World Naked Gardening Day is the one day of the year when you can do your gardening work completely naked. The first Saturday in May is the date for this event, and this year that is May 2nd. While you might get a little dirty, the intention is good, clean, fun in the sun, and a move towards becoming more comfortable in our skin with “non-sexual nudity.”
Inspired by World Naked Bike Ride events, Mark Storey (consulting editor for Nude & Natural magazine) and permaculturalist Jacob Gabriel founded World Naked Gardening Day as a project of Body Freedom Collaborative (BFC). Some of Storey’s other mischievous pranks are rooted in guerrilla gardening in urban environments.
The event is not intended to be a large gathering at any particular location, but something people can practice on their own time and at their own will, however they please.
The first annual World Naked Gardening Day event took place on September 10, 2005. In 2007, the event date was moved to the first Saturday in May. The day after, International Permaculture Day, takes place on the first Sunday of May.
The event is intended to be non-political, and more about creating a positive body self-image! “It’s not about exposing your body to other people,” said Stanton, in an interview with Today. “It’s about body acceptance and being one with nature on your own. … We actually do these events in secluded areas.”
