Welcome to Take Root Fest formerly DIY Homesteader Fest).
Our next fest takes place August 7-9, 2026. This year, check out the Rise Up Herb Gathering, August 9-10!
A festival meets conference meets summer camp experience
Gather on the farm to take root in community, in nature, in important skills for resilience. Workshops, local food, market, & music, kids activities, campfires, & more!
Rise Up Herb Gathering
August 9-10, 2025
Join us on the farm to inspire and empower one another as we co-create a future of deep community wellness. Connect with the plants and people of our herbal community. Explore the magic of herbs, dig into your herbal roots, explore new topics, and co-create herbal goodness together! Workshops, camping, plant walks, forest labyrinth, tea bar, and more!
2024 Fest at a Glance
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Friday, August 9
Our first ever Herb Gathering - a new part of Take Root Fest!
Note: There are no GA tickets for this day. -
Saturday, August 10
All ticket types will enjoy time on the farm, music, the kids’ tent, forest labyrinth, market, demos & mini-workshops and more. All Access Pass holders also have access to the full workshop lineup.
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Sunday, August 11
All ticke types will enjoy time on the farm, music, the kids’ tent, forest labyrinth, market, demos & mini-workshops and more. All Access Pass holders also have access to the full workshop lineup. Optional breakfast club discussions!
We gather on…
We gather on the land now stewarded by our family (Cityfolk Farm), which is part of Treaty 1 territory and the ancestral land of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota and Dene peoples, and on the homeland of the Metis Nation. We acknowledge that we are gathering on stolen land, and we continue to learn about both the harm that was done and the beautiful history and traditions of tending land & people of the Indigenous nations who suffered and continue to be negatively impacted by colonialism. We are working to be conscious of and active in reconciliation and welcome relationship and collaboration with Indigenous communities. We encourage all who are connected to the farm, festival, and other events here to dig into this learning as well, and come to the land in thoughtfulness and gratitude.
Where are we?
A stone’s throw from the southeastern shores of Lake Winnipeg, we’re 45 minutes north of Winnipeg, just 10 minutes to Gull Lake, 15 to Patricia Beach & the Brokenhead Wetland Interpretive Trail, and 20 minutes to Grand Beach.
