How and where to Stay
Primitive camping, car-side camping, rental RVs, RV electric sites, a few bunkhouse rooms on site OR rooms at Shaker Village down the road all AVAILABLE
Come join us for the whole event and don’t miss out on a single activity! Spaces for primitive tent and car side camping widely available in beautiful setting. Message us directly if you are interested in bringing an RV or renting an RV. Shared bathhouse/restroom facilities provided. Harrodsburg is nearby and hotel rooms are available there if you prefer.
Food and Drink
Lunch and dinner provided each day as a communal meal. The primary role of volunteers is to support the wonderful Kitchen Crew who makes this experience. We are also increasing the amount of linkage between foods produced and processed through workshops and the festival menu. TAMALES WILL BE BACK IN 2026.
Coffee will be provided by a vendor next year in addition to what we make in the cook shack.
BYO – Bring Your Own – Pack like you’re camping.
- Bring food, snacks, and drinks for breakfast and between meals.
- Bring a reusable water bottle and mess kit. We appreciate if you bring a bowl and silverware for group meals; we will have a dishwashing station set-up with a three compartment sink you can use.
- Bring an empty mason jar and you can take it home filled with lard or wild fall ferment. Maybe bring a couple of jars… Sourdough starter anyone?
***Seed SWAP Sunday morning around 9:30 ***
Families and Family Friendliness!
Is the event family friendly? Absolutely.
Children are invited and welcome as they are part of the community as well. There will be some child-centered programming. There will be opportunity for parents to collaborate on taking turns leading kids who are big enough to “pack up” (in the wild dog sense, not in the pack-and-play sense) so that adults can make the most out of workshop time. We have invited homeschool groups, girl scout troops and waldorf folks with hope for a good youth energy, though who comes to the festival is up to you.
***** Kids 15 and under come free.******
Pack for the Weather!
Weather can be hard to predict. Make sure you pack appropriate and adequate clothing and footwear to be outdoors. Bonfires will be available for cooking and warming up. Elders and folks with small kids have priority on indoor staying opportunities along with instructors.
Can I come for workshops if I can’t stay all weekend? What are the options?
We are selling Saturday day-passes for the main day of workshops culminating in the Saturday night dinner, which includes food sourced from the day’s workshops. If you can’t come Saturday and would like to use the day pass on Friday or Sunday, that’s fine, though understand it won’t be as much of a full day of sessions. Friday is mainly a social day to bring everyone together and let us build the space (setting up camp, setting up our group intentions, starting the music and fire and the communal food) that will host the festival. Sunday will have some classes, the seed swap, and the final meal. You may leave on Monday morning.
Are pets allowed?
The site has a dominant female and a second in command. Dogs are basically not allowed except with very specific discussions with the organizing team and site owners. Some of our most reliable and lovely worktraders have been bringing their dogs to a nearby airbnb and when the “home” dogs are back at their house they have been able to join. We understand the challenges of taking good care of canines, are are willing to talk to you. Clearly, you assume any risk to your dog and only dogs who are reliable with kids and other dogs possible to integrate.