Adult Programming
We believe in a reciprocal relationship between community and skill building, finding that community enriches the adoption of new skills and skills enrich community. Whether you join us for a single workshop or one of our extended earth skills programs, we welcome you into our community and hope you will take what you have learned back to yours.
Adult Earth Skills Series
FALL 2024 SESSION
Fall is all about celebrating abundance and preparing for winter. In this session we will focus on building shelters for our campout on November 9th and gathering and storing food for our final feast on December 14. We will learn fire skills including friction fire.
Our Basecamp and main teaching location will be at 4-H Acres, 418 Lower Creek Rd Ithaca. Other locations for foraging to be announced. A pre-program email will give details of where we will meet and what to bring.
SELECT SATURDAYS
September 28, October 5 and 19, November 9 and 23 and December 14
Time: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Winter 2024 SESSION
Winter is a time to gather around the fire, a time for crafting and telling stories. Winter is about trees and tracking. In this session we will take on advanced crafting projects such as baskets, stone hatchets, and atlatls. We will enter the magical world of tracking and learn the secrets of fishers and bobcats. We will focus on learning our trees by bark and bud and end the season with a harvest of maple syrup.
Our Basecamp and main teaching location will be at 4-H Acres 418 Lower Creek Rd Ithaca. Other locations for exploring and foraging TBD. A pre-camp email will give details of where we will meet and what to bring.
Location: 4-H Acres and Other Locations (TBD)
SELECT SATURDAYS
January 11, 25, February 8, 22 and March 8
Time: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Ages: Ages 18 and up
Fee: $495-$595 (self-determined sliding scale).
Spring 2025 SESSION
Spring is the time of birds, bows and ephemeral flowers. In this session we will focus on crafting handmade bows and arrows, foraging spring wild edibles and learning the birds as they return from the south. Spring is also about growing awareness. By opening our senses and learning to interpret what the land is telling us, we can reconnect to what it means to be part of the natural world.
Our Basecamp and main teaching location will be at 4-H Acres 418 Lower Creek Rd Ithaca. Other locations for exploring and foraging TBD. A pre-camp email will give details of where we will meet and what to bring.
Location: 4-H Acres and Other Locations (TBD)
SELECT SATURDAYS
March 22, April 5,19, May 10 and 24
Time: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Ages: Ages 18 and up
Fee: $495-$595 (self-determined sliding scale).
