Always subject to change!!
June 19-21
Thursday
6pm Campers may register and set up camp.
Friday
9:00am Registration begins
9:30am Opening Circle
10:00am to Noon First Workshop Block
Foraging Foray: How To ID Wild Edibles
Have you ever wandered the woodlands and wondered what you can eat and what you can’t eat? Join Storm on this foraging foray to learn what is a delicious treat and what is deadly poison. Bring your: questions, photos of plants you’re curious about, favorite plant ID book, and a sense of adventure!
Storm F. Songe has eternally been pulled towards the chorus proceeding the dawn. The birds, in their brilliant colors and intricate songs, drew Storm into their mystery and they have never left. In their spare hours and idle moments, they quiet their mind to fully indulge in the music of our feathered friends.
Frequently, you will find Storm writing poetry, crocheting creatures of the woodlands, seeking the owners of the birdsong, traversing the forest on four limbs, preserving animals that have passed on, and singing to the plants in their garden.
Storm has a Master’s in Conservation Biology and Biodiversity, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Prior to Two Coyotes, Storm worked as a park ranger, where they rehabilitated wildlife and worked with rescued wild animals. Today, Storm spends their days at, Two Coyotes Wilderness School, connecting the next generation to nature, each other, and themselves.
1:00 to 3:00 Second Workshop Block
Basics of Making a Bowstring
Learn to make a Flemish Twist bowstring! We will talk about some of the materials used both traditionally and in the modern setting, methods, and some of the different styles of strings and their purposes. Most of our time will be spent hands-on making an artificial sinew string and practicing the twist with different materials. If you have a bow, bring it or the measurement between the two string grooves, or practice by making a smaller version for a very snazzy Bowdrill string! This class is appropriate for ages 12+, younger if adult is present and you have decent focus.
Jia-Lin loves archery, and has been shooting since she was dexterous enough to tie strings to sticks. She has experience in making her own bows, arrows, strings, and quivers and is excited to share a little of her passion with you. She is currently a nurse and has been a mentor and community member of Two Coyotes Wilderness School for over a decade.
3:00 to 5:00 Third Workshop Block
Blessing Pods & Natural Mandalas with Honey Sweet Harmony
Playing with dirt, water, stones, plants, and trees while tuning into our inner wisdom, this session offers the chance to dig deep into learning from and crafting with a variety of gifts from our natural relatives. Music nourishes the dance between earthskills and creativity as participants create Blessing Pods and Natural Mandalas, exploring the regenerative practices of Gratitude, The Honorable Harvest, and Mutualism Among All Beings.
Honey Sweet Harmony is an interspecies creativity-catalyzing mentorship constellation. Kin* specialize in facilitating community-weaving gatherings with storytelling and storycatching, music, movement, eco-connective healing arts, natural cycle ceremonies, and grief / peace tending. McCadden holds a MA/ABD in cultural anthropology of theatre. Ki* is a graduate of the 1st cohort of Living Earth Adult Foundations, Cultural Emergence Effective Design by Applewood Permaculture Centre, and Littlebird Flight School for Community Songleaders. Ki offers private eco-healing/mentoring sessions. David Budd (The Artful Drummer) holds a BFA in Painting & Drawing, and studied with world-renowned frame drummer Layne Redmond, learning the rhythms of the Middle East and Brazil. He draws on his interest in wildlife, gardening, poetry, and shamanic practices as a facilitator in earth-based spiritual communities, and in performing music professionally in a variety of genres. https://linktr.ee/honeysweetharmony. *eco-kinship pronouns
7:30pm to 10:00pm Campfire, Stories and Music
Saturday
9:30am Opening Circle
10:00am to Noon First Workshop Block
Forest Gardening: Planting To Last
Learn to harvest and propagate ramps, grow pawpaw trees from seed, cultivate a wild strawberry groundcover, grow enough sunchokes to feed yourself through Winter and more.
We will focus on low maintenance perennials, plants that require some care and thought to get started and will keep feeding you and others for many years to come. The hope is to help you work towards low-energy food production, whether you have acres of fields and forests to cultivate or a few planters in partial shade.
