We manage an abandoned apple orchard of about a hundred trees. This year appears to have a bumper crop. We need your help clearing out run away growth. In exchange, we’ll be hosting a apple-picking and cider-making event in September and volunteers will be invited! Experience is not required. We will have enough experienced folks … More Apple Orchard Work Days — Volunteer Sign Up
Apples are one of the world’s most popular fruit trees, but they are especially important in American history. At previous times, the government required homesteaders to plant an apple orchard to prove their investment in their land. The prohibitionist’s axe was for cutting down apple trees, as cider was as popular as beer up until … More Upcoming Workshop: Planting, Grafting, and Pruning Apple Trees, April 19 | Pay What You Can
Low Tech Podcast, No. 80 – 30 Jan 2026
Cooksville 2100: Food Production I
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In this episode head back to the future and see how we’re growing food in the year 2100.
#sustainability #lowtech #compressedair #climatechange … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 82 — The World in 2100
Low Tech Podcast, No. 80 – 30 Jan 2026
Cooksville 2100: Food Production I
https://lowtechinstitute.org/
In this episode head back to the future and see how we’re growing food in the year 2100.
#sustainability #lowtech #compressedair #climatechange … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 81 — Home Compost Systems
Every year I give three to five presentations at the garden expo and folks like to have the presentations shared with them, so I’m posting them here! Keep an eye on the podcast feed for some of these to show up as episodes in the coming weeks. Home Composting Systems We all know adding compost … More Slide Decks from 2026 WI Garden & Green Living Expo
Low Tech Podcast, No. 80 – 30 Jan 2026
Cooksville 2100: Food Production I
https://lowtechinstitute.org/
In this episode head back to the future and see how we’re growing food in the year 2100.
#sustainability #lowtech #compressedair #climatechange … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 80 — Cooksville 2100: Food Production I
We’re back at the Wisconsin Garden & Green Living Expo, February 13–15. It’d be great for you to stop by our booth, or even volunteer and get free entry! … More Visit the WI Garden & Green Living Expo for Free (by Volunteering with Us)
Low Tech Podcast, No. 79 – 16 Jan 2026
Cooksville 2100: Compressed Air
In this episode visit Cooksville in the year 2100 and take a look at the compressed air systems used.
#sustainability #lowtech #compressedair #climatechange … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 79 — Cooksville 2100: Compressed Air
In this workshop, participants will learn to card and spin wool from a cleaned fleece, into yarn suitable for crochet, knitting, or weaving. We will use fleeces sourced from the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival Fleece Show for this class, which will be processed from washed wool into roving by carding in the morning. After … More Learn to Spin: Fleece to Yarn — Upcoming Workshop, Oct. 4–5 | $175/class
It is time for our 5th annual prairie-seed-gathering workshop. We’ll start by visiting a “baby” prairie, established just this last year, across the commons from the institute. Then we’ll head just down the road to the Danky-Schelshorn Prairie. Until 2003, this land was under agricultural cultivation, but Jim and Christine decided to turn it back … More Upcoming Workshop — Gathering Prairie Seeds, Sep. 27, 1–3(ish) p.m., Free (Space is Limited)