FAQ
What do I need to bring?
musical instruments, drums!
camping gear,
clothes to move in, bathing suits,
food for the family and food for a couple potlucks.
Toilet paper,
Yoga mats, hula hoops!
drinking water (there should be spring water there, but bringing your own water isn't a bad idea.
outdoor toys, water toys, fire toys and fuel (straight kerosene only please for safety),
bug spray, sunscreen, biodegradable soap (like Dr. Bronners Castille)
overflow from your garden,
a $love$ offering for the farm ($50 per adult, kids free).
Bring a cup, fork, spoon and plate for everyone in your family. We will all just wash our own dishes.
Coffee and tea will be available, you might want to bring some singles to throw in the hat if you plan to drink the communal coffee.
What if I have no money?
No one turned away for lack of funds. Email me to set up your work trade.
greenpasturesceramics@gmail.com
How do I get there? What are GPS coordinates to the farm?
Directions:
Festival Location: 1283 Heady Ridge Rd., Red Boiling Springs, TN 37150
GPS Coordinates: 36.55115 N 85.87627 W
Directions From Highway 52 in Red Boiling Springs:
Turn on Hwy 56 / Main Street into town (Left turn coming eastbound; Right turn coming westbound)
Turn Left by the Citgo station (Market Street)
Turn Left on McClure
Quick right on College and immediate left onto Heady Ridge Road at fork.
Festival is about 2 miles down Heady Ridge Road on the left.
IMPORTANT - DO NOT Follow directions listed on barefootfarmer.com to Long Hungry Creek Farm.
That will get you to Jeff's house instead of the Festival site. (You can go there some other time!)
GPS Coordinates: 36.55115 N 85.87627 W
Directions From Highway 52 in Red Boiling Springs:
Turn on Hwy 56 / Main Street into town (Left turn coming eastbound; Right turn coming westbound)
Turn Left by the Citgo station (Market Street)
Turn Left on McClure
Quick right on College and immediate left onto Heady Ridge Road at fork.
Festival is about 2 miles down Heady Ridge Road on the left.
IMPORTANT - DO NOT Follow directions listed on barefootfarmer.com to Long Hungry Creek Farm.
That will get you to Jeff's house instead of the Festival site. (You can go there some other time!)
What should I expect?
The practices and workshops that are planned for the weekend are designed to be enjoyed by everyone, all ages. They are, in fact, your birthright. They represent tools available to you for self-cultivation and self healing. You are your own master, your own healer.
The power to transform yourself and therefore the world lies in you.
The power to transform yourself and therefore the world lies in you.
There are many amazing and wonderful things about our North American culture, I won't innumerate them here, but I will mention one sad thing. We have been disinherited from our birthright.
It should be every human's birthright to have an unpolluted environment, clean food supply, pure water supply. The tools of each of our respective ancestors, used to feed and heal and grow and defend what was important to generations of humans, have been forgone and almost lost in exchange for what?
Our agriculture poisons us, our buildings suffocate us, our televisions numb us, our health care system makes us sicker, our fossil-fuel dependence enslaves us. So how do we break free? How do we reclaim the gifts of our ancestors and start building the birthright back for our children?
It should be every human's birthright to have an unpolluted environment, clean food supply, pure water supply. The tools of each of our respective ancestors, used to feed and heal and grow and defend what was important to generations of humans, have been forgone and almost lost in exchange for what?
Our agriculture poisons us, our buildings suffocate us, our televisions numb us, our health care system makes us sicker, our fossil-fuel dependence enslaves us. So how do we break free? How do we reclaim the gifts of our ancestors and start building the birthright back for our children?
The answer: humble yourself, show up, and practice, practice, practice. No deep transformations ever occurred without some discomfort. Step out of your comfort zone and challenge yourself. Then practice, practice, practice.
Are there any rules?
Not too many.
But some common sense considerations are in order.
Please, no car stereos.
This is a "leave no trace" event. Please bring a trash bag with you and leave nothing but footprints. Leave the land more pristine than you found it.
Pay what you can, work trade if you can't!