Grant Norton was raised by humans in their natural habitat of Tellus, Orion Arm, Milky Way. At the age of 16, they learned nеlbinding at Roots Rendezvous. Since then, they have trained at this ancient fiber art and its many applications to bring it to you today.
1:00pm to 3:00 Second Workshop Block
Dancing Fingers – Twined Basketry
Come let your fingers dance as you express your heart in shape and form weaving a twined basket!
Twining is an ancient basket weaving technique that dates back to 7000 BCE and is found all around the world. If we go back far enough, many of our ancestors wove baskets for many uses; such as gathering foods, herbal medicines, and flowers, fishing, carrying a baby, cooking, eating, shoes, hats, and more. A basket however, is so much more than a useful container. Stories, cultural events, beliefs, and lots of symbolism were often woven into the designs in baskets. Weaving a basket and the baskets themselves also hold many metaphors that can guide us in our lives.
In this workshop we will be weaving with sisal twine from the Agave sisalana plant, which holds a shape nicely and is great for learning the twinning technique. Once you learn the basics you can twine with many different materials, both prepared man made, your own cordage, or material gifts from the Earth herself such as leaves, stems, vines, and bark. Along with teaching how to weave a twined basket, I will offer some information about the variety of materials you can use for twining. There will be a small fee for covering the cost of basic materials.
Karianna L. Rosenberg has always been drawn to weavings, textiles and basketry all her life and was influenced by her grandmother who was a weaver and painter. Karianna fell in love with twining ever since she learned the technique in 2014. She continues to explore many other basket making methods and materials with which to weave. She feels a special magic when harvesting from the land and weaving a vessel of beauty and functionality. She sees it as a chance to personally express oneself and co-create something of beauty with Mother Nature.
Karianna is also a weaver of words, experiences, and woodland magic, who skillfully crafts journeys for her participants in her programs through Earth Song Transformations. She passionately continues as a nature mentor at Two Coyotes Wilderness School, which she helped re-start in 2007. Karianna is an earth wisdom guide, storyweaver/storyteller, healer, dancer, poet, naturalist, and fiddler to be. She holds a Masters of Arts in Teaching English and Spanish as Second Languages and is a certified Wildlife Tracker. Karianna is currently writing a multi-dimensional book about transformational healing and deep connection. Please feel free to reach out to her for information of her upcoming workshops and programs at earthsongtransformations@gmail.com
3:00pm to 5:00 Third Workshop Block
Nеlbinding: Weaving Like It’s 6500 BC.
Nеlbinding is an ancient fiber art that predates knitting, one so durable that the oldest known fragments of it are dated over 8,000 years old. While we can’t guarantee that all your nеlbinding will last quite that long, we can teach you this ancient form of pre-knitting that can be applied to make bags, hats, blankets, shoes, sweaters and just about anything else you can think of. In this class, we will teach the Oslo stitch, a quick, versatile and durable stitch that can be used for anything you feel like making. Unlike knitting, nеlbinding doesn’t unravel when cut or left partially finished, and it’s frankly both useful and just fun.
Maximum Participants: 6 per session. Age: 12+
Please sign up for a session at main tent.
Scott M. Baker was trained since birth (or slightly after) at Two Coyotes (and other places), Scott now enjoys such things as: Nature! Fire! Plants! Parkour! Being Awesome! Writing in third person! Mentoring people! And, most importantly, helping folks BE AWESOME!
Grant Norton was raised by humans in their natural habitat of Tellus, Orion Arm, Milky Way. At the age of 16, they learned nеlbinding at Roots Rendezvous. Since then, they have trained at this ancient fiber art and its many applications to bring it to you today.
7:30 to 10:00pm Campfire, Stories and Music
Sunday
6:45am to 9:00 Special Earlybird Morning Block
9:35am Opening Circle
10:00am to 12:00 First Workshop Block
Nеlbinding: Weaving Like It’s 6500 BC.
Nеlbinding is an ancient fiber art that predates knitting, one so durable that the oldest known fragments of it are dated over 8,000 years old. While we can’t guarantee that all your nеlbinding will last quite that long, we can teach you this ancient form of pre-knitting that can be applied to make bags, hats, blankets, shoes, sweaters and just about anything else you can think of. In this class, we will teach the Oslo stitch, a quick, versatile and durable stitch that can be used for anything you feel like making. Unlike knitting, nеlbinding doesn’t unravel when cut or left partially finished, and it’s frankly both useful and just fun.
