Chattanooga Farm To Crag Waiver

Stoked you are joining us for climbing, feasting, farming, and learning at the Sequatchie Cove Farm for the weekend of October 13-15. We will help harvest corn, grind it by hand, and make beautiful food from traditional methods. We will hear from climbers Kate Rutherford, Miguel, and Mariana Casar about their work to make the world a better place, we will learn about soil science, and have a panel discussion on local and federal farming policy work. We will have a farm tour and get some work done on the farm before heading out to all climb together and of course, we will feast on all local organic meals paired with appropriate adult and na beverages!

Event details

When

October 13th - 15th, 2023

  • Everyone who wants to build and support a community around local, organic, sustainable farming and food in their climbing communities. You do not need to be an experienced farmer, gardener, or climber, we are all learning together.

    Folks who want to:

    • Learn more about regenerative agriculture and how soil health has the potential to reverse human-led climate change.

    • Connect and build community with others who are passionate about transforming our food system and confronting the climate crisis.

    • Learn more about Farm To Crag, and how you can get engaged in bringing climbers and farmers together in your community to make change with your fork, your wallet, and your voice.

  • • 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches and 2 dinners!

    • Climbing, and hiking opportunities

    • Farm Projects

    • Education, inspiration, ways to take action, community, and fun!!

  • • Hope and joy

    • Personal hiking and climbing equipment (harness, shoes, helmet),

    • Outdoor Clothing layers (for variable weather ) including farm work wear, dinner wear - plate bowl spoon, and camping gear, thunderstorms do happen

    • Travel to/from the Sequatchie Cove Farm

  • You are supporting Farm to Crag in achieving our vision, we have established a 5-year fundraising goal of $1 million.

    In the next 5 years, we will focus on bringing our joyful educational offerings to directly support marginalized communities’ access to outdoor joy, organic farms, and local food grown with love from healthy soil.

    We will continue to invest in farming communities where we recreate, and this level of organizational support will allow us to hire passionate folks to carry the Farm to Crag banner into even more communities and develop and foster key partnerships with climbing gyms, diverse local climbing organizations, and climate allies alike. Investments are also needed to expand our capacity to host and support more local and regional events, manage and oversee our map and app development and expansion, create farther-reaching educational tools, and boost our capacity to engage more fully in climate-related advocacy opportunities impacting climbers and farmers alike.

    We hope you will join us in strengthening Farm To Crag’s capacity to maximize our reach in the outdoor community and help us build a stronger base of voices for collective action for a more equitable food and farm system and a healthier planet in the years to come.

Where

Sequatchie Cove Farm

Excited to see you!

2 pm October 13th, 2023

Schedule

Friday, October 13, 2022 

Noon - 2:00 pm Arrival & Camping Set-up 

2:00 - 3:00 pm Welcome and introductions

3:00 - 5:00 pm Farm Tour / Q&A

5:00 - 6:30 pm Social Hour 

6:30 - 7:30 pm Celebratory Dinner w/ Chef Kenyatta Ashford 

8:00 - 8:30 pm Climbing and Farm To Crag slideshows

Saturday, October 14, 2022

7:00 - 7:45 am Yoga (optional)

8:00 - 9:00 am Breakfast

9:15 - 11:45 am Farm Work Party - the ancestral and current importance of heritage corn varieties - harvest, grind, save seed, and nixtamalization 

12:00 - 1:30 pm Lunch & Siesta

1:30 - 2:30 pm Climbing & Activism Panel Discussion

2:30 - 3:30 pm “What the Hands Do” film w climbers Miguel Cizar and Marinan Mendoza

3:30 - 4:30 pm Change Makers Break Out Sessions

5:00 - 5:30 pm How we will Make Change - share out session

5:00 - 6:30 pm Social Hour + Silent Auction 

6:30 - 8:00 pm Celebratory Dinner + Q&A w/ Edgar Victoria

8:00 - 8:30 pm Evening Entertainment, bonfire

Sunday, October 15, 2022

7:30 - 8:30 am Breakfast & Pack up

8:30 - 9:00 am Caravan to Fosters / Denny Cove

9:00 - 1:30 pm Group Climbing 

1:30 - 2:30 pm Lunch @ Denny’s Cove Parking Lot

2:30 - 3:00 pm Closing Thoughts, Remarks, and Actionable Steps

Group Hug :)

Food . Activity . Waiver

The Connection between Farming and Climbing~

Through our shared passion for adventuring outside and nourishing our bodies and environment, people experience generosity towards themselves, the land, and the missions we care about. This is about how we want to feel.  - 

“Farming is what we do between the climbs, leaving wild nature and returning home to nurture the family and community through regenerative farming and cooking.” - Charley Graham 

Registration

Purchase Ticket

This Farm To Crag Gathering is a fundraiser :)

All proceeds will go to the Farm To Crag non-profit’s work to transform our food system by connecting climbers to local sustainable food sources and diverse traditional foodways through tangible resources, community engagement, and education! We encourage attendees to give big, from the heart.

Please fill out the form below and complete payment

*Please fill out ONE registration per person