Primitive Skills classes & workshops

Aug 23 – Oct 23, 2026

Wilderness Bushcraft Semester – Session 3

Masardis, ME

$8,150.00 Semester / Long-form

Jack Mountain Bushcraft

Sep 11 – May 2, 2027

Wilderness Survival Immersion — Portland

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$2,075.00 Semester / Long-form

Trackers Earth

Sep 12 – Mar 27, 2027

Earth-folk Craft Mentorship

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$2,600.00 Semester / Long-form

Rhythm & Ritual School of Handcraft

Sep 12 – May 2, 2027

Wilderness Survival Immersion — Bay Area

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$2,335.00 Semester / Long-form

Trackers Earth

Sep 12 – May 1, 2027

Blacksmithing Immersion — Portland (Saturdays Earth)

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Semester / Long-form

Trackers Earth

Sep 13 – Sep 26, 2026

14-Day Field Expedition (J-156)

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$4,280.00 Multi-day Intensive

Boulder Outdoor Survival School (BOSS)

Sep 13 – Sep 26, 2026

14-Day Primitive Living Intensive (PLI-7)

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$4,380.00 Multi-day Intensive

Boulder Outdoor Survival School (BOSS)

Sep 15 – Sep 30, 2026

THE HUNTER

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Class

Living Wild

Sep 16 – Sep 20, 2026

The Star Hill Method: Timber Framing Essentials, with Jon Anderson (of Star Hill Timberworks)

Star Hill Timberworks · Ellsworth, WI

Class

Driftless Folk School

Sep 19 – Sep 20, 2026

Wilderness First Aid

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$400.00 Certification Course

Coalcracker Bushcraft

Sep 20 – May 16, 2027

Blacksmithing Immersion — Portland (Sundays Fire)

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Semester / Long-form

Trackers Earth

Sep 23 – Sep 26, 2026

Bois d'Arc Primitive Skills Camp & Knap-In

Hulston Mill Historic Park near Greenfield, MO

$150.00 Class

First Earth Wilderness School

Wed, Sep 23, 2026

Blacksmithing 101: Introduction to Blacksmithing - September 23, 2026

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Class

Hagood Mill Historic Site

Sep 24 – Sep 30, 2026

ANIMAL PROCESSING INTENSIVE

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Multi-day Intensive

Living Wild

Thu, Sep 24, 2026

LUNCHTIME FORAGING WALK - Learn Plant ID, Learn edible plants--

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Class

School of Self-Reliance

Sep 25 – Sep 27, 2026

Weekend Survival 101

RHP · Richfield, OH

$425.00 Class

Midwest Native Skills Institute

Sep 25 – Sep 27, 2026

Manoomin Processing Weekend

Weyerhaeuser, WI

Free Class

Forager's Harvest (Samuel Thayer)

Sep 25 – Sep 27, 2026

Hide Tanning

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$400.00 Class

Primitive Wilderness Survival

Sep 25 – Sep 27, 2026

Survival

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$600.00 Class

Coalcracker Bushcraft

Fri, Sep 25, 2026

Intro to Oxen, with Anneka Baird

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Class

Driftless Folk School

Sep 25 – Sep 27, 2026

Weekend Survival 101 Class (Fall)

Richfield, Ohio Joint Recreation District · Richfield, OH

Multi-day Intensive

Midwest Native Skills Institute

Sep 26 – Sep 27, 2026

Plant Walk

Lebanon, MO

$150.00 Class

Sigma 3 Survival School

Sat, Sep 26, 2026

Blacksmithing Basics

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$65.00 Class

Earth Knack

Sat, Sep 26, 2026

Blacksmithing 101: Introduction to Blacksmithing - September 26, 2026

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Class

Hagood Mill Historic Site

Sat, Sep 26, 2026

Fall Mushroom Foraging (Viroqua), with Andi Reisdorf

Viroqua, WI

$80.00 Class

Driftless Folk School

Sat, Sep 26, 2026

Mushrooms 101 - September 26, 2026

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Class

Hagood Mill Historic Site

Sat, Sep 26, 2026

FIBRE-CRAFT 101 (including introduction to basketry)

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Workshop

School of Self-Reliance

Sun, Sep 27, 2026

Pioneer Style Soap Making

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$65.00 Class

Earth Knack

Sep 27 – May 23, 2027

Blacksmithing Immersion — Portland (Sundays Wind)

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Semester / Long-form

Trackers Earth

Wed, Sep 30, 2026

Blacksmithing 104: Introduction to Knife-Making Class - September 30, 2026

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Workshop

Hagood Mill Historic Site

Oct 1 – Feb 28, 2027

Winter Internships

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$300.00 Class

Living Wild

Oct 1 – Oct 6, 2026

The Complete Desert Survivor @ RMS

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$625.00 Multi-day Intensive

Reevis Mountain School

Oct 2 – Oct 5, 2026

Rough Water Weekend

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$400.00 Certification Course

