https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops daily 0.75 2026-04-03 https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/basketweaving monthly 0.5 2026-04-03 https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/natural-building-cob-clay monthly 0.5 2026-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/d72b1883-8afd-4cdf-aa01-3ab3f6168e67/greg-allen-mud-dauber-school-natural-building-cob-straw-clay.jpg Workshops - Hands On Natural Building - Lead Instructor: Greg Allen, Co-Founder of Mud Dauber School of Natural Building Greg apprenticed at the Cob Cottage Company (with Ianto Evans and Linda Smiley) in 2008, and left that experience feeling passionate about spreading the knowledge and joy of natural building to others. He began teaching workshops in central North Carolina in 2009, and then bought rural land and started a homestead with Danielle in 2014. This is when we officially began teaching under the Mud Dauber School name, and at our current campus. Greg was born and raised in Syracuse, NY. Favorite childhood memories involve camping in the Adirondack Mountains, cross-country road trips with his family, drawing/designing tiny living spaces, building with Legos, and endlessly making art. He formally studied Industrial Design at Syracuse University. While there, he fell in love with the process of design, enjoyed pottery classes, and interned at a small organic farm. All of these things were formative in leading him to natural building. In addition to instructing workshops, Greg has been involved in contract work in the Central NC area since 2010. He has had his NC General Contractor’s license since 2017. In addition to conventional work, he has built a handful of straw bale residences, many naturally-built backyard studio spaces, and a variety of other custom design/build projects. His work is featured at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham, Sanctuary Farm, and at many local private residences. He also regularly presents on natural building at local libraries and events. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/spinning-in-the-grease monthly 0.5 2026-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/47a600cb-fdf2-4c76-aaed-6fdc1f545091/Ociane_Canadas_fiber_arts_knitting_spinning.jpg Workshops - Spinning in the Grease - Make it stand out Oci is a knitter and spinner. She has been a fiber artist for thirteen years. She teaches classes locally. She owns Happy Monkey Farm where she raises Gotland, Merino and CVM sheep. Oci is passionate about shearing her own sheep and spinning homegrown wools. She sells fleeces and hand-spun yarns. Additional Workshop Information: All workshop materials are included. This workshop is not eligible for use with a Deep River Folk School season pass. Overnight Camping available for $20 The workshops cover knowledge and hands-on experience. Youth, under 18, may not attend free with an adult. Instead, they should be registered independently. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/combing-carding-fibers monthly 0.5 2026-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/d1beae8a-91f2-43be-b295-4fd3fbd1426c/Jennifer_Lane_Drop_Spindle.jpg Workshops - Combing & Carding - Make it stand out Jennifer is a spinner and artist passionate about supporting local fiber farms and heritage sheep breeds. She finds joy in sharing information about fiber processing and spinning techniques. Outside of fiber arts, she is a graphic designer, musician and educator, blending her passion for creativity with community advocacy. Additional Workshop Information https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/kitchen-scrap-natural-dye-printing monthly 0.5 2026-02-25 https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/raising-alpacas-for-fiber monthly 0.5 2026-02-25 https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/drop-spindle monthly 0.5 2026-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/d1beae8a-91f2-43be-b295-4fd3fbd1426c/Jennifer_Lane_Drop_Spindle.jpg Workshops - Drop Spindle - Make it stand out Jennifer is a spinner and artist passionate about supporting local fiber farms and heritage sheep breeds. She finds joy in sharing information about fiber processing and spinning techniques. Outside of fiber arts, she is a graphic designer, musician and educator, blending her passion for creativity with community advocacy. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/history-of-mills monthly 0.5 2026-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/81acbe56-2f55-4c7f-bfc3-6af46bd69197/Kathleen_williams_history-of-mills-fiber.jpg Workshops - The History & Future of American Mills - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/communal-crafting-demos monthly 0.5 2026-02-25 https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/raising-sheep-for-wool-fiber monthly 0.5 2026-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/47a600cb-fdf2-4c76-aaed-6fdc1f545091/Ociane_Canadas_fiber_arts_knitting_spinning.jpg Workshops - Sheep Shearing - Make it stand out Oci is a knitter and spinner. She has been a fiber artist for thirteen years. She teaches classes locally. She owns Happy Monkey Farm where she raises Gotland, Merino and CVM sheep. Oci is passionate about shearing her own sheep and spinning homegrown wools. She sells fleeces and hand-spun yarns. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/wet-felting monthly 0.5 2026-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/fec6f9b7-00fb-4d61-894b-a51315b23fa0/Mary+Longhill.jpeg Workshops - Wet Felting - Make it stand out Mary Longhill has been raising heritage Leicester Longwool sheep for over 20 years in Snow Camp. Her sheep's wool makes gorgeous handspun yarn, but about 10 years ago she discovered the joy of wet felting and how to create the amazing variety of things possible with felted wool. Click here to visit her Facebook Page. Additional Workshop Information All workshop materials are provided This workshop is not eligible for use with a Deep River Folk School season pass. Overnight Camping available for $20 The workshops cover knowledge and hands-on experience. Youth, under 18, may not attend free with an adult. Instead, they should be registered independently. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/dye-garden monthly 0.5 2026-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/faead98d-7b4a-41fe-a258-4ba22658a864/Bethany_Hebbard_natural_dye_garden.jpg Workshops - Dye Garden & Natural Dyes 101 - Make it stand out Bethany Joy Hebbard is a knitter, sewist, and dyer. Her husband is a permaculture-trained farmer, and together they keep a large garden on their suburban homestead in Jamestown, North Carolina. Bethany has a strong love of local fibers and dye traditions, and teaches classes on cultivating dye plants, fresh-leaf indigo, and more. Additional Workshop Information All workshop materials are included. This workshop is not eligible for use with a Deep River Folk School season pass. Overnight Camping available for $20 The workshops cover knowledge and hands-on experience. Youth, under 18, may not attend free with an adult. Instead, they should be registered independently. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/slow-stitch-mindful-mend monthly 0.5 2026-02-25 https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/simple-weave monthly 0.5 2026-02-25 https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/home-maintenance-bootcamp monthly 0.5 2026-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/c1d36933-ac1c-4cf1-b370-16240724c8ff/harvey+harman+teaches+carpentry+for+newbies+at+deep+river+folk+school+in+north+carolina.jpg Workshops - Home Maintenance Bootcamp (3-Day Workshop) - Lead Instructor: Harvey Harman Lead Instructor: Harvey Harman Harvey is a green builder, licensed General Contractor, licensed plumber, conservation-oriented land developer, organic farmer, teacher, and writer. Harvey is influenced by his experiences of living in various community settings, including a remote retreat center in the cascade mountains in Washington state, and five years in a traditional, rural village in Southern Africa. Harvey initiated and helped develop the Sustainable Farming Program at Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) in Pittsboro, NC, and has taught many classes at CCCC in the past 25 years in Sustainable Agriculture, Permaculture, Green Building, and Construction/Plumbing. Harvey was the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association Farmer of the Year in 1998. Harvey has been a Building Contractor for the past 25 years and was the Construction Director for Chatham Habitat for Humanity for 13 years. Harvey is also a cofounder of Living Well Ecovillage and is passionate about building resilient and sustainable networks of people and communities. In his spare time Harvey loves to design and build small and tiny houses and share information and practical skills with others. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/tiny-home-building-october monthly 0.5 2026-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/c1d36933-ac1c-4cf1-b370-16240724c8ff/harvey+harman+teaches+carpentry+for+newbies+at+deep+river+folk+school+in+north+carolina.jpg Workshops - How to Build your Own Tiny Home - Lead Instructor: Harvey Harman Harvey is a green builder, licensed General Contractor, licensed plumber, conservation-oriented land developer, organic farmer, teacher, and writer. Harvey is influenced by his experiences of living in various community settings, including a remote retreat center in the cascade mountains in Washington state, and five years in a traditional, rural village in Southern Africa. Harvey initiated and helped develop the Sustainable Farming Program at Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) in Pittsboro, NC, and has taught many classes at CCCC in the past 25 years in Sustainable Agriculture, Permaculture, Green Building, and Construction/Plumbing. Harvey was the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association Farmer of the Year in 1998. Harvey has been a Building Contractor for the past 25 years and was the Construction Director for Chatham Habitat for Humanity for 13 years. Harvey is also a cofounder of Living Well Ecovillage and is passionate about building resilient and sustainable networks of people and communities. In his spare time Harvey loves to design and build small and tiny houses and share information and practical skills with others. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/tiny-home-building monthly 0.5 2026-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/c1d36933-ac1c-4cf1-b370-16240724c8ff/harvey+harman+teaches+carpentry+for+newbies+at+deep+river+folk+school+in+north+carolina.jpg Workshops - How to Build your Own Tiny Home - Lead Instructor: Harvey Harman Harvey is a green builder, licensed General Contractor, licensed plumber, conservation-oriented land developer, organic farmer, teacher, and writer. Harvey is influenced by his experiences of living in various community settings, including a remote retreat center in the cascade mountains in Washington state, and five years in a traditional, rural village in Southern Africa. Harvey initiated and helped develop the Sustainable Farming Program at Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) in Pittsboro, NC, and has taught many classes at CCCC in the past 25 years in Sustainable Agriculture, Permaculture, Green Building, and Construction/Plumbing. Harvey was the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association Farmer of the Year in 1998. Harvey has been a Building Contractor for the past 25 years and was the Construction Director for Chatham Habitat for Humanity for 13 years. Harvey is also a cofounder of Living Well Ecovillage and is passionate about building resilient and sustainable networks of people and communities. In his spare time Harvey loves to design and build small and tiny houses and share information and practical skills with others. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/carpentry-for-newbies-september monthly 0.5 2026-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/c1d36933-ac1c-4cf1-b370-16240724c8ff/harvey+harman+teaches+carpentry+for+newbies+at+deep+river+folk+school+in+north+carolina.jpg Workshops - Carpentry for Newbies (3-Day Workshop) - Lead Instructor: Harvey Harman Harvey is a green builder, licensed General Contractor, licensed plumber, conservation-oriented land developer, organic farmer, teacher, and writer. Harvey is influenced by his experiences of living in various community settings, including a remote retreat center in the cascade mountains in Washington state, and five years in a traditional, rural village in Southern Africa. Harvey initiated and helped develop the Sustainable Farming Program at Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) in Pittsboro, NC, and has taught many classes at CCCC in the past 25 years in Sustainable Agriculture, Permaculture, Green Building, and Construction/Plumbing. Harvey was the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association Farmer of the Year in 1998. Harvey has been a Building Contractor for the past 25 years and was the Construction Director for Chatham Habitat for Humanity for 13 years. Harvey is also a cofounder of Living Well Ecovillage and is passionate about building resilient and sustainable networks of people and communities. In his spare time Harvey loves to design and build small and tiny houses and share information and practical skills with others. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/carpentry-for-newbies monthly 0.5 2026-02-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/c1d36933-ac1c-4cf1-b370-16240724c8ff/harvey+harman+teaches+carpentry+for+newbies+at+deep+river+folk+school+in+north+carolina.jpg Workshops - Carpentry for Newbies (3-Day Workshop) - Lead Instructor: Harvey Harman Harvey is a green builder, licensed General Contractor, licensed plumber, conservation-oriented land developer, organic farmer, teacher, and writer. Harvey is influenced by his experiences of living in various community settings, including a remote retreat center in the cascade mountains in Washington state, and five years in a traditional, rural village in Southern Africa. Harvey initiated and helped develop the Sustainable Farming Program at Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) in Pittsboro, NC, and has taught many classes at CCCC in the past 25 years in Sustainable Agriculture, Permaculture, Green Building, and Construction/Plumbing. Harvey was the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association Farmer of the Year in 1998. Harvey has been a Building Contractor for the past 25 years and was the Construction Director for Chatham Habitat for Humanity for 13 years. Harvey is also a cofounder of Living Well Ecovillage and is passionate about building resilient and sustainable networks of people and communities. In his spare time Harvey loves to design and build small and tiny houses and share information and practical skills with others. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/butchery monthly 0.5 2026-04-03 https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/candlemaking monthly 0.5 2026-04-03 https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/leatherwork monthly 0.5 2026-04-03 https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/mutual-support-strategies monthly 0.5 2026-04-03 https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/creating-community monthly 0.5 2026-04-03 https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/green-burials monthly 0.5 2026-04-03 https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/starting-or-joining-an-intentional-community-or-co-living-situation monthly 0.5 2026-04-03 https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/community-singing-storytelling monthly 0.5 2026-04-03 https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/zero-waste-living monthly 0.5 2026-04-03 https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/bikes monthly 0.5 2026-04-03 https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/carving-walking-stick monthly 0.5 2026-04-03 https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/forest-crops monthly 0.5 2026-04-03 https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/green-woodworking monthly 0.5 2026-04-03 https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/natural-building monthly 0.5 2026-04-03 https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/rainwater monthly 0.5 2026-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/26b2fb69-cc7c-478e-87e7-f57c5e3f7afc/harvey+harman+rainwater+catchment+plumbing+basics+off-grid+living+expert.jpg Workshops - Rainwater Catchment - Make it stand out Harvey is a green builder, licensed plumber, conservation-oriented land developer, organic farmer, teacher, and writer. Harvey is influenced by his experiences of living in various community settings, including a remote retreat center in the cascade mountains in Washington state, and five years in a traditional, rural village in Southern Africa. Harvey initiated and helped develop the Sustainable Farming Program at Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) in Pittsboro, NC, and has taught many classes at CCCC in the past 25 years in Sustainable Agriculture, Permaculture, Green Building, and Construction/Plumbing. Harvey was the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association Farmer of the Year in 1998. Harvey is also a cofounder of Living Well Ecovillage and is passionate about building resilient and sustainable networks of people and communities. In his spare time Harvey loves to design and build small and tiny houses and share information and practical skills with others. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/backyard-solar-power monthly 0.5 2026-04-03 https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/food-preservation monthly 0.5 2026-04-03 https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/herbal-first-aid monthly 0.5 2026-04-03 https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/tomatoes monthly 0.5 2026-03-02 https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/resilient-homestead-mkecw-h7w5f-zh78h-n6bx5 monthly 0.5 2026-03-02 https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/herbs monthly 0.5 2026-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/e708b0aa-0092-4973-8659-9f970e1c5064/Henrietta+Cummings_enhanced.jpg Workshops - Success with Herbs - Make it stand out Henrietta Cummings is a local Herbalist. She has been studying medicinal herbs since the 1970s and wildcrafting and growing herbs using organic methods for almost as long. Her passions are being with the plants, sharing herbal knowledge through teaching classes and workshops, teaching individuals through hands-on study on the farm, and cultivating a wide variety of culinary and medicinal herbs. She plants at-risk and endangered herbs to help restore them in the wild, native herbs to attract a wide variety of local pollinators, and herbs from around the world to offer a large variety of medicinal herbs and to help these herbs continue to thrive. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/mushroom-logs monthly 0.5 2026-02-09 https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/kimchi-kraut-ferments monthly 0.5 2026-04-03 https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/tinctures-herbal-extracts monthly 0.5 2026-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/5b503ce7-3487-4c75-88ff-7da10e87c3de/IMG_0063.jpg Workshops - Herb Day: Tinctures & Extracts - Erin Cummings Erin is a local farmer and crafter of herbal preparations and products. He has worked for over fifteen years at Edge of the World Farm, a family business devoted to growing herbs and vegetables using organic and sustainable practices. His areas of expertise include wildcrafting, sustainable planting and harvesting, tincture making, tea blending, and the crafting of herbal bodycare creams and salves. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/gut-health-digestive-support-herbalism monthly 0.5 2026-04-03 https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/herbal-oils-salves monthly 0.5 2026-04-03 https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/herbs-immune-system monthly 0.5 2026-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/e708b0aa-0092-4973-8659-9f970e1c5064/Henrietta+Cummings_enhanced.jpg Workshops - Herb Day: Immune System Support - Make it stand out Henrietta Cummings is a local Herbalist. She has been studying medicinal herbs since the 1970s and wildcrafting and growing herbs using organic methods for almost as long. Her passions are being with the plants, sharing herbal knowledge through teaching classes and workshops, teaching individuals through hands-on study on the farm, and cultivating a wide variety of culinary and medicinal herbs. She plants at-risk and endangered herbs to help restore them in the wild, native herbs to attract a wide variety of local pollinators, and herbs from around the world to offer a large variety of medicinal herbs and to help these herbs continue to thrive. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/forest-bathing-shinrin-yoku monthly 0.5 2026-04-03 https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/graft-apple-trees monthly 0.5 2026-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/9998f318-6eae-43a2-87cf-1fccab5e1d59/Dorsey+Kordick+Fruit+Tree+Pruning.jpg Workshops - Grafting Apple Trees - Meet your Instructors: Dorsey & Brittany Kordick Dorsey Kordick is one-half of the dynamic duo behind Kordick Family Farm in Westfield, North Carolina, where two persistent souls stay busy proving you can grow heirloom apples organically on a commercial scale, even in the Southeastern United States. Early in her orcharding career, Dorsey spent time in England, learning how to make traditional ciders, intending to found a cidery but has since found she enjoys growing fruit more than the business of fermenting it. She has personally grafted all but a handful of the apple and pear trees grown at Kordick Family Farm. Dorsey is such a stickler for good grafting technique, it is sometimes impossible to discern the graft union were she has fitted together varietal scionwood to rootstock. Besides grafting, Dorsey’s favorite orcharding tasks include any that require a good climb in a large apple tree. Brittany Kordick is the other half of the dynamic duo behind Kordick Family Farm. Brittany’s official title is orchard manager, but “Jill of all trades” is more fitting, given her duty roster and devotion to multitasking. Because Brittany is a glutton for punishment, always looking to master skills that intersect with farming needs, in recent years she has pursued education in the electrical and HVAC fields, as well as enology and viticulture. A particular interest is applying winemaking practices and principles wherever they can elevate cidery and orchard management, and she recently became accredited as a Cider Guide and Pommelier through the American Cider Association. Brittany tries to keep things on a professional level always, but finds it hard not to get attached to her trees. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/foraging monthly 0.5 2026-02-03 https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/natural-cooking monthly 0.5 2026-04-03 https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/design-outdoor-spaces monthly 0.5 2026-04-03 https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/japanese-wooden-box-craft monthly 0.5 2026-04-03 https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/bushcraft-knife-hatchet-saw monthly 0.5 2026-04-03 https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/climate-emergency-prep monthly 0.5 2026-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/26b2fb69-cc7c-478e-87e7-f57c5e3f7afc/harvey+harman+rainwater+catchment+plumbing+basics+off-grid+living+expert.jpg Workshops - Climate Emergency Prep - Make it stand out Harvey is a green builder, licensed General Contractor, licensed plumber, conservation-oriented land developer, organic farmer, teacher, and writer. Harvey is influenced by his experiences of living in various community settings, including a remote retreat center in the cascade mountains in Washington state, and five years in a traditional, rural village in Southern Africa. Harvey initiated and helped develop the Sustainable Farming Program at Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) in Pittsboro, NC, and has taught many classes at CCCC in the past 25 years in Sustainable Agriculture, Permaculture, Green Building, and Construction/Plumbing. Harvey was the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association Farmer of the Year in 1998. Harvey has been a Building Contractor for the past 25 years and was the Construction Director for Chatham Habitat for Humanity for 13 years. Harvey is also a cofounder of Living Well Ecovillage and is passionate about building resilient and sustainable networks of people and communities. In his spare time Harvey loves to design and build small and tiny houses and share information and practical skills with others. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/firecraft monthly 0.5 2026-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/026718d4-cff8-49b9-9a5b-d5a8cbdb1bc8/62af62b83249a979abae4ec6_Harvey-2_enhanced.jpeg Workshops - Firecraft - Make it stand out Harvey is a green builder, licensed plumber, conservation-oriented land developer, organic farmer, teacher, and writer. Harvey is influenced by his experiences of living in various community settings, including a remote retreat center in the cascade mountains in Washington state, and five years in a traditional, rural village in Southern Africa. Harvey initiated and helped develop the Sustainable Farming Program at Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) in Pittsboro, NC, and has taught many classes at CCCC in the past 25 years in Sustainable Agriculture, Permaculture, Green Building, and Construction/Plumbing. Harvey was the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association Farmer of the Year in 1998. Harvey is also a cofounder of Living Well Ecovillage and is passionate about building resilient and sustainable networks of people and communities. In his spare time Harvey loves to design and build small and tiny houses and share information and practical skills with others. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/resilient-homestead-mkecw-h7w5f-zh78h monthly 0.5 2026-03-02 https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/ghosts-of-the-deep monthly 0.5 2025-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/6ad5be01-169a-419b-8d55-8be92ed09d63/1000034652.jpg Workshops - Ghosts of the Deep (FREE) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/playground monthly 0.5 2025-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/970bc466-f05c-4c01-9cd2-a00be9e97017/unsplash-image-gNI4_88t9Rs.jpg Workshops - (FREE) How to Build a Natural Playground - How to Build a Natural Playground Instructor: Dan Sundberg Join Landscape Architect Dan Sundberg and others for a fun afternoon exploration of examples of and hands-on experience with "How to Build a Natural Playground." Looking at ways to create natural play spaces using everyday materials like logs, rocks, sand, trees, stones, wood, and poles, learn simple ways to help set up natural play areas that encourage imagination and creativity. Also learn about simple patterns that children find enjoyable such as hidden or secluded spaces, climbing or jumping options, swinging, hanging, twirling, skills games, materials that can be used for making structures (teepees, hideouts, houses, etc.), and so much more. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/resilient-homestead monthly 0.5 2025-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/b7478b11-de43-479e-8c81-bb985600e259/IMG_7170.jpeg Workshops - Homesteading & Resiliency: 4 Workshops - Making an outdoor cob oven (all day workshop) Instructor: Greg Allen Learn from Greg Allen of the Mud Dauber School of Natural Building how to build an Outdoor Cob Oven. An Outdoor Cob Oven can be used to make pizza, bread, or anything you would cook in a regular oven. This workshop is also a good introduction to building with cob (clay, sand, straw mix) and natural plastering. Cob (and similar earth-based)ovens are built and used all over the world in many traditional cultures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/1752601320176-0GVLQYWCO0YDAXCDAFCT/unsplash-image-HyvYdbnqNtc.jpg Workshops - Homesteading & Resiliency: 4 Workshops - Growing Microgreens, Sprouts, and Shoots: Gardening in Small Spaces Instructor: Hapi Ausar Sprouts and microgreens require little space and are easy to grow. Enthusiast Hapi Auser shares the techniques and supplies needed to grow these important nutritionally power-packed vegetables in your home or homestead and have predictable vegetables year-round in limited space. Learn all the simple tricks for regular success, what materials are needed and good supply sources. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/3f4198d3-61c6-43f1-a542-c02d5c3f69d3/IMG_7805.jpg Workshops - Homesteading & Resiliency: 4 Workshops - Starting a Successful Home Business or Side Hustle Moderated by Harvey Harman One way to be more resilient is to diversify sources of income. Learn time-tested tips from folks who have started successful home or side businesses. We will cover the basic different business types, how to evaluate possible business ideas, basic legal and bookkeeping requirements for running a small business, marketing strategies, planning, pricing, and much more. It is estimated that as many as 40% of Americans presently have a 2nd job or additional side hustle in addition to their primary job. Additionally, many folks desire more control of their work situation, including the ability to work from home, reduce work or money stress, or just have more control over their daily schedule. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/1742914182576-NHLF3UQFTE1FTRZRW0KN/67c5e94ad9fcf16fc7c7f4c5_Untitled+design+%2838%29-p-1080.jpg Workshops - Homesteading & Resiliency: 4 Workshops - Fencing Basics - The Basics of Installing any type of fencing While the materials may vary, the basics of installing any type of fence remain the same. Fencing can serve many purposes from being a decorative accent, to providing a support for climbing plants, to marking a boundary, to providing an enclosure to keep something in, to providing a barrier to keep something out, to creating separated space within a larger space, to allowing for privacy or to delineate private space from more public space. Learn the basics of fence building that are the same for all kinds of fencing (support posts, fencing materials between posts, connectors, bracing corners, etc. Also learn ways to install fencing to keep fence lines straight and accurate, simple tools to assist with fence building, and so much more. Led by Harvey Harman, who is a farmer/builder who has built and maintained many different types of fencing. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/all-about-herbs monthly 0.5 2025-09-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/1899f475-990f-4121-b87b-8757c021210a/Herb+Weekend+Schedule.png Workshops - Herb Weekend - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/80326cbe-c995-4b4b-92f9-55a6ec0099ae/67c90c44c1eced9c70737d7f_Untitled+design+%2858%29-p-1080.jpg Workshops - Herb Weekend - Introduction to Medicinal Herbs for Health and Vitality Instructor: Erin Cummings In this workshop, we will go over the history of medicinal herbs, types of herbal supplements, how-to examples, specific medicinal properties of culinary herbs, common local wild plants, easy-to-grow herbs, and more, while we sample various preparations of herbs for health and vitality. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/79d171aa-fba9-4ef9-9fa4-26da4d849b40/herbalism+nervous+system+anxiety+adrenal+support.jpg Workshops - Herb Weekend - Nervous System Support in these trying times Instructor: Henrietta Cummings Our nervous system is one of the primary ways we digest and respond to the world around us, especially to what we perceive as stressful. While much of our nervous system responses are programmed in childhood, we also have the ability to influence and reprogram this system through our diets, lifestyles, thought processes and the environments we create (home, relationships, work, etc.) as adults. Nervous system resilience is essential for navigating life’s ups and downs and the pervasive stress of modern society. In this class, we will explore the basics of nervous system function, its role as a protective feedback mechanism in the body, and how chronic stress impacts this system, leading to a cascade of potential symptoms and conditions if left unchecked. We will discuss herbs, practices and other ideas for keeping the nervous system operating from a parasympathetic state as much as possible, why that is important for overall health/wellness, and how to care for oneself when stress is omnipresent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/dda6779e-a12a-4ad1-aae1-ea92aa518079/Untitled+design+%285%29.jpg Workshops - Herb Weekend - Native Plant Herb Walk in Pollinator Garden Instructors: Erin Cummings We will walk through a lovely native pollinator garden that includes a lot of medicinal herbs. See the conditions these herbs grow and thrive in and learn about how to grow them and how to use them in your day-to-day life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/19574cb5-6003-4c7b-b9d7-e9c9a17b2d21/poppysol+herbal+tea.jpg Workshops - Herb Weekend - Tea Talkin' with Hannah, farmer and herbalist of Poppysol Farm + Apothecary Instructor: Hannah Popish Do you love sipping on herbal tea? Do you maybe even already grow some of your own herbs and are curious how to blend them together? Get ready to engage all your senses and work with some common herbs at the height of their growing season to learn proper harvesting and blending techniques based on taste, purpose and intention. We will also go over brewing techniques when using different parts of the plants (flowers, leaves, roots). Together, we will make a sun tea with fresh herbs for you to try and you will also be able to blend and take home a sample of a tea blend with dried herbs, thus understanding the differences between working with fresh versus dried plant material. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/1752609085706-KF8G8V6BWVI2Z9G9KW9A/unsplash-image-FmgZ5xzDG-s.jpg Workshops - Herb Weekend - Grow Your Own Tea— Camellia sinensis (7:00 pm, after supper) Instructor: Sandy Straw Did you know white, green, black and oolong tea comes from the same plant? Perhaps you sip hot tea in the winter or make a cold brew in the summer. Learn how to grow your own tea plant here in North Carolina. We’ll go over plant varieties, habitat, needs and care of this unique evergreen shrub as well as lessons learned at Camellia Forest Tea Gardens, most of which is published in Christine Park’s book Grow Your Own Tea, 2020. We’ll cover harvesting and processing basics and perhaps roll for black tea if fresh leaves are available. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/727fe99c-46d9-4db2-bd2c-edcee96497c1/Untitled+design+%2880%29.jpg Workshops - Herb Weekend - Aromatic Distillation (9am – 1pm) Instructor: Sunshine Dawson Join Sunshine for an interactive class on aromatic distillation using a traditional copper alembic still. Learn the nuts and bolts of setting up a still, participate in, and learn how and when to harvest plant material and pack the still. Watch as the alchemy unfolds as you co-create a distillation of fresh plants collected on site. Sunshine will discuss best practices to create potent, stable hydrosols and how to store and use them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/cb4f46bb-4af1-4104-9a66-b8ee44c2ef60/cream+-+just+made+without+lids+on.JPG Workshops - Herb Weekend - Botanical Cream Making Instructor: Sunshine Dawson Learn to make silky smooth, effective creams rich with beneficial botanical oils and extracts! Sunshine has been making her own skin and body care, including creams for over 20 years with only natural ingredients. In this hands-on class, we will explore the different ingredients used in creams; go over a basic cream recipe you can use as a base, and together make a decadent body cream for all participants to take home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/486f41a8-782e-4ac0-bf53-acabccf34be9/Gotu+Kola+Lemonade Workshops - Herb Weekend - Food as Medicine & Medicine as Food Instructor: Lea Clayton The idea of Food as Medicine is hardly a new one. Using foods to heal dates back thousands of years. Instead of relying on herbal tinctures and capsules, solely, we can incorporate foods and food-like herbs into delicious meals and flavorful snacks that are as satisfying as they are healing. If we nourish deeply, consistently, and with nutrient dense foods that carry vitality, our tissues thrive—and with them, our physiology, our mental-emotional resilience and our overall wellbeing. In this 2-hour class, we will: Make & sample tasty herbal creations while learning about the healing properties of some common foods and special medicinal herbs. Explore fundamentals of digestion through the lenses of western science, Ayurveda and Chinese Medicine using discussion and gentle energy/Qi Gong exercises (be ready to move your body!) Provide take-home recipes, herbal wisdom, and inspiration for building your own kitchen apothecary. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/free-event-barn-shelter-raising monthly 0.5 2025-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/40460501-9ecd-4ec6-bcd7-59882601ae33/framing+group.JPG Workshops - (FREE) How to Organize a Barn Raising/Shelter Raising Project - How to Organize a Barn Raising/Shelter Raising Project Instructor: While the structure may vary, the fundamentals of barn raising remain constant. A barn can serve many purposes—from sheltering animals and storing tools, to hosting gatherings, supporting farm operations, or serving as a landmark that defines the character of a property. Discover the essential steps shared across all barn builds: setting solid support posts, framing and bracing, roofing techniques, siding options, and more. Learn how to maintain straight lines and square corners, what tools simplify construction, and how to adapt techniques for different materials and layouts. The workshop is led by Harvey Harman, a seasoned farmer-builder with years of experience raising barns and working with rural architecture. Whether you're planning a new build or restoring an old one, this is a chance to build both skills and community. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/free-event-fence-building monthly 0.5 2025-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/1742914182576-NHLF3UQFTE1FTRZRW0KN/67c5e94ad9fcf16fc7c7f4c5_Untitled+design+%2838%29-p-1080.jpg Workshops - (FREE) Fencing Basics - The Basics of Installing any type of fencing - Fencing Basics - The Basics of Installing any type of fencing While the materials may vary, the basics of installing any type of fence remain the same. Fencing can serve many purposes from being a decorative accent, to providing a support for climbing plants, to marking a boundary, to providing an enclosure to keep something in, to providing a barrier to keep something out, to creating separated space within a larger space, to allowing for privacy or to delineate private space from more public space. Learn the basics of fence building that are the same for all kinds of fencing (support posts, fencing materials between posts, connectors, bracing corners, etc. Also learn ways to install fencing to keep fence lines straight and accurate, simple tools to assist with fence building, and so much more. Led by Harvey Harman, who is a farmer/builder who has built and maintained many different types of fencing. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/multi-day-carpentry-workshop-tiny-home monthly 0.5 2025-07-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/1742915964302-G1FL0AJ3ZDELY9MJJH9D/67c60696b13bc99fc1649397_tools-p-1080.jpg Workshops - (3-DAY) How to Build Your Own Small or Tiny House - How to Build Your Own Small or Tiny House Instructors: Harvey Harman & Others Being able to create your own Shelter is a fundamental skill that people have had for centuries. Led by Small and Tiny House Builder Harvey Harman and others, learn skills to be able to build your own Tiny House. We will focus primarily on Tiny Homes on Foundations, but will also learn about Tiny Homes on Wheels (THoWs). The workshop covers legal issues, building codes, basic Tiny Home Design, Foundations, Framing, and Exterior siding. Participants are required to either already have basic carpentry skills or first take the workshop "Carpentry for Newbies." Students will also need a basic set of personal hand tools for the workshop (list of required tools will be supplied to participants). This workshop is 3 days (Friday- Sunday) with an optional 4th day of additional hands-on activity. Build Your Own Small or Tiny Home $400 for adults $200 for youth (6-18) Youth must have an adult attend with them. + $10/night for camping add-on https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/free-event-sauerkraut-kimchi-making monthly 0.5 2025-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/1742913819331-0W2RME9M684D1FDTDXZU/67c5e8e6d2acc921a08166e9_Untitled+design+%2837%29-p-1080.jpg Workshops - (FREE) Community Sauerkraut and Kimchi Making Party - Sauerkraut & Kimchi Making Party Fermenting foods for taste, preservation, digestibility, health benefits, and increased nutritional value has been done in almost every culture throughout the world. Join experienced food fermentors in an afternoon of making sauerkraut and kimchi. Bring cutting utensils, cutting boards, vegetables and food items you wish to contribute for a fun afternoon creating traditional fermented sauerkraut and kimchi. A suggested list of vegetables and food items to bring will be supplied to all those who sign up for this hands-on, free community workshop. All items created in the workshop will be divided and shared with all participants. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/multi-day-carpentry-workshop-newbies monthly 0.5 2025-07-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/100b39f9-dc7c-4f25-a137-5fbc958fc082/67c60679bc84165a72794be0_tool+woman-p-1080.jpg Workshops - (4-DAY) Carpentry for Newbies Workshop - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/a4e1b0b5-614c-4748-9531-3932340d3210/unsplash-image-d0yNnTEjEWY.jpg Workshops - (4-DAY) Carpentry for Newbies Workshop - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/fermenting-food monthly 0.5 2025-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/59f585cc-f244-4f18-808f-ca22150d34cd/67c90998cb44beace11a80e3_Untitled+design+%2853%29-p-1080.jpg Workshops - Fermenting, Food Preservation, Home Brewing: 5 Workshops - All About Fermentation Instructors: Ben Harman and Nancy Harman Join food scientist Ben Harman and natural chef Nancy Harman in a hands-on experience of making, tasting, and exploring the wonderful world of fermented foods. Fermented food and drinks are an important part of traditional diets. Cultures have traditionally fermented food and drink for many reasons: to get unique or desired tastes, to preserve food longer, to increase the digestibility, texture, or nutritional value of food, and for many additional reasons. Fermented food also provides many health benefits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/9044b77a-ee18-435b-b0a1-7489e6f61460/67c9095266e91b7f1c4ca46a_Untitled+design+%2850%29-p-1080.jpg Workshops - Fermenting, Food Preservation, Home Brewing: 5 Workshops - Fermented Drinks from Around the World Instructor: John Powell Led by scientist John Powell with help from others, this workshop will sample and explore the world of fermented beverages from alcoholic beverages like wine and beer to traditional drinks like buttermilk, Kvass, Kombucha, Amahewu and much more. Learn the secrets of creating some of the world's most important traditional fermented beverages. Learn traditional methods of creating fermented drinks, as well as the cultural background that surrounds many of these traditional favorites. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/1f62659f-76d4-49c6-a858-035836d14867/67c90981e86ff512b7a1c3af_Untitled+design+%2852%29-p-1080.jpg Workshops - Fermenting, Food Preservation, Home Brewing: 5 Workshops - Food Preservation: drying, freezing, canning, salting, smoking, root cellaring, fermenting, pickling, etc. Instructor: Sherri Powell Learn and experience the many ways of preserving food long-term. Led by homesteader/farmer and food preserver Sherri Powell, this workshop covers the many and varied ways to preserve food. Preserving food is important for making larger harvests available for the long term. It is also a way to save money, build resilience and self-sufficiency, increase options, handle challenging times, and add flavors and textures to the foods you preserve. Learn how people have used these methods for thousands of years and why they are still essential skills in the 21st Century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/1751801003654-V7ASQ79X1QFSAB18KL7B/mead-homebrew Workshops - Fermenting, Food Preservation, Home Brewing: 5 Workshops - Mead Making: The Art of Home Brewing Instructor: Dr. Rebecca Schwendler Drink of ancient heroes and modern wizards, mead is known archaeologically to be at least 5,000 to 9,000 years old and is found around the world. That antiquity makes mead one of the first alcoholic beverages our diverse ancestors consumed. Unlike wine, beer, whiskey, rum, vodka, chicha, and other alcohols made with domesticated plants, mead can be created from completely wild, naturally occurring ingredients. As a result, mead is a very approachable and personable drink that is easy to make and infinitely adaptable to personal taste and experimentation. This workshop will begin with a brief history of mead and its appearance in archaeology and ancient and modern literature. Next will come a summary of the great diversity of mead varietals that can be created, and a tasting of many different flavors made by the workshop leader. During the heart of the workshop, participants will start their own half-gallon batches of mead using pure honey and water, and optionally flavored with one or more flowers, herbs, fruits, and/or woods of each participant’s choosing. The workshop is led by archaeologist and farmer Dr. Rebecca Schwendler. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/1742913819331-0W2RME9M684D1FDTDXZU/67c5e8e6d2acc921a08166e9_Untitled+design+%2837%29-p-1080.jpg Workshops - Fermenting, Food Preservation, Home Brewing: 5 Workshops - Sauerkraut & Kimchi Making Party Fermenting foods for taste, preservation, digestibility, health benefits, and increased nutritional value has been done in almost every culture throughout the world. Join experienced food fermentors in an afternoon of making sauerkraut and kimchi. Bring cutting utensils, cutting boards, vegetables and food items you wish to contribute for a fun afternoon creating traditional fermented sauerkraut and kimchi. A suggested list of vegetables and food items to bring will be supplied to all those who sign up for this hands-on, free community workshop. All items created in the workshop will be divided and shared with all participants. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/free-event-cooking-outside monthly 0.5 2025-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/1742913204784-F05YOF38ABFYLFJWZ5EZ/67c5e9597b2e5462f9285ec1_Untitled+design+%2839%29-p-1080.jpg Workshops - (FREE) How to Cook in an Outside Cob Oven - How to Cook in an outside cob oven Learn the basics of cooking pizza, bread, beans, and other foods in an outside, wood-fired cob (or masonry) oven. Taught by people who have cooked in such outside ovens, growing up in rural villages, or by doing it for many years. Learn how to bring the oven to the appropriate temperature, cook and bake common daily food items, and how cooking and baking in a cob oven can also be a community activity. Also, learn the common problems to avoid, and the best ways to continue learning about this time old way of cooking. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/bushcraft-traditional-skills-emergency-preparedness monthly 0.5 2025-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/cc831b6a-2492-4f1a-9190-85ce5ea19ecc/67c908b479e83b32ef5f97bf_Untitled+design+%2846%29-p-1080.jpg Workshops - Bushcraft | Traditional Skills | Emergency Preparedness (3 Workshops) - Herbal First Aid Kit Instructor: Henrietta Cummings Join Henrietta Cummings, local herbalist and herb farmer, for a hands-on and discussion on a herbs for first aid workshop. We will make poultices, compresses, essential oil blends in carrier oil preparations for first aid and much more, while we discuss traditional first aid from multiple cultures and learn what herbs and herbal preparations to include in your first aid kit/apothecary, both at home and while away from home. During the workshop, we will walk to nearby local plants that can be used while out and about when first aid is needed, and also can be harvested to make preparations for your first aid apothecary. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/e79f4da7-1dda-420d-baa6-d09a05cd9fd4/unsplash-image-ck3HFWw2OiM.jpg Workshops - Bushcraft | Traditional Skills | Emergency Preparedness (3 Workshops) - Knife, Hatchet, Saw: The 3 most essential tools for Bushcraft & their many uses Join bushcrafters Ben and Harvey Harman for a hands-on workshop that builds confidence, self-reliance, and a deeper connection with nature. Using three essential tools—a knife, hatchet/ax, and foldable saw—you’ll learn how to select, maintain, and safely use them for rustic camping or everyday preparedness. Practice skills like making fire starters, building simple furniture and shelter, preparing food, and crafting everyday items. Rediscover traditional knowledge for thriving in the wild and being ready for any situation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/382c7d0e-ccb0-46c9-a96d-385c067e7a4d/67c908c73fa24fd2e6ab1546_Untitled+design+%2847%29-p-1080.jpg Workshops - Bushcraft | Traditional Skills | Emergency Preparedness (3 Workshops) - Basic Leatherwork Instructor: Faith Eyler Join leathercraft artisan Faith Eyler for a fun, hands-on workshop exploring the art of making useful leather items. Learn about leather types, cutting, stitching, storage, and care—plus why these basic skills are so valuable. After a demo and discussion, you'll craft your own item: choose a small tool bag, belt pouch, or knife sheath (for a fixed 4" blade). Bring any leather tools you have—no experience needed! https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/build-basic-solar-apr-13 monthly 0.5 2025-04-02 https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/wood-working monthly 0.5 2025-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/7d41c875-2d5f-4977-bdb5-a19aaf0bbb8b/weaving.jpg Workshops - Green Woodworking: 3 Workshops - Learning the Ancient Skill of Bark Basket Making Instructor: Fuz Sanderson For thousands of years, people have been making essential items from natural materials that surround them. Learn how to make functional and decorative bark baskets from the tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera), a common tree in central North Carolina. Fuz Sanderson, a teacher of traditional earth skills, leads us in a fascinating hands-on experience connecting us with this easy to learn craft. Everyone will go home with at least one tulip bark basket, and also the skills to build more bark baskets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/13cd4316-1eb7-4aa1-9bec-46e87e16cfe9/spoon+carving.jpg Workshops - Green Woodworking: 3 Workshops - Spoon Carving, Bowl Making & Green Woodworking Instructors: Mike Marzano Join master carver Mike Marzano to learn the ancient craft of greenwood carving with just a few hand tools. Starting with a hatchet, straight knife, hook knife, and a fresh piece of wood make spoons, bowls, chopsticks, and other functional items - only limited by your creativity. Learn a new hobby for enjoyment, therapeutic relaxation, or business. Connect with a vibrant community of makers who also find satisfaction in clever toolplay. All skill levels welcome. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/bcdf60f7-fa23-4c43-a376-e83ef311c980/peddle+powered+lathe.jpg Workshops - Green Woodworking: 3 Workshops - Green Woodworking Intermediate: Peddle Powered Lathe Instructor: Mike Marzano Learn the age-old Woodworking craft of the easy-to-use and efficient Spring-Pole lathe. Master carver Mike Marzano will demonstrate how to apply foot-power to transform raw wood into elegant bowls, legs, spindles, or vases. Work with traditional Woodworking tools to split and shape rough, freshly cut wood into unique works of art. All skill levels welcome. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/food-permaculture-ar7ht monthly 0.5 2025-05-17 https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/food-permaculture monthly 0.5 2025-03-22 https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops/fiber-weekend monthly 0.5 2025-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/9e0a02bf-30b6-4598-8568-ecf0e9d455cc/natural+dyes.jpg Workshops - Fiber & Folk: Offered in Collaboration with Piedmont Fibershed - Working with Natural Dyes from the NC Piedmont Instructor: Courtney Lockemer Explore the color growing around us in this hands-on natural dyeing workshop. We'll learn about the natural dye plants that grow in the NC Piedmont, then learn how to use them to dye samples of natural fiber textiles.You will learn the fundamentals of the natural dyeing process: equipment, dye materials, processes, preparing and mordanting different fibers, and responsible foraging. Participants will also learn about resources for learning more and acquiring materials. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/a7fcfb43-0a22-46b2-824b-c7f9a59644c6/raising+sheep+%26+goats.jpg Workshops - Fiber & Folk: Offered in Collaboration with Piedmont Fibershed - Raising Sheep and Goats Instructors: C.L. Hickerson & Amy Kidd Goats and Sheep are popular livestock choices. They can be used for food, fiber, weed and brush control, nutrient management, control of invasive or problematic plants, companionship, and so much more. Learn the basics of raising sheep and goats on small acreage. This workshop covers common breeds to consider, food sources, fencing requirements, disease and pest management, amount of pasture/browse needed, shelter requirements, tips for getting started or expanding your herd, issues specific to raising sheep and goats in our region, predator issues, and common issues encountered. Learn from local goat farmer C.L. Hickerson and sheep farmer Amy Kidd as they share their experiences, knowledge, and why they enjoy raising goats and sheep. Special attraction: feeding baby goats! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/7d41c875-2d5f-4977-bdb5-a19aaf0bbb8b/weaving.jpg Workshops - Fiber & Folk: Offered in Collaboration with Piedmont Fibershed - Simple Weaving Using a Variety of Materials Instructor: Sue Szary This hands-on workshop will begin with a brief discussion of weaving materials: created, purchased and foraged. The session will be led by Sue Szary, owner of Twin Birch & TEASEL Fiber Studio in Siler City. Guest weaving guides will assist with the mechanics of manipulating several types of weaving looms, process and techniques. All materials are included and no weaving experience is necessary. Breathe deeply, release your fibery creativity and have fun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/48bc439d-b1ae-459a-a905-6bc66ea4efbb/Wild+Medicinal+%26+Edible+Plant+Walk+.jpg Workshops - Fiber & Folk: Offered in Collaboration with Piedmont Fibershed - Wild Medicinal & Edible Plant Walk Instructor: Erin Cummings Join Herb Farmer and plant enthusiast Erin Cummings for a fun and educational wild medicinal and edible plant walk. We will explore common useful plants of the NC Piedmont on a walk through a diversity of ecosystems. Learn how to identify and use the natural abundance that surrounds us. 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She has been studying medicinal herbs since the 1970s and wildcrafting and growing herbs using organic methods for almost as long. Her passions are being with the plants, sharing herbal knowledge through teaching classes and workshops, teaching individuals through hands-on study on the farm, and cultivating a wide variety of culinary and medicinal herbs. She plants at-risk and endangered herbs to help restore them in the wild, native herbs to attract a wide variety of local pollinators, and herbs from around the world to offer a large variety of medicinal herbs and to help these herbs continue to thrive. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/herbal-first-aid monthly 0.5 2026-03-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/2b756c80-a7fe-4e15-8c43-d4a5d2e5d7d9/Herbal+First+Aid.png 2026 Workshops - Herbal First Aid with Henrietta Cummings - Herbal First Aid.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/e708b0aa-0092-4973-8659-9f970e1c5064/Henrietta+Cummings_enhanced.jpg 2026 Workshops - Herbal First Aid with Henrietta Cummings Henrietta Cummings is a local Herbalist. She has been studying medicinal herbs since the 1970s and wildcrafting and growing herbs using organic methods for almost as long. Her passions are being with the plants, sharing herbal knowledge through teaching classes and workshops, teaching individuals through hands-on study on the farm, and cultivating a wide variety of culinary and medicinal herbs. She plants at-risk and endangered herbs to help restore them in the wild, native herbs to attract a wide variety of local pollinators, and herbs from around the world to offer a large variety of medicinal herbs and to help these herbs continue to thrive. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/firecraft monthly 0.5 2026-03-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/ca978ae0-80cf-47dc-bf02-1d21ffc2a273/Firecraft.png 2026 Workshops - Firecraft - Firecraft.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/026718d4-cff8-49b9-9a5b-d5a8cbdb1bc8/62af62b83249a979abae4ec6_Harvey-2_enhanced.jpeg 2026 Workshops - Firecraft Harvey is a green builder, licensed plumber, conservation-oriented land developer, organic farmer, teacher, and writer. Harvey is influenced by his experiences of living in various community settings, including a remote retreat center in the cascade mountains in Washington state, and five years in a traditional, rural village in Southern Africa. Harvey initiated and helped develop the Sustainable Farming Program at Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) in Pittsboro, NC, and has taught many classes at CCCC in the past 25 years in Sustainable Agriculture, Permaculture, Green Building, and Construction/Plumbing. Harvey was the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association Farmer of the Year in 1998. Harvey is also a cofounder of Living Well Ecovillage and is passionate about building resilient and sustainable networks of people and communities. In his spare time Harvey loves to design and build small and tiny houses and share information and practical skills with others. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/mushroom-logs monthly 0.5 2026-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/bc1d6fdf-20d6-4a38-94f0-ffd1fc6ce037/Mushrooms%2C+lions+mane%2C+shiitake%2C+oyster+.png 2026 Workshops - Mushroom Logs - Mushrooms, lions mane, shiitake, oyster .png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/7af3fa0d-532d-4250-8452-f3a6f5b0ac28/mushroom-log-inoculation-workshop-deep-river-folk-school-north-carolina.jpg 2026 Workshops - Mushroom Logs - mushroom-log-inoculation-workshop-deep-river-folk-school-north-carolina.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/140d55e5-a68e-4cad-b983-c425ed84ecee/mushroom-log-inoculation-workshop-deep-river-folk-school-nc.jpg 2026 Workshops - Mushroom Logs - mushroom-log-inoculation-workshop-deep-river-folk-school-nc.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/60c3ce77-3ffa-4d23-88a1-8f3b5b1656c8/laura-stewart-haw-river-mushrooms-mushroom-foraging-north-carolina.jpg 2026 Workshops - Mushroom Logs - laura-stewart-haw-river-mushrooms-mushroom-foraging-north-carolina.jpg https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/gardening monthly 0.5 2026-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/d88c5174-719d-4b98-b211-80af3aae1ced/Gardening.png 2026 Workshops - Fail-Proof Gardening Method - Gardening.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/825d6f4f-8d0d-4ae5-8795-121a4a78cbac/Harvey+Harman+green+building+permaculture+north+carolina.jpg 2026 Workshops - Fail-Proof Gardening Method Harvey is a green builder, licensed plumber, conservation-oriented land developer, organic farmer, teacher, and writer. Harvey is influenced by his experiences of living in various community settings, including a remote retreat center in the cascade mountains in Washington state, and five years in a traditional, rural village in Southern Africa. Harvey initiated and helped develop the Sustainable Farming Program at Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) in Pittsboro, NC, and has taught many classes at CCCC in the past 25 years in Sustainable Agriculture, Permaculture, Green Building, and Construction/Plumbing. Harvey was the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association Farmer of the Year in 1998. Harvey serves on the board of the Deep River Folk School. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/microgreens monthly 0.5 2026-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/f6e3854d-01a6-41eb-803d-0c644788040f/Microgreens.png 2026 Workshops - Microgreens - Microgreens.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/5c8f239f-9d93-416f-9be3-884d76072ef3/660d7d586c8102bbe6d4cee7_66D7DD59-D9B3-411C-ADC0-13B86703D151.jpeg 2026 Workshops - Microgreens Hapi was born in Trinidad and Tobago. She grew up in a family that enjoyed nature and exploring spiritually. Her favorite Island memories are preparing delicious raw and vegetarian food with her Uncle who was a raw foodist. She also became very fond of Astronomy and the study of how planets have an effect on human behavior. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/foraging monthly 0.5 2026-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/1763009279955-0W2LXNQOJ812IJMYP8R3/Foraging.png 2026 Workshops - Foraging: Food from the Forest - Foraging.png https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/tomatoes-frank-hyman monthly 0.5 2026-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/b8654b73-b30e-4e2a-a9c6-f505ccb24c65/Tomatoes.png 2026 Workshops - Growing Tomatoes - Tomatoes.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/af79f815-62c6-43b2-952e-76ed097f65a8/frank+hyman+mushroom+foraging.jpg 2026 Workshops - Growing Tomatoes Few garden designers have Frank’s breadth of education or experience: he studied horticulture under the late JC Raulston, namesake of NCSU’s arboretum and learned design from Tracy Traer, Denis Wood and Will Hooker, who has had several installations at the NC Museum of Art. Frank is also a stonemason, carpenter and sculptor; he learned stonemasonry from the late Arch Haithcock of Blue Ridge Stone, learned carpentry from Green builder Mark Marcoplos and apprenticed with Raleigh’s first organic landscaper, Bob Mulder. In his youth Frank farmed organic vegetables in Granville County, picked oranges in Spain and worked as an IPM scout for tomato farmers in SC. He restricts his garden design/plant/build business, called Cottage Garden Landscaping, to what he calls the “bungalow neighborhoods” of inner city Durham and yet manages to stay booked up as much as 6 months in advance. He uses his knowledge to create innovative and beautiful gardens that don’t need babying. Frank has written about gardening for since 1990 in the N&O, Herald-Sun, Independent Weekly, Carolina Gardener, Backyard Poultry, Horticulture and many other magazines. He gardens with his wife, Chris Crochetiere, at Bayleaf Cottage, their home in Durham. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/climate-emergencies monthly 0.5 2026-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/b617a8a9-5590-4068-a1ab-ac89c210d3ab/climate+emergency+prep.png 2026 Workshops - Climate Emergencies - climate emergency prep.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/026718d4-cff8-49b9-9a5b-d5a8cbdb1bc8/Harvey+Harman 2026 Workshops - Climate Emergencies - Instructor: Harvey Harman Harvey is a green builder, licensed General Contractor, licensed plumber, conservation-oriented land developer, organic farmer, teacher, and writer. Harvey is influenced by his experiences of living in various community settings, including a remote retreat center in the cascade mountains in Washington state, and five years in a traditional, rural village in Southern Africa. Harvey initiated and helped develop the Sustainable Farming Program at Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) in Pittsboro, NC, and has taught many classes at CCCC in the past 25 years in Sustainable Agriculture, Permaculture, Green Building, and Construction/Plumbing. Harvey was the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association Farmer of the Year in 1998. Harvey has been a Building Contractor for the past 25 years and was the Construction Director for Chatham Habitat for Humanity for 13 years. Harvey is also a cofounder of Living Well Ecovillage and is passionate about building resilient and sustainable networks of people and communities. In his spare time Harvey loves to design and build small and tiny houses and share information and practical skills with others. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/bushcraft-tools-knife-hatchet-saw monthly 0.5 2026-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/cabe83aa-2862-48d1-b70e-804ee0b9bdd9/knife%2C+hatchet%2C+saw.png 2026 Workshops - Bushcraft Tools - knife, hatchet, saw.png https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/food-preservation monthly 0.5 2026-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/17bc7170-64da-4f25-8210-2ef7755c5e87/Preserving+the+Harvest.png 2026 Workshops - Preserving the Harvest - Preserving the Harvest.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/b08b8417-1fa7-48fd-9309-f2462f3c1205/Ben+Harman.jpg 2026 Workshops - Preserving the Harvest Ben Harman is a local chemist and nutritionist with a long-standing interest in agriculture, food, woodworking, and traditional handicrafts. Through studies in Nutrition and Food Science at NC State University, as well as instructors at the Deep River Folk School, the GreenWood Wright's Fest, and other mentors Ben has developed a useful toolkit of skills and knowledge. Ben enjoys sharing his passion for DIY, healthy living, creative design, and resilient living with the community Ben serves on the board of the Deep River Folk School. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/backyard-solar-power monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/18c4b2a9-a36a-4e97-88f8-e29c9c47f7db/Backyard+Solar.png 2026 Workshops - Backyard Solar - Backyard Solar.png https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/rainwater-catchment monthly 0.5 2026-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/d2477465-24fb-4ef2-8683-7c2e55399227/Rainwater+Catchment.png 2026 Workshops - Rainwater Catchment - Rainwater Catchment.