This weekend, I have left the familiarity and comfort of the garden for the wilderness. I'm on a Wilderness Intensive Skills weekend being led by Laura Reeves and Dwayne Logan.
Last year, I joined Laura on a one day course called "You Can Eat That?!". I thoroughly enjoyed foraging and preparing a feast with the great wild edibles we learned about. You can read about that adventure here Wild Edibles .
This year, I'm going for the full weekend deal - I know I'll learn a ton from Laura and Dwayne - I can't wait!
The agenda includes topics such as:
I love that this is a "learn by doing" course - not some lecture in a classroom. We'll be out in the bush practicing these skills all weekend.
We get to bring a tent, sleeping bag, knife and water bottle.
Don't tell anyone, but I'm also sneaking in some coffee. I don't think I could survive without caffeine. Actually, I'd scrape by - but my fellow participants might not want me wielding a knife while suffering from caffeine withdrawal. I'm just sayin...
Last year, I joined Laura on a one day course called "You Can Eat That?!". I thoroughly enjoyed foraging and preparing a feast with the great wild edibles we learned about. You can read about that adventure here Wild Edibles .
This year, I'm going for the full weekend deal - I know I'll learn a ton from Laura and Dwayne - I can't wait!
The agenda includes topics such as:
- Shelter
- Direction Finding
- Fire
- Primitive Hunting
- Plant ID
- Cordage
- Stone Tools
- Tracking
I love that this is a "learn by doing" course - not some lecture in a classroom. We'll be out in the bush practicing these skills all weekend.
We get to bring a tent, sleeping bag, knife and water bottle.
Don't tell anyone, but I'm also sneaking in some coffee. I don't think I could survive without caffeine. Actually, I'd scrape by - but my fellow participants might not want me wielding a knife while suffering from caffeine withdrawal. I'm just sayin...
2 comments:
I'm with you on the coffee front. I'd be a danger to myself and others if I went a full weekend without coffee. Hope you don't get too waterlogged in your foraging.
That sounds fun. Would love to try that
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