Last weekend we had Kelly Larson, an artist from St. Louis, in to teach a workshop on shibori, a Japanese indigo-dying technique. The word means resist dying because patterns are made by pressure on the fabric keeping the dye out, that is, resisting dye intrusion. Kelly gave us a brief background on indigo dying. In … More Shibori Workshop
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
UPDATE: UNFORTUNATELY, WE WILL BE CANCELING THIS EVENT DUE TO LOW ENROLLMENT. WE HOPE TO OFFER IT AGAIN AT A FUTURE DATE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST. Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water; after enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. People often think of Zen meditation as something done sitting on a cushion in a … More Working Zen Retreat, May 18–20
UNFORTUNATELY THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN CANCELED PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR UPCOMING EVENTS Many people believe that if a tool crushes through a twig that its good enough, but good pruners and gardeners know that a clean cut is vital to the recovery and health of the plant. Plus, a sharp pair of pruners makes the … More CANCELED — Upcoming Workshop: Maintaining and Using Garden Shears, Pruners, Clippers, and Loppers, April 28, $50–60
A few years ago, I took a class on making vinegar at a foraging event. It was taught by in interesting guy with long, wild hair, who never wore shoes the whole cold, wet, autumn weekend. He quickly and briefly explained how he made “cordial” first and then went on to teach how he used … More Workshop: Cordial Making, 28 Oct., $20/$25
We’re happy to announce our first workshop, which will get your hands in some dough at Grove East Provisions. We’ll be baking a traditional free-standing loaf of bread in the bakery’s wood-fired oven. You’ll take away a loaf of bread, sourdough starter, and a few new skills, such as caring for a sourdough starter, assessing … More Upcoming Workshops — Wood-Fired Bread — Dec. 3, 10, and 17(?), 2016