KITCHENS, CLANS  & CAMPS  An average gathering has roughly 20,000 Rainbows, thirty something full  kitchens, and dozens of tea/coffee kitchens. There are craft, exercise,  religious, activist, tech, and novelty camps, and a slew of cozy just good folks camps. This list  was compiled from the posted site maps at the 1991 - 2000 national  gatherings. AA-CAMP, AIRHEAD CAFE, AJNA , ALABAMA CAMP, ALICE B TOKELESS TEST SITE, ALL MY RELATIONS, ALOHA, ALPHONSO'S PANCAKES,  AMERICAN HORSE CAMP, AMERICAN GYPSY, ANANDA, ANONYMOUS CAMP, ARCADIAN ORDER, ARE WE GONE,  AREA 51,  ARIZONA FULL HEART, ARTISTS & MODELS FOR PEACE,   AU NATURAL CAFE,   AUNTIE EM'S,  AVALON,  AZ CIRCUS FAMILY. B   B.A.R.T.,   BAH HA,   BAHAI CAMP,   BAREFOOT NASTYS,    BARF (BOSTON AREA RAINBOW FAMILY). BARF (BRATTLEBORO AREA RAINBOW FAMILY),    BC TRIBE,    BEANSTEAM,   BEAR FISH,   BEAR CREEK BEAVER FEVER,    BHAKTI YOGA,    BI THE WAY,    BIKRAM YOGA HATHA,   BLISS,  BLUES PARTY PEACE CAMP, BLUZ ANGELZ,    BORD HEAD CAMP,    BRAID STATION,    BREAD OF LIFE,    BREW-HA-HA, BRIDGE OUR-WAITING ONLY,    BUBBLE PALACE,    BUDDHIST SHRINE,   BUFFALO CAMP, BUGS (BEAUTIFUL UNION OF GUYS & SISTERS),   BUZZ STOP. C   CAJUN SECT POETRY, CAFE,    CAMP 138.5,  CAMP CAKK,    CAMP CUDDLE PUDDLE,    CAMP DAZED,   CAMP ELSEWHERE,    CAMP FLORIDA,    CAMP HUMMUS,  CAMP KITTEN,    CAMP MINDFULLY,    CAMP SILVER,    CAMP SNOOPY,    CAMP SUMWEAR,  CAMPA TAMPA, CANDLESTICK PARK.    CANNABIS CONFUSION CAFE,    CAR NO VOIR CORNER.    CARING EYES CAFE,    CARNIVORE CAFE CD CAFE,    CHAI CHI CAFE,    CHAMPAIGN,    CHANA TRIBE,    CHICO CAMP, CHIRO-CAMP, CHRIST CAFE,  CHRISTMAS CAMP,    CIRCLE OF LIFE,    COCKROACHES BEANS,    COFFEE COFFEE. COLBY HEALING TOUCH, COLORADO KIND CAFE,    CONESTOGA CAMP,   CONFUSION STATE FREEWAY,    COOL BUS HILL,    CORNUCOPIA, COSMIC FLYING EYEBAL MEDICINAL TEA VORTEX, COW BOY,    COW PATTY,  CAFE COYOTE CAMP,    COZY KAVA,  CRUCIAL KITCHEN,    CUP-A-LOVE, CYBER CAMP D   DARSHAN TALK DINER  DEAF TRIBE    DEEP SPACE TEMPLE  DELI MAMAS COURSE IN MIRACLES DEW DROP IN    DIVA POD    DOG SPOT  DOGSTAR DOUBLE DOSE CAMPFIRE   DRAGONFLY    DRAGON KITCHEN    DRUM WORKSHOP    DUN DUN VILLAGE E    EAGLES NEST    EAGLESTAR    EARLY BIRD    EARTH CAMP    EARTH WOMB    EKAHI ALOHA CAFE ELF ELVIS KAMPED HERE    EMPTY SPACE    ETERNAL SUNSHINE    ETERNAL BOOK ASSEMBLY EVERYBODYS KITCHEN    EWOK VILLAGE    EXIST-DANCE F    FAERIE CAMP    FAT HOUSE HARVARD FATTIE CAMP    FEEL GOOD PLAYGROUND    FELICITY NAWLINS CAFE    FIRE CAMP  FIRST ENTRANCE  LAT SOFT CAMPING    FLUTTER BYE    FLYING MESA LOCALS    FLYIN ZION UTAH CAMP    FOOTBAGGERS FOR PEACE  FOREST CAFE    47-HOUR LIBRARY 4:20 CAFE    FREE ADVICE    FREE ASSEMBLY  FORUM    FREE FAMILY   FUKOUWE G    GAME ROOM    GANJAWANNALAND    GATEWAY GET-A-WAY    GHETTO KITCHEN    GILA MONSTERS    GOOD SPACE GORDHEAD CAMP    GOTNAYGANJ AHH    GRACELAND TEA MANSION GRANDPAS  GRANOLA FUNK  GREENWICH VILLAGE    GREEN VILLAGE    GREEN & PURPLE GREENPEACE  GREYHOUND TRIBE  GROOVE CAMP    GUANO CAVE    GUARA TEMPLE    GYPSY CAMP GYPSY LIBRARY  GYPSY SAGE H   HAG R US   HAIGHT ASHBURY    HAIGHT STREET CAMP    HALF MOON CAFE   HANG GRIDE DIVERS HAPPY HORSEY CAMP  HAPPY CAMP    HEALING ARTS YOGA    