With spring on the horizon and the scent of eucalyptus in the air, maybe many of you are feeling the call to camp as a community later in the year. With all this in mind, we’re thrilled to share our second program announcement for Garden States: Regeneration, EGA’s much-anticipated return to the great outdoors.

🌿 Glamping is now live at EGA: Garden States – Regeneration! 🌟

We’re thrilled to announce our partnership with WOW Tents to bring fully furnished bell tents to this year’s gathering!

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We’re excited to unveil the first program announcement for Garden States: Regeneration, EGA’s much-loved outdoor ethnobotanical gathering, returning 28 November – 01 December 2025.

This first wave of program contributors offers a taste of what’s to come—a diverse mix of plant wisdom keepers, researchers, cultural custodians, and community voices helping to shape the dialogue on plants, people, and regeneration. You can also see some of the lectures on the website as it all starts to take shape.

𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

Speaker: Mike Jay (UK)

Mike Jay is an author and historian known for his extensive writing on the history of science and medicine, with a focus on the mind, consciousness, and psychoactive substances. His work explores how human understanding of altered states has evolved across cultures and centuries.

His books include Mescaline: A Global History of the First Psychedelic, a definitive account of the ceremonial, medicinal, and modern uses of peyote and San Pedro cacti, and High Society: Mind-Altering Drugs in History and Culture, a richly illustrated exploration of humanity’s relationship with psychoactive compounds.