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Happy summer! We are sending you the energy of the flowering bee balm, fruiting mushrooms, ripening strawberries, rolling greens hills, and animated bird song from WILDSEED. We hope this time of maximum sunlight is fueling your love, passion, creativity and fervor for justice.
So much has been bustling at WILDSEED so far this year and we are thrilled to share with you some juicy updates and sweet invitations to join us on the land!
Life is bursting around us. In the midst of deep collective grief and global catastrophe, may this season recommit us to active nonviolence, community and earth care.
Deep thanks to our community, supporters, partners, the land, water, and ecosystem kin for supporting this season of fruiting! You are invited to join WILDSEED's circle of care by donating or volunteering. Read on for more details on how to get involved.
With love & solidarity,
Naima, Kavitha, Natasha, Athena, Ana, Monti and Taij
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Join our Konbit Community Work Days and immerse yourself in hands-on land stewardship, learn regenerative agricultural practices, and contribute to vital farm projects. These “many-hands-make-light-work” gatherings are opportunities to connect deeply with the land, forge lasting relationships, and participate in ancestral practices of solidarity and mutual aid. "Konbit," a Haitian Creole term, signifies communal land work where individuals pool skills and resources to assist each other in tasks that would be difficult to accomplish alone.
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July 11: Garlic harvest, planting, and weeding at Catalyst Collaborative Farm.
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August 15: Food forest tree care and birdhouse making.
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September 26: Mandala Medicine Garden weeding, mulching, harvesting, and herb drying, honoring herbalist Sarah Elizabeth.
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November 14: Pile Fé celebration for Community Herbal Medicine Making.
Each Konbit day runs from 12:00 - 6:00 and includes a hearty half-time meal.
Register here
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Intergenerational Play Date
Friday, August 1, 1:00 - 5:00 pm
Awakening our child spirits for people of all ages in playful communion with nature! We will shape clay into a collective sculpture and enjoy water games. Refreshments and lunch provided. Learn more a register here.
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We Are Made of Stardust
Saturday, August 9 - Sunday, August 10, 2 pm - 2 pm
Join us during the peak of Perseids meteor shower for stargazing, art and performances, delicious food, dance and celebrations. At night fall, we will gather around the campfire for a cacao ceremony and music, and peer through telescopes overlooking the eastern horizon. After sleeping in tents under the stars, we will awaken our bodies with a Sunday morning dance revival, swimming in the pool, hula hooping, brunch and medicine making.
Save the Date - Tickets will be released July 8!
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Rituals of Resistance
Sunday, August 24, 12:00 - 4:00 pm
These times require faith and fortitude! Cultivate spiritual resilience through communion with nature, ancestors and transcendent energy. Together we will engage in rituals intended to hydrate our faith, purpose, and communal strength. This relaxed, inclusive space is designed to fortify us for intentional, collaborative building towards the futures we are birthing.
All are welcome! No registration needed. Refreshments provided; feel free to bring something to share.
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Wellness Day
Sunday, August 31, 12:00 - 5:00 pm
Hard working bodies — farmers, frontline organizers, parents, teachers, movement builders, trades workers — You deserve replenishment! Join us to enjoy WILDSEED’s breath-giving landscape, receive sliding scale 1:1 treatments (i.e. massage, acupuncture), group sessions (i.e. somatic movement, sound bath) and self guided activities (i.e. sauna, herbal salt baths). Save the date, more info to come!
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Seeking Volunteers
Eager to connect with the land and community?
Join us at WILDSEED and play a vital role in our programming season! We're seeking enthusiastic volunteers to help events run smoothly, create a welcoming atmosphere, and foster a strong sense of community.
We also have ongoing volunteer opportunities to support our daily operations. Whether you enjoy local driving, farming and landscaping, organizing, building maintenance, fundraising, creating artwork, or providing administrative assistance, there's a place for you to contribute your skills.
Learn more and sign up through our volunteer form. Thank you!
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Shared Purpose, Shared Space
As justice-workers, we know that our efforts to build a more liberated world are intertwined. And we know that we need space to recuperate, strategize, and fortify the skills, visions, and insights we need to be effective stewards of necessary change.
