Big Community Paper
Big Community Paper centers our collaborators, neighbors, and community members throughout the process. By partnering with H&H Books and Iglesias Gardens we are able to connect with neighbors beyond our immediate circles and foster new relationships across communities. Participants will learn to make paper from start to finish using natural and foraged materials, with hands-on workshops held at Iglesias Gardens. We will also share knowledge about the land itself, including its history and native plants, to deepen connection to place.
The project culminates in a celebratory potluck at the farm, where neighbors can see the finished large-format sheets and collaborate on a one-page zine responding to the theme "emotional weather." This theme helps frame emotional reflection in connection to the land and weather patterns around us.
We envision the project growing beyond this initial gathering. Future ideas include inviting participants back for hands-on workshops in building moulds and deckles, papercrete sculpting, as well as collaborating with H&H on a land- and community-focused reading series. Our extended community—including Nava Center for Trauma Therapy, Philly Dye Club, Lou Hemler and others—offers strong support and shared values that will help sustain and expand the impact of this work.