Autumn Equinox Community Celebration
About the day
On this day we will gather together at the Autumn Equinox to celebrate the land and the bounty of the years harvest.
Wandering together we will learn about tree and plant lore as we gather wild berries and nuts, celebrating the gifts they provide through song and story. Bringing together home grown vegetables from the Spring Rise garden with the wild food we have foraged, we will cook stew on the fire as we craft.
There will be time for joy and dancing and simple ceremony to honour this special time of year and the generosity of the land.
This day offers the opportunity to remember your natural state of being in relationship with nature and to celebrate the gifts of autumn. We will use established nature connection practices to awaken your senses and restore wellbeing, and offer some skills that you can take with you to practice in your daily life.
Who is this course suitable for?
- This course is suitable for adults and accompanied children, both beginners level and those with more experience in nature connection.
The course will cover
- Seasonal celebration and traditions of our land
- Foraging and plant lore
- Nature based well being practices
- Nature inspired song and story, craft and food for all the family
- Create an opportunity to engage in simple ceremony together
- Connecting more with local community
Your investment
By donation.
These days are generously funded by the National Lottery Awards for All, which enable us to offer these days for free. Fully funded places are available and if you feel called to offer an exchange and are able to, we welcome any donations to support our work in planting trees with children. Thank you.
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About the tutors
Jack Durtnall Jack is a musician, nature connection facilitator and forest school leader who came to nature connection work through an innate love for nature and folk song, inspired by the life-work of Jon Young and the 8 Shields. Jack’s background is in music. As well as his role leading workshops and facilitating on plantings, Jack co-leads the Children’s Forest Tree Choir and is part of the team bringing through the Song Forest project. Jack is part of the Folkadelix band, hosts a monthly jam session at the Hop Yard in Forest Row and performs solo shows.
Jen Beaufoy Jen is a nature mentor working for children and adults, has worked as a permaculture designer and teacher, and is also a home educating mum. Jen is passionate about caring for Earth and for people and feels it is a great privilege to facilitate people’s connection to nature and witness what it brings forth.
