Forest and Village
July 30- August 2, 2026
at Sacred Nectar Sanctuary, Sandwich, NH
Forest and Village is a gathering of women listening: listening to Earth, to the Forest, to Mystery, to the ancient ones and to the future ones with the purpose of resurrecting our Rites and raising earth-based, soul-centric culture again, here and now.
It is not a festival to celebrate all things feminine. Rather, it is a supplication, to attune ourselves to the gifts and mythic of the whole feminine that was forced underground or into service during the patriarchy and colonization. It is a reclamation of the fabric of women– a devotional weaving of mothers, grandmothers, maidens, wild women, children, and medicine women on the land to repair and behold the beautiful richness of a village that centers our integral belonging with Gaia, the nurturing of the soul journey and the maturing of life-enhancing culture.
The gathering calls all ages of women to enter into the ecosystem of reciprocity – to feed and be fed by each other, to feed the land, and to feed the ancestors and the future ones with our love, our tending, our gratitude and our prayers. It is to honor the pain of what is happening in the world, what has been lost and what we continue to lose, so that we can access the love and passion beneath and ignite the power of action to create what we do want. This gathering is held in devotion to nourish the infrastructure of healthy culture by centering what is most important– honor for the cycles of life and our soul journey within the rhythms and wisdom of Gaia.
Here each woman finds the places she is called to tend and steep in – Eleven temples, each in service to an essential element of the whole feminine. Here the richness of apprenticing to our gifts comes alive – in context, on the land, in community.
Within this village, a special place and time will be held for both the biological rites of passage as well as the soul initiatory rites.
Our forests of old growth culture have been clear cut – the medicine and magic retreating deep underground. We and all the others bravely re-emerging are signs of an evolutionary moment of rising to visibly manifest what is deeply needed now for the healthy biome of our interwoven presence as humans within the Web of Life. And so with deep reverence, we call the Healers, Caregivers, Storytellers, Singers, Visionaries, Wolf Women, Wisdom Carriers, Cultural Midwives, Change Agents, Web Weavers and Earth Lovers from all cultural lineages to come. We must weave with strong threads, a new fabric, now for this region and these times.
The Men’s Village
As the men of Forest and Village we are responding to our current social and ecological predicament by creating vehicles for learning, wholeness, maturation, and brotherhood. We are providing real experiences of what’s possible when men and boys come together as a village to reconnect with nature, self, and community in authentic ways. We’re planting the seeds of ecocentric culture here in the Northeast, nurturing healthy life-ways for current and future generations.
There’s an overabundance of evidence that systems based in centuries of patriarchy, domination, racism, extractivism, and concentrated wealth and power have proven to be a disaster for people and the planet. And for men, living with the shame and shadows of unearned privilege, conscious or unconscious misogynistic attitudes, and narratives of ‘victimization by the feminine’, distorts and diminishes our best potential and our relationships. This also serves powerful political and economic interests by keeping us divided within and among ourselves.
In response, Forest and Village is rooted in a vision of regenerative, Earth-centered, place-based cultures that recognize the developmental needs and capacities of people at every phase of life. Only with the innocence and playfulness of free-spirited children and the wisdom of true elders can we hope to achieve this evolutionary vision. Men and boys can embody their true power and potential only as part of healthy intergenerational communities that are rooted in wisdom, respect for girls and women, and sacred relationship with the web of life.
Learn more about the Men’s Village.
Ways to Support
Scholarship Fund
On behalf of single mother's and elders who might not otherwise be able to come, we welcome donations to the scholarship fund. 100% of donations support discounted tickets to ensure access to the gathering for our people without financial abundance. We accept donations via Venmo (please put Scholarship Fund in the comments) or you can add a donation to your registration.
Thank you for paying it forward!!!
Racial Equity & Inclusion Fund
In our third year of deepening our vision, Forest and Village is honored to launch a 5k Matching Gift Campaign in support of our new Racial Equity & Inclusion Fund. Thanks to a truly loving and generous donor among us, every contribution made to the fund will be matched dollar for dollar up to 5k. We are so grateful and excited to share about this.
This is specifically a racial equity fund created to support the leadership, participation, and attendance of Black, Indigenous, Latina, Asian American, Pacific Islander and all women of the global majority whose voices, lived experiences, and wisdom are essential to how we move forward together. The intention of this fund is to take tangible steps toward greater racial equity within the Forest and Village community by helping to create more meaningful access, representation, and shared leadership within our summer gathering.
Contributions to this fund will help reduce barriers to participation— including financial and logistical access for historically oppressed identities. We want to honor the time, contributions, leadership, and presence of all cultures whom are invited to share their wisdom and gifts within our gathering.
We believe that building racially equitable and inclusive spaces benefits everyone in our village by strengthening the depth, resilience, and wholeness of our collective experience. This work is part of our ongoing commitment to Seeding Regenerative Culture ~ taking tangible steps toward the kind of community and future we want to cultivate together.
We invite you to support this effort in whatever way feels possible for you. Whether or not you are attending this summer, your gift directly helps expand access and brings co-creation of vision alive.
Will you join us?
When you register, you will find an option to contribute to the Racial Equity & Inclusion Fund. You can also contribute directly through Venmo at @Forest-and-Village (please put Racial Equity Fund in the comment). If you want to contribute by check, please contact villagekeepers@forestandvillage.org. Remember that no amount is too small because every single dollar given will be doubled through this matching campaign.
Thank you for helping us grow a community rooted in belonging, equity, and shared participation.
villagekeepers@forestandvillage.org