Root and Restore Wellness Festival

Come enjoy a day of frolicking and rejuvenation at the Root and Restore Wellness Festival. Saturday, October 24th 11am-5pm This is a full day of curated programming to encourage connection with nature and community! Forest bathing, meditation, yoga, Tai Chi, a medicinal plant walk and more. With our friends from the 402 Collective, Oddballs and Outkasts, Healing Hearts Therapy Dogs, Indigenous Foodways and more! Delicious locals foods from Pepe's Bistro and Baked Up with Britt available for purchase between 12-4pm. You can also bring a picnic. We'll put out a blanket for you. Samantha Sharp of Hennagesserit will be offering an all-day hydrosol distillation demo with a workshop starting at 11am. At the end of the day you can bring home a bottle of fresh forest hydrosol. An aromatic essence of the land and the day's restorative energy. Live music from 12-5pm with Cyrus Zgud (solo flute), Forest Choir (acapella trio), Leaves Brown Ensemble (strange and beautiful chamber music) with an invitation to dance and sway. Art activities all day with a new immersive installation from Hannah Demma in the Cat House Gallery. And make-and-take nature crafts with Grateful Growers and Prairie Pines Partners. Free to attend! All are welcome here! Donations are requested for class participation and materials. Thank you for supporting wild habitats and environmental education!