The Healing the Collective Faire brought a wide range of holistic wellness resources to Great Falls over the weekend, with organizers hoping the event helps expand awareness and access to alternative healing practices within the community.
Madison Collier reports - watch the video here:
Held at the Town Square Market (715 13th Avenue South), the two-day event featured vendors, practitioners, and speakers from across Montana offering everything from sound bath healing to tarot readings, herbal products, crystals, handmade goods, organic foods, and wellness education.
Coordinators Sarah Avery, Polly Smith, and Violet Wyman said the idea for the event grew after seeing strong community interest in holistic wellness at previous community gatherings.
“We had a dream of just bringing people as a community together here… as a collective,” said Avery.
Throughout the event, vendors shared personal stories about how holistic practices impacted their own physical, emotional, and mental well-being.
The three organizers said the fair was designed not only to introduce people to different forms of healing, but also to create a welcoming space where community members could ask questions and learn more about resources that may not always be widely available in Great Falls.
One vendor, Judd Cohn owner of Sober Up Productions, spoke about using organic gardening and dehydrated foods as part of his recovery and wellness journey.
“Food is medicine. Urban gardening is the new medicine… urban gardening is the new pharmacy,” Cohen explained.
In addition to vendors, the event also included workshops, guided meditation sessions, and speakers discussing topics ranging from generational healing and energy work to organic living and recovery.
Organizers say they hope this weekend’s fair is only the beginning, with plans to continue bringing more holistic wellness education, services, and community-centered events to the Great Falls area.
The Town Square Market is located at 715 13th Avenue South in the former Gold’s Gym building.
Anyone looking for more information or vendor space can visit the Town Square Market website, or visit the Facebook page.
