(2-Day) Herb Weekend: 13 Workshops
Sep
20
to Sep 21
Essential Skills for Resilient and Sustainable Living

(2-Day) Herb Weekend: 13 Workshops

13 Workshop offerings:

Saturday Morning:

  1. Native Plant Herb Walk in Pollinator Garden

  2. Introduction to Medicinal Herbs for Health and Vitality

  3. Nervous System Support in these trying times

Saturday Afternoon:

  1. Native Plant Herb Walk in Pollinator Garden

  2. Tea Talkin' with Hannah, farmer and herbalist of Poppysol Farm + Apothecary 

  3. Herbs during period of Conception, during Pregnancy and during Lactation

Saturday Evening:

  1. Optional Dinner

  2. Panel Discussion and Questions

  3. Optional rustic Camping

Sunday Morning:

  1. Wild Plant Herb Walk on River Trail

  2. Cooking with Herbs 

  3. Aromatic distillation

Sunday Afternoon:

  1. Botanical Cream Making

  2. Digestive Health and Immune Support including Making Elderberry Syrup.

  3. Wild Plant Herb Walk on River Trail

  4. Native Plant Walk in Pollinator Garden – Growing and Harvesting your own Tea herbs

Closing and visit vendor area

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Skills that Build Community and Understanding: 5 Workshops
Oct
18
Essential Skills for Resilient and Sustainable Living

Skills that Build Community and Understanding: 5 Workshops

5 workshop offerings:

  1. Storytelling

  2. Song Leading / Songwriting / Community Singing

  3. Starting or Joining an Intentional Community

  4. Journaling / Writing for Purpose, Understanding and Community Upliftment

  5. Nonviolent Communication: Skills for Good Interaction on Challenging Topics

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Past Workshops

Workshops
(FREE) How to Build a Natural Playground
May 18
(FREE) How to Build a Natural Playground

Join us for a free Sunday Workshop on May 18: How to Build a Natural Playground

Green Woodworking: 3 Workshops
May 17
Green Woodworking: 3 Workshops

Green Woodworking Workshops on May 17:

  1. Intro to Spoon Carving, Bowl Making & Green Woodworking

  2. Making Bark Baskets

  3. Green Woodworking Intermediate: Peddle Powered Lathe

Fiber & Folk: Offered in Collaboration with Piedmont Fibershed
Apr 26
Fiber & Folk: Offered in Collaboration with Piedmont Fibershed

5 workshop offerings:

  1. Working with Natural Dyes from NC Piedmont

  2. Raising Sheep & Goats

  3. Simple Weaving Using a Variety of Materials

  4. Wild Medicinal & Edible Plant Walk

  5. Beginning & Intermediate Fiber Spinning (All-Day)

FAQs

  • We are enthusiastic about sharing skills with folks of all ages! There is no minimum age for attendance. Our youth rate applies to attendees ages 6-18. Attendance is free for children 5 and under. We require that youth be accompanied by an adult who is attending the same workshop when they are here at the Folk School.

  • For the events that include lunch, we are eager to share with you the bounty from our gardens and kitchens. We typically have a wide range of options, including gluten free, dairy free, vegan and vegetarian. If you have any concerns about whether the food will suit you or not, feel free to reach out and/or bring along some food for yourself.

  • Yes, work-trade options are available. We do not want the cost of the workshop to keep anyone who is interested from attending. Usually the work-trade involves 3 hours of work-trade in exchange for a 3-hour workshop. Ideally, work-trade hours are to be worked off prior to taking the workshop. It may be possible to do some work-trade hours remotely (help with marketing and promotion, for example). Especially helpful is to do work-trade hours the day before workshops. It may be possible to do some work-trade the day of workshops, if set-up in advance.

  • There is no childcare at this time, but we do encourage families to participate together. We offer free attendance to children 5 and under, and a youth rate for folks ages 6-18. Please be mindful that all children and youth must have an accompanying adult attending the same workshop.

  • There is signage at the end of Rising Sun Way directing one where to park.