The Acorn Circle
A nature connection and intergenerational learning space
A place where children are free to be fully, wildly themselves. A place where adults are invited back into their own childlike nature - to slow down enough to feel the ground beneath their feet, to rediscover wide open wonder they once knew as children, and to liberate the part of themselves that still longs to climb trees, fingerpaint, follow animal track, and press their hand into cool earth beneath an open sky.
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A Place to Find True Refuge
A steady, relational space where rhythm and connection gently reorganize what has become scattered.
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An Island of Coherence
Where seasonal rhythms, shared presence, and the living Earth guide us back to what is real.
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A Living, Dynamic Ecosystem
Alive and organic — shaped by every spirit who participates, steered by deep listening.
What is The Acorn Circle?
​The Acorn Circle focuses on developing internal and external resiliency with children and adults. Each workshop, we will have a facilitator (WayShower) and a “lesson” that is loosely held. Play and a positive time in connection to nature and each other is the primary hope for our circle. As much as we hold a soft frame for our time together, we prioritize emergent learning and process over outcome.
The Acorn Circle is woven around themes drawn from our relationship with the season and the land. Through experiential learning and exploration, we build resiliency, find joy in presence, and belonging in our connection alongside one another.
Traditional Skills as Unshakeable Empowerment in Times of Uncertainty,
All While Nourishing Community and Connection to One Another
FOOD & NOURISHMENT
Wild plant identification
The edible and medicinal language of your local landscape
CRAFT & FIBER
Hand spinning & weaving
Warmth made by your own hands — fiber as story, as patience, as presence
ECO ART
Eco-art creations
Selecting, drying, and stewarding seeds across seasons
WILDCRAFTING
Cordage & knotting
Twisting plant fiber into rope — one of the oldest human technologies,
FOOD & NOURISHMENT
Seed saving
Selecting, drying, and stewarding seeds across seasons
HEALING
Herbal medicine basics
Tinctures, teas, and poultices — the pharmacy of the hedgerow
ECO ART
Natural pigments
Grinding ochre, charcoal, and clay into color.
WILDCRAFTING
Basketry & coiling
Willow, rush, pine needle — weaving containers from the materials at hand
FOOD & NOURISHMENT
Fermentation
Preserving the harvest — bread, kraut, kefir, vinegar
TRACKING & AWARENESS
Animal tracking
Reading the stories written in mud and snow
ECO ART
Leaf & bark printing
Pressing the texture of the living world onto paper, cloth, and skin
CREATIVE MAKING
Storytelling & oral tradition
Making story from nothing — learning to hold a listener, to shape time with words
SHELTER & CRAFT
Natural building
Cob, cordwood, and wattle — sheltering with materials of the place itself
COMMUNITY
Communal food growing
Tending land together — the oldest form of shared resilience
WILDCRAFTING
Natural dyeing
Walnut husks, goldenrod, weld, and madder
FOOD & NOURISHMENT
Seed saving
Selecting, drying, and stewarding seeds across seasons
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THE LIVING CIRCLE
Wisdom flows in every direction
Five roles. One living circle. Children explore and discover. Youth step into mentorship. Elders share practical wisdom. Every generation gives and receives something they couldn't find alone.
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Every wild heart is welcome here. 🌱