It is the season of peak abundance — the berries are ripe, gardens are bursting, the land and sea are bountiful.

Join us to celebrate the generosity of this place, and to honor our role in this ecosystem through the act of reciprocity.

Your gift to CommonsKeepers helps us cultivate the next generation of stewards who will care for the land, water and community long after we are gone.

Your gift moves this work forward:

$50,000 — Covers a full year's salary for our Program Assistant to keep our programs running smoothly.

$15,000 — Supports a full year of our Hiking & Foraging Program for Wellfleet Elementary School students, one of the few afterschool nature programs offered to the youngest members our community.

$10,000 — Funds one full CommonsKeepers Summer Apprenticeship, where an elder's hands-on knowledge — of biochar, herbalism, fire ecology, ceremony, agroforestry, or weaving — passes directly to the next generation of stewards.

$5,000 — Funds EarthKeepers, our next June gathering bringing together young women and local mentors to envision and create abundant ecosystems for the Outer Cape.

$1,000 — Certifies one volunteer in prescribed fire work, growing our Wildland Fire crew and the health of Outer Cape forests.

$500 — Sponsors one week of Plant Projects, our weekly gathering to harvest seasonal berries, work with medicinal plants, and deepen community and connection to the Outer Cape.

We are celebrating all that we have done this past year.
Including....

FireKeepers & WaterKeepers —
Two 5-day gatherings in Wellfleet bringing together young
women ages 17-30 with mentors to build community and pathways
to meaningful careers in land, water, and community stewardship.

"I'm studying environmental studies in college, but the most important learning
I've done has been foraging, making biochar, walking the land with CommonsKeepers
and the mentors they have brought in. Being immersed in the ecosystem while
we are learning changed how I understand what it means to know something.
Our gatherings showed me that the kind of life I want to live
—working with the land, outside, with other people, in an unconventional way
— is actually possible. CommonsKeepers gave me a lived experience of what it
means to be in reciprocal relationship with the earth, with plants, with other
people from a place of abundance and love."
—Adlai Richman, age 20.

Hiking & Foraging —
A weekly program for Wellfleet Elementary students to get
hands-on time with local plants and an understanding of
humans as a keystone species in this ecosystem.

“Hiking and foraging club has been the perfect experience for my nine-year-old son.
He loves being outdoors, going on adventures, and being in Wellfleet’s woods.
Elspeth took the kids out hiking every week, rain or shine, and encouraged
them to run and play while simultaneously learning about the nature around them.
I can’t say enough good things about this program!” - Lisa in Wellfleet

Wildland Fire Training —
We supported more than 40 people to train and become certified in prescribed fire work.

Volunteer Burn Crew —
Our trained volunteers participated in prescribed burns across the Cape
helping to restore the health of our forests.

Plant Projects —
We are hosting a weekly gathering for locals of all ages to harvest what is in season,
learn about edible and medicinal plants, and deepen their connection
to the Outer Cape land and community.
The Nut Stomp —
Our first-ever celebration of the fall harvest that included contra dancing,
a cooking competition, nut processing, and acorn demonstrations honoring
the abundance of our oak forests.

Thank you for your generous stewardship of this land, water and community.

Your contribution is a vital to creating a healthy and sustainable ecosystem for all.

Peak Abundance

CommonsKeepers Summer Fundraising Campaign