Work Party
October 8-11
Yes its fall! Dewy cool mornings and actual rain have blessed the landscape. With the change of weather and length of days we begin preparing the landscape for winter. As the saying goes “many hands make light work” and thats why we extend the invitation to join us for our fall party filled with all things land based and fun.
The weekend begins Friday night with an organic meal prepared for you when you arrive. We continue the weekend with morning and afternoon tasks, 3 meals and talks on subjects such as community, prescribed burns, nature connection and more. We end Sunday afternoon after lunch.
Some examples of activities we will be working on:
Brush clearing for preparation for a prescribed burn
Fruit processing
Garden Bed preparation
Fire Wood stacking
If you attend you will be camping under the redwoods, sharing meals outside (as per covid protocol), using composting toilets, getting dirty and having fun.
We ask for a small donation of 15$ per day per person to cover the cost of food.
There will be time for relaxation, long walks and interesting conversation.
If you are interested please click the button that says Questionnaire and fill out a small form by October 4th. We will respond promptly.
Please read our current Covid Protocol Page.
Former work party participants installing a new line for our water tank this past summer.
Previous Events
Work Party
As the days get shorter and the nights cooler we are preparing for the change of season.
Join us August 27-29 for a weekend of work, fun, learning, good food and good company.
Arrive Friday night for diner and leave Sunday after a hearty lunch. We will feed you all meals in between. Camp in the glory of the redwoods and engage in farm chores around the land .
Here are some examples of work that may be done depending on weather:
-Garden Bed prep
-Picking and processing fruit
-Cleaning the goat barn
-Stacking Wood
Email us at community@emeraldearth.org if interested.
We will be following all of the CDC guidelines at his event. No one will be turned away for lack of vaccination AND we do not ask your vaccination status. We do, however, require that all people participating be honest and aligned with the CDC recommendations published at the time of the event.
Mon and son prepping garden beds.
Prescribed Burn Preparation Work Party (Copy)
“Fire is a natural part of our environment. As we choose to live in areas where wildfires occur, we must adapt the way we design, build and live in these areas so that communities are resilient to inevitable wildfires.The more actions a community takes, the more fire-adapted it may become.”
ConservationGateway.org
A “fire adapted community” consists of informed and prepared residents collaboratively planning and taking action to safely co-exist with wildland fire.”
Fireadaptedcommunities.org
Emerald Earth is dedicated to preserving the health and vitality of the land. Current residents recognize that we occupy the traditional lands of the Tabuteh Pomo People. As the present stewards of this land we are realigning with the ancient practice of planned and prescribed burns to prevent catastrophic wild fires. We will be conducting our first burn in March with the help of TREX (Prescribed Burn Traing) and the PBA (Prescribed Burn Association) who have been guided by the Yurok and Karuk Tribes. There will be two work parties prior to the burn that will prepare the land. The preparation includes, but is not limited to, limbing fire ladders, clearing and consolidating slash, clearing fire breaks. If you would like more information please shoot us an email at community@emeraldearth.org. Currently we are sourcing our volunteers for the work parties from our local community but are happy to share information. Look out for future instagram videos documenting the process.
Prescribed Burn Preparation Work Party
“Fire is a natural part of our environment. As we choose to live in areas where wildfires occur, we must adapt the way we design, build and live in these areas so that communities are resilient to inevitable wildfires.The more actions a community takes, the more fire-adapted it may become.”
ConservationGateway.org
A “fire adapted community” consists of informed and prepared residents collaboratively planning and taking action to safely co-exist with wildland fire.”
Fireadaptedcommunities.org
Emerald Earth is dedicated to preserving the health and vitality of the land. Current residents recognize that we occupy the traditional lands of the Tabuteh Pomo People. As the present stewards of this land we are realigning with the ancient practice of planned and prescribed burns to prevent catastrophic wild fires. We will be conducting our first burn with the help of TREX (Prescribed Burn Traing) and the PBA (Prescribed Burn Association)sometime in March. There will be two work parties prior to the burn that will prepare the land which includes but is not limited to limbing fire ladders, clearing and consolidating slash, clearing fire breaks. If you would like more information please shoot us an email at community@emeraldearth.org. Currently we are sourcing our volunteers for the work parties from our local community but are happy to share information. Look out for future instagram videos documenting the process.
Are you curious about life in an off-grid intentional community?
Do you want to be more resilient in this time of climate change, Covid, political turmoil, and social isolation?
You’re invited to Emerald Earth Sanctuary for a
Community Solstice Resilience Weekend
June 18, 19, and 20
Cost for the whole weekend
Tent camping, Activities, Tours, Discussions, Games and 6 Organic Meals
$250 adults
$100 teens
$50 kiddos
Possible Workshops
How to make dimensional lumber with a Lucas Mill
Bird language
Permaculture 101
Posture for Permaculturists
Non-Violent communication
Acorn processing
How to make great compost
How to make cheese
Make your own herbal medicine and salve
Possible tours offered
Meet the native plants
Using greywater for plants
Components of an off-grid water system
Components of a Solar Electrical system
Work that Reconnects
Chickens - keep those eggs coming!
Intro to Natural Building
Gardening during drought
Possible Activies
Milking goats
Hike with goats, use solar electric fencing
Native plants hike
Hike to see preparation for prescribed burns
Solstice Gratitude Ceremony, walking the labyrinth
Crafts and games for kids
Experience an Alternative Lifestyle
Focused Discussions
Life in an intentional community
How to find/start your intentional community
Land management with goats
Prescribed burning for fire safety and forest restoration
Sustainable building materials
Creating a Culture of Gratitude
“It is possible that the next Buddha will not take the form of an individual. The next Buddha may take the form of a community -a community practicing understanding and loving kindness, a community practicing mindful living. This may be the most important thing we can do for the survival of the earth.”
Thich Nhat Hanh
If you are interested, please fill out the contact form below and we will get back to you.
Contact us.
Community@emeraldearth.org