Blessing BTW Community!
Green Faerie Grove here with another update/change to the BTW event and we wanted to get this information out to the community ASAP.
Workshifts have always been a fickle beast to nail the balance between “This is Vacation” and the Community Centric structure of Between the Worlds. As the size of our community has fluctuated we’ve had to make adjustments to Workshifts in order to ensure that the community is taken care of and the things that need doing get done.
With the transition to 4 Quarters we once again adjusted, tweaked and modified workshifts to meet the needs of the new location, size of the community and our contractual obligations to 4 Quarters.
That last part about our contractual obligations to 4 Quarters is what has prompted GFG to deeply discuss and ultimately make revisions to how workshifts function. This isn’t something we wanted to do, but instead have to do in order to preserve our relationship and obligations to our Home for those 5 magical nights.
With that being said, beginning in 2026 workshifts will function as such:
For now we are suspending the caveat where vending, hosting a workshop or ritual counts as a workshift.
However, each attended (under 65) only needs to fulfill 1 “shift”
Auction/Raffle is reserved for members of the community who are 55-65 years old or have ADA needs
Auction shifts are done during Lunch and Dinner
You shift is for 1 day: Lunch & dinner
Every other attendee must take on 1 Kitchen Shift
A kitchen Shift starts 1 hour before the meal is served and ends when Holly/Staff releases you after cleanup.
For example if you take Tuesday dinner as your shift you show up to the kitchen at 4:30, you’ll eat with us, then go back to the kitchen to help clean up.
No other workshift required outside of the kitchen.
All other workshifts are on the back burner until all kitchen shifts are filled
We understand this may seem inconvenient and a big ask, but staffing the kitchen is one of the biggest contractual obligations we have with 4 Quarters. We want to keep maintaining and building a happy healthy relationship with the folk of the Land. The last couple years at 4 Quarters have shown us how the BTW Community comes together and makes magic happen.
There is a silver lining to all of this and that is the hope that now we have our roots set down at 4 Quarters and we are making every attempt to grow the size and scope of our community. As BTW takes hold in its new home and we begin to grow, it’s likely that we will re-examine this change and make adjustments based on the size of BTW.
And we are always open to feedback and input. So please feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns.
Til next time,
Be well, do good & be a blessing to each other.
~ All of Green Faerie Grove & the BTW Town Council