Maximum Participants: 6 per session. Age: 12+
Please sign up for a session at main tent.
Scott M. Baker was trained since birth (or slightly after) at Two Coyotes (and other places), Scott now enjoys such things as: Nature! Fire! Plants! Parkour! Being Awesome! Writing in third person! Mentoring people! And, most importantly, helping folks BE AWESOME!
Grant Norton was raised by humans in their natural habitat of Tellus, Orion Arm, Milky Way. At the age of 16, they learned nеlbinding at Roots Rendezvous. Since then, they have trained at this ancient fiber art and its many applications to bring it to you today.
Wildlife Tracking
There are always clues created by wildlife for us to decipher, telling a story of their habits and lives. By learning the language of track and sign we gain insight into Nature’s mysteries. Who left this track? How did this feather get here? Why are the birds all calling from over there? Beginner students will learn a new way to look at the world and experienced trackers will be challenged toward a greater understanding of Nature.
Andy Dobos is an artist, naturalist and educator and is certified in Wildlife Track and Sign identification. He has been mentoring students of all ages in nature connection skills for 20 years.
Noon Lunch Break
1:00 to 3:00pm Final Workshop Block
4:00 to 4:10 Closing Circle
Please Note!
Edible Plants For Sale: Let’s Forest-Garden!
Grant C. Norton will be selling a variety of permaculture and forest gardening friendly plants, with a focus on species native to Northern America. All species are low-maintenance and grow in zones 5-7 (allowing them to grow anywhere in CT).
Available plants include:
Ramp Plants (Allium tricoccum): Known as wild leeks or wild garlic, ramps are a native allium that thrives in the understory of deciduous forests in zone 3 to 8. Priced for their mild and slightly sweet flavor, mature ramps divide annually to form a dense patch. You can harvest 10% of an established ramp patch each year without reducing the population. Plants will be sold for $5 each.
Second-year Pawpaw Saplings (Asimina triloba): A native fruit tree that thrives in USDA Hardiness Zones 5 to 8. In full sun with sufficient moisture, the saplings should fruit within 5-6 years. The saplings are seed grown, so their fruit will be unique to the individual. Pawpaws are not self-fertile, requiring multiple individuals to make fruit. Saplings will be sold in sets of 3 for $20.
Second-year Trifoliate Orange Saplings (Citrus trifoliata): Well known for the Flying Dragon Orange cultivar, trifoliate orange is the most cold hardy species of citrus and the only true citrus that can be grown down to USDA Hardiness Zones 5, although it does best in zones 6 to 10. It is a deciduous fruit tree prized for its golfball sized edible fruit and fragrant white flowers. It has been used historically as a hedge, but can reach 15 ft. in height. Trifoliate Oranges are not native to the Americas. Saplings will be sold for $20 each.
Stampede Sunchoke Plants (Helianthus tuberosus): One of the most popular cultivars of sunchoke (aka. Jerusalem artichoke), Stampede forms numerous large white tubers with a nutty flavor and attractive yellow flowers. This native plant can be placed in recently disturbed soil, requires full sun and can grow in USDA Hardiness Zones 3 to 9. The tubers can be dug up once the stocks die back for winter, or left in the ground and harvested when needed. Plants will be sold for $1 each.
Mayapple Seedlings (Podophyllum peltatum): A native groundcover that spreads through both seeds and runners, mayapples will establish patches in the understory. Also known as American mandrake, the fruit ripens in late Summer, and is not edible until fully ripe. Mayapples grow best in USDA Hardiness Zones 3 to 8. Seedlings will be sold for $5 each.
Woodland Strawberry Plants (Fragaria vesca): A groundcover that grows best in USDA Hardiness Zones 5 to 9, woodland strawberries produce a small sweet fruit in late Spring. It thrives in both partial shade and sunlight, but can survive in the understory. Plants will be sold for $5 each.
The Cattail Gathering 