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Healers' Headquarters

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· Shelburne Falls, Franklin, Massachusetts

4 acres hosted by Jairi S.

1 RV site · 3 tent sites

Here, we are carrying out a vision for Global Restoration. This site came through in dreams and prayers. The place to carry out our passions and visions. A place to let our talents rip. Two businesses live here. Mangold Leather, and the World-Repair Nursery. We have been living here since May 2018. Life can be beautiful and easy. Here, we champion Edible Ecological Restoration. Every year the Native Fruit/Nut Nursery grows, and we spread more important plants throughout the northeast. It's time to restore the Earth. Learn more about this land: Come stay in the forests of Shelburne, MA. Our site offers private camping in the woods, and easy-access to meadow, view of a large pond and ever-expanding permaculture gardens. The 'Healers' Headuarters' is our haven, where we grow native Fruit, Nut and Medicine plants, that we sell and use for free public plantings in towns and cities. This is the headquarters where plants are grown for our non-profit planting campaign. Likewise, we run an artisan leather shop, using a roadside barn on site that has been converted into a studio-gallery. Check out our grass-fed bison leather bags, belts, armor and sculptures. It's time to Restore the Earth! It's time for a better world! Here, we are doing the work that we believe in, answering the call to restore our planet and help people, spreading native plants for edible-restoration, while planting a living, edible-ecological model on site! It's time to build a better world. This is our small, experimental space to create and SPREAD the world that we KNOW all can share in the future! Medicines, healing arts, crafts and tasteful projects abound. We are on the path of personal and planetary growth. We invite you to stay a night, or two, or three, safely wrapped in the lively, focused, environment that supports our work. Catch a behind-the-scenes glance of our projects, and a sweet night in nature. For those who want more, consider stopping in for a leather-crafting class, plant workshop, or, invite house-chef to bring you out an incredible raw smoothie or treat. We are perfectly positioned on Mohawk Trail, a premier destination for art, hiking, and scenic drives. This spot is a straight shot to the famed 'bridge of flowers'. We're 10 min from charming Shelburne Falls. We're en route to MASS MOCA, skiing in the winter, and leaf-peeping in fall. You might be surprised pulling into our little kingdom, to discover that we are so close to a MAJOR ROAD. PLEASE NOTE::: We are ON Mohawk Trail. This high-traffic site allows our work to reach the most people! HOWEVER! If you are sensitive to ROAD PRESENCE, VEHICLE NOISES, PROXIMITY TO TRAFFIC, you might not like this site!!!! That said, as soon as one steps to the back behind the property, it is an oasis. The cars are out of sight (but not sound), and it's nothing but grass, plants, trees, birds, pollinators and life! We do not recommend having any animals off-leash, as he 50mph traffic on RT. 2 is very dangerous for animals. Always do tick checks, and to avoid poison ivy, STAY WITHIN RAILS AND CLEARINGS. We regularly maintain all paths and campsites to be free of poison ivy, but if you wander into unmaintained parts of the forest, you might contact poison ivy. Like any camping in the northeast, bring bug spray too! For travelers, this happens to be a VERY accessible location.

Activities

Biking

Hiking

Climbing

Snow sports

Natural features

Forest

River, stream, or creek

Mountainous

Field

89%

65 ratings · 24 reviews

Kayla P.doesn't recommend

September 18, 2023

Site 2 - Healers' Headquarters

Not as advertised.

This property felt abandoned. There was no host on site and the site we booked was very overgrown. There was a very large fallen tree branch across our site and no cleared place for a tent. The "meadow" site was also very overgrown. The pictures made this place seem great. We were very disappointed.

Emma G.recommends

October 17, 2022

Healers' Headquarters

My fiancé and I had a wonderful and peaceful stay on Jairi’s land! He was super accommodating considering we booked last minutes and Jairi was not on sit that day but he allowed us to stay anyways! Nice private campsites. Beautiful garden. Couldn’t ask for more! Would stay again anytime!

Jean Jacques M.recommends

July 5, 2022

Healers' Headquarters

Peaceful property where I was lucky to be alone. Lots of trees to pitch a hammock!

June B.recommends

July 4, 2022

Healers' Headquarters

Very flexible to work with.

Kelsey T.

September 5, 2021

Healers' Headquarters

Convenient with minimal amenities

The host met us at our car and showed us the multiple campsite options, which was helpful. He also confirmed our last-minute stay very quickly, which was much appreciated. Like the description says, it’s secluded and set back in a lovely wooded area. It is off a busy and loud road, as stated, which you can definitely hear clearly from your tent. Despite not really being out in backcountry by any means, it’s definitely primitive camping. The campsites have basic firepits but no logs set up for seating or areas to hang out. There are some trails on site. The host offered to turn on a hose if we needed water, but didn’t mention bathroom access. Overall, it was a convenient spot off the Highway for us to crash for a night while passing through, but it’s not a place we’d go to spend multiple days.

Stacey M.recommends

August 31, 2021

Healers' Headquarters

I had a great stay at Jairi’s place. Easy to find and convenient to any place you’d want to go, but once you step away from the road, you’re in another world. Jairi was a great host, available but unobtrusive. What a great weekend!

Location

Shelburne Falls, Franklin, Massachusetts, United StatesTraditional, ancestral territory of Wabanaki (Dawnland Confederacy) and Pocumtuc First Nations according to To respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking