Feral Skills

All events

Class

Single-day or short instructional session (3-8 hours typical).

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 18 – Sep 21, 2026

Nature Wonder Wild Food Weekend

North Bend State Park · Cairo, WV

Class

Wild Food Adventures

Sep 18 – Sep 21, 2026

Georgia Wild Foods Weekend

Camp Westminster · Conyers, GA

$245.00 Class

Wild Food Adventures

Sep 18 – Sep 20, 2026

BASIC SURVIVAL CLASS

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Class

Texas Survival School

Sep 19 – Sep 21, 2026

Survival Essentials

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$295.00 Class

Mountain Shepherd Wilderness Survival School

Sep 19 – Oct 25, 2026

Posters for the People: Art of the WPA by Ennis Carter

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Class

Peters Valley School of Craft

Sep 20 – Sep 26, 2026

Fall Short Session, 2026

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Class

Penland School of Craft

Sun, Sep 20, 2026

Chip Carved Peace Board

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Class

Adirondack Folk School

Sun, Sep 20, 2026

Scroll Saw Baskets

Adirondack Folk School · Lake Luzerne, NY

Class

Adirondack Folk School

Sun, Sep 20, 2026

Leksand Band Weaving: Band Loom with Treadle and Rigid Heddle

North House Folk School · Grand Marais, MN

Class

North House Folk School

Sun, Sep 20, 2026

Preparing Wild Medicinals

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$45.00 Class

Wildlife Prairie Park

Sun, Sep 20, 2026

Autumn's Wild Edibles

Lebanon Hills Visitor Center · Eagan, MN

Class

Four Season Foraging

Sep 21 – Sep 25, 2026

Furnituremaking

Alstead, NH

$1,300.00 Class

Heartwood School for the Homebuilding Crafts

Mon, Sep 21, 2026

Build a Wee Lassie Canoe

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Class

Adirondack Folk School

Mon, Sep 21, 2026

Rigid Heddle Weaving from the Start

Adirondack Folk School · Lake Luzerne, NY

Class

Adirondack Folk School

Mon, Sep 21, 2026

Japanese Wood Turning

North House Folk School · Grand Marais, MN

Class

North House Folk School

Sep 21 – Sep 22, 2026

Natural Dyes Above and Beyond

North House Folk School · Grand Marais, MN

Class

North House Folk School

Tue, Sep 22, 2026

Build a Wee Lassie Canoe

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Class

Adirondack Folk School

Tue, Sep 22, 2026

Rigid Heddle Weaving from the Start

Adirondack Folk School · Lake Luzerne, NY

Class

Adirondack Folk School

Tue, Sep 22, 2026

Wild & Wonderful: A Fall Foraging Retreat

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$160.00 Class

Four Season Foraging

Tue, Sep 22, 2026

Gnome Spoon Carving

North House Folk School · Grand Marais, MN

Class

North House Folk School

Tue, Sep 22, 2026

Herbal Foods and Drinks

North House Folk School · Grand Marais, MN

Class

North House Folk School

Tue, Sep 22, 2026

Blacksmithing: The Basics & Beyond

North House Folk School · Grand Marais, MN

Class

North House Folk School

Tue, Sep 22, 2026

Cider: Crafting Fine Hard Cider at Home

North House Folk School · Grand Marais, MN

Class

North House Folk School

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

Build a Wee Lassie Canoe

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Class

Adirondack Folk School

Wed, Sep 23, 2026

Blacksmithing 101: Introduction to Blacksmithing - September 23, 2026

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Class

Hagood Mill Historic Site

Thu, Sep 24, 2026

Build a Wee Lassie Canoe

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Class

Adirondack Folk School

Thu, Sep 24, 2026

A Taste of Japanese Wood Turning

North House Folk School · Grand Marais, MN

Class

North House Folk School

Thu, Sep 24, 2026

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

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Class

School of Self-Reliance

Thu, Sep 24, 2026

ADK Wildlife Rehabilitation

Adirondack Folk School · Lake Luzerne, NY

Class

Adirondack Folk School

Sep 25 – Sep 27, 2026

Wild Wisdom

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Class

Byron Kerns Survival School

Sep 25 – Sep 27, 2026

Weekend Survival 101

RHP · Richfield, OH

$425.00 Class

Midwest Native Skills Institute

Fri, Sep 25, 2026

Date Night (September 25): Blacksmithing

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$65.00 Class

Touchstone Center for Crafts

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

Fri, Sep 25, 2026

Build a Wee Lassie Canoe

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Class

Adirondack Folk School

Sep 25 – Sep 27, 2026

Survival

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$600.00 Class

Coalcracker Bushcraft

Fri, Sep 25, 2026

Shaker Cathead Basket

Adirondack Folk School · Lake Luzerne, NY

Class

Adirondack Folk School

Fri, Sep 25, 2026

Intro to Oxen, with Anneka Baird

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Class

Driftless Folk School

Sep 26 – Sep 28, 2026

Survival Essentials - Family

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$100.00 Class

Mountain Shepherd Wilderness Survival School

Sep 26 – Sep 27, 2026

Plant Walk

Lebanon, MO

$150.00 Class

Sigma 3 Survival School

Sep 26 – Sep 27, 2026

WEMS Recertification - Leadville CO

Leadville, CO

$375.00 Class

Desert Mountain Medicine

Sat, Sep 26, 2026

Blacksmithing Basics

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$65.00 Class

Earth Knack

Sat, Sep 26, 2026

Flintknapping

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Class

Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center

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

Introduction to Botanical Eco Printing

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Class

Adirondack Folk School

Sat, Sep 26, 2026

Fall Mushroom Foraging (Viroqua), with Andi Reisdorf

Viroqua, WI

$80.00 Class

Driftless Folk School

Sat, Sep 26, 2026

Woodstove Cookery Basics

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Class

Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center

Sat, Sep 26, 2026

Basic Basketmaking (age 14+)

