EDUCATE, EMPOWER, GROW.
SACRED EARTH GATHERING
SUMMER SOLSTICE CELEBRATION
19th - 23rd June 2025
A GATHERING TO HEAL THE WORLD.
IT'S TIME to come together to remember who we are and why we are here.
Crops not shops sacred earth roots and culture gathering is a 4 day community celebration of life, The earth, The best world roots music, FOOD, traditional land and hand crafts, sacred ceremonies, over 200 progressive land based workshops, The best children and family area, healing areas, community round tables, community building, regenerative ecological solutions, deep prayers and for us all to be as one people with one aim of getting back in right relation with ourselves, with the earth and with each other. We need to celebrate life again.
THATS HOW WE CAN REALISE A NEW PARADIGM ON EARTH.
IN LOVE
WHY ARE WE DOING THIS?
Crops Not Shops is a revolutionary grassroots movement that is bringing people together on land to help remember how we lived in tribes, in communities as a village. We know the power that comes from coming together when we sit and reason around the sacred fires, when we connect with others, and when we celebrate each other's cultures, roots, and unique essence. By doing so, we can figure out and learn how to change the narrative from anti-life to pro-life.
Its got to come back to love.
living in community and being together again.
We have over 19 areas to full joy at the gathering from music stages, healing areas, family and children's areas, men's temple, women temples, red tent collectives, hand and land craft village, haile selassie prayer village, 3 sacred fires burning throughout the gathering, regenerative agriculture, esoteric wisdom, and so much more
This year at Crops Not Shops was hugely spritual for me. Having attended last year (my first wellbeing festival) I just had to help this time to pay back the learning. In volunteering at the cafe this year I experienced life lesson after life lesson; and hope I shared moments with others for their growth too. I just cannot put into words how the things synonymous with festival are misplaced- it was a collective meet up of every human imaginable in perfect unity.
Thank you to everyone who made it come to be; organisers, helpers, performers, vendors, visitors, pets.....
Dan Chesterman
OUR IMPACT & SUSTAINABLE CHOICES
We are a totally off grid low impact project that has a deep emphasis on Earth care and low waste, no plastic policy and know that all our choices have lasting effects on the planet and future generations. Festivals and gatherings can be some of biggest polluters on earth so we have to set a standard and change that.
SACRED SPACES
World music & dance stage
Hosted by
Crops Not Shops
Our main music stage, showcasing world class artists, across 20+ genres. From roots & culture, gypsy Jazz & everything in between. on a PHAT solar powered custom build sound system. Promises to be an Ear-gasm from all the dimensions.
Sacred Earth Workshops
Hosted by
Crops Not Shops
Our main regenerative talks space, focusing on practical solutions for regenerative farming, permaculture, Earth activism, community building, and loads more Earth care workshops from inspiring change makers, growers and leaders in these fields.
Community Round Table Tent
Hosted By
Crops Not Shops
The community round table tent at Crops not Shops is going to be one of the most important areas at the gathering, in terms of community projects, land owners, community supported agriculture, community shared farming and community owned farms and anyone with the mindset of wanting to build community on land and mobilise and strategise as a community of communities, to build a new way will find out everything you need to know in this space. We know how important it is for us to come together and build community now and for there to be land justice, this is the time.
The Shine Seminars
Come & join the way showers, speakers & practitioners empowering our sovereignty through presentations, gentle healing sessions & hands on workshops. These inspirational and informative sessions are held by passionate amateurs and seasoned professionals alike & are designed to activate deep rooted gnosis embedded within our DNA. Open to all, The Shine Seminars tent will be a hive of activity - moving us forward on our ascension path, enabling people to be happier & wiser, leading them to experience the precious present moment with more grace and ease. This space will be a celebration of who we are, we would love you to join us…. www.theshineseminars.org
Crops Not Shops
Family & Children Village
Hosted By
Becky Morley-Sutcliffe
Families & children are at the centre of CNS. We pride ourselves on this area being the safest, most fun, highly educational, joyful place to be at the gathering. there will be over 100 activities & workshops, for all ages to enjoy over the weekend.
