Friends!
We’re thrilled to invite you to
Fruition’s first annual
Growing Seed, Community & Capacity:
Gift Culture Camp & Bulk Seed Gifting
Friday, April 17th to Sunday, April 19th
as the larger community-building container for:
Bulk Seed Gifting Gathering at Fruition
Saturday, April 18th from 1 to 4 pm
Calling all who are connected to community gardens, seed libraries, schools and other non-commercial networks of seed sharing large and small, in the spirit of the gift:
We’d love to gift you quantities of Fruition’s regionally adapted vegetable, flower & herb seeds, not in Fruition’s packets but in bulk, so bring a diversity of containers for you and friends old and new…
….as we cultivate gift culture and share skills, learning, soup and spring together!
rsvp here
and send curiosities to petra@fruitionseeds.com💛
Camp, you say?
Yes, camp! As in, “summer camp” vibes in springtime:
~ strangers becoming friends
~ structure & space cultivating deep connection
~ songs!
~ shared meals
~ and yesssss, we’ll share campfire as well as sauna
As well as “camping out:”
you’re welcome to bring a tent and camp on the farm (for this & many times in the future, too!)
General Schedule:
Friends, you’re welcome to come early and stay late, come and go as you need…
…this time as a space for like-minded community builders to relax, connect, build and become together, so thanks for caring for yourself in the ways you need so you can show up with care for us all <3
Friday, April 17th:
Arrive anytime after 1 pm
1 to 4:30: welcoming & hands-on projects around the farm
4:30 to 5:30: preparing for potluck supper
5:30: potluck supper
6:30 to 8: welcome circle
7 to 8 pm: Radical Neighboring with Adam Wilson & Sand River Community Farm
optional experiences to deepen our time together prior: watch this gorgeous mini documentary about Adam, as well as read / listen to his beautiful offerings of words on his substack, especially The Deep Green Gift of Life and The Problem with Pockets.
8 to 8:45: poetry, song & deepening together
9 pm: We rest! Tea, walk under the stars, campfire, sauna, slumber
10 pm: quiet hours
Saturday, April 18th:
7 am: Tea, coffee & oatmeal available anytime
8 am: walk around & beyond the farm
9 am: preparing for Brunch
10:30 to noon: Brunch!
Noon to 1 pm: set up for bulk seed gifting
1 to 4 pm: Bulk Seed Gifting (plan to be present the whole time: think of this as a theater + community building experience rather than seed swap drop in / drop out format)
4: prepare for potluck supper
5: potluck supper!
6 to 8: community conversation
9 pm: We rest! Tea, walk under the stars, campfire, sauna, slumber
10 pm: quiet hours
Sunday, April 19th:
7 am: Tea, coffee & oatmeal available anytime
8 am: walk around & beyond the farm
8 am: preparing for breakfast
9 am: breakfast!
10 am: closing circle (gratitude, how we’re building from here)
You’re welcome to stay longer & help with clean up, farm projects, hike & otherwise integrate without urgency, including sharing another night with us!
Bring!
~ Containers + bags for seeds for you & for others, too: These could be quart or gallon bags, poly-woven sandbags, plastic containers of all sizes with solid lids, reusable zip ties…the more the merrier!
~ your hunger for a more fruitful future for us all 💛
Other optional items (you’re encouraged) to bring:
~ seeds (and anything else) you’d love to gift fellow plant lovers & mutual aid creatives
~ toilet paper
! do you have a portable white board or large poster-style pad of paper? bring them please o please!
! name tags! we’ll make them here and if you already have one that shares your name, pronouns & where you’re from, bring it along ~
We are all practicing together:
Matthew and I (Petra, here!) welcome this gift of being together at Gift Culture Camp as students of the gift. Rather than centering our work and learnings as a model, we are honored to sit in circle with peers, fellow heartbroken humans hungry to practice, learn, compost and grow together. All of us need all of us! People practicing diverse forms of mutual aid from all over the Northeast will be gathering…
…and what a gift to learn alongside you, Friends 💛
FAQs:
I’m not connected with a huge network to gift seeds, should I not come? Thanks for asking and please do come! Acorns are not too small to grow oaks and if you feel called to be here, we honor you honoring this call.
What specific seeds will Fruition be gifting? Though listing the specifics of all 100+ varieties we’ll be gifting is beyond our capacity, ohhhhhh there is a splendid diversity. We encourage welcoming this opportunity as ‘the marvelous mysteries of christmas morning’ more than ‘where’s my grocery list?’
May I spend the night? Absolutely! RSVP so we can welcome us all well.
I can’t come but I’d love to receive seeds for my community… We love you and completely understand! Perhaps there is another person in your community who is able to come? We don’t anticipate having capacity to set seeds aside for folks that aren’t here in person and hopefully this will shift in the future.
How can I say thank you? Thank YOU! We love you and hop over here 💛
See you soon!
~ and stay tuned for seasons to come ~
Sow Seeds & Sing Songs,
& the Many Possibilities of Fruition