Camp Out took place on August Farm in the Pacific Northwest in the summer of 2012 with a small group of female-identified young adults, ages 18 to 23. Through collaborative education, leadership, skill sharing, and investigating methods of employing
One participant lead a "Screaming Workshop," which involved the entire group hiking to a meadow and screaming loudly at her direction. She asked us to try screaming different words together and compare how each word resonated in our bodies.
Local artists and activists were also invited to teach workshops. Writer Giovanna Marcus taught a workshop on creative writing for activism. 
Participant Allison Balloney, working on a collaborative sculpture in the barn at August Farm.  
Five Gates Martial Arts instructors, John Baker and Korel Ponti, visited from Olympia to teach a workshop in basic self-defense.
After participant and visitor workshops finished for the day,  participants gathered around a fire for "Magic Hour," a series of campfire rituals designed for self-reflection and re-imagining of the world around us.
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August Farm graciously hosted Camp Out on their farm. Participants slept in tents and meals were cooked in an outdoor kitchen.
Camp participants were invited to help with farm chores each day, learning about basic farm operations and sustainable animal husbandry. 
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Camp Out collaborator Marianne Copene displays a CSA from Wobbly Cart Farm. Wobbly Cart donated lots of fresh vegetables for campers to eat and lead a tour of the farm for campers to learn about where their food was grown.
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