Learning to Thrive: Survival & Outdoor Living Skills with Jason Drevenak

Meet instructor Jason Drevanak, joining us for his 8th year at the Gathering this summer. Inspired by the joy of figuring out how our ancestors learned to thrive in their perspective environments, Jason is here to share survival and outdoor living skills for beginners and experts alike!

Wild Edible Plants: A Few of Firefly’s Springtime Favorites

Spring is the perfect time for clearing our livers of winter’s heavier foods and hibernating energies. We’ve gathered for your enjoyment and exploration a list of some of our favorite wild edible plants to get you started!

Earthskills for Everybody: Firefly Gathering’s Equity Fund, Committee, and Growth

With exciting expansions in our Equity Committee, Equity Fund, and plans for what this work looks like at the Annual Gathering itself, we invite you to read more about our current equity work and how to support these efforts.

Making Bone Tools: Craft and Kinship with Instructor Josh Barnwell

“As people who value life and feel the weight of responsibility for every life taken to continue our own, learning how to utilize every part we can of these animal bodies draws us deeper into ties of kinship with the more than human world.”

Communication, Equity, and Inclusion for Community : Firefly Gathering Instructor Makeda Meeks

“As long as white supremacy goes unchecked in our cultural communication and educational systems, the dream of community will evade us.”