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RECEIVE A DISCOUNT ON ANY WORKSHOP

20% Discount applied to any of our workshops below when you book accommodations with us

Hunting & Trapping
Canning & Preserving
Foraging for Medicinal Plants

Animal Husbandry

  • Chickens

  • Ducks

  • Goats

  • Other Small Livestock

Animal Husbandry

Bushcraft

  • How to survive in the woods

WORKSHOP: BUSHCRAFT

Join Darrin Swinamer & Sterling Rae to learn how to survive if you ever find yourself lost in the woods. Sterling is a Scout Leader with 30 years experience and has taught many basic survival courses to Scouts, Girl Guides, School Groups etc. teaching them how to light fires, cook and build shelters to protect themselves in all types of weather ranging from -25º to +30º without incident.


Date: Saturday, August 12
Time: 10:00 am - 11:00 pm (13 hrs)
Cost: $35/pp

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Gardening
(Seasonal, begins in May, ends on or around September 30)

  • Seed Starting

  • Transplanting

  • Pest Control (Natural)

Gardening

Hunting & Trapping

  • Learn how to identify animal tracks and trails

  • Proper trap setting

WORKSHOP: TRAPPING

Join Darrin Swinamer & Nathan Lavigne this October during hunting season to learn more about trapping.

Note: Must have taken this trapping class before participating it the Hunting one on one class..


Date: TBA
Time: TBA
Cost: $35 (Full Class)

WORKSHOP: HUNTING

Join Darrin Swinamer & Nathan Lavigne this October during hunting season to learn more about hunting.

Pre-Requisite: Must have taken the trapping class before participating it this one.


Date: TBA
Time: TBA
Cost: $50 (One on One Class)

Hunting & Trapping

Canning & Preserving
(Summer, Fall and Winter)

  • Preserving Fruit

  • Vegetables

  • Canning Meat

WORKSHOP: SMOKING, SALTING & PRESERVING MEATS

Join Darrin Swinamer to learn more about smoking, salting and preserving meats.


Date: Saturday, August 5, 2023
Time: 10:00 am (2-3 hrs)
Cost: $20/pp

WORKSHOP: PRESSURE CANNING
& PRESERVING VEGETABLES

Join Darrin Swinamer for a talk on Kimchi, Sauerkraut, Jams, Pickles, Tomato Sauce, and Salsa.


Date: Sunday, August 27, 2023
Time: 12:00 pm (2-3 hrs)
Cost: $20/pp

Canning

Foraging for Medicinal Plants

  • Stroll through the woods and learn to identify native plants you can find in your own backyard as well as the uses for them.

FORAGING WORKSHOP FOR NATURAL MEDICINES/

NATURE WALK

Presented by Nathan Lavigne to learn the forest and ways its foods can heal and keep you alive.


Date: Sunday, August 6, 2023
Time: 12:00 pm (1-2 hrs)
Cost: $25/pp

Foraging

Harvesting Livestock

  • Correct methods for humanely harvesting small animals (on-site or at your site)

Harvesting Livestock

Tanning Hides (Seasonal)

  • Fleshing

  • Tanning

COURSE COMING UP THIS FALL
Date:
TBA
Time: TBA
Cost: $35

Tanning Hides

Leather Working

  • Tools and their uses

  • Handbag workshop

  • Wallet workshop

  • Small accessories

Leather Working
Harvesting Livestock
Tanning Hides
Leather Working
Bushcraft
Animal Husbandry
Gardening

Gauging Interest

Are you interested in learning more about how to live off grid and raise and grow your own food

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