Cultivate.
A Journey in Re-Skilling and Re-Connecting
One Sunday Monthly May-October 2014
Bryans Road, MD
POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Join farmer Rebecca Cecere Seward of Prickly Pear Produce and Molly Meehan of Centro Ashé for this six month series exploring some basic elements of homesteading. We will examine our relationships with our food, our homes, the land, and our health, exploring the intersection of self-reliance, sustainability, and community. Our goal is to nourish our skillsets and challenge ourselves to cultivate intention in the way we choose to live, empowering ourselves as creators and members of a wider world.
Each class will cover multiple topics, including one "re-connect" presentation and discussion, and at least one "re-skill", in which we will work hands-on to craft our knowledge of various practical subjects. While Rebecca and Molly are the lead instructors, skilled guest instructors will be brought in to teach certain topics as well. The classes will be a participatory exchange, and we will provide relevant pre-class readings to inform and inspire as well as take-home products of the practical portion of each class. We look forward to journeying with you!
Schedule:
Sunday May 4 from 1:00-8:00pm
Re-Skill - Spring and Summer Gardening, Seed Starting and Sovereignty
Re-Connect - Permaculture
Sunday June 8 from 1:00-8:00pm
Re-Skill - Greening Your Home
Re-Connect - Earth Living: Deep Ecology
Sunday July 6 from 1:00-8:00pm
Re-Skill - Basic Botany & Food Foraging - Wild Nutrition
Re-Connect - Voluntary Simplicity
Sunday August 3 from 1:00-8:00pm
Re-Skill - Home and Kitchen Herbalism
Re-Connect - Autonomy and Community
Sunday September 7 from 1:00-8:00pm
Re-Skill - Food Preservation (Dehydration, Fermentation, Kombucha and more), Winter Farming
Re-Connect - Eating Seasonally
Sunday October 5 from 1:00-8:00pm
Re-Skill - Basic Carpentry, Keeping Backyard Chickens
Re-Connect - Final Celebration and Reflection!
Important Info:
Each class is accompanied by an assigned reading that will help inform as well as guide the topics for the following class. These will be sent before each class begins. The final 45 minutes of each class we will share a meal in community, potluck style. Family recipe dishes encouraged! Please bring a mug to each class for tea.
Class will be held at Centro Ashé Farm in Bryans Road, MD about 45 minutes south of DC.
Click Here for Directions!
Cost: $450
Fee includes all materials, and snacks during class.
We have two partial worktrade positions available for this course. Worktrades will pay $150 and will trade 30 hours of negotiated farm and garden work. As far as worktrades, please note that we are not a funded organization, we truly rely on income from registration fees in order to keep producing quality programs, worktrades are created and reserved for those who truly face financial hardship and do not have the resources to afford full registration fees. We do not ask details about applicants personal financial situations as we trust folks will honor making sure these limited spots are open to those who need them.
All payments are final and are non-refundable and non-transferable, please feel free to contact [email protected] with any questions before you sign up for the class!
Each class will cover multiple topics, including one "re-connect" presentation and discussion, and at least one "re-skill", in which we will work hands-on to craft our knowledge of various practical subjects. While Rebecca and Molly are the lead instructors, skilled guest instructors will be brought in to teach certain topics as well. The classes will be a participatory exchange, and we will provide relevant pre-class readings to inform and inspire as well as take-home products of the practical portion of each class. We look forward to journeying with you!
Schedule:
Sunday May 4 from 1:00-8:00pm
Re-Skill - Spring and Summer Gardening, Seed Starting and Sovereignty
Re-Connect - Permaculture
Sunday June 8 from 1:00-8:00pm
Re-Skill - Greening Your Home
Re-Connect - Earth Living: Deep Ecology
Sunday July 6 from 1:00-8:00pm
Re-Skill - Basic Botany & Food Foraging - Wild Nutrition
Re-Connect - Voluntary Simplicity
Sunday August 3 from 1:00-8:00pm
Re-Skill - Home and Kitchen Herbalism
Re-Connect - Autonomy and Community
Sunday September 7 from 1:00-8:00pm
Re-Skill - Food Preservation (Dehydration, Fermentation, Kombucha and more), Winter Farming
Re-Connect - Eating Seasonally
Sunday October 5 from 1:00-8:00pm
Re-Skill - Basic Carpentry, Keeping Backyard Chickens
Re-Connect - Final Celebration and Reflection!
Important Info:
Each class is accompanied by an assigned reading that will help inform as well as guide the topics for the following class. These will be sent before each class begins. The final 45 minutes of each class we will share a meal in community, potluck style. Family recipe dishes encouraged! Please bring a mug to each class for tea.
Class will be held at Centro Ashé Farm in Bryans Road, MD about 45 minutes south of DC.
Click Here for Directions!
Cost: $450
Fee includes all materials, and snacks during class.
We have two partial worktrade positions available for this course. Worktrades will pay $150 and will trade 30 hours of negotiated farm and garden work. As far as worktrades, please note that we are not a funded organization, we truly rely on income from registration fees in order to keep producing quality programs, worktrades are created and reserved for those who truly face financial hardship and do not have the resources to afford full registration fees. We do not ask details about applicants personal financial situations as we trust folks will honor making sure these limited spots are open to those who need them.
All payments are final and are non-refundable and non-transferable, please feel free to contact [email protected] with any questions before you sign up for the class!