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/825d6f4f-8d0d-4ae5-8795-121a4a78cbac/Harvey+Harman+green+building+permaculture+north+carolina.jpg 2026 Workshops - Rainwater Catchment Harvey is a green builder, licensed plumber, conservation-oriented land developer, organic farmer, teacher, and writer. Harvey is influenced by his experiences of living in various community settings, including a remote retreat center in the cascade mountains in Washington state, and five years in a traditional, rural village in Southern Africa. Harvey initiated and helped develop the Sustainable Farming Program at Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) in Pittsboro, NC, and has taught many classes at CCCC in the past 25 years in Sustainable Agriculture, Permaculture, Green Building, and Construction/Plumbing. Harvey was the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association Farmer of the Year in 1998. Harvey is also a cofounder of Living Well Ecovillage and is passionate about building resilient and sustainable networks of people and communities. In his spare time Harvey loves to design and build small and tiny houses and share information and practical skills with others. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/green-woodworking monthly 0.5 2026-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/32a034fe-61e1-485b-ae8e-4fc646501f23/Green+Woodworking+%281%29.png 2026 Workshops - Green Woodworking - Green Woodworking (1).png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/5045d840-8d96-4b9b-b477-9b5fdecc75fc/mozzy.jpg 2026 Workshops - Green Woodworking Mike "Mozzy" Marzano is a passionate wood carver with over a decade of experience in the art of carving. For the past several years, he has dedicated himself to teaching students of all ages the intricate techniques and joys of transforming raw wood into beautiful, functional pieces of art. Mozzy believes that wood carving is not just a craft, but a form of self-expression that connects individuals to nature, creativity, and also to their deepest selves. In addition to his artistic pursuits, Mozzy has a solid background in hardware and industrial safety, which he draws upon to ensure a safe and productive environment for his students. Mozzy's workshops are known for their welcoming atmosphere and hands-on approach, where students can explore their creativity while learning the fundamentals of woodworking. His passion for teaching and his commitment to fostering a love for craftsmanship make him a cherished mentor in the wood carving community. When he's not in the workshop, Mozzy enjoys exploring the great outdoors, seeking inspiration from nature, and sharing his love for fine woodsmanship with his family and friends. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/natural-building monthly 0.5 2026-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/d64e9174-491c-4b8f-9034-acc213254d18/Natural+Building.png 2026 Workshops - Natural Building - Natural Building.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/d72b1883-8afd-4cdf-aa01-3ab3f6168e67/greg-allen-mud-dauber-school-natural-building-cob-straw-clay.jpg 2026 Workshops - Natural Building Greg is the co-founder and lead instructor at the Mud Dauber School of Natural Building in North Carolina. He apprenticed at the Cob Cottage Company (with Ianto Evans and Linda Smiley) in 2008, and left that experience feeling passionate about spreading the knowledge and joy of natural building to others. He began teaching workshops in central North Carolina in 2009, and then bought rural land and started a homestead with Danielle in 2014. This is when we officially began teaching under the Mud Dauber School name, and at our current campus. Greg was born and raised in Syracuse, NY. Favorite childhood memories involve camping in the Adirondack Mountains, cross-country road trips with his family, drawing/designing tiny living spaces, building with Legos, and endlessly making art. He formally studied Industrial Design at Syracuse University. While there, he fell in love with the process of design, enjoyed pottery classes, and interned at a small organic farm. All of these things were formative in leading him to natural building. In addition to instructing workshops, Greg has been involved in contract work in the Central NC area since 2010. He has had his NC General Contractor’s license since 2017. In addition to conventional work, he has built a handful of straw bale residences, many naturally-built backyard studio spaces, and a variety of other custom design/build projects. His work is featured at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham, Sanctuary Farm, and at many local private residences. He also regularly presents on natural building at local libraries and events. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/japanese-wooden-box monthly 0.5 2026-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/5f758461-0090-4ece-849d-fbfab8bae831/Japanese+Wooden+Box.png 2026 Workshops - Making a Japanese Wooden Box - Japanese Wooden Box.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/5045d840-8d96-4b9b-b477-9b5fdecc75fc/mozzy.jpg 2026 Workshops - Making a Japanese Wooden Box Mike "Mozzy" Marzano is a passionate wood carver with over a decade of experience in the art of carving. For the past several years, he has dedicated himself to teaching students of all ages the intricate techniques and joys of transforming raw wood into beautiful, functional pieces of art. Mozzy believes that wood carving is not just a craft, but a form of self-expression that connects individuals to nature, creativity, and also to their deepest selves. In addition to his artistic pursuits, Mozzy has a solid background in hardware and industrial safety, which he draws upon to ensure a safe and productive environment for his students. Mozzy's workshops are known for their welcoming atmosphere and hands-on approach, where students can explore their creativity while learning the fundamentals of woodworking. His passion for teaching and his commitment to fostering a love for craftsmanship make him a cherished mentor in the wood carving community. When he's not in the workshop, Mozzy enjoys exploring the great outdoors, seeking inspiration from nature, and sharing his love for fine woodsmanship with his family and friends. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/forest-crops monthly 0.5 2026-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/281cb176-e2bb-46fb-8349-661924b1622d/Forest+Crops.png 2026 Workshops - Forest Crops - Forest Crops.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/0b70ee35-4c6d-490d-b785-677bfe6fa7fb/tiny+home+building+workshop+-+grading+lumber.jpg 2026 Workshops - Forest Crops Harvey is a green builder, licensed plumber, conservation-oriented land developer, organic farmer, teacher, and writer. Harvey is influenced by his experiences of living in various community settings, including a remote retreat center in the cascade mountains in Washington state, and five years in a traditional, rural village in Southern Africa. Harvey initiated and helped develop the Sustainable Farming Program at Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) in Pittsboro, NC, and has taught many classes at CCCC in the past 25 years in Sustainable Agriculture, Permaculture, Green Building, and Construction/Plumbing. Harvey was the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association Farmer of the Year in 1998. Harvey serves on the board of the Deep River Folk School. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/carve-walking-stick monthly 0.5 2026-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/866af566-46f0-42be-a959-d65743181f8e/Carve+a+Walking+Stick.png 2026 Workshops - Carving a Walking Stick - Carve a Walking Stick.png https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/designing-outdoor-space monthly 0.5 2026-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/4a51eba6-3648-427f-975b-53aa99106447/Designing+Outdoor+Spaces.png 2026 Workshops - Building Functional, Successful Outdoor Living Spaces - Designing Outdoor Spaces.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/25c9493a-556f-4a2c-8c07-ac85fa307ade/6452bb5bc89b156192976f10_Dan+Sundberg+picture_enhanced.jpg 2026 Workshops - Building Functional, Successful Outdoor Living Spaces Dan Sundberg graduated from University of Delaware with a BS in plant science and a master’s in landscape architecture before moving to North Carolina. He is a landscape architect with more than 35 years of professional experience. However, Dan’s real passion has always been working with wood, stone, cement, plants and glass as it has been since early in life. It was and is the desire to go further in scale and complexity with these materials which led to pursuing a degree and license in landscape architecture. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/natural-cooking monthly 0.5 2026-01-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/66462d00-00d9-4436-8573-1938d2d3b7a0/Natural+Cooking.png 2026 Workshops - Natural Cooking - Natural Cooking.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/d26d64c3-916a-4e2a-9980-ad7454f9ebd9/Nancy+Harman.jpeg 2026 Workshops - Natural Cooking Nancy Harman is a community midwife who also likes raising food using permaculture principles, and visiting farms around the world in Africa and India and Alaska. A fermentation fanatic, she also knows that the food that we eat is an important part of our healing. Nancy serves on the board of the Deep River Folk School. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/bike-transportation monthly 0.5 2026-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/54142a3c-ed52-4d7d-8b36-ff231c6e793c/low-carbon+transportation.png 2026 Workshops - Bikes, eBikes & Peddle Powered Transportation - low-carbon transportation.png https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/forest-bathing monthly 0.5 2026-01-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/f11cf51d-8ec6-4019-afbd-866a41d4ad52/Forest+Bathing.png 2026 Workshops - Forest Bathing - Forest Bathing.png https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/zero-waste-living monthly 0.5 2026-01-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/2d80846d-9d7f-46e2-86d2-8f4e0bcb5a1b/Refuse%2C+Reduce%2C+Reuse%2C+Recycle%2C+and+Repurpose.png 2026 Workshops - Advanced Strategies for Waste-Less Living - Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Repurpose.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/0b70ee35-4c6d-490d-b785-677bfe6fa7fb/tiny+home+building+workshop+-+grading+lumber.jpg 2026 Workshops - Advanced Strategies for Waste-Less Living Harvey is a green builder, licensed plumber, conservation-oriented land developer, organic farmer, teacher, and writer. Harvey is influenced by his experiences of living in various community settings, including a remote retreat center in the cascade mountains in Washington state, and five years in a traditional, rural village in Southern Africa. Harvey initiated and helped develop the Sustainable Farming Program at Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) in Pittsboro, NC, and has taught many classes at CCCC in the past 25 years in Sustainable Agriculture, Permaculture, Green Building, and Construction/Plumbing. Harvey was the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association Farmer of the Year in 1998. Harvey serves on the board of the Deep River Folk School. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/graft-apple-trees monthly 0.5 2026-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/8a46e9b5-c641-428b-9d76-9126adaf17cf/Grafting+Heirloom+Variety+Apple+Trees.png 2026 Workshops - Grafting Apple Trees - Grafting Heirloom Variety Apple Trees.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/9998f318-6eae-43a2-87cf-1fccab5e1d59/Dorsey+Kordick+Fruit+Tree+Pruning.jpg 2026 Workshops - Grafting Apple Trees - Meet your Instructors: Brittany & Dorsey Kordick Dorsey Kordick is one-half of the dynamic duo behind Kordick Family Farm in Westfield, North Carolina, where two persistent souls stay busy proving you can grow heirloom apples organically on a commercial scale, even in the Southeastern United States. Early in her orcharding career, Dorsey spent time in England, learning how to make traditional ciders, intending to found a cidery but has since found she enjoys growing fruit more than the business of fermenting it. She has personally grafted all but a handful of the apple and pear trees grown at Kordick Family Farm. Dorsey is such a stickler for good grafting technique, it is sometimes impossible to discern the graft union were she has fitted together varietal scionwood to rootstock. Besides grafting, Dorsey’s favorite orcharding tasks include any that require a good climb in a large apple tree. Brittany Kordick is the other half of the dynamic duo behind Kordick Family Farm. Brittany’s official title is orchard manager, but “Jill of all trades” is more fitting, given her duty roster and devotion to multitasking. Because Brittany is a glutton for punishment, always looking to master skills that intersect with farming needs, in recent years she has pursued education in the electrical and HVAC fields, as well as enology and viticulture. A particular interest is applying winemaking practices and principles wherever they can elevate cidery and orchard management, and she recently became accredited as a Cider Guide and Pommelier through the American Cider Association. Brittany tries to keep things on a professional level always, but finds it hard not to get attached to her trees. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/herbalism-for-immune-system monthly 0.5 2026-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/7ab31358-4507-4b70-88cb-5ae27a6a833a/Herb+Day+Supporting+Your+Immune+System+.png 2026 Workshops - Herb Day: Supporting Your Immune System - Herb Day Supporting Your Immune System .png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/e708b0aa-0092-4973-8659-9f970e1c5064/Henrietta+Cummings_enhanced.jpg 2026 Workshops - Herb Day: Supporting Your Immune System Henrietta Cummings is a local Herbalist. She has been studying medicinal herbs since the 1970s and wildcrafting and growing herbs using organic methods for almost as long. Her passions are being with the plants, sharing herbal knowledge through teaching classes and workshops, teaching individuals through hands-on study on the farm, and cultivating a wide variety of culinary and medicinal herbs. She plants at-risk and endangered herbs to help restore them in the wild, native herbs to attract a wide variety of local pollinators, and herbs from around the world to offer a large variety of medicinal herbs and to help these herbs continue to thrive. