CULTIVATING OUR
GIFTS IN SERVICE
OF THE EARTH
with Robin Wall Kimmerer.
3 days on the wild Oregon Coast.
September 24th - 27th, 2027
Registration by application Opens January 1st, 2027
Event Details
WHERE: The 529 acre Westwind site on Oregon’s north central coast- Westwind is a powerful convergence of land and waterscapes with sea caves, old growth Sitka Spruce, a fertile estuary, 2 mile long sand spit and lodging for 100 people.
WHAT: We will be gathering in two beautiful lodges at a historic beach-side camp, sleeping in cabins, and eating fresh local foods.
There will be time to:
Connect with the wild landscape.
Be guided by Robin’s teachings and wisdom.
Express our experience through art
and music.Share cultural grounding with local tribal members.
Spend quiet time in solitude to reflect upon our gifts.
Be witnessed by the community in
the gifts that we are willing to offer to the world.Co-create a ceremony of reciprocity as well as Welcoming the Salmon Home.
"I choose joy over despair. Not because I have my head in the sand, but because joy is
what the earth gives me daily and I must return the gift.”
― Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants