Low Technology Institute

We had a busy weekend: Saturday was the cordial-making workshop and Sunday had us outside filling earthbags.

Cordial Making

We had Melody Karklin Knudson, a forager and herbalist, in on Saturday to teach over a half-dozen folks about making cordials. We made a cherry version to take home and got to sample probably a dozen different types she’d made beforehand, from mint and ginger to pumpkin spice. These surprisingly refreshing beverages were a big hit.

Melody teaching participants.

The table after making our own.

Walipini Earthbag Building

Sunday was cool but dry and we were out on the Walipini build site with six of us filling earth bags after filling up a rubble trench. It was a day of experimentation and we worked out improvements to the mixing area (a trough in the ground worked best) and changes needed for the bag-holding frame. Nice work all around! More updates will be coming on this building project.

Mixing the fill.

Fill ready for bagging.

A work shot (J. Lawniczak).