About Lydia and Lindsey

Lydia Atkins and Lindsey Jayne Mullen are partners in the creation and operation of Wild Ground, with support and in collaboration with our surrounding community, especially Wild Hydrangea and Common Ground communities.

About the Land

The Wild Hydrangea ​Community is located on a 120 acres of protected forest hugging a section of the biodiverse Locust Fork River of the Black Warrior Watershed. These waters were flowing before the Appalachian Mountains were uplifted about 300 million years ago. Together river and ridges have created an array of habitats for a distinctively rich diversity of life. 

Organizations and Institutions that shape and inspire Wild Ground

New College at the University of Alabama
Wake Forest University School of Divinity
Camphill Communities of Ireland
Camphill Communities of Northern Ireland
Special Session at Camp McDowell
stone circles at the Stone House
Findhorn Foundation
The Sand Mountain Seed Bank
The Work that Reconnects
Friends of the Locust Fork River
ACE Alabama
Common Ground Community
Wild Hydrangea Community
Occidental Arts and Ecology Center, CA
Eco-institute at Pickard's Mountain, NC
Earthhaven Ecovillage, NC
The Global Ecovillage Network
Gaia Education 
Rancho Mastatal, Costa Rica