Our Roots Matter

Through stories and lessons from her work in the woods, Tes Reed explores the ingredients needed to craft a meaningful, purposeful and happy life. Tes suggests that our connections to all living things and each other support and guide our human journey. Tes Reed has been taking kids into the woods for 14 years. For the past nine years she has also co-directed a girls' rites of passage program called Moon Tribe through Flying Deer Nature Center in New Lebanon, NY. Prior to getting lost in the wild, Tes worked for the state of Massachusetts as a criminal investigator for the Committee for Public Council Services. Once she and her husband began their family she reclaimed her roots to the natural world and home schooled her two daughters. This educational adventure is what led Tes back into the woods and paved the way for teaching. When she is not in the woods Tes teaches aqua aerobics at the local pools. She enjoys walking her dogs, working out, getting lost in her garden and traveling with her family.