Backcountry Gourmet Cookout

Join the queer-led Emberwood nature retreat team and local disability activist, educator, and creator, Stump Kitchen’s Alexis Hillyard to learn some simple, vegan, and gluten-free camp-style cooking skills for the backcountry! Cooking and camping can be intimidating, especially together. Come along to our sweet cookout to see how simple and joyful these experiences can be! Bring all your friends along or come on your own. Either way, this is a unique Emberwood social gathering that you don’t want to miss.

Our very special guest guide on this journey will be none other than our friend, Stump Kitchen! After our fun little cookout, you are welcome to enjoy what you’ve made with a little campfire-style community meal! So come along, nourish your body, let it soften, and learn something new.

Learn more about Stump Kitchen…

“Centring disabled bodies and celebrating the unique ways we move through the world is what Stump Kitchen is all about. I do this by transforming my stump into playful, intricate cosplay characters, cooking tasty recipes using my stump as a kitchen tool, and sharing my content through social media. I am driven by society’s lack of authentic disability representation, hoping to fill that gap with my magical stump characters and delicious one-handed recipes.

As an educator by trade, I am passionate about speaking with audiences of all ages about the importance of disability representation, accessibility, cooking, and cosplays, and share stories that centre my experience as a disabled, queer creator. My Stump Kitchen work has spoken to many different audiences, places, ages, and my online content is enjoyed by folks globally.

Alexis Hillyard (she/her)”