Little Lost Forest presents the Tea Lounge at Eclectic Farms, providing a donation-based tea and cuddle puddle space.

Eclectic Farms is a Northern California event located in the mountains of Titlow Hill, a multi-generation oasis for underground music events. The lively EDM scene hosts multiple stages and genres, artists, and play areas for performers, carnies, and lovers of nightlife. Located an hour from Cal Poly Humboldt, people aged 18-99 from all over the world and different walks of life gather to dance under the musical umbrella. Supporting local talent, Eclectic Farms is a community-made event that showcases local DJs, musicians, painters, interactive art pieces, paracord trampolines, farm living, and is placed in the heart of the Redwoods. Lasers, concert visuals, premium sound, pole dancing, aerial performers, fire dancers, and go-go dancers all enhance the main stage, while two garage stages played live music and more trap-style EDM. This year, the Mush Love Crew hosted a second stage lit with black lights, neon decor, and bodypaint with a pop-rock dance vibe. If you dare enter the tea lounge, Little Lost Forest hosts a relaxing space in a bell tent covered in local art, cushy pillows, and delectable tea.

The past three events have been out of this world. You might be familiar with some of the talent coming through Eclectic Farms. DJ and live artist Joe Mallory opened the first party in June with psychedelic ambient music. June’s headliner was Rammun, a couple from Willits who played spiritual funk rap. While Narion worked the mixing board, Luna rapped conscious, mind-expanding lyrics. Maggie fire-hooped with Humboldt Circus, and her performance was both mesmerizing and inspiring. Something about the relationship between the dancer and the fire creates a trance-like ambiance on the dance floor. LoCo Flow Fusion is a central Humboldt-based fire troupe. Bartending and performing is the incredible Boofy the Clown. Mushroom cocoa and niche tea blends offered by Ana’s Herbals. Deep, intercate tarot readings channeled by TOAD and art and firespinning by local artist @psychicmisfit.

When asking Mush Love Crew to make a statement for the blog, they gladly told us a little about themselves:

“Our June show was our first all-night outdoor party as Mush Love Crew, so that was super special. Our deco coordinator is Stacia Weener at @Staciaflowersolutions on ig, she absolutely deserves to be mentioned because our stage only looks that good because of her. We also did that one as a collaborative effort with Siskiyou Psytrance. At that party we had an international dark psy duo called Promnesia play. We also had Feral Selector from SoHumSyndicate, Agent 37 from Siskiyou Psytrance.

Our July party we collaborated with our sister crew Fractal Factory out of Oakland. Our headliner was Tugadoom, a brilliant live experimental dark psy act from South Africa originally. Also from the crew was Luzidtrip who played an outstanding forest set.

Mush Love Crew’s resident DJs are Melting Vision, Pymander, and Joe-E. I founded this crew on New Year’s Eve of 2023 with the goal of building a home for psytrance in Humboldt County. Hope this is helpful, and I’m happy to provide any more info! We’ve got another party in the works for early November!

Stacia is renowned as a found and foraged artist, creating her works using materials she finds around her. She emphasizes reusing, repurposing, and utilizing nature as much as possible. Her unique vision aligns perfectly with our Psytrance crew. Additionally, she’s very welcoming to other artists who wish to collaborate or get involved.”

I highly appreciate their ability to bring high-energy dancing and a neon atmosphere to the event. The DJs bring high-quality psytrance back to the dance floor.

Our Tea Lounge is a new addition to the Eclectic Farms parties. Our goal is to create a place to relax, revive, and connect with the community. The Tea Lounge dome tent came from a grant for the Festival of Dreams in Eureka, where many of our crew members participated in the “Wigi Dome” project. The Tea Lounge displays art by local artists, offers donation-based tea and sweet treats, and has a plethora of pillows, blankets, and small tables. I enjoy offering tarot readings in the tea lounge, along with live painting outside of the lounge. Some of the aesthetics might be familiar to those who know Little Lost Forest, with themes of the forest, the human body, and otherworldly creatures. As a team, we collaborate on art projects and strive to create immersive art so others can join in the experience of creation. In July we featured Cal Poly Artist Jolie. 

This Saturday 8/10/24 we will be back on Titlow Hill. Tealulah will be joining us with @tealullahstravelingtealounge. We look forward to serving unique tea blends that stimulate or relax the mind. I expect to be showcasing ceramic sculptures by Jackalope Studios. Jackie is a Cal Poly graduate, ceramics studio artist and painter. We display paintings by Natascha and Jeremy Pearson. Natascha has been painting at EDM events since 2012 with San Diego crews Triptych, Soul Works and the Cool Cat Cafe. Jeremy is a local cannabis grower with twenty years of experience, currently working @primeexotics_dispensary off broadway in Eureka. @Orioncooksit is our team chef, who specializes in health conscious and energizing organic options. Our newest team member @disenchantedcreations is our rave mom who is embarking on a van life adventure and world schooling. Together we make the Tea Lounge a place for you to enjoy. 

See you on the mountain. 

@eclecticfarms for event information.