Workshops
Basket Weaving
In this Basket Weaving workshop, we will discuss basketry as ancestral craft, as cultivation of presence, as record keeper of people and plant, and as meditation on the intersection of function and beauty. We will start the workshop with material introduction and cultural context, go into a demonstration that includes guided weaving time, and we will end with sharing and reflecting on the practice. Basket weaving is a world of cross-cultural invention, of communing with land and hand, of patience and pride. I am so excited to sit with you in a circle and weave- as has been done by so many before us. Everyone will make and leave with their own small basket, as well as the basic techniques to carry this skill forward.
Beefriending Bees: A deep dive into Beekeeping
Bees are our ancestors, pre-dating human existence on the Earth by tens of millions of years. When we host bees on land, they teach us about communal living, positive environmental impacts, and how to dance and make sweet treats. The goal of this workshop is to make bee keeping as possible as possible, so by the end of it, you will know how to manage your very own backyard hive! In this hands on workshop, we will:
In this workshop we will:
Learn about the history of bees
Understand honey bee biology
Discover pests and diseases that impact the hive
Learn where and how to install a backyard hive, plus how to connect with a bee mentor
Explore how to source bees, hive materials, beekeeping equipment and other related start up costs
Be introduced to the honey extraction process
Buzz buuz!
Filipino Martial Arts
Filipino Martial Arts (Arnis) refers to a diaspora of martial techniques originating from the Philippines. During this session we will engage in a short grounding exercise, stretching and movement, technique learning, and partner drills. This hands-on workshop focuses on the movement and energy techniques used by Arnisadors to build awareness in their own physicality, spirituality, and energetic relationship to others. While many of these techniques are couched in a martial tradition, what we practice can be compared to tai-chi or qigong, in that it requires learning specific movements that can be built on independently or with a partner. This workshop can be beneficial for all walks of life and skill levels; those who make a living using their bodies will find more confidence in their ability to use their physicality to continue to do good work.
Forest Principles for All Growers at Any Scale
Forest Principles for All Growers at Any Scale will introduce or provide deeper understanding of forest ecosystems and the principals that they operate within, drawing upon lessons from Brazilian based syntropic aka successional agroforestry and agroecology methods in the Caribbean & Latin America. The workshop digs into valuable technical theory (maximizing photosynthesis, the value of perennials, stratification, forest succession, support species, et al) to support growers at any level or scale, while also being highly engaging, dynamic, fun, and spirit centered.
Cordage as Ancestral Memory
This workshop explores cordage as one of humanity’s oldest survival technologies and a practice of relationship with land. Participants will harvest, process, and twist natural materials into strong functional cordage while learning how rope-making carries memory, sovereignty, and collective resilience. We’ll weave skill, story, and land-based awareness into a practice that binds us back to what remembers.
Farming While Broke
This workshop is tailored to folks who have access to land but have limited financial capital. Learn how to start a farm with just a few hundred bucks and a lot of ingenuity. This workshop will include information about building with pallets, salvage and how to find it, library knowledge, and extension websites. The workshop will also include information on animal husbandry and how to care for yr animals on a budget, with informational resources and DIY knowledge. We will also have conversations around mutual aid, connections, and community building.
Amateur Radio as a Land Based Practice in Community Care
Amateur Radio as Land Based Practice in Community Care introduces amateur radio (or ham radio) as a method to connect with one's local surroundings and community. We will discuss West African histories of long distance communications, disaster preparedness as community care, and how radio communications are shaped by the surrounding land and sky.
Poke Sallet Byrdie
Gwendolyn Nicholson & Toshima Cook
Many black and brown communities have developed a complex relationship with land over the generations. Poke Sallet Byrdie is an exploration of that relationship through somatics, art and storytelling. Join Gwendylon and Toshima as they slip into one of their favorite rhythms—granddaughter and grandmother journeying back through Gwendylon’s childhood, exploring her early lessons in foraging, old-country remedies, food preservation, and the deep sense of community she learned from her elders.
Wilderness First Aid: Land Based Care
This workshop offers grounded, practical skills for responding to injury and crisis using both the intelligence of the land and modern safety tools. Participants will practice wound care, bleeding control, improvised carries, and stabilizing the body with materials found in natural environments, alongside professional equipment. Together we’ll explore care as sacred responsibility, collective readiness, and an extension of community defense and love.
Cedar Tales
Veggie Tales was Christian. Cedar Tales is spiritual. In this workshop we will wrap bundles of fresh and dried cedar in bath soaks and smudges while telling stories focused on masculinity. This workshop is a space for masculine energy to heal and gather with a potent, indigenous, culturally relevant, local, sustainable medicine. Stories may be recorded with participant consent.
Connecting & Storytelling with Ancestral Seeds
Saving seeds offers us a portal to connect more deeply with our cultures, ancestors, & diasporas, while writing the stories we will pass to future generations. In Connecting & Storytelling with Ancestral Seeds we will learn how to get started growing & saving seeds as farmers, land stewards, and home gardeners. I will offer an introduction to crop planning in order to save seeds from your market garden. We will discuss tools & tips for creatively sourcing culturally significant seeds in the U.S. and trialing them for climate adaptation. Finally, we will go through a demonstration of basic seed saving techniques from dry and wet seed crops.