We are honored to offer indoor and outdoor space at WILDSEED to mission-aligned groups for trainings, retreats, movement meetups, innovation labs, cultural gatherings and celebration. To make a request for subsidized space rental for your organization's internal gathering or community event, please fill out this form.
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Lilac Fest 2025 bloomed into being on May 17 at WILDSEED hosted by The Catalyst Collaborative Farm! Our community gathered to honor springtime and enjoyed activities like making lilac hydrosols, honey and salt, crafting collages from nature and practicing yoga. Musical and spoken word performances filled the air with joy while shared meals nourished body and soul.
Deep gratitude to our performers, chefs, coordinators, volunteers, and guests. Everyone showed up with heart, hands, and spirit to make the land sing with joy, care, and connection. It was wonderful to see so many familiar faces and welcome new ones to our growing community.
Save the Date: Join us for The Block Party on September 6th! More details and sign-up information coming soon.
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On June 7th, over 70 beautiful souls gathered at WILDSEED for Flourish: A Gathering for Future Builders.This event united funders, cultural workers, movement leaders, and land stewards in a spirit of collaboration.
Attendees journeyed through the land, time-traveled through WILDSEED’s history and dreamed into our collective future, absorbed visual art, live performances and a sound bath, made sage hydrosol and herbal bath salts, and shared a delicious meal while hearing first hand stories of bold wealth redistribution. The gathering cultivated investment in a future where BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities are sovereign, resourced, and thriving.
We invite you to join the flourishing by:
- Serving as a witness, amplifier, conspirator, and protector of this sanctuary.
Thank you!
| | | | Ana Reyes joined the team as Resource Mobilizer this Spring, drawn to WILDSEED’s commitment to ecological justice, healing, and collective care within Black and Brown communities. Ana brings over 20 years of nonprofit leadership, including founding I Challenge Myself, an NYC-based nonprofit empowering over 7,000 high school students through fitness and college readiness. Her work also advanced transportation equity in the Bronx and Washington Heights. Through her current consulting practice, Our Thriving World LLC, Ana partners with organizations to strengthen fundraising, operations, and well-being. WILDSEED is thrilled to welcome her vision, experience, and heart to the team. | | |
As the earth flourishes, we’ve been busy tending to the heart of our sanctuary, making thoughtful improvements that breathe new life into our shared spaces.
Big thanks to Natasha for planting our three new perennial gardens! They are growing strong with echinacea, lemongrass, lemon balm, stevia, bee balm, tulsi holy basil, cornflowers, yarrow, rosemary, bachelor's buttons, aster, blue indigo, anise hyssop, columbine, coneflower, coreopsis, sunflowers, hardy fig tree, black currant, and elderberry.
Our beloved Sun House now shines brighter than ever, with new windows inviting in the light and helping us stay cozy and cool year-round. We replaced some of the front wall and repainted the Sun with a fresh coat of paint.
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We’ve added a new window, a second layer of sheep’s wool insulation, and a wood stove to our Oasis, honoring the spirit of the yurt as a cozy and sacred portal for healing, gathering and ritual. This space now holds warmth in every season, just as it holds the prayers and intentions of our community.
The pond's waterfall now flows freely once again-a soothing song of renewal that sings throughout the land
| | WILDSEED supports the resurgence of Black and Indigenous farmers and soil stewards of color by providing no-cost access to prime agricultural land. WILDSEED's 181-acre site hosts several independent farms and projects, including Catalyst Collaborative Farm, Sweet Freedom Farm and Sage Herbalz. Our model fosters a collaborative environment, supporting BIPOC-led farms through shared infrastructure, equipment, technical assistance, and mutual aid. Read more about the community farm and farmers here. | | WILDSEED Community Farm & Healing Village is a creative sanctuary rooted in reciprocal relationships with land, water and ecology in the Mid Hudson Valley, NY. Centering the leadership and radical imaginations of BIPOC stewards, we grow food, medicine, and love as infrastructure for solidarity economies to nourish our ancestors, ourselves and generations to come. | | | | |
