ROTATIONAL GRAZING FOR SMALL PROPERTIES 5.14.17 35.00 Rotational Grazing: for small properties Imagine creating topsoil, increasing plant diversity, building nutrient levels and suppressing fire danger while bolstering animal health and […]

SCYTHE WORKSHOP 2 days 4.29.17 - 4.30.17 from 95.00 Is you weed-trimmer continually broken?  Do you lament the bone jarring, noise making days of summer?  When done properly, scythes can work as efficiently as a weed wacker (watch a great video here). Scythes must be sized to the operator of this tool. Part A- includes […]

FARMSTEAD CHEESEMAKING 4.9.17 $95.00 Farmstead Cheese Making ClassExplore and learn about Farmstead Cheese Making.  Participants will work in the entire process from milk to cheese.  Basics in dairy animal management, hand milking and fresh cheese making techniques will be taught in a hands-on manner.  All students will leave with their own home made cheese. April […]

EARTHEN OVENS 4.2.17 95.00 Earthen Ovens Learn how to make your own oven from locally available clay, straw and sand.  Constructed for centuries using locally abundant sub soils, earthen ovens are a main attraction of any backyard (and you can't beat the pizza and chicken!) Topics include: locating suitable building soils, shaping efficient ovens, principles […]

SPRING TONICS & NW WILD MEDICINES 4.1.17 105.00 Spring Tonics and Northwest Wild Medicines Class begins with a walk through the meadows, forests and beach learning about the edible, medicinal and utilitarian uses of plants that grow wild in our bioregion. Participants will learn how to safely identify and ethically harvest wild plants and about […]

Tools of the Forge 3.25.17 - 3.26.17 285.00 Learn to make the tools of the blacksmith trade.  Blacksmiths throughout history have been the makers of tools for village life. Before they could make tools for other trades they first needed to make all their own tools. This class will focus on the most fundamental of […]