Lost Creek Adventures

Oct 2 – Oct 4, 2026

Basic Survival Class

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$500.00 Multi-day Intensive

Pathfinder School

Oct 2 – Oct 4, 2026

Level 2 Survival Sustained

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$375.00 Multi-day Intensive

Arkansas Survival School

Sat, Oct 3, 2026

Knots & Fire Mastery Workshop

West, MI

$75.00 Workshop

Arcturus Primitive Skills Institute

Sat, Oct 3, 2026

Plant Class at Ft. Laurens

Ft. Laurens · Bolivar, OH

Class

Midwest Native Skills Institute

Sat, Oct 3, 2026

Plant & Fungi Walk - Wildwise Botanicals

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Class

First Earth Wilderness School

Oct 3 – Oct 4, 2026

Willow Weaving Weekend

Temple, ME

$400.00 Class

Koviashuvik Maine Local Living School

Sat, Oct 3, 2026

Fall Mushroom Foraging (La Crosse), with Andi Reisdorf

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$80.00 Class

Driftless Folk School

Sat, Oct 3, 2026

Introduction to Relief Woodcarving, with Kevin Ewing

La Crosse, WI

$100.00 Class

Driftless Folk School

Sat, Oct 3, 2026

Understanding Electric Vehicles, with Jon Passi and Al Buss

Viroqua, WI

Class

Driftless Folk School

Sun, Oct 4, 2026

Fall Foraging in the Driftless, with Nicholas WazeeGale

Rural La Farge, WI · La Farge, WI

Class

Driftless Folk School

Sun, Oct 4, 2026

Couch2Cabin: Dovetail Log Cabin Demonstration, with Jon Anderson

Viroqua, WI

Class

Driftless Folk School

Oct 5 – Nov 18, 2026

Survival Instructor Certifications

Lebanon, MO

$5,995.00 Certification Course

Sigma 3 Survival School

Oct 5 – Oct 9, 2026

Survival Basic Standard

Lebanon, MO

$695.00 Class

Sigma 3 Survival School

Oct 7 – Oct 11, 2026

Scout Skills 3

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Class

Medicine Scout

Oct 8 – Oct 11, 2026

BUSHCRAFT 101 - Florida Everglades

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$700.00 Class

Pathfinder School

Oct 9 – Oct 11, 2026

Survival Craft

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$800.00 Class

Coalcracker Bushcraft

Sat, Oct 10, 2026

Michigan Grid-Down Survival (1-Day Intensive)

West, MI

$150.00 Multi-day Intensive

Arcturus Primitive Skills Institute

Oct 10 – Oct 11, 2026

Ray Reitze Workshop

MNSI · Seven Hills, OH

$195.00 Workshop

Midwest Native Skills Institute

Oct 10 – Oct 11, 2026

Willow Basketry: Ribbed Baskets

Bradford, VT

$275.00 Class

Roots School

Oct 10 – Oct 11, 2026

Wilderness Survival Basics

Bradford, VT

$275.00 Class

Roots School

Oct 10 – Oct 11, 2026

WOW Outdoor School - Roaring River State Park

Roaring River State Park, MO

Class

First Earth Wilderness School

Sat, Oct 10, 2026

Beginning Chip Carving, with John Carlson

People's Food Co-op · La Crosse, WI

$125.00 Class

Driftless Folk School

Sat, Oct 10, 2026

Wilderness Survival Fundamentals

Sisters, OR

$175.00 Class

Primal Skills Academy

Sat, Oct 10, 2026

Mushrooms 101 - October 10, 2026

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Class

Hagood Mill Historic Site

Sat, Oct 10, 2026

Chicken Butchering, with Jacob Hundt

Viroqua, WI

$70.00 Class

Driftless Folk School

Oct 11 – Oct 15, 2026

Survival Advanced Standard

Lebanon, MO

$695.00 Class

Sigma 3 Survival School

Sun, Oct 11, 2026

Birthing a Frame Drum & Mallet, with Ellen Sims

Hillsboro, WI

Class

Driftless Folk School

Oct 15 – Oct 21, 2026

SACRED SKILLS on the River - FRANCE (FULL)

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$750.00 Class

Living Wild

Oct 16 – Oct 18, 2026

Hide Tanning

Bradford, VT

$550.00 Class

Roots School

Fri, Oct 16, 2026

Braintan Buckskin

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$285.00 Class

Blackthorn-USA

Oct 16 – Oct 17, 2026

Storytelling Festival and Liar’s Competition

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Gathering

Hagood Mill Historic Site

Sat, Oct 17, 2026

Wild Edible and Useful Plant and Mushroom Walks - October

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$15.00 Class

Ancestral Knowledge

Oct 17 – Oct 21, 2026

Primitive Skills Standard

Lebanon, MO

$695.00 Class

Sigma 3 Survival School

Oct 17 – Oct 18, 2026

Traditional Hide Tanning

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$130.00 Class

Earth Knack

Oct 17 – Oct 19, 2026

Arrow building workshop

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$275.00 Workshop

Holistic Survival School

Sat, Oct 17, 2026

The Home Apothecary 1: Herbal Medicine Making for Winter Health, with Linda Conroy

