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Live, weekly sessions, an at-home curriculum, and a rich learning community make purposeful outdoor play doable for every family.

Kids learn vital life skills, while grown-ups get the balance they need time outdoors for the whole family’s health, happiness, and connection to our planet.

Learn forgotten skills of self-sufficiency in one of our upcoming classes.  

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Class Date: February 25, 2023

Class Time: 1pm-4pm

Learn how and why you would want to make your own vinegars. We will prepare 2 types of vinegars.

1.Condiment

2.Herbal Remedy

All items needed for the class will be provided. You will take home (2)  64 oz jars of vinegar with your ticket purchase.

Classes are designed for anyone who spends time outside and wants to build their confidence with outdoor skills.

 Everything needed for the class will be provided upon arrival. Please dress and pack accordingly

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Class Date Begins:

Friday, April 21 12, 2023 @ 1pm

Class ENDS

Saturday, April 22 2023 @ 10am

Instructors lead participants in a fun and rewarding overnight survival trip, where skills are taught and directly implemented. In this very hands-on and experiential course you will learn how to select a site, stay overnight in the shelters you construct, cook over a fire you make with friction, purify water, and find wild edibles.

You will come away with practical skills, increased confidence, and stories to share with family and friends. The course is perfect for beginners

In this course you will:

• Build and sleep in a natural survival shelter
• Make fire from a bow drill kit built from dead branches
• Identify, harvest, and eat wild edible plants
• Learn to locate and purify water
• Practice locating wild game for trap placement
  

Join our next guided tour where you will learn about local edible wild plants and fungi.

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Class Date Begins: 10 am

 Saturday, April 22,2023

Our foraging classes help you to identify and  gather wild plants safely and sustainably.  Additionally, you’ll know how to identify herbs that support vibrant health.  Learning to forage for food and medicine empowers you to care for your own body while developing a connection with the earth.

 Learn how to make delicious dishes under the stars outdoors with the bare essentials. Enjoy cooking with friends and family outdoors.

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Class Date Begins: 4 pm

 Saturday, May 12,2023

Class ENDS

Sunday, May 13, 2023 @ 8am

Under The Stars is a unique outdoor culinary pop-up experience.  Learn how to start a fire and make delicious dishes outdoors with the bare essentials. 

Upon arrival, you will be escorted to your campsite. Your tent and everything you need to prepare and eat your meal is provided.

You will be guided in preparing a shrimp boil foil for dinner and smores campfire cones for dessert.

Water and assorted soda will be provided. If you would like alcohol or any other type of specialty beverage with your meal please bring it 

*Food amounts are determined by the number of tickets purchased.

Classes are designed for families and friends who would like to learn outdoor cooking building their confidence with outdoor skills. Also, enjoy time together under the stars.

 Please dress accordingly, and bring basic overnight needs such as a sleeping bag, pillow, and toiletries.

There is an indoor bathroom available less than 1/2 a mile from the campsite. There is an outdoor toilet sink etc next to the site that is very primitive.

In this experience you will:

Cook over a campfire

Reconnect in nature

Enjoy eating under the stars

Stay overnight in a tent

Enjoy coffee and pastries in the morning

Spend quality time with friends and family outdoors

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