Mamma Village
Mamma Village is a growing community network of 160 mothers in Glastonbury, co-creating our collective vision of a nourished and supported family of belonging, where mothering and the journey of Matrescence is at the centre of our awareness. Together we share this precious and life changing journey, together we grow our children, together we help one another. Feeding, supporting, nourishing each other with openness, equality and love. Everyone is welcome in our Village and together we thrive. @Mammavillageavalon was created by Rebekah Mené Spirito in 2022 and since has blossomed into a huge project of mothers, supporting each other. We meet regularly, to share food, dance, yoga and well-being events, we share our hearts, we discuss parenting skills, and together solve problems and issues together as a family. We truly believe that together we are re-weaving something our bones remember, and parenting in a way that is respectful, and kind to our children. If someone in the village is having a difficult time, like bees we work together to support that person back to fullness. Our online community group is a hub of questions, stories, challenges and triumphs. A powerful web of Mothers -where you can get any question answered, receive a pre loved bag of baby clothes or new buggy, or medicine dropped to your door late at night! The funding we received in 2023 has enabled us to support families further, providing care vouchers for pregnancy massage, osteopath treatments, acupuncture, cranial sacral therapy, mother's blessings, closing the bones, and pre-post natal support groups. We also have some funded spaces available for seasonal Mothers yoga, dance, singing and turning of the wheel events- where we gather as tribe to celebrate the turning season. We have done seed planting days, food sharing parties, earth mandalas and more! In 2024 we received 20k further funding from the national lottery, and now we have an excellent post natal team too. We look forward to joining the festival to share our vision and offer some fantastic workshops all created by mother's of the MAMMA VILLAGE AVALON If you would like to join our mamma village community you can email mammavillageavalon@gmail.com
Elder Wisdom Keeper Lodge
Hosted by
Urtema Dolphin
The Lodge will be held daily throughout the gathering in a beautiful tipi where a carefully curated cast of elders will hold individual and co-hosted offerings. This group of humble wisdom keepers will be sharing their wisdom, insights, reflections, skills and experiences on a wide range of topics with a focus on reconnecting to the ancient wisdom and memories encoded in these mystical lands, in the stones, earth, waters, the hundreds of stone circles and sacred sites scattered all across this landmass as well as the stars and planets above. Utilising a mix of storytelling, Celtic mythology, song, astrology, Star lore, movement, humour, crafts, folklore ,ceremony and journeying you will be lovingly held in sacred space to receive and ground through your roots to the land on which you stand. To then rise rooted and empowered to meet the challenges and changes that come your way in this immense shift of the ages. ♥️Love is the way♥️
Haile Selassie I Village
Hosted By
Fairfield House
Levicated to His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia 1930 - 1975, father of Africa, and the messiah of the Rastafari movement. His Majesty's area at the Sacred Earth gathering is hosted by the community and cultures of Fairfield House, the home of HIM Emperor Haile Selassie I, in Bath UK. During the 1930s, the Emperor and the Ethiopian Royal family lived in the Westcountry whilst fighting the political fight for Ethiopian freedom. In 1938, whilst living in Bath, His Imperial Majesty came to Street nr Glastonbury and took part in an All Nations Bazarre in the Crispin Hall. In the same spirit, the Haile Selassie I All Nations field will feature a plethora of worldwide cultural, educational and spiritual activities under the banner of His Majesty's famous red, gold and green Ethiopian flag, the Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah. Including The Rasta village The Ancient and Modern temple The Sacred fire Iman Gebre Iyesus and the One Dub Soundsystem Serious Ital food The Empress Menen reasoning palace Kulcha Lee African Children's activities and drumming workshops ( TBD)
Chrunchy Crops Cafè
Hosted By
Andrea Aranchini
Welcome family! This is A community collective kitchen, where our ethos is sharing nourishing plant based Food with organic self-grown ingredients from the land, and always bringing the up- most vibes with our passionate energy! We have a truly rare (and authentic) connection with the products we cook with, from harvesting the olives in Italy for the oil, to planting the seeds at crops and finally cooking with love to your plates! We intend for the cafe to be a hub: a place to rest, reconnect and be entertained all day long. Blessings
Hands And Lands
Granary Arts & Crafts Centre
Hands and Land Centre hosted by Granary Creative Arts CIC There will be heritage craft skills demos and workshops for you to come and make your own creations including blacksmithing, copper work, stone carving, greenwood work, clay and more. Please bring cash to pay the artisans, prices will range between £12 and £55 per workshop. Workshops are aimed for anyone above 12 years old. Granary Creative Arts have been running heritage craft skills workshops and events from a granary in Hampshire for over 8 years. They are also proud to be the only venue in the south that can take non schooled teenagers through Art and Crafts GCSE through partnership with Faregos Exam Centre. Home Educated teenagers travel from across the country to build their creative portfolios and access a qualification without following a curriculum. Kezia who runs the project is passionate about facilitating creative skills and confidence in all ages. The next stage of this project is to set up a Hands and Land Centre that offers residential spaces for visitors and affordable live / work/ grow units for artisans and land workers who want to pass their skills on to others. Sustainable living, creativity and heritage skills are at the heart of their vision.
