gardening during drought, Beauteous manure

Other Activities:

Milking goats, Hiking with goats, Using solar electric fencing, Native plants hike, Hiking to see preparation for prescribed burns, Crafts and games for kids, Trade blanket, Collage crafting, Meditation in Nature, Finding Your Sit Spot, Many circle games for lots of laughs and communication!

Focused discussions:

Land management with goats, Prescribed burning for fire safety and forest restoration, Sustainable building materials, Surviving, thriving, and helping others in fire season

Cost:

Cost for the whole weekend for people with their own tents and camping gear is $250 per adult,$50 for kids under 12, and $100 for youth 13 – 18. Six healthy, organic meals are included. Let us know if you would like to rent a tent or house. Group rates and work trade may be available. EARLY BIRD SPECIAL! $30 discount for adult rate payments received before June 5.

Our Covid protocols include:

Most activities are located outdoors!  Maintain a minimum 3 foot outdoors OR wear a mask, Always wear a mask indoors, Wash hands or Sanitize when entering the Common House or sharing a meal, DO NOT attend if you have any symptoms of Covid, are recovering from Covid, OR had contact with a Covid-positive person in that last 2 weeks

This is a rustic family camping event.

We ask that you leave your alcoholic beverages, recreational drugs, and firearms at home. Pets are not invited. There is no cell phone service, wifi, or showers ( our water is limited).  We use composting toilets.

Who are we?

The Solstice Community Resilience Weekend is a fundraiser for Emerald Earth Sanctuary, a non-profit organization dedicated to stewardship of the land and teaching others to cherish and care for the Earth.  Emerald Earth is 189 acres of redwoods, oak woodlands, and farm in Northern California with an intentional community of 9 residents.

“We envision a world where culture is restored as the reciprocal and collaborative relationship between people and the land”

Contact us at community@emeraldearth.org for our schedule of activities, registration  form, and  Covid protocol.  Information is also available on our website:  emeraldearth.org and Facebook.

We hope you’ll join us for an inspirational weekend!

Joanna Macy:

“Of all the dangers we face, from climate chaos to nuclear war, none is so great as the deadening of our response.”

Thich Nhat Hanh:

“It is possible that the next Buddha will not take the form of an individual. The next Buddha may take the form of a community -a community practicing understanding and loving kindness, a community practicing mindful living. This may be the most important thing we can do for the survival of the earth.”