Project Description

Objective:
The Tending Reciprocity Day Festival was created to offer something that felt rare yet deeply needed: a truly family-friendly space that also spotlighted and celebrated local healers, teachers, organizers, and artists. My vision was to cross-promote incredible people doing meaningful work, while giving community members a chance to experience healing, learning, creativity, and connection—all in one place.

My Role:
Founder, Vision Holder, Lead Coordinator

• Developed the original idea and expanded it from a craft fair into a full festival

• Managed logistics, outreach, team coordination, and day-of execution

• Created and distributed marketing materials

• Recruited participants, built the class schedule, and coordinated vendors

• Focused on accessibility and inclusion with on-site childcare and kid zone
  

The Day Included:

• 11 Classes and Workshops: Herbalism, Capoeira, Yoga, Nature Skills, Movement, and more

• 30+ Local Craft Vendors: Offering handmade goods, art, herbal medicine, and gifts

• Food Vendors with nourishing, locally-sourced meals

• Live Music & Poetry throughout the day

• Childcare Area and Kid Zone with crafts, movement, and play

• Community Connection Spaces with shade, rest zones, and opportunities to meet others
  
  

Artifacts & Work Samples

You can view our Instagram posting and marketing here

More event photos (behind the scenes and day of) at the bottom of this page!

Reflection

This event was a heartfelt, collaborative effort to build something welcoming, vibrant, and connective—a day where parents felt supported, children felt seen, and organizers and creatives had a platform to share their gifts.

I left the day with the strong feeling that this is what healing looks like when it’s community-rooted and accessible. I saw kids learning capoeira next to elders sipping herbal tea, and vendors dancing to live music while folks reflected on movement practices or workshops they just attended. We planted seeds of connection that I believe will grow for a long time.

This event showed me the value of intentional space-making, the necessity of teamwork, and the profound ripple effect one vision can have when others are invited in.

Professional & Extracurricular Notes

• Applied interdisciplinary skills in community organizing, communications, design, and team facilitation

• Developed event from concept to execution, including outreach, systems building, and leadership

• Prioritized inclusivity, with a dedicated childcare zone, sliding scale access, and varied modalities

• Created a platform for cross-promotion of community practitioners and artists

• Built long-term connections between healers, families, and organizations in Humboldt County