this year's gather will be in new mexico, either around taos or west central N.M. in the gila national forest. "officially" it runs from july 1 to july 7 but people start camping in mid-june and many stay until august to clean up, reseed and erase our presence as much as possible. it's all free and all peace loving people are welcome! there is a separate area set aside for families so it's a great place for kids too...plenty of daily activities are planned each year for the kids (arts & crafts, games, story-time, etc) and adults have seminars where they can learn (and teach!) about massage, wilderness survival, edible wild plant identification (there's always something to eat in the woods)...well, you get the idea.
what it is isn't is..many believe the gathering is a drug-fest and anything goes...it is not like that. the herb is plentiful as are shrooms but alcohol and hard drugs are frowned on. as is cash...most anything that one needs can be bartered for and cash is always a last resort. some kitchens accept donations to replenish supplies but all will gratefully accept a fresh veggies/fruit, bag of beans or rice in exchange for feasting for as long as you care to. many kitchens build ovens out of the earth for outstanding pizza, cinnamon rolls, bread and anything else that can be baked and there's always a fine hot meal to be found at one of the usually more than a dozen separate kitchens.
more details as they come up or feel free to ask...it's all free...!
see y'all on the land!
what it is isn't is..many believe the gathering is a drug-fest and anything goes...it is not like that. the herb is plentiful as are shrooms but alcohol and hard drugs are frowned on. as is cash...most anything that one needs can be bartered for and cash is always a last resort. some kitchens accept donations to replenish supplies but all will gratefully accept a fresh veggies/fruit, bag of beans or rice in exchange for feasting for as long as you care to. many kitchens build ovens out of the earth for outstanding pizza, cinnamon rolls, bread and anything else that can be baked and there's always a fine hot meal to be found at one of the usually more than a dozen separate kitchens.
more details as they come up or feel free to ask...it's all free...!
see y'all on the land!