Offers hands-on classes in wet felting wool for textured creations, skull art for decorating animal skulls with intricate designs, basic pottery with clay, and spinning raw wool into custom yarn-each drawing from sustainable materials of responsibly raised livestock like goats and sheep.
Explore hands-on classes in sustainable design: rammed earth wall building for sturdy, eco-friendly structures; passive heating/cooling methods; stack effect ventilation for efficient natural airflow; and earth-sheltered designs that harness thermal mass and site integration to create resilient, low-energy homesteads.
Hands-on classes in whole animal butchering for ethical harvesting and cuts from responsibly raised livestock, home canning to preserve meats, dairy, and produce, various cooking techniques using farm-fresh ingredients, and cheese making focused on goat and sheep milk fundamentals.
Classes in permaculture and water management for dry mountain sites, emphasizing conservation via shade from fruit/nut trees to minimize swale evaporation while recharging soil and groundwater, plus composting and compost tea for nutrient-rich, resilient systems.