BRING YOUR TICKET AND MATCHING PHOTO ID

Bring your ticket and photo ID.  Each participant will need to register for the event and have a ticket in their own name. To enter the event – Show your ticket (print or digital) and photo ID with the same name.

A WILLINGNESS TO OFFER COOPERATIVE ENERGIES TO KEEP THINGS FLOWING WELL

The first thing to bring is your willingness to offer cooperative energies to keep things flowing well

To keep the gathering affordable to all who wish attend, and to cultivate the community spirit, we ask everybody to volunteer to assist, to the extent you are willing and able, 2 – 4 hrs in the smooth running of the event.

Tasks include helping in registration, parking, the tea house, meal preparation, serving, and clean-up, children’s activities, site maintenance. washing dishes and pots, tidying up, running errands, etc.  There will be a volunteer coordinator to assist with this.

While volunteering is not required, it is encouraged and often quite enjoyable.  It is an opportunity to more fully engage the event, to have fun, and to interact with people you may not have otherwise.  Often significant friendships and synchronistic opportunities arise from simple acts of selfless service.

WHAT TO PACK

This is mostly a living-on-the-land thing, so come prepared to camp.  (for Cascadia event – there is limited onsite indoor lodging available at this venue. To reserve a room and (shared) indoor bathroom access – check back for info to come, or reach out through our contact page).

While sleeping in your vehicle is not discouraged, setting up any kind of campsite near your vehicle in the parking lot is not be permitted.

If you have an RV, or intend to sleep in your car, arrive early as camping is first-come first-serve and flat parking spaces are limited.

Camping Gear:

Sleeping Shelter ~ Tent, Hammock, Car Camper … or hope for clear nights and sleep beneath the stars
Flashlight and extra batteries or charging device
Bedding ~ nights are often chilly, bring warm bedding
Warm Clothes ~ again, prepare for chillier nights. a dedicated blanket (one that can get a little dirty) to wrap around yourself at the fire can also be nice to have
Water Bottle
Biodegradable Soap/Shampoo be conscious of your product choices, please only use biodegradable on the land
Bring your own Tea Cup, Plate or Bowl and Silverware (we have some to share but they may be plastic and those with their own ware are sometimes invited to the front of the line)
Seating  ~ those of us who are able will often be sitting on the ground. Most circle areas will have floor matting, but often spill over seating is in the grass.  Consider bringing a personal sitting blanket/mat and cushion, or a camp chair.. There will be some chairs available to use, but please be conscious of those who may need them more than you do.
Recorder ~ for personal learning purposes, you can record as you wish, however if anyone offering a song asks you to not record, please respect their request. .
Notebook ~ write down songs you learn, resources, contact info, maybe a new song will come through
Creations for Sale/Trade ~ bring your crafts, skills, talents, and collectables for sale or trade and set up a blanket at the Monday afternoon Marketplace

BRING SOMETHING FOR THE KITCHEN…

Daily community meals(3x), snacks, and tea will be shared at no extra charge

Food is vegetarian and mostly soy-free. Any dairy or eggs will be served on the side.

The food vision is to enjoy a great communal eating experience (food for everyone, no vendors), with the organizers providing staples, such as some grains and vegetables, condiments, cooking oils, kitchen infrastructure, and a team of people whose task is to run the whole thing.

Please bring food items to share to the extent you are willing and able ~ extra produce from the garden, fruit from an orchard, a big bag of your favorite granola or snack food, honey.   This does not include cleaning out your pantry, or refrigerator, of old stuff you don’t want any more.   We are not a food bank.  Please bring things of good quality, with a sense that you are contributing to an ‘altar of food’.  Favorite condiments can add interest.

The tea house also welcomes donations of herbal and caffeinated teas, coffees, herbal tinctures/medicines, creamers and honey etc.

BRING SOMETHING EXTA TO SHARE…

This is a co-creative, interactive, community building event. If you have something else to share that would add to the fun, festivity, or functionality of the event, and is appropriate to the container (ask ahead of time if you are unsure), bring it!

Creative or Healing Offerings: face painting, card reading, reiki, massage, crafting supplies or a project to teach (remember all offerings made outside of the marketplace are to be shared without charge)

We have a growing Art Creativity space.  Donations of colored pencils, water colors, paper, beads, string, etc are welcome.  If you would like to bring supplies and lead an art or craft project please be in touch.   This area is separate and in addition to the kids area and is more for adults, teens, and older kids, though anyone who can share the space respectfully is welcome.

Other Helpful and Fun Items:
Flowers are appreciated not only for their presence during the gathering, but for their petals used in the flowering angel wash.   Spritzers, soft chimes, tinkly bells, and fans, are also useful for the Flowering Angel Wash
Kids activities things
Herbal tinctures for wellness area