Men Of Earth Temple
Hosted by
Chris Geisler
Men Of Earth is platform & transformational space for Men to _return_ to ways that support and dedicate time to self-leadership and understanding. We create experiences for Men to gather in intentional environments to create momentum and sustain direction. The Mission is to move in a direction of connection, to share wins and challenges, insights and ideas, to meet our edges, seek discomfort, grow and redefine what it means to be a Man. To support each other whilst being accountable to the missions we share and reconnect to presence and self-awareness so we can show up in the world in a more grounded and integrated way.
Woman Of Earth Temple
Hosted By
Christa Mackkinon
The Women of Earth Temple offers a transformational space for women to come together to explore and empower the feminine and her pathways in this world. It is a space for women to connect, grow and celebrate. We will offer ceremonies, workshops, talks and circles for women to experience their sacredness, connect with earth and their bodies, dance and drum, be creative, discuss and exchange in circles of sisters, support each other, tune into their unique feminine medicine gifts, and celebrate themselves as the life giving and sustaining force.
The Red Tent Collective
Hosted By
Noushie Cox
The Bleeding Space This sacred red tent is here for all womb bearers to come and drop into their bodies & their womb space. This tent is about reclamation of what it is to be a woman, to have a womb, and be a cyclical being. A relaxing space to come and bleed or simply rest & connect with other womb bearers to hear their stories and share wisdom with one another. With educational books, medicinal herbal oils & teas, an altar, paints and paper, oracle cards, musical instruments and more. There will be a collective of women holding the space and tending to those within the space with a range of experience in healing modalities.
Wild Spa & Sauna
Stone & Steam
A space that encourages one to drop into the senses and connect with one’s self, community and the elements. This sanctuary is based on Nordic hot and cold exposure therapy, offering additional sauna treatments including leaf whisking and natural bodymasks. Let us welcome you into our blissful oasis where we’ll seduce all of your senses into deep relaxation. We will be offering an authentic wood fired sauna and steam room, a plunge pool, hot and cold shower and a fully solar powered stage bringing you the most exquisite of live and recorded sounds hosted by the Mojomobile .
Raising Oxytocin
Hosted By
Birth Activist, Vanessa Brooks
Every year, since 2008, we have taken our massive, funky festival dome on ‘The Birth activist Roadshow’ we create a beautiful space in the ‘thick of it all’ at big name festivals. This space is dedicated to educating parents in all their birth choices, empowering birth keepers & giving the next generation the keys they need to see birth in a postive light. WE Raise the oxytocin to giddy levels!. To be pregnant, right now, in the 21st century is a huge opportunity and a mighty adventure. We are all living in a time of immense uncertainty. To heal the world we need to heal birth, so that money and protocol no longer dictate a medical model of care that results in high rates of cesarean section and intervention, traumatised families and midwives in prison. The festival scene offers an excellent demographic to educate and inspire around Birth and as Birth activists we seek to get out there in every possible way! See you at crops and shops❤️
One Dub Roots & Culture Corner
Hosted By
I Man
One dub 12v sound system, plays sweet roots reggae music. All Strong-end long, a place for us to meditate and connect to the spiritual vibrations of the roots and culture
Three Sacred Fires
The Three sacred fires will be lit the entire gathering they are a representation of all that is in the universe and in turn our hearts, they represent the mind,body, spirit, our ancestors, the trinity and they have ceremony, music, stories and prayers for us all to share.
Earth Installation
&
Natural Arts Gallery
We welcome you to get your hands into the earth with our natural interactive earth arts installations. Help us build, sculpt and create practical applications, that will be used for generations to come. the natural arts gallery will showcase some of the local artists, and will demonstrate how we can use natural materials for expressing heART centred creations.
Artisan
Traders & Market
We believe in supporting local, small, ethical businesses. The trade market at crops will have beautiful stalls that sell ethical goods, created with love.
Mystic Healing Village
Hosted by
Rising Dawn Sanctury
A Sacred Healing space rooted in authenticity and depth. It is a space for our inner children and teenagers to play and be seen. A space to dance with our shadows and see them for what they truly are. It is a space for creativity, life force and flow to be liberated and unleashed. You can arrive here to rest and rejuvenate your entire system. Slow down and let yourself be held. Come and remember who you are when all the masks fall away. All parts of you are truly welcome here.
Therapists
&
Healers
We have a wonderful array of specialised expert healers and therapists, covering everything from massage to family constellations, booking not essential, bring cash. Enjoy your healing
THE VENUE
Our Home
The crops not shops land is 22 acres of beautiful Somerset soil, we are an intentional grassroots movement that grows our own food, educates our
own children, live together in community and use regenerative practices where we can. We have fresh spring water, compost toilets, solar powered, over looking the Glastonbury tor its a magical and
blessed land.