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/herbal-syrups-vinegars-oils monthly 0.5 2026-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/4c628c79-0cf4-47de-8117-2fb47f7c316d/Herb+Day+Oils+Salves.png 2026 Workshops - Herb Day: Making Herbal Oils & Salves - Herb Day Oils Salves.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/5ae0ce27-3c9f-4754-97cd-88133eea6524/lea+clayton+herbalist+of+saxapahaw.jpg 2026 Workshops - Herb Day: Making Herbal Oils & Salves Lea Clayton, LMBT, BCPP is a clinical herbalist, an NC licensed massage & bodywork therapist & a board certified Polarity Therapist (LMBT#5134, BCPP.) She has been in bodywork practice since 2004 & clinical herb practice since 2018. She began her herbalism education in 2003 as an apprentice to local wise woman herbalist Suki Roth and worked under her for 8 years. She has also completed a 4-year clinical herbal training with David Winston, Registered Herbalist AHG. As an herbalist she both consults individually and offers group classes in botanical medicine. She grows and wildcrafts herbs, makes medicine and maintains a small (but awesome!) herbal apothecary at RiverSong Farm, her home in Saxapahaw. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/gut-health monthly 0.5 2026-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/e36aa293-32b6-4795-aea6-04b508b66b57/Herb+Day+Gut+Health+Digestive+System.png 2026 Workshops - Herb Day: Gut Health - Herb Day Gut Health Digestive System.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/e708b0aa-0092-4973-8659-9f970e1c5064/Henrietta+Cummings_enhanced.jpg 2026 Workshops - Herb Day: Gut Health Henrietta Cummings is a local Herbalist. She has been studying medicinal herbs since the 1970s and wildcrafting and growing herbs using organic methods for almost as long. Her passions are being with the plants, sharing herbal knowledge through teaching classes and workshops, teaching individuals through hands-on study on the farm, and cultivating a wide variety of culinary and medicinal herbs. She plants at-risk and endangered herbs to help restore them in the wild, native herbs to attract a wide variety of local pollinators, and herbs from around the world to offer a large variety of medicinal herbs and to help these herbs continue to thrive. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/kimchi-kraut monthly 0.5 2026-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/05f24337-e830-423e-8a0e-99283a1dad07/Kimchi.png 2026 Workshops - Kimchi & Kraut Making - Kimchi.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/717edb3f-2591-48ae-83a3-1bba5e4c32ca/Ben%2C+Nancy%2C+Harvey+Harman+offer+community+lunch+at+Deep+River+Folk+School 2026 Workshops - Kimchi & Kraut Making Nancy Harman is a community midwife who also likes raising food using permaculture principles, and visiting farms around the world in Africa and India and Alaska. A fermentation fanatic, she also knows that the food that we eat is an important part of our healing. Nancy serves on the board of the Deep River Folk School. Ben Harman is a local chemist and nutritionist with a long-standing interest in agriculture, food, woodworking, and traditional handicrafts. Through studies in Nutrition and Food Science at NC State University, as well as instructors at the Deep River Folk School, the GreenWood Wright's Fest, and other mentors Ben has developed a useful toolkit of skills and knowledge. Ben enjoys sharing his passion for DIY, healthy living, creative design, and resilient living with the community Ben serves on the board of the Deep River Folk School. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/community-song-storytelling monthly 0.5 2026-01-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/a175f82d-c058-41e1-b363-b44e2f1d6922/Singing+%26+Storytelling.png 2026 Workshops - Community Singing, Song Leading & Storytelling - Singing & Storytelling.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/026718d4-cff8-49b9-9a5b-d5a8cbdb1bc8/62af62b83249a979abae4ec6_Harvey-2_enhanced.jpeg 2026 Workshops - Community Singing, Song Leading & Storytelling Harvey is a green builder, licensed plumber, conservation-oriented land developer, organic farmer, teacher, and writer. Harvey is influenced by his experiences of living in various community settings, including a remote retreat center in the cascade mountains in Washington state, and five years in a traditional, rural village in Southern Africa. Harvey initiated and helped develop the Sustainable Farming Program at Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) in Pittsboro, NC, and has taught many classes at CCCC in the past 25 years in Sustainable Agriculture, Permaculture, Green Building, and Construction/Plumbing. Harvey was the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association Farmer of the Year in 1998. Harvey serves on the board of the Deep River Folk School. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/herbal-extracts-tinctures monthly 0.5 2026-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/53079491-419a-40fc-b96b-7cfc3dac795d/Herb+Day+Tinctures+and+Herbal+Extracts.png 2026 Workshops - Herb Day: Tinctures & Herbal Extracts - Herb Day Tinctures and Herbal Extracts.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/5b503ce7-3487-4c75-88ff-7da10e87c3de/erin+cummings+herbalist 2026 Workshops - Herb Day: Tinctures & Herbal Extracts - Erin Cummings Erin Cummings is a local farmer and crafter of herbal preparations and products. He has worked for over fifteen years at Edge of the World Farm, a family business devoted to growing herbs and vegetables using organic and sustainable practices. His areas of expertise include wildcrafting, sustainable planting and harvesting, tincture making, tea blending, and the crafting of herbal bodycare creams and salves. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/intentional-communities-and-co-living monthly 0.5 2026-01-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/1769709283927-4RNG85B78JCHPEJIG2N6/Intentional+community+and+co-living.png 2026 Workshops - Intentional Communities - Intentional community and co-living.png https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/green-burials monthly 0.5 2026-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/22b4de64-3fb8-44a4-a372-7d77a5882a2b/Green+Burials.png 2026 Workshops - Green Burials - Green Burials.png https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/creating-community monthly 0.5 2026-01-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/f16fa36d-d040-456e-948e-41f1784c1bfc/Creating+Community.png 2026 Workshops - Creating Community - Creating Community.png https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/mutual-aid monthly 0.5 2026-01-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/0af8a97c-bbde-47ae-9315-15bb772a2a2e/Mutual+Support+Strategies.png 2026 Workshops - Mutual Self Help Strategies from Around the World - Mutual Support Strategies.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/026718d4-cff8-49b9-9a5b-d5a8cbdb1bc8/62af62b83249a979abae4ec6_Harvey-2_enhanced.jpeg 2026 Workshops - Mutual Self Help Strategies from Around the World Harvey is a green builder, licensed plumber, conservation-oriented land developer, organic farmer, teacher, and writer. Harvey is influenced by his experiences of living in various community settings, including a remote retreat center in the cascade mountains in Washington state, and five years in a traditional, rural village in Southern Africa. Harvey initiated and helped develop the Sustainable Farming Program at Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) in Pittsboro, NC, and has taught many classes at CCCC in the past 25 years in Sustainable Agriculture, Permaculture, Green Building, and Construction/Plumbing. Harvey was the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association r of the Year in 1998. Harvey serves on the board of the Deep River Folk School. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/leatherwork monthly 0.5 2026-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/fde437b6-4f99-4d17-921d-86f430f5e6de/leatherwork+handcraft.png 2026 Workshops - Leatherwork - leatherwork handcraft.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/61c99a0d-e334-440e-8dd1-6c810be5ebae/faith+eyler+leatherwork.jpg 2026 Workshops - Leatherwork Faith Eyler founded FAE Designs in 2022 with a love for creative expression and a desire to live self-sufficiently. FAE Designs uses traditional hand-craft techniques to produce durable life-long pieces. Another part of our mission is to invest back into the community by sourcing our materials from local small businesses; and of the best quality possible. Each made with care and passion. My vision is for FAE Designs to grow and become a staple in our community. To honor and pass down the craft and traditions of leather work. To see people enriched with the knowledge of how to steward our natural resources. See more at: faedesigns_ (instagram) and faedesignshop (facebook) https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/carpentry-for-newbies monthly 0.5 2026-02-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/eea3e28e-db7f-4ec7-8328-b37917c15154/Carpentry+for+Newbies+%282%29.png 2026 Workshops - Carpentry for Newbies in May - Carpentry for Newbies (2).png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/c1d36933-ac1c-4cf1-b370-16240724c8ff/harvey+harman+teaches+carpentry+for+newbies+at+deep+river+folk+school+in+north+carolina.jpg 2026 Workshops - Carpentry for Newbies in May - Lead Instructor: Harvey Harman Harvey is a green builder, licensed General Contractor, licensed plumber, conservation-oriented land developer, organic farmer, teacher, and writer. Harvey is influenced by his experiences of living in various community settings, including a remote retreat center in the cascade mountains in Washington state, and five years in a traditional, rural village in Southern Africa. Harvey initiated and helped develop the Sustainable Farming Program at Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) in Pittsboro, NC, and has taught many classes at CCCC in the past 25 years in Sustainable Agriculture, Permaculture, Green Building, and Construction/Plumbing. Harvey was the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association Farmer of the Year in 1998. Harvey has been a Building Contractor for the past 25 years and was the Construction Director for Chatham Habitat for Humanity for 13 years. Harvey is also a cofounder of Living Well Ecovillage and is passionate about building resilient and sustainable networks of people and communities. In his spare time Harvey loves to design and build small and tiny houses and share information and practical skills with others. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/candlemaking-aromatherapy monthly 0.5 2026-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/5ee31e47-a45e-4b0a-8431-5d1967386a34/Candlemaking.png 2026 Workshops - Candlemaking - Candlemaking.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/7e7f648a-f424-4bae-ad87-c87e0c713890/20260305_142624.jpg 2026 Workshops - Candlemaking - 20260305_142624.jpg https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/butchery monthly 0.5 2026-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/af975b94-bae1-470c-a52a-ca80448d714a/butchering.png 2026 Workshops - Home Butchery - butchering.png https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/carpentry-for-newbies-xb6yn monthly 0.5 2026-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/eea3e28e-db7f-4ec7-8328-b37917c15154/Carpentry+for+Newbies+%282%29.png 2026 Workshops - Carpentry for Newbies in Sept - Carpentry for Newbies (2).png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/c1d36933-ac1c-4cf1-b370-16240724c8ff/harvey+harman+teaches+carpentry+for+newbies+at+deep+river+folk+school+in+north+carolina.jpg 2026 Workshops - Carpentry for Newbies in Sept - Lead Instructor: Harvey Harman Harvey is a green builder, licensed General Contractor, licensed plumber, conservation-oriented land developer, organic farmer, teacher, and writer. Harvey is influenced by his experiences of living in various community settings, including a remote retreat center in the cascade mountains in Washington state, and five years in a traditional, rural village in Southern Africa. Harvey initiated and helped develop the Sustainable Farming Program at Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) in Pittsboro, NC, and has taught many classes at CCCC in the past 25 years in Sustainable Agriculture, Permaculture, Green Building, and Construction/Plumbing. Harvey was the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association Farmer of the Year in 1998. Harvey has been a Building Contractor for the past 25 years and was the Construction Director for Chatham Habitat for Humanity for 13 years. Harvey is also a cofounder of Living Well Ecovillage and is passionate about building resilient and sustainable networks of people and communities. In his spare time Harvey loves to design and build small and tiny houses and share information and practical skills with others. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/tiny-home-building monthly 0.5 2026-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/5f6ba2e8-d906-4c86-a21a-a43e4c177407/Tiny+House+Building+%281%29.png 2026 Workshops - Tiny House Building in June - Tiny House Building (1).png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/c1d36933-ac1c-4cf1-b370-16240724c8ff/harvey+harman+teaches+carpentry+for+newbies+at+deep+river+folk+school+in+north+carolina.jpg 2026 Workshops - Tiny House Building in June - Lead Instructor: Harvey Harman Harvey is a green builder, licensed General Contractor, licensed plumber, conservation-oriented land developer, organic farmer, teacher, and writer. Harvey is influenced by his experiences of living in various community settings, including a remote retreat center in the cascade mountains in Washington state, and five years in a traditional, rural village in Southern Africa. Harvey initiated and helped develop the Sustainable Farming Program at Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) in Pittsboro, NC, and has taught many classes at CCCC in the past 25 years in Sustainable Agriculture, Permaculture, Green Building, and Construction/Plumbing. Harvey was the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association Farmer of the Year in 1998. Harvey has been a Building Contractor for the past 25 years and was the Construction Director for Chatham Habitat for Humanity for 13 years. Harvey is also a cofounder of Living Well Ecovillage and is passionate about building resilient and sustainable networks of people and communities. In his spare time Harvey loves to design and build small and tiny houses and share information and practical skills with others. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/tiny-home-building-d3jar monthly 0.5 2026-01-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/5f6ba2e8-d906-4c86-a21a-a43e4c177407/Tiny+House+Building+%281%29.png 2026 Workshops - Tiny House Building in Oct - Tiny House Building (1).png (Copy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/c1d36933-ac1c-4cf1-b370-16240724c8ff/harvey+harman+teaches+carpentry+for+newbies+at+deep+river+folk+school+in+north+carolina.jpg 2026 Workshops - Tiny House Building in Oct - Lead Instructor: Harvey Harman Harvey is a green builder, licensed General Contractor, licensed plumber, conservation-oriented land developer, organic farmer, teacher, and writer. Harvey is influenced by his experiences of living in various community settings, including a remote retreat center in the cascade mountains in Washington state, and five years in a traditional, rural village in Southern Africa. Harvey initiated and helped develop the Sustainable Farming Program at Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) in Pittsboro, NC, and has taught many classes at CCCC in the past 25 years in Sustainable Agriculture, Permaculture, Green Building, and Construction/Plumbing. Harvey was the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association Farmer of the Year in 1998. Harvey has been a Building Contractor for the past 25 years and was the Construction Director for Chatham Habitat for Humanity for 13 years. Harvey is also a cofounder of Living Well Ecovillage and is passionate about building resilient and sustainable networks of people and communities. In his spare time Harvey loves to design and build small and tiny houses and share information and practical skills with others. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/home-maintenance-bootcamp monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/3cdf36e4-aa11-46a8-8a81-07ad9c6c336d/Home+Maintenance+Bootcamp.png 2026 Workshops - Home Maintenance Bootcamp - Home Maintenance Bootcamp.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/c1d36933-ac1c-4cf1-b370-16240724c8ff/harvey+harman+teaches+carpentry+for+newbies+at+deep+river+folk+school+in+north+carolina.jpg 2026 Workshops - Home Maintenance Bootcamp - Lead Instructor: Harvey Harman Lead Instructor: Harvey Harman Harvey is a green builder, licensed General Contractor, licensed plumber, conservation-oriented land developer, organic farmer, teacher, and writer. Harvey is influenced by his experiences of living in various community settings, including a remote retreat center in the cascade mountains in Washington state, and five years in a traditional, rural village in Southern Africa. Harvey initiated and helped develop the Sustainable Farming Program at Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) in Pittsboro, NC, and has taught many classes at CCCC in the past 25 years in Sustainable Agriculture, Permaculture, Green Building, and Construction/Plumbing. Harvey was the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association Farmer of the Year in 1998. Harvey has been a Building Contractor for the past 25 years and was the Construction Director for Chatham Habitat for Humanity for 13 years. Harvey is also a cofounder of Living Well Ecovillage and is passionate about building resilient and sustainable networks of people and communities. In his spare time Harvey loves to design and build small and tiny houses and share information and practical skills with others. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/simple-weave monthly 0.5 2026-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/31f20f94-adb7-46cb-a208-09f608bf04e7/Simple+Weave.png 2026 Workshops - Simple weave using diverse equipment and materials - Simple Weave.png https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/slow-stitching-mindful-mending monthly 0.5 2026-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/e223572c-fd47-4384-8836-bf7d0eb1783a/Slow+Stitch++Mindful+Mend.png 2026 Workshops - Slow Stitching & Mindful Mending - Slow Stitch Mindful Mend.png https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/natural-dyes monthly 0.5 2026-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/1f93d2f8-1526-4049-8f71-7e045ebaca22/Natural+Dye+Garden.png 2026 Workshops - Growing a Dye Garden & Natural Dye 101 - Natural Dye Garden.png https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/wet-felting monthly 0.5 2026-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/a306cb74-3d28-421b-a09e-f3ca50e988bb/Wet+Felting+Fiber.png 2026 Workshops - Wet Felting - Wet Felting Fiber.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/fec6f9b7-00fb-4d61-894b-a51315b23fa0/Mary+Longhill.jpeg 2026 Workshops - Wet Felting - Make it stand out Mary Longhill has been raising heritage Leicester Longwool sheep for over 20 years in Snow Camp. Her sheep's wool makes gorgeous handspun yarn but about 10 years ago she discovered the joy of wet felting and how to create the amazing variety of things possible with felted wool. www.facebook.com/HSFarmLeicesterLongwools https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/raising-sheep-fiber-wool monthly 0.5 2026-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/a503925c-c3b7-477f-a2e1-17d48f500aac/Sheep+Shearing.png 2026 Workshops - Sheep Shearing - Sheep Shearing.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/47a600cb-fdf2-4c76-aaed-6fdc1f545091/Ociane_Canadas_fiber_arts_knitting_spinning.jpg 2026 Workshops - Sheep Shearing - Make it stand out Oci is a knitter and spinner. She has been a fiber artist for thirteen years. She teaches classes locally. She owns Happy Monkey Farm where she raises Gotland, Merino and CVM sheep. Oci is passionate about shearing her own sheep and spinning homegrown wools. She sells fleeces and hand-spun yarns. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/fiber-crafting monthly 0.5 2026-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/7eab3067-dcb7-411e-a486-c1d0a341747e/Fiber+Crafting.png 2026 Workshops - Communal Crafting & Demos - Fiber Crafting.png https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/evening-talk-history-of-mills monthly 0.5 2026-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/77f79fa2-0802-4fbd-9967-19fc264c6c27/history+american+mills.png 2026 Workshops - The History & Future of American Mills - history american mills.png https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/drop-spindle monthly 0.5 2026-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/5bedee30-ac39-4cd5-8793-8348a44006b6/Drop+Spindle.png 2026 Workshops - Fiber Weekend: Drop Spindle - Drop Spindle.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/d1beae8a-91f2-43be-b295-4fd3fbd1426c/Jennifer_Lane_Drop_Spindle.jpg 2026 Workshops - Fiber Weekend: Drop Spindle - Make it stand out Jennifer is a spinner and artist passionate about supporting local fiber farms and heritage sheep breeds. She finds joy in sharing information about fiber processing and spinning techniques. Outside of fiber arts, she is a graphic designer, musician and educator, blending her passion for creativity with community advocacy. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/raising-fiber-alpacas monthly 0.5 2026-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/4f76461d-d051-450f-a6cb-7cfe4c1c23eb/Raising+Fiber+Alpacas.png 2026 Workshops - Fiber Weekend: Raising Fiber Alpacas - Raising Fiber Alpacas.png https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/natural-dye-kitchen-scrap-printing monthly 0.5 2026-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/56fc9df8-84a6-4d11-88bb-d6b1d9f7df9c/Kitchen+Scrap+Dye+Printing+%281%29.png 2026 Workshops - Colors from the Kitchen - Kitchen Scrap Dye Printing (1).png https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/combing-carding-fiber monthly 0.5 2026-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/db7ac360-6098-4091-916a-20431c4837b1/Combing+%26+Carding.png 2026 Workshops - Combing & Carding - Combing & Carding.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/d1beae8a-91f2-43be-b295-4fd3fbd1426c/Jennifer_Lane_Drop_Spindle.jpg 2026 Workshops - Combing & Carding - Make it stand out Jennifer is a spinner and artist passionate about supporting local fiber farms and heritage sheep breeds. She finds joy in sharing information about fiber processing and spinning techniques. Outside of fiber arts, she is a graphic designer, musician and educator, blending her passion for creativity with community advocacy. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/fiber-spinning-in-the-grease monthly 0.5 2026-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/2a871f7b-f71c-4596-b865-8048683969e3/Spinning+in+the+Grease.png 2026 Workshops - Spinning in the Grease - Spinning in the Grease.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/47a600cb-fdf2-4c76-aaed-6fdc1f545091/Ociane_Canadas_fiber_arts_knitting_spinning.jpg 2026 Workshops - Spinning in the Grease - Make it stand out Oci is a knitter and spinner. She has been a fiber artist for thirteen years. She teaches classes locally. She owns Happy Monkey Farm where she raises Gotland, Merino and CVM sheep. Oci is passionate about shearing her own sheep and spinning homegrown wools. She sells fleeces and hand-spun yarns. Additional Workshop Info: All workshop materials are provided This workshop is not eligible for use with a Deep River Folk School season pass. Overnight Camping available for $20 The workshops cover knowledge and hands-on experience. Youth, under 18, may not attend free with an adult. Instead, they should be registered independently. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/natural-building-cob-clay monthly 0.5 2026-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/25652712-4091-4497-8840-d85d1b4759bf/Hands+On+Natural+Building.png 2026 Workshops - Natural Building - Hands On Natural Building.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/6552cd28-eae4-4337-89b0-80d06fb92e2b/MDSdesignbuildLOGO.jpg 2026 Workshops - Natural Building - MDSdesignbuildLOGO.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/d72b1883-8afd-4cdf-aa01-3ab3f6168e67/greg-allen-mud-dauber-school-natural-building-cob-straw-clay.jpg 2026 Workshops - Natural Building - Lead Instructor: Greg Allen, Co-Founder of Mud Dauber School of Natural Building Greg apprenticed at the Cob Cottage Company (with Ianto Evans and Linda Smiley) in 2008, and left that experience feeling passionate about spreading the knowledge and joy of natural building to others. He began teaching workshops in central North Carolina in 2009, and then bought rural land and started a homestead with Danielle in 2014. This is when we officially began teaching under the Mud Dauber School name, and at our current campus. Greg was born and raised in Syracuse, NY. Favorite childhood memories involve camping in the Adirondack Mountains, cross-country road trips with his family, drawing/designing tiny living spaces, building with Legos, and endlessly making art. He formally studied Industrial Design at Syracuse University. While there, he fell in love with the process of design, enjoyed pottery classes, and interned at a small organic farm. All of these things were formative in leading him to natural building. In addition to instructing workshops, Greg has been involved in contract work in the Central NC area since 2010. He has had his NC General Contractor’s license since 2017. In addition to conventional work, he has built a handful of straw bale residences, many naturally-built backyard studio spaces, and a variety of other custom design/build projects. His work is featured at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham, Sanctuary Farm, and at many local private residences. He also regularly presents on natural building at local libraries and events. https://www.deepriverfolkschool.org/workshops-2026/p/basketweaving monthly 0.5 2026-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67dd7c695f98c83c5d327462/be4ad598-e34e-42b6-903f-f3e143f733c7/basketweaving.png 2026 Workshops - Basketweaving - basketweaving.png