We're excited to have a full calendar for 2025 and we hope you'll make your way to the ranch for some nourishing Ekone times!

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March 21-23: Spring into Action Workparty I Let's spring clean the spaces and warm up the garden to get ready for the growing season together - bring boots, it will be a muddy one... Register Here

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May 2-4: Grave Digging and Garden Work Party | Preparing grave places ahead of the hot summer season, and also Preparing garden beds, planting seeds, and attacking quackgrass - help us get going on another beautiful growing season! Register Here

 

May 15-18: Adult Horse Connection from Ground Level | Grown ups can go to camp too! Join us for a deep dive into connection with horses.

May 16-18: Forest Bathing Camp I  Join Dr. Heather Burns and Irene Elle Bailey from Alderroot Healing & Renewal, both certified and skilled long-time forest therapy guides, for an unforgettable experience at Forest Bathing Camp. Reconnect with the joy of curiosity and wonder, quiet your mind, and nurture your body and spirit. Inspired by the Japanese practice of Shinrin-yoku, or "forest bathing".

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May 16-18: Personal Retreat Camp I Spend unstructured time at the Ekone and get to know the land, the community,  and yourself more deeply.

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May 25: Memorial Day Open House at White Eagle | White Eagle Memorial Preserve hosts an annual welcoming event from 10-4 on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, as a casual way for people to learn more about natural burial and spend time on the land. Site purchases from this event are discounted 10%.

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June 23-August 16: Summer Camp Season | Eight sweet weeks of camps run by our incredible crew of camp staff.

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August 21-24: Family Camp I A way for the whole family to enjoy the Ekone land and community.

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August 28 - September 2: Spirit’n’Soul Quest | Immerse yourself deep into the sacred quality of the natural world in a supported way with Sacred Groves hosts.

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September 10-14 I Illuman of Washington all Genders Elder Rites of Passage | The Elders Weave - an EROP for all. Raising up elders for the good of the world.

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September 27-28: Barbed Wire Ball | The Barbed Wire Ball is back! Our favorite FUNdraiser features live music and a live auction full of Ekone experiences and more, a BBQ, kids activities, horse time, guided hikes, and all sorts of special memories yet to be made! Please RSVP if you are planning to join us - so we can make enough food...

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October 15-19: Adult Trail Ride Camp I You'll be an active partner learning, listening, and responding to your equine friend as we collaborate to explore as many miles of Ekone as we can during three days of riding.

 

October 15 OR 17-19 Personal Retreat Camp | Grown ups can go to camp too! Join us for one of two tracks this week, spending time in personal retreat and getting to know the land and yourself - pitching in on projects is welcome too!

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October - December: Forestry Internships | Gain skills, friends, muscles, and satisfaction from forest stewardship!

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November 2nd: Remembrance Day at White Eagle | Honor the thinning of the veil at Ekone's conservation cemetery.

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November and December: work parties, dates TBD I Join us for forestry focused time on the land and community around the fire during the dark season.

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Email summercamp@ekone.org for more information on any of our upcoming programs or to schedule your own.

Email michelle@ekone.org to RSVP for a work party or to learn about volunteering!

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