About Us
(Image description: An “ussie” of a smiling Black woman in a pink shirt and sunglasses leans on a smiling, bald white man wearing a teal shirt and sunglasses. The red rock and sagebrush of a desert is visible in the background.) Founders, Courtney Wooten & Chris Forgy
We have been adventuring together for over 20 years now!
Chris is a software engineer and manager by trade and a systems-thinker at his core. With a passion for off-grid technologies and alternative solutions, he was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, and leads our on-site logistics and development. LinkedIn
Courtney is an anti-racist educator, scholar, and activist supporting diverse, sustainable communities and intersectional, cross-cultural coalition-building. Courtney orchestrates our programming, partnerships and strategic planning. Website LinkedIn
Folktale Forest is intended to be a community-centered gathering place for wellness and collective liberation. In other words, we can’t do this alone! Highlighted below are some of our early partners, advisors, collaborators and co-creators. Please reach out and let us know if you are not listed and would like to be included, or if you are included and would like your information changed or removed.
Communities of Color Coalition