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Category: Sustainability Skill Share

Visit Us at the Garden Expo this Weekend

February 6, 2020

The institute will be tabling at the Wisconsin Garden Expo from Friday, February 7th to Sunday, February 9th in Madison. The event has workshops, seminars, demonstrations, and hundreds of vendors. Stop by and say “hi” to us at booth 333. Presentations Institute staff will be presenting four different presentations over the weekend: Beginning Beekeeping for … More Visit Us at the Garden Expo this Weekend

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Volunteer with Us at the Garden Expo in February

January 22, 2020

The institute will be tabling at the Wisconsin Garden Expo from Friday, February 7th to Sunday, February 9th in Madison. We’re looking for a few volunteers to help staff the booth for various shifts over the weekend. In exchange for a few hours talking to people about the institute (no prior experience or knowledge is … More Volunteer with Us at the Garden Expo in February

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Come See Us at the Garden Expo this Weekend

February 4, 2019

The institute will be tabling at the Wisconsin Garden Expo this Friday to Sunday in Madison. Please block out some time to come to this event, which has workshops, seminars, demonstrations, and hundreds of vendors. You can find us at Booth 109 in the nonprofit area. Items for Sale At the booth, we’ll be selling … More Come See Us at the Garden Expo this Weekend

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Courses So Far for the 2019 Skill Share — Still Time to Propose Your Own

December 18, 2018

We’re excited to host our first Sustainability Skill Share this-coming June 1–2 here in Cooksville. This weekend will bring together people to learn hands-on, DIY skills that help us house, clothe, and feed ourselves in a future without fossil fuels. We’re gathering class proposals until the end of the year, but we already have a … More Courses So Far for the 2019 Skill Share — Still Time to Propose Your Own

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Propose a Course or Nominate an Instructor for the 2019 Sustainability Skill Share

August 21, 2018

We’re busy laying the groundwork for the 2019 Sustainability Skill Share, coming up on June 1–2. The overall goal of this event is to spread skills that help us house, clothe, and feed ourselves with less reliance on fossil fuels. We need your help. Have you attended a class that would be a good fit? … More Propose a Course or Nominate an Instructor for the 2019 Sustainability Skill Share

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Introducing the Sustainability Skill Share 2019 — Call for Volunteers, Steering Committee

July 10, 2018

Over the last year, we’ve held almost two dozen workshops, which covered topics from knife sharpening to carpentry and beekeeping. What most impressed me was the variety of people interested in sustainability and hands-on learning. After careful deliberation, we have decided to bring our classes together for a weekend event here in Cooksville called the … More Introducing the Sustainability Skill Share 2019 — Call for Volunteers, Steering Committee

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Spring is coming and we're planting out tons of starts! This is a skill that's really helpful to avoid the large cost of buying plants from nurseries at the scale we would need for a subsistence Garden.
A quick translation of a German reel teasing folks who think wind turbines are ugly as we've gotten so used to other infrastructure that we just take in stride.
Our #compost study is keeping on, even in the winter.
#Butchering #chickens is not my favorite task, but having too many #roosters in a flock stresses all the birds out. It's nice to have this done and behind us for the year.
I do try and find time to put out more information on instagram, and I hope to do more in the new year. Thanks for the well wishes and same to you in the upcoming year.
Time to clean off the solar panels after a day of snow. Never mind that it's 28 below out here. There's sun!
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