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Class

Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center

Sat, Sep 26, 2026

Basic Woodcarving

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Class

Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center

Sat, Sep 26, 2026

Sourdough Bread and Buttermaking

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Class

Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center

Sat, Sep 26, 2026

Mushrooms 101 - September 26, 2026

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Class

Hagood Mill Historic Site

Sep 27 – Nov 7, 2026

Fall Concentration, 2026

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Class

Penland School of Craft

Sun, Sep 27, 2026

Pioneer Style Soap Making

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$65.00 Class

Earth Knack

Sun, Sep 27, 2026

Land Navigation

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Class

BigPig Outdoors

Sep 28 – Sep 30, 2026

Natural Plasters & Paints

Alstead, NH

$745.00 Class

Heartwood School for the Homebuilding Crafts

Wed, Sep 30, 2026

Card Weaving: Beginner & Intermediate

North House Folk School · Grand Marais, MN

Class

North House Folk School

Oct 1 – Oct 2, 2026

Tadelakt

Alstead, NH

$495.00 Class

Heartwood School for the Homebuilding Crafts

Oct 1 – Oct 4, 2026

H-WEMS - Leadville CO

Leadville, CO

$875.00 Class

Desert Mountain Medicine

Thu, Oct 1, 2026

Wooden Spoon Carving Traditions

North House Folk School · Grand Marais, MN

Class

North House Folk School

Thu, Oct 1, 2026

Viking-Era Smelting: Iron-Age Technology in the Modern Era

North House Folk School · Grand Marais, MN

Class

North House Folk School

Oct 1 – Feb 28, 2027

Winter Internships

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$300.00 Class

Living Wild

Oct 2 – Oct 4, 2026

Bare Bones

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Class

Byron Kerns Survival School

Fri, Oct 2, 2026

Date Night (October 2): Blacksmithing

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$65.00 Class

Touchstone Center for Crafts

Fri, Oct 2, 2026

Chairmaking: An Introduction

North House Folk School · Grand Marais, MN

Class

North House Folk School

Fri, Oct 2, 2026

Introduction to Spinning on the Wheel

North House Folk School · Grand Marais, MN

Class

North House Folk School

Oct 2 – Oct 4, 2026

Wilderness Weekend 10/2-10/4

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Class

Mountain Scout Survival School

Oct 2 – Oct 3, 2026

Geology Up the Gunflint Trail

North House Folk School · Grand Marais, MN

Class

North House Folk School

Oct 2 – Oct 4, 2026

Basic Wilderness Survival - Ladies Only

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Class

Texas Survival School

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

Oct 3 – Oct 4, 2026

Land Navigation For Hikers

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Class

Texas Survival 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

Braided Leather Shoulder Bag and Wallet

North House Folk School · Grand Marais, MN

Class

North House Folk School

Sat, Oct 3, 2026

Wilderness 1 10/3

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Class

Mountain Scout Survival School

Sat, Oct 3, 2026

Fall Foraging for Wild Edibles

Oliver Kelley Farm · Elk River, MN

Class

Four Season Foraging

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

Wooden Spoon Carving Traditions: Day 4

North House Folk School · Grand Marais, MN

Class

North House Folk School

Sun, Oct 4, 2026

Wilderness 2 10/4

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Class

Mountain Scout Survival School

Sun, Oct 4, 2026

Couch2Cabin: Dovetail Log Cabin Demonstration, with Jon Anderson

Viroqua, WI

Class

Driftless Folk School

Sun, Oct 4, 2026

Fall Foraging Day

Honeycomb Cottage MN · Stillwater, MN

Class

Four Season Foraging

Oct 5 – Oct 9, 2026

Timber Frame Finishing: Decorative Planing, Chamfers, and Beading

Alstead, NH

$940.00 Class

Heartwood School for the Homebuilding Crafts

Oct 5 – Oct 9, 2026

Survival Basic Standard

Lebanon, MO

$695.00 Class

Sigma 3 Survival School

Oct 5 – Oct 8, 2026

Intro Animal Tracking

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Class

Oregon Survival School

Tue, Oct 6, 2026

Black Ash Handbag Basket

North House Folk School · Grand Marais, MN

Class

North House Folk School

Tue, Oct 6, 2026

Coracle: Weave Your Own Boat

North House Folk School · Grand Marais, MN

Class

North House Folk School

Tue, Oct 6, 2026

White Oak Basketry

North House Folk School · Grand Marais, MN

Class

North House Folk School

Tue, Oct 6, 2026

Autumn's Wild Edibles

Lebanon Hills Visitor Center · Eagan, MN

Class

Four Season Foraging

Oct 7 – Oct 11, 2026

Scout Skills 3

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Class

Medicine Scout

Wed, Oct 7, 2026

Teeny Tiny Baskets

North House Folk School · Grand Marais, MN

Class

North House Folk School

Wed, Oct 7, 2026

Daffodils, Sweet Grass, and Iris: Baskets from the Garden

North House Folk School · Grand Marais, MN

Class

North House Folk School

Oct 8 – Oct 11, 2026

BUSHCRAFT 101 - Florida Everglades

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$700.00 Class

Pathfinder School

Thu, Oct 8, 2026

Harvest Helpers: Crafting Small Brooms to Accompany Your Basket

North House Folk School · Grand Marais, MN

Class

North House Folk School

Oct 9 – Oct 11, 2026

Survival Craft

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$800.00 Class

Coalcracker Bushcraft

Oct 9 – Oct 11, 2026

Land Navigation Level 2 – Mastering Advanced Map and Compass Skills

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$375.00 Class

Nature Reliance School