Shambhala Collective and Education Center

10/03/2026

Harvest/community update from Aug-Sept ♥️
The last tomatoes and beans, maypops (passion fruit), figs, corn, squash, and sweet potatoes to come... 6" of blessed rain in August, just 2" in Sept. We just had 2" overnight last night! We're thankful for a very wet summer!

Photo dump includes pics of fairy library activity with our kiddos (no photos of our kiddos for safety), pics of our many amazing native plants, plant medicines and flowering plants, some wildlife and of shots what late summer/early fall is like in eastern TN ♥️.

If you didn't know, Shambhala is still in its fledgling years, and we seek 6 more families or individuals with skills and a desire to reconnect with nature and people who support nature ♥️ links in comments... We take work-stay visitors through the WWOOF program, for a true Shambhala experience!

Please share this post to help us spread the word 🙏🏼 or visit our sites and donate to our mission of inspiring high vibration living and self sovereignty.

08/01/2026

17 of tomatoes 🍅🍅🍅 for 7 pints of sauce = 🍅🍅🍅🍅 magic. Our first community canning on Shambhala!

07/08/2026

This morning, the fog settled over the garden, the birds were already awake, and for a few moments, the world remembered how to be quiet.

We're told we need more. More productivity. More notifications. More noise. More urgency.

But what if what we're really missing... is ourselves?

Shambhala is the place people come to remember who they are.
Not because we have all the answers.
But because nature has a way of gently returning us to ourselves.

Sometimes that looks like harvesting potatoes. Sometimes it's sitting by the creek. Sometimes it's simply hearing birdsong instead of notifications.

The world will still be there when you go back.
For a little while, let the forest have your attention.

🌿💚

07/02/2026

There aren't enough words to express our gratitude for our first extended-stay intern who's been on Shambhala since March 21st Spring Equinox.

Xander hit the ground running, helping to install the intern yurt he'd be staying on Day 1! Between then and his last day, he's been an invaluable addition to our quantum-leap summer expanding our gardens and orchard, setting up the mill and milling wood, washing yurts, roofing a bathhouse, dumping and tracking humanure, building a chicken coop, harvesting trees for firewood from a friends property, and generally just being his effervescent self. We hope you learned as much from us as we learned from you!

Here's to your next adventure, and hopefully a return someday to see the impact you've made ripple outward. You're an amazing human!

Our intern program is an amazing asset, if you haven't heard of WWOOF, check them out! Our WWOOF profile link in comments.

❤️🌀🌻🌳

06/26/2026

This week's progress report 😀...
More water storage at the big red barn...
Chickens in the new amazing chicken coop...
Goat milk for soap in the fall...
Solved a long term wifi issue...
Sweet potato and corn in the lasagna bed...
Blackberries galore!
goodbyes to our short term intern Yana ❤️, who left us with a gorgeous piece of art!

Not pictured:
Washing yurts, squashing brassica worms, 2" of rain in the tanks (hence the yurt washing!), fencing apple trees from munching deer, and all the other things that come with living off grid on a peaceful sanctuary ❤️

06/21/2026

🦉 Building Habitat, Restoring Balance

One of the projects from our Summer Solstice gathering was building owl boxes together beside the creek. Huge thanks to our resident Marshal, for precutting all the pieces and guiding the assembly process!

Shambhala is home to many wild neighbors, including the barred owls we often hear calling through the woods at night. By adding nest boxes, we're hoping to create additional habitat for smaller native owls, such as Eastern Screech Owls, which readily use artificial nesting cavities.

Owls play an important role in a healthy ecosystem by helping keep rodent populations in check. Fewer rodents can contribute to a healthier balance among many species, including ticks and other species that rely on rodent hosts during parts of their life cycle.

As we continue regenerating this land, we're learning that sometimes the best solutions aren't chemicals or interventions—they're creating habitat and inviting nature to do what it does best.

🌿 Every box we hang is a small act of stewardship, and a reminder that regeneration happens one relationship at a time.

06/17/2026

Thank you to our amazing work crew who helped us add the hardest phase of the lasagna bed - the trench for the pest barrier, and the block frame for additional growing area! It was a great day in the flow, many hands make light work!

05/26/2026

Yesterday two of our founding members used their dowsing skills on our new freshwater spring, with Earth Acupuncture and Tensor Rings. Then we welcomed some of our amazing neighbors and friends to help bless the spring. It's so great to have found our tribe, those who understand how nature talks to us, and show up to help us help her heal!

05/23/2026

3 yrs ago this month, we weren't even on the land yet, and we hosted 3 WWOOF interns who came individually from April to May for about a week each. We were so brand new, we didn't have any water or electric onsite. Just 2 empty yurts, and big dreams. 🙏🏼♥️

This is one of those intern's account of his stay with us! Thanks for showing up for Shambhala Christian Geramita !!!

Leaving Home and Finding Comfort in Different Ways of Living

05/05/2026

April update - what a month! We've been busy! Come spend some time with us this summer and get your hands dirty! Find us on WWOOF or Intentional Communities Org websites!
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