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FLORIDA EARTHSKILLS GATHERING 2013

The 2013 Florida Earthskills Gathering is only months away! Stay tuned here for details and registration info. Here's what the 2012 event looked like:

FLORIDA EARTHSKILLS GATHERING

Thursday, February 2, 2012 - Sunday February 5, 2012
@Finca Mycol 23589 NW 19th Terr Brooker, FL (near Gainesville)
Contact: Mycol Stevens (on Facebook)

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Accomplished teachers will facilitate workshops on various earthskills including:
Palm weaving/ grass thatchingKnitting/netting/knotting loom work (blankets/rugs)
Fire starting and cooking. Plant and mushroom walks. Herbal medicine
Pine and bark basketsNatural earth constructionMusic makingHide tanning
Humanure compostFood Preservation and fermentationPermaculture principles
Childrens activities

Some teachers that will facilitate workshops include myself (Mycol), Susan Marynowski, Willy Losen, Miranda, Kaleb, and many more to come!
Note: there will be a (TBA) person limit

A gathering to share the ancient and endangered knowledge necessary to live in harmony with each other and the natural world.

Finca Mycol is an ecocentric permaculture off-the-grid 20-acre homestead that along with permaculture happenings works on ecological restoration efforts. This event is the first of its magnitude on the finca and we believe we can all self organize an incredibly rewarding and positive happening. Please leave negative energy behind and be in positive learning and sharing attitude.

Please note:

please be kind to the land and pack in and pack out
no cigarette buts
parents with children at the skillshare will be asked to contribute in part to children's activities
bathrooms will be humanure compost
fire's will be limited to certain areas, please respect restoration sites and do not start additional fires
parking is limited, please shareride if possible and follow guides when approaching the property
camping set-up is available starting Wednesday Jan. 26, activities begin Thursday Jan 27 at noon
Please contact ahead of time and register by giving your word, space is limited and nearing capacity

Please bring:

no dogs please, goats welcome; we are in need of milking goats and willing to trade
headlamps, camping gear, decent shoes, and warm clothes recommended ( winter temp. can reach mid 20's)
collective meals will be provided, please being a contribution to share, trade circle and freecycle intended
If possible, rocks are needed for sweat lodge activities, as the Florida landscape does not have an abundance of rocks

Workshops include:
Palm weaving/ grass thatching
Knitting/netting/knotting/cordage
Loom work (blankets/rugs)
Friction fire starting and cooking
Plant and mushroom walks
Herbal medicine and medicine making
Pine and bark baskets
Natural earth construction
Music making (hand drumming workshop and didgeridoo making)
Hide tanning
Humanure compost 101
Food Preservation and fermentation
Permaculture principles
Carving wooden utensils
Net making
Flintknapping
Childrens activities

Teachers and Facilitators:
Mycol Stevens - facilitator
7song - herb master (Thur. and Fri. only)
Ken Krauss - funguy maestro
Susan Marynowski - medicine making (Thur. and Fri. only)
Willy Losen - log working/thatching
Jimmy and Miranda - tanning
Kaleb Wallace - nutrition
Fuz Anderson - didge and wood splitting
Jeff Gottleib - cordage and moccasins
Nancy Gildersleeve - sash finger-weaving and pine needle baskets
Reed Tillery - low tech wilderness navigation
Andy Hemmings - atlatl flintknapping
Alex Kilbore - fire, wood splitting, primitive archery
Aesa Jarvis - wood carving
Rachel Bergman - candles
Kirt Hamilton - skinning and taxidermy
Angie and Maria Minno - goat working
Brittany Carter - organic gardening
and more!

Hopefuls:
Doug Elliot - story teller, basketry, herbalist
Ben Rogers - blacksmithing
Robert Wilson - trapper
Mystery - canning
Crawford Soloman - thatching

Tags: earthskills, finca, florida, garden, gathering, home, michael, mycol, stevens

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