HEART FIRE MEADOW    HEARTLAND HEMP  INFO 6-UP    HERBAL REMEDIES HO CHI MANIA BABA    HOBO KITCHEN    HOME GROWN GREEN HOUSE    HONEYCOMB  HIDE-OUT  HOODS IN THE WOOD    HOT & WET    HOUSE OF DAVID HUMMINGBIRD COWBOY ONE I   I CAMP REMEMBER I DUNNO CAFE    I-CHING DREAM INTERPRETATION   IDA NO & EYE DON KARE INDIGENOUS CAMP INFINITE SUNRISE KITCHEN    INSTANT SOUP    INTREPID LOUNGE    IRIE CAMP ITAL CAMP  ITS A BEAUTIFUL DAY J    JAGNASTY INDUSTRIAL WASTELAND REFUGEES    JAH LIONESS  EXPRESS   JAH LOVE  JAH-VA COMMUNI-TEA PALACE    JAH VILLAGE    JAMBA    JAVA HUT    JEDI CAMP JERUSALEM BECKONS JESSE'S AFTER HOURS CLUB    JESUS CAMP    JESUS KITCHEN    JESUS LOVES YOU  JUBILEE    JUGGLERS GROVE  JUST SAY KNOW'S    JUST US    JUST MY CUP OF TEA K    KAOS    KATUAH    KAVA  KITCHEN    KAW VALLEY  KHUNDALINI YOGA   KICKAPOO KITCHEN KIND LOVING VIBRATIONS    KINDA SORTA  KITCHEN  KINDRED SPIRIT KITCHEN    KITTY LOVE KNOT A SHIRT CUT    KOSHER TOWN  KRISHNA KITCHEN   KULI MA'S KITCHEN L   LAST CAFE IN THE UNIVERSE    LAZY CAFE    LIBERTARIAN  PARTY   LIGHTNING SHOWA LIQUID HARMONY    LITTLE RASCALS HIDE-A-WAY    LITTLE TREE    LIZARD LOUNGE   LLAMA'S FOUND-ATION LOG CABIN    LONE PINE HERD CAFE 4:20    LONG BEACH LOONIE LESBIANS   LOST  VILLAGE    LOVE & LIGHT CLINIC   LOVIN OVENS    LOVIN TOUCH M    MADAM FROGS DINKY TOWN TEA HOUSE    MANGA MANGA MATI'S HIPPY COMMUNE    MAYA CAMP    MEDICINE WHEEL VILLAGE KITCHEN    MELLOW  MEADOW  MELTING POT   MERRY YE MAYA CAMP    MERRYLAND    MEU (MIND EXPANSION U) MIDWAY CAFE  MILLIWAYS   MINNESOTA CAMP MINNI HANA    MIRACLE CENTER  MIRTH FIRST    MISSOURI LUV CAMP  O LUV   MODEL A    MONKEY CAMP    MONTANA MUD    MONTEREY MUD    MOON  FLOWER DESERT SAGE MOONDANCER STAGE MORNINGSTAR    MOTHER GOOSE THEATRE    MUD KITCHEN   MUSICAL VEGI CAFE    MUSTANG BOBS N    NABI CAMP    NACHO MOMMAS COFFEE HOUSE   NADA BINDU  NERD    NERF (NORTH-EAST RAINBOW FAMILY)    NIC AT NIGHT    NO NAME KITCHEN   NOMADIC DISCORDIANS  NOMADIC FESTIVAL    NORMANALLY LIVIN LOUNGE    NORTH CLIFF LOUNGE  NORTHWEST TRIBE  NOT A KITCHEN    NOW KITCHEN    NUGS & HUGS    NYC (NOW YOU CAN) O     OH BABY  CAMP    OHANA  OM CHAPATI    OM KLAHOMA    OM VALLEY   ONE LOVE FUNKS HACK VILLAGE UNITED  ONE MITTEN KITCHEN    ONE POT    ONEYELUV    OPEN SESAME    OUR CAMP  OUR LADY OF ENORMOUS PROPORTIONS    OUTLAW KITCHEN P    PAGAN CAMP    PAISLEY  TEAHOUSE  PANTAGRUELION TALKING TREE LOUNGE    PANTHER VILLAGE    PAPA BEAR UTAH CAMP    PARADISE RISING   PASTA EXPLOSION   PEACE O PIZZA    PEACE THRU PEACE BREAKFAST KITCHEN   PEACOCKS BUTTOCKS  PEBBLE HILL    PHAT FREE    PIRATE COVE TEAHOUSE    PLAID CAMP    PLAYA DEL  SOL    POETIC ROCK  POPCORN PALACE    POW MIA PROCESS CAMP    PROCRAST-IN-NATION PSYCHOACTIVE GOOSE FUNK BUMP VILLAGE    PURE N HOLY CAMP    PURPLE BUTTERFLY    PURPLE CIRCLE  PURPLE GANG    PURPLE TWILIGHT    PYRAMID SOUL THERAPY R    RAILROAD RENNEGADE  RAINBOW CRYSTAL KITCHEN    RAINBOW MEDICINE WHEEL    RAINBOW ROOFTOP  RAINBOW SOLAR BUBBLE   RAINBOW SPIRAL PYRAMID    RAINBOW TROLL CAMP RAINDANCE TEA HOUSE    RAISIN     RAVENS NEST   ROAD DOG    ROAD KILL CAFE    ROMPER ROOM RX RETROGRADE S    SACRED HERB   CHURCH    SAFE SWINGIN  SAGE HOLLOW    SAGE MEADOW   SANCTUARY SANTA CRUZ CAMP    SANTA FE FAMILY   SONG DOGS   SCROLL (S CALIF RAINBOWS OF LIVING LIGHT)    SEEDS OF PEACE    SERENITEA  RIDGE    SESSIONS  SHAFFI COFFEE GODS EE TURN A TEE SHAKA ZU ZU    SHAMA LAMA DING DONG   SHARE KITCHEN  SHOWERS HOT   SHPL    SHUNDANI NETWORK    SHY    SILENT VIGIL FOR WORLD   PEACE    SILVER GATE   SIMPLY WONDERFUL    SISTERS MEADOW    SISTERS SPACE    SITTING PEACE    SKY   HIGH SHADY CAFE   SLC CAMP    SLO CAMP SMOKE ALL NIGHT    SNOWFLAKE    SOLAR OVENS  SOMEBODYS    SOURCE CAMP SPACE CAMP SPACESHIP GAIA    SPAWNTEWEYOUS EGGSPRESSYON    SPIRIT DRUMS LAB   SPOT (SEATTLE PORTABLE OUTDOOR THEATRE)    SPROUT VILLAGE    SPROUT GARDEN   STEALTH   STILLWATER STONEY CREEK    STONEY MEADOWS    SUFI CAMP    SUNDOG   SUNSHINE LIGHT   SWEET HOME ALAH BAM AH    SWIM IN HOLY HOLE T    T-RIDE    TACO MIKES    TANTRA   SUNSET CIRCLE  TEA & TABLA   TEA TIME    TEAHOUSE AT THE END OF THE UNIVERSE    TEDDY BEARS   PLACE  TEE PEE MEADOW    TEXAS GROWING HEART THANKYOU CAMP    THC    THE DANCES   OF UNIVERSAL PEACE  HE FAMILY   THE F   THE MAN 420 CAMP    THE OTHER RESTAURANT    THE REST AREA    THE SUGAR SHACK THREE SHEETS TO THE WIND    TN-TENT TO PRAY    TOPPLED TALKIN TENTS    TRADE   CIRCLE KITCHEN  TRON CAMP TUCSON CAMP    TURKEY CAMP  TURKS HEAD CAFE    TURTLE SOUP   TURTLE ISLAND   TWELVE TRIBES U    UNDER THE SUN LIVIN  UNITING SPIRITS   UP IN SMOKE   UPSIDE DOWN PLEASURE PALACE V   VEGAS LOUNGE    VOODOO SOUP W  WAKE & BAKE CAFE    WARRIORS OF THE LIGHT  WE DIDNT DO IT  WELCOME HUG CENTER WHATEVER    WHEREDAFUCARWE    WHITE HAWK    WHOLE IN   ONENESS  WILD WOMEN IN PINECONE HEAVEN    WILDBERRY SCARY SHITTLES    WIND SPIRIT CAMP     WOMB'INS WAY  WOMENS HEALTH INFO    WONDERFUL KITCHEN OF OZ    WOODPECKERS NEST  WOODSTOCK   WORKS IN PROGRESS    WORLD PEACE PILGRIMAGE    WRESTLING RING  WYO-COLD CAFE Y    YARA PRO FORMA    YANG YANG  YELLOW OWL SWEAT LODGE    YER ROAST COFFEE 24 HOURS YOGA HEALING ARTS CAMP Z  ZEN OF DOG CANINE 1ST AID    ZION    ZIPOLITE EZ DRUMS    ZU ZU LOVE

For a newbie, the sheer number of camps, clans and kitchens at a Gathering seems overwhelming.  Some, but hardly all, are listed or briefly described at the the web page at http://206.183.160.155/rainbow/clans/clans.html .  Unfortunately, it appears that there is no comprehensive listing which would help a newbie decide which camp would be the best choice. Consequently, it would be greatly appreciated if knowledgeable people would please reply to this post with their opinions and comments on any of the camps listed below, many of which may be at the July, 2001 Gathering.  It would be a wonderful help if you could please include such details as their theme or purpose, facilities, expected number of campers, etc. Please provide a web site or e-mail to contact for further information, if possible. Thank you. There are a few ideas that seem constant...Tea Time, Bliss, Krishna, Everybody's Kitchen, Faerie Camp, Lovin Ovens, CALM, but the thing is...the Gathering is the most uncatagorical happening in existance.  And changeable. Except for posterity, there is little point in making lists of kitchens and camps because people come - people go - names are changed - focuses (or is it focii?) change. The best way to determine where you want to plug in is just to have a look around.  