Rural Gays Mills · Gays Mills, WI

$140.00 Class

Driftless Folk School

Sat, Oct 17, 2026

Value Your Voice - Musical Mastery Through Movement & Mantra, with Ally Smalley

Viroqua, WI

$70.00 Class

Driftless Folk School

Sun, Oct 18, 2026

Autumn Plant Medicine Workshop

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$55.00 Workshop

Nighthawk Naturalist School

Sun, Oct 18, 2026

The Home Apothecary 2: Herbs for Topical Applications: Salves, Compressions, Poultices, Lotions and More!, with Linda Conroy

Rural Gays Mills · Gays Mills, WI

$140.00 Class

Driftless Folk School

Sun, Oct 18, 2026

How to Eat an Acorn

Temple, ME

$30.00 Class

Koviashuvik Maine Local Living School

Sun, Oct 18, 2026

The Home Apothecary 2: Herbs for Topical Applications: Salves, Compresses, Poultices, Lotions and More!, with Linda Conroy

Rural Gays Mills · Gays Mills, WI

Class

Driftless Folk School

Fri, Oct 23, 2026

Practical Off Grid Living

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$245.00 Class

Blackthorn-USA

Oct 23 – Oct 26, 2026

The Hunter Gatherer

Lebanon, MO

$595.00 Class

Sigma 3 Survival School

Oct 23 – Oct 25, 2026

Cultural Perspectives on Dreams and Dreaming with John Stokes

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$250.00 Workshop

The Tracking Project

Oct 23 – Oct 25, 2026

Basic Bushcraft

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$600.00 Class

Coalcracker Bushcraft

Oct 23 – Oct 25, 2026

Weekend Survival Basic 101

West, MI

$275.00 Class

Arcturus Primitive Skills Institute

Oct 24 – Oct 25, 2026

Home Canning Meat, Fish & Eggs

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$130.00 Class

Earth Knack

Oct 24 – Oct 25, 2026

Bend Like Willow

Temple, ME

$250.00 Class

Koviashuvik Maine Local Living School

Sat, Oct 24, 2026

Tracking, Stalking, and Seeing Wildlife, with Nicholas WazeeGale

Rural La Farge, WI · La Farge, WI

Class

Driftless Folk School

Sun, Oct 25, 2026

Seasonal Foraging Walk - Busiek State Forest

Busiek State Forest, MO

Class

First Earth Wilderness School

Oct 27 – Oct 29, 2026

The Wild Crafter

Lebanon, MO

$450.00 Class

Sigma 3 Survival School

Nov 1 – Nov 7, 2026

Fall Basic Skills Intensive

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$750.00 Multi-day Intensive

Living Wild

Nov 1 – Nov 28, 2026

November Mini Immersion

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$1,750.00 Semester / Long-form

Living Wild

Nov 4 – Nov 10, 2026

Scout Survival Challenge

Lebanon, MO

$795.00 Class

Sigma 3 Survival School

Nov 5 – Nov 8, 2026

Heart Teachings Philosophy with Grandfather Ray

Temple, ME

$350.00 Class

Koviashuvik Maine Local Living School

Nov 6 – Nov 8, 2026

2026 Fall Gathering & Adventure Expo

Georgia Bushcraft · Watkinsville, GA

Gathering

Georgia Bushcraft

Nov 6 – Nov 8, 2026

Weekend Survival Basic 101

West, MI

$275.00 Class

Arcturus Primitive Skills Institute

Sat, Nov 7, 2026

Basic Blacksmithing (Day One)

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$95.00 Class

Blackthorn-USA

Sat, Nov 7, 2026

Windmills for Water Pumping, with Jon Passi

Rural Readstown, WI · Readstown, WI

Class

Driftless Folk School

Sat, Nov 7, 2026

Clawhammer Banjo Basics, with Brennan Henry Allsworth

Art House La Crosse · La Crosse, WI

Class

Driftless Folk School

Sat, Nov 7, 2026

Introduction to Perennial Vegetables

Bellingham, WA

$50.00 Class

Raven's Roots Naturalist School

Sun, Nov 8, 2026

Basic Blacksmithing (Day Two)

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$95.00 Class

Blackthorn-USA

Nov 8 – Nov 11, 2026

Woodland Survival 101

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$425.00 Class

Georgia Bushcraft

Nov 12 – Nov 18, 2026

SERE (Urban & Wilderness)

Lebanon, MO

$795.00 Class

Sigma 3 Survival School

Nov 12 – Nov 15, 2026

Build your own bow workshop: November 12-15th

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$800.00 Workshop

Holistic Survival School

Nov 12 – Nov 15, 2026

Advanced Bushcraft

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$800.00 Class

Coalcracker Bushcraft

Nov 13 – Nov 15, 2026

Women’s Wilderness Survival 101

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$375.00 Class

Georgia Bushcraft