Name: It Takes A Village Festival
Start: 2023-06-10T17:00:00-04:00
End: 2023-06-12T10:00:00-04:00
Location: Diggers Compost Cooperative

It Takes A Village Festival

We “organize” by designing & facilitating permaculture action & natural building-focused events (held in-person or digitally) via:● Developing the agenda & the program in collaboration with the host and others who can add value to the event● Designing marketing collateral and promoting the event via email & social media marketing● Setting up ticketing and registration pages● Hosting the event including setting up and breaking down, & facilitating the opening & closing ceremonies● Managing a “project lead” or internally managing the project(s) at hand

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A Gathering To Celebrate Our Journey Towards Regenerative Village Living ft Creatives, Educators, Practitioners, & Variety of Vendors

Diggers Compost Cooperative

<h1><a href="https://www.solvivagreenlight.com/the-solviva-greenhouse-and-farm/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></a>It Takes A Village Festival </h1><h3>A Gathering To Celebrate Our Journey Towards Regenerative Community Living &amp; Thriving - including live music, DJs, VJs, flow &amp; fire artists, dance performances, healing artists and practitioners, goats!, permaculturists, vendors, acro yoga, natural medicine making, plant and mushroom foraging, hempcrete building 101, song &amp; drum circles, natural plant dying, massage, reiki, acupuncture, sound healing &amp; meditation, &amp; more!</h3><p>Let's celebrate the gift of community and the magic that unfolds when we come together to co-create our vision for a more beautiful, abundant, and regenerative world. 🎸🌻🌈🍄💫 🌿</p><p>J﻿oin us as we co-create a festival that celebrates &amp; showcases:</p><ul><li>The core permaculture principles of Earth Care, People Care &amp; Fair Share</li><li>The p﻿ower of "many hands making light work" &amp; our collective intelligence / hive mind</li><li>The many gifts that members of the community have to share, including in the realm of earth &amp; people-healing arts (i.e. permaculture action &amp; gardening, live music, ecstatic dance, Acro Yoga, sound healing, authentic relating, cacao &amp; tea ceremony, singing circles, fire spinning, &amp; more)!</li></ul><p>We will also highlight the hempcrete wall install (that was finished in <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/533769487907" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">workshop sessions</a> held earlier in the week) &amp; provide hands-on opportunities to learn about mixing the hempcrete recipe &amp; installing it in a <a href="https://www.solvivagreenlight.com/the-solviva-greenhouse-and-farm/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Solviva Greenhouse</a>.</p><p>We invite you to bring your own food or buy a meal ticket (for vegetarian options). More info on meal tickets coming soon. We can't wait to see you there! </p><h2>~ S﻿CHEDULE ~ </h2>
<h3><strong>SATURDAY, JUNE 10TH &amp; SUNDAY, JUNE 11TH </strong></h3><p><strong>S﻿ee graphics including our schedule &amp; lineup of features!</strong></p><p><em>(Guests are invited to camp out Sunday night and to depart Monday morning).</em></p><p></p><p></p><h3><strong>S﻿PONSORSHIPS &amp; WORK TRADE OPPORTUNITIES:</strong></h3><p>APPLY <a href="https://share.hsforms.com/1YjHe1ll7Tt22oHXLXgryoQ1fen9" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><strong>HERE</strong></a> FOR A SCHOLARSHIP.</p><p>APPLY <a href="https://share.hsforms.com/1HcmzGasvS6WPYLJXWgGEsg1fen9" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><strong>HERE</strong></a> FOR WORK TRADE OPPORTUNITIES &amp; DISCOUNTED TICKETS.</p><p></p><h3>R﻿V Accommodations</h3><p>If you're planning to join us in an RV, please note that we do not have 220 V electrical hook ups (just 120 V extension cords). We can support up to 6 RVs so please let us know early if you'd like to reserve a spot. </p><p></p><h3>Dog Policy: </h3><p>Furry friends are strongly discouraged, with the exception of certified service animals (who must remain on leash). </p><p></p><h3><strong>A﻿BOUT OUR WORKSHOP GUIDE &amp; HEMPCRETE INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL, JOHN PATTERSON:</strong></h3><p>John is an internationally recognized thought leader and speaker who educates on living more holistically and building healthier homes with natural materials, including agricultural hemp.  He is a product developer for building materials using more natural materials. John creates experiences centered around building with hemp for better health, comfort and efficiency. “We not only build houses using hemp, we connect people.” John Patterson</p><p>John is also the founder of <a href="http://www.tinyhemphouses.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Tiny Hemp Homes</a>, whose mission is to encourage healthier, more comfortable and efficient homes, work and play places through cultivating a more natural built environment. “Through mindfully crafted multiple day experiences we aim to connect people from around the globe to initiate significant global transformation for the better of the people and the planet. We encourage people to have a deeper relationship with mother earth and fellow inhabitants leading a more vibrant and sustainable life.”</p><p>A carpenter and furniture designer by trade he has been researching sustainable living methods since the 70's. In 1997 John designed and built his own off-the-grid home complete with its own solar-based electricity plant. John is currently helping several groups plan and design holistic, self-reliant and affordable living communities.</p><p>John speaks about improved building systems, getting permission to build, land use restrictions, holistic income opportunities, community gardens, problem solving, preparedness and more affordable living. He also teaches about the benefits of cannabidiol, hemp foods and nutrition, and the many other uses and applications of bio-based materials and how industrial hemp is bringing back family farms around the globe.</p><h3></h3><h3></h3><h3><strong>A﻿BOUT THE ORGANIZER, PERMATOURS:</strong></h3><p>Permatours produces transformational, community-driven events focused on permaculture action and natural building to foster food sovereignty and housing justice.</p><p>Permatours empowers people to forage, grow, &amp; otherwise sustainably source their own food through educational workshops &amp; connection to hyperlocal networks that exist outside of corporatized food systems.</p><p>Another major component of Permatours is the network it is building of land owners &amp; non-land owners aligned around principles of sustainable living, natural construction, &amp; community, thereby empowering people to navigate housing opportunities for themselves through peer-to-peer support. Learn more <a href="https://permatours.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>.</p>

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