Join Thriving Earth Farm on Saturday June 18th from 9 am to 12 pm as we share our knowledge of making traditional “Bark Berry Baskets” out of Sweetgum and Tulip Poplar Bark. Participants will be able to observe and help in the process of making bark baskets. Participants will help select trees and saplings, learn how to cut them down, peel bark, and make a bark baskets. With this knowledge participants will have the confidence to go home and make bark baskets on their own. Suggested donation for the workshop is $25. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Participants will be required to sign a liability waiver at the beginning of the event

Join Thriving Earth Farm on Saturday May 7th from 9 am to 12 pm as we share our knowledge of traditional forestry hand tools.

Participants will learn about traditional hand tools used in forestry, such as the two man cross cut saw, one man crosscut saw, felling axe, and more. During the workshop participants will fell a tree together with hand tools, process it with hand tools, manage the debris in a way that leaves a regenerative impact, and replant the understory with underrepresented species.

Suggested donation of $25. No one turned away for lack of funds. All participants will be required to sign a waiver of liability at the beginning of the workshop. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Join Thriving Earth Farm on Saturday June 22nd from 9 am to 1 pm as we share our knowledge of making traditional “Bark Baskets” out of Sweetgum and Tulip Poplar Bark. Participants will make their own bark basket to take home. The cost of the workshop is $25.

Join Thriving Earth Farm as we share our knowledge of Regenerative Forestry and traditional forestry hand tools. Regenerative Forestry is a way of meeting our human needs by teaming with our natural forest resources in an ecologically regenerative way. From firewood, to food production, to building materials, to medicine, to wildlife, and more; the forest has many gifts to offer us for human survival as long as we are willing to engage those gifts in a humble and enhancing way.

In this workshop participants will get an introduction into Regenerative Forestry concepts and traditional hand tools for forestry. Participants will be led through the forest as we identify trees, learn how to select trees for different purposes while maximizing ecological benefit, learn how to manage debris in and ecologically regenerative way, and learn about replanting strategies. Participants will learn about traditional hand tools used in regenerative forestry, such as the two man cross cut saw, one man crosscut saw, felling axe, and more. During the workshop participants will fell a tree together with hand tools, process it with hand tools, manage the debris in a way that leaves a regenerative impact, and replant the understory with underrepresented species.

The cost of the workshop is $25. All participants will be required to sign a waiver of liability at the beginning of the workshop.

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Join Thriving Earth Farm as we share our knowledge of knot tying and rope systems knowledge. In this hands on workshop, participants will learn several basic knots and will learn how to apply those knots in practical applications by building a one rope bridge and crossing that bridge using a field expedient rope harness also known as a swiss seat. While all ages and levels of fitness are welcome, only physically fit individuals will be allowed to cross the 1 rope bridge. All participants will be required to sign a waiver of liability at the beginning of the workshop. E-mail us at ThrivingEarthFarm@gmail.com to sign up for the workshop and to receive the address of the farm.

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