For thousands of years, our ancestors lived immersed in their environments. Come, explore the many skills and techniques used all over the world to survive. Through recreating the equipment and skills used, we hope to gain a better understanding of our natural environment, and be equipt to sustain in it. We are a group of people getting together to share, learn and practice ancient bushcraft techniques and technologies. Practicing the old skills such as fire by friction, shelter construction, edible and medicinal food harvesting and preparation, bark containers, basket making, packframes, tool construction, flint knapping, pottery, traditional tanning, as well as many more ancient outdoor living skills. Our purpose is to reconnect with nature through recreating our ancestors skills and crafts. All experience levels are welcome.

Saturday, January 26, 2013

Winter Survival Skills 1


Date: January 26, 2013
Time: 11am to 3pm
We were planning on hibernating this January, but then the weather broke, and encouraged us to want to play outside again.
We will look at a variety of winter survival skills, including, tool stone identification, winter food, bow stave collection, atlatl making, and building a wigwam. We may or may not get to everything, but we will be returning to this location a few times. This is so that we can get to know an area, know its geology, ecology, flora, and fauna, study the astrology, weather patterns, take care of it, and encourage it to flourish. As we study it, we will learn how the land wants to be taken care of, and in turn it will take care of us.
Come self-sufficient, and prepared for the elements.

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