"Just Burn It," is a FIRST FIRE for Patch. This profound elment of Nature helps clear, cleanse and make space for new growth. Since we are both an old-growth forest and new growth regenerated forest, it is very special and also sacred for us to open our wide fire pit this one time annually to honor this ancient, powerful, transformative ritual which humans have been honoring since time immemorial.

Fire has also touched Patch in the past, as it has most forests, being ignited by lightning once and taking out our newly built Bat House. It is our intention one day in the future to re-ignite that vision to build that Bat House anew.

And our FIRST FIRE CEREMONY for you to "Just Burn It", will offer you an opportunity to practice mindful releasing:

Name & Clame what you seek to Tame

Write it down to put it down

Then step back and LET IT FLAME