And by look , I mean go check out the various movies occuring...chat with folks...get the feeling of a place.  When you arrive at the Gathering, plop your tent down somewhere and then go looking.  There is no rule that states you have to stay where you first put your tent.  Or if there is, I've broken it alot. My first National, here's what I did.  I arrived, set up my camp, and then went around checking out the scene.  In truth, that took me a few days, but I wasn't in a big hurry.  I'd haul some wood here...haul some water there...chop veggies for a kitchen...do the CALM thing, and just get a feeling for what was available and what I felt like doing.  Once I'd settled on a place, then I went back and gathered up my camp and moved it to a more convenient location.  But bear in mind, alot of folks don't commit themselves to just one movie - and that's okay. raindog

Gosh! All I ever see are people! Folks! Hippies! Family! Rainbows! Spirits! Children of Earth! Us! We! Sparks of the God Force!  Masks of the messiah! Boy elijahs, girl elijahs.  Myself mirrored. Kin.  I supose you could see things that way, but then that's seeing things, not people, huh?  Just sounds divisive.  I refuse it.  I've trained myself to little regard sex or race or manner of dress when I meet anyone anywhere.  To add all this stuf on at gathering is to undo that.  It makes us sound like frats or unions or football teams.  You think this is healthy?  miranda, raven

which camp would be the best choice. = =I'm afraid there is no Michelin's Guide available for the Rainbow Gathering. = =First off, anybody with a campfire and at least a medium sized pot can call =oneself a kitchen. I worked banking last gathering, and in that position was =closely observant of Main Supply, where priorities had to be established =among =all the people calling themselves kitchens, _base_d on size and number of =people =served -and out of a list as long as the one you gave us, about 20 were =determined to be big enough to get supplies regularly. There aren't nearly as =m=any as the web site makes it look (and as you quoted, the list covers ten =years =of comings and goings). = =Different people come to the gathering from year to year, and kitchens can =change too, even come into or go out of existence for a gathering or two. A =kitchen can even change from hour to hour, depending on which individuals =happen =to be there working. And people have different things that they are looking for =in a kitchen, and one person's evaluation may not suit another's. = =The best thing to do is just walk around when you are hungry. See which ones =had =food for you when you needed it and which didn't. Which ones made you feel =welcome and which treated you coldly. Work in a few different ones, you are =allowed to move around, you don't have to fill out a W-4 form before you can go =to work. It's a pretty organic decision deciding which one makes you feel best. = =It always takes a day or two of just walking around to get to know a particular =gathering. I usually move my own tent at least once, and sometimes more times, =when I discover greener pastures somewhere else. = = =-Butterfly Bill< =