A slower way of saying yes.
You found this. Maybe a friend sent you, maybe you went looking. However you arrived, this is the door, and the door opens both ways.
The Living Village is two days and one night, August 15-16, at The Living Centre near London, Ontario. A small group, deliberately. Shared meals. A fire. The land. Each other.
It's not a festival you attend. It's a village you co-create.
What follows is more than a sign-up form. It's a slower way of saying yes. Questions about who you are, what you're drawn to, and what you can live with. Take it at the pace it asks of you.
This gathering is relational, land-rooted, and asks something of each of us. These questions help us understand whether this is the right moment and the right fit, for you and for the village.
Most people who come through this process are welcomed in. In some cases we may suggest a different timing or pathway if that feels more supportive.
There's no ticket here. Just a few moments of honest reflection, and an invitation.
How does this land in you?
Move each slider where it feels honest, not where it sounds good. There's no right answer; not everything is true for everyone, and that's ok.
What's pulling you here?
Don't overthink it. The version that comes first is usually true.
Where you are on the path.
Just a rough sense of where this finds you in your relationship to land-based living. Pick any that feel true; more than one is fine.
What's calling you.
These are the conversations and workshops we're shaping for the village. Bucket each one. Yes if it lights you up, Curious if you want to listen, Skip if it's not for you. We'll use this to design what actually happens.
For anything you tap Yes or Curious, an option will appear to say "I could share or lead this", even a little thing counts. We want co-creators, not just attendees.
What you might bring.
Two parts. The role or roles you'd want to hold during the gathering, and the smaller offerings that keep a village running. Pick what calls to you. None is fine if your contribution lives elsewhere.
Tend a fire of the village.
These are interests, not assignments. We may ask you to swap if a role gets full.
Smaller offerings.
The everyday things that make a village run. Pick any.
Before the village, there's a smaller invitation.
Saturday June 20. A work-bee day at The Living Centre, ending around the fire for their solstice dance. Camp overnight if you want to stay. The land won't be ready without hands; this is one of the ways the village is built.
A simple promise to the village.
What you bring is yours to choose. The village simply ask you to make a commitment.
- I will care for the land, show up with integrity, and follow through on what I take on.
Sign by typing your first name below. This is not a contract. It's a way of saying: I read it, and I mean it.
The Reciprocity Pool.
Some people choose to contribute financially to the Reciprocity Pool, the shared body of resources that funds food, firewood, the people running things, and what's left flows toward stewarding the land. We'll share more about that closer to the gathering.
Now the practical part, so we can reach you, feed you, and meet you where you are.
You're in.
See you on the land.
August 15-16, 2026. The Living Centre, near London, Ontario.
You'll hear from us before then. A briefing, a work-bee invitation, the unfolding shape of the gathering.
Add August 15–16 to your calendar
One last thing, for the conversation we want to keep having.
What would have to be true for you to live in a village like this? Money, land, people, time, courage, something else?
Optional. Take your time. We read every one. There are no wrong answers, only the start of a longer conversation.
Questions before then? Reply to the confirmation email, or write to hello@journeyland.ca.