Here at Crops not Shops, we embrace the spirit, heart based communication and working together. Our home is your home, you are a part of the community, our heart family. We invite you to embrace the warmth and connection that makes our home truly special. If you would like to know more about the Crops Not Shops project why not read OUR STORY
"The Earth is not something outside of us. Breathing with mindfulness and contemplating your body, you realise that you are the Earth. You realise that your consciousness is also the consciousness of the Earth. Look around you–what you see is not your environment, it is you".
Falling In Love With The Earth, Thich Nhat Hanh.
Get Involved
If you'd love to come and share a part of yourself, be part of something life changing and beneficial to the planet, come volunteer, showcase your art or your healing.
We'd love to have you as part of our community, please apply below!
Volunteer with us
Healers, Therapists & Traders
Artists & Performer
All applications will be live at the end of January
FAQ
Welcome to our handy information section! Here, you'll find everything you need to know about our Gathering. If you still have questions, feel free to reach out to us via email at SacredEarthGathering@cropsnotshops.co. We're here to help!
WHAT YOU NEED Cutlery, eating and drinking utensils. BIN BAG- there will be NO bins on site please take your waste home with you. WOOD - Please do not forage wood from the hedges as we are a conservation site. Cash, some of our traders will take card, however, cash is king. Please note - We provide soaps and toilets paper as we only use non chemical products on site
ACCESSIBILITY Accessibility camping will be situated near the main points of the gathering, you will have your own toilet and shower and will have 24 hour assistance if it is needed. The site is wheelchair friendly.
CAMPING & LIVE-INS Camping is included with all purchased Weekend Tickets. We have 2 big camping fields for tents and live in vehicles. Live in vehicles are an additional £10. Cars are parked in the carpark and will cost £5 per car. The Campsite opens 9am on Thursday 19th June and closes Monday 23rd June at 1pm. We expect everyone to be packed up and gone (with no trace) by Monday 23rd evening time. Campsite amenities include compost toilets, fresh spring water taps, hot showers and a field kitchen. MAYBE AN ELSAN POINT. Guests are asked to be responsible about the size of their tent for the number of occupants. You will need to bring all of your own camping equipment There are Glamping options available. This isn't managed by Crops, so if you would like more info or to book please email Mark. audioaddictmark.co.uk
OPENING HOURS THE Gates will open at 9am on Thursday 19th June and close on Monday 23rd June at 1pm We expect everyone to be packed up and left (with no trace) by Monday 23rd evening time.
REFUND POLICY This year we will not be offering refunds as in previous years we have fallen victim to scammers so if you buy your ticket and want to resell you can do that the crops not shops website team.
VOLUNTEER We require a lot of hands on deck to ensure the smooth running of our festival. Further information will be available soon, please subscribe to our mailing list (bottom of this page) to be informed when our application process is open.
FOOD & DRINK We encourage you not to bring your alcohol to the festival and support the events mission to remain a concious sober gathering. We will also be offering a range of ethical, fresh food, featuring produce from the on-site market garden cooked lovingly by members of the crops community. food vendors - coffee/tea - dessert options? gluten free? vegan? snacks? drinks keffir/kombucha?
PAYMENTS & PRICING We believe cash is King. there are places a 10 min drive away that have with cash machines. Early bird £122 Final release £166 Ages 10-16 £33 0-10 free Live in vehicles £10 Cars £5 Camping is included in the weekend ticket price.
WELFARE & SFEGUARDING All ages are welcome at the Sacred Earth Gathering however, under 18s will need to be accompanied by a parent of guardian over 18. We ask all guests to be respectful and kind to each other. We will not tolerate bad behaviour or any kind of abuse towards staff or fellow attendants. We reserve the right to remove any person who violates our welfare policy. A welfare tent and medical professionals will be present on site. We have a zero-tolerance policy on any forms of misconduct or violence that may threaten our core principles of compassion, mutual respect, and togetherness.
POLICY ON DRUGS AND ALCOHOL This is a conscious gathering. We say no to pills and powders, this is also a no alcohol event and anyone caught with harmful substances will be asked to leave. We are 420 friendly.
PETS Dogs are welcome but must be kept on leads at all times. Please pick up dog poops and take it home with you.
PERFORMERS, ARTISTS, HEALERS, FACILITATORS SPEAKERS & VENDORS. Please get in touch with us if you would like to take part in any aspect of our festival. SacredEarthFest@cropsnotshops.co.uk
FIND US & NEARBY CARPARK W3W farmer field CAMPING & LIVE IN W3W orchard ARTIST & VENDOR DROP OFF W3W crops main gate Nearest train station - Castle Carey bus station - taxi number - cash machines