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DESCRIPTION
Reconnecting with the natural world can give us meaning and guidance in an increasingly sterile and destructive culture. Foraging, fire making and other survival skills may seem unnecessary in today’s modern society but even in an urban environment they can come in handy. Hands on activities include guided forage walk, debris shelter construction, water collecting and location, solar still, and using a bow-drill for fire making.
GUEST INSTRUCTOR
Kenneth Point is an organic vegetable gardener on a mission to get more families out and growing in their own back yards. Introduced to the hobby of gardening when he was ten years old, Kenny quickly developed a knack and a passion for growing plants and gardens of all kinds.
After graduating from college with a degree in accounting, Kenny pursued his interests in organic gardening by spending several years managing the gardens and orchards on a forty acre organic farm just outside of York, PA. His focus has been in the areas of ornamental edibles, heirloom vegetables, and edible weeds and wild plants.
It was around this same time that Kenny was introduced a survival and nature awareness school in New Jersey run by Tom Brown Jr. In addition to attending classes at the Tracker School, Kenny has practiced wilderness skills at Earthwalk Northwest in Washington State and primitive skills at the Virgin Island Sustainable Farm Institute in St Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Today Kenny works as a Compliance Auditor at a medical center, but still manages to find time for hiking, camping, and raising organic vegetables, fruits, and herbs. Kenny also writes about his personal experiences in the garden over at the Veggie Gardening Tips website.
REGISTRATION
The cost for this workshop is a $150, which includes lodging in an 1850’s rustic farmhouse, vegan/vegetarian cuisine, and instruction. Discounted fees are available for Bedford, Fulton, and Blair County residents of PA and Garrett County residents of MD. $30 discount for MAPS Group & PASA Members.
SCHEDULE
Plan to arrive by 7:00 PM on Friday evening for a meal and to share/hear stories. We will be starting at 9:00 AM on Saturday and ending the workshop on Sunday by 3:00 PM.
For further questions, email Kim Walsh at info(at)wildmeadowsfarm.com or call at 814-839-4962.
LOCATION
Wild Meadows Farm ¦ 456 Smith Road ¦ Schellsburg, PA 15559
