Wednesday, January 31, 6:30 p.m. If you live close to the La Mesa/San Diego area, there will be a free 2-hour Wilderness Survival Seminar given by Keith Farrar (instructor at Wilderness Skills School and The School of Self-Reliance). This program is FREE of charge, sponsored by Adventure-16 and held at Helix Brewing Company: 8101 Commercial […]
BOW-MAKING WORKSHOP February 3, 10 a.m. In our class time, we will cover all the basics of making your own archery bow. You’ll learn how to select a piece of wood for making a bow. You’ll learn the basics of creating a long bow (aka self bow). You will learn how to determine the belly […]
Thursday, February 8, Noon. midday FIBRE AND YUCCA WORKSHOP IN THE ARROYO This is one of our Ethnobotany class series. We’ll be in a section of the Arroyo Seco and learn about some the history and unique plant-life of the area. We’ll see edible and medicinal plants on our short walk, and will learn some […]
Saturday, February 10, 10 a.m. LEARN BUSHCRAFT CARVING, with James Ruther KNIFE CARVING, KNIFE SAFETY, INCLUDING CARVING A SPOON Bushcraft master James Ruther will show you some of the many things you can carve from a piece of wood, tools and artifacts that woods-travelers of the past knew second-hand. Learn about the different types of […]
Thursday, February 15, Noon. ETHNO-BOTANICAL WALK focusing on Identifying wild EDIBLE and medicinal plants, and mushrooms we may find. We will do a short walkabout. We will also make a salad, so bring your bowl. We'll see edible, medicinal, and other useful plants found in the chaparral and riparian environment. Both natives and non-natives […]
Wild Foods and wild medicines grow everywhere, and this is the ideal time to learn about these and include them in your diet.
Learn to make traps, triggers, snares, deadfalls -- learn by doing! Thursday, February 29, noon Note: We do not go out and try to kill or trap animals when we do this class. We recognize that hunting and fishing are long-established methods of putting food on the table, especially during times of hardship and emergency. […]