Seasonal Learning

We offer seasonal workshops and learning experiences focused on practical land-based skills.

Whether you're just getting started or looking to deepen your skills, there are many ways to begin.

Some people start with a single workshop. Others follow a thread of interest over time, building skills season by season, through real work on the land.

Our Approach to Learning

Our workshops are grounded in real, lived experience on the land.

We don’t teach rigid systems or one “right” way of doing things. Instead, we focus on helping you develop practical skills, understand underlying patterns, and build confidence through doing.

When you join a workshop, you can expect:

• Practical, hands-on skills

• Space for questions and experimentation

• Real examples from our own forest homestead

• A welcoming environment for both beginners and experienced learners

Traditional Maple Sugaring

Go beyond syrup and learn how maple sap becomes shelf-stable maple sugar. Take part in the hands-on process of finishing syrup into granulated sugar over the campfire.

Planned: March 2027

Gourmet Mushrooms: Buckets & Beds

Explore practical, low-tech methods for growing gourmet mushrooms using waste materials, and learn how to integrate them into your garden, pathways, and shaded spaces.

Date: April 18th, 2026 (1-4 p.m.)

Garden Strong: Land-Based Movement

Reduce pain, move more efficiently, and build the lasting strength your body needs for life on the land through practical, land-based movement training rooted in the garden.

Dates: May 5th (8 week program)

Spring Learning

Dehydrating Your Harvest

Learn how to turn garden produce, wild foods, and even full meals into lightweight, long-lasting pantry staples using simple dehydration methods at home.

Scheduled: June 27th, 2026 (1-4 p.m.) ???

How Plants Move Us: Wild Teas & Garden Weaves of Summer

Spend a full day working with late-summer plants! While foraging for wild teas and weaving garden structures, we'll explore how the physical skills required for harvesting, processing, and shaping plant materials shapes the way we move, work, and live on the land.

Scheduled: August 29th, (10 a.m. to 4 p.m)

Earth Skills Gathering

A land-based skills gathering where learning, teaching, and community come together through hands-on workshops, shared meals, and time on the land.

Possible: Let us know you're interested and help shape where we grow next

Summer Learning

Skills of the Wild Class (Kids 7-11yrs)

A 6-week, land-based learning program where kids develop practical skills through games, hands-on activities, and guided exploration—balancing movement, curiosity, and focused learning.

Scheduled: Sept. 17 - Oct. 15 (Thursdays, 1-4pm)

How Plants Move Us: Autumn Roots & Harvest

Spend a day working with autumn plants. Through hands-on foraging, harvesting, and processing, you'll learn the movement and practical skills needed to gather, prepare, and make use of plants as the growing season comes to a close.

Planned: October 2026

Making Apple Cider: Sweet & Hard

Learn how to turn apples into both fresh cider and hard cider through hands-on pressing and fermentation, while exploring the balance between traditional methods, wild fermentation, and modern techniques.

Possible: Let us know you're interested and help shape where we grow next

Autumn Learning

Fire Making: With and Without Matches

Practice essential fire-making skills using both modern and traditional friction-based methods, while learning how to build, maintain, and work with fire in real conditions.

Possible: Let us know you're interested and help shape where we grow next

Winter Survival Shelters

Learn how to build practical winter shelters using natural materials and terrain, while understanding how to stay warm, conserve energy, choose effective strategies, and avoid common shelter mistakes in cold, snowy conditions.

Possible: Let us know you're interested and help shape where we grow next

Animal Tracking: Reading the Landscape

Explore animal tracking through both indoor learning and time on the land, developing the ability to recognize patterns, identify tracks, and interpret how animals move through the landscape.

Possible: Let us know you're interested and help shape where we grow next

Winter Learning

Frequently asked questions

What Happens if I Can't Attend?

Life happens! If you can’t attend, we understand.

• 15+ days before the workshop: Full refund or transfer to another offering

• 7–14 days before: 50% refund or full credit toward a future offering

• Less than 7 days: No refund, but you may transfer your spot to someone else

You’re welcome to transfer your spot to a friend or family member at any time.

If we need to reschedule due to weather or other unforeseen circumstances, you’ll have the option to transfer to the new date or receive a full refund.

What Should I Bring?

What you'll need to bring depends on what you'll be learning and is entirely seasonally dependent.

Don't worry, you can expect to receive an email before your workshop with a list of anything specific you'll need to bring with you.

And, as a general rule, please make sure to bring a notebook, your water bottle, snacks or lunch, seasonally appropriate clothing, and always extra socks!

Stay Connected

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