REGISTER HERE  //  Instructor: Ann Ralles  //  Planting a vineyard in the Upper Midwest can seem like holding out the sweet feed for the four horses of the apocalypse! Come and share instructor Ann’s journey[...]

REGISTER HERE  //  Instructor: Bonnie Wideman  //  Goats are a wonderful addition to any homestead or farm, producing high-quality milk, meat, and fiber. They have also grown in popularity for weed and brush management control.[...]

REGISTER HERE  //  Instructor: Linda Conroy  //  Join veteran herbalist Linda Conroy for this fun and inspiring day. We will learn to identify plants around us that can help promote health and build resiliency. We[...]

REGISTER HERE  //  Instructor: Linda Conroy  //  Join veteran herbalist Linda Conroy for this fun, hands-on day of plant medicine. Learn to work with the plants that grow around us, first learning about their healing[...]

REGISTER HERE  //  Instructor: Kristen Martinek  //  Learn the basics of crafting your own vegetable-based soap in this hands-on course that will yield a batch of soap for each student to take home (each batch[...]

REGISTER HERE  //  Instructor: Kristen Martinek  //  Build upon your basic soap crafting skills and discover how to create more complex soaps. In this intermediate course, Kristen will teach you how to add in colors,[...]

REGISTER HERE  //  Instructor: Robert Schultz  //  This three-day class is in honor of instructor Robert’s blacksmithing mentors Jim Batson and Chuck Patrick, who taught him everything he knows about knife-making. Students will begin by[...]

REGISTER HERE  //  Instructor: Heidi Krattiger  //  Hot sauce, garlic paste, coriander, and lemons can be preserved with fermentation, as well as many other herbs, vegetables, and fruit. This class will inspire new and experienced[...]

REGISTER HERE  //  Instructor: Bjorn Bergman  //  What should you do with the bounty of strawberries and tomatoes from your garden? Can them! Learn the art and science of preserving your harvest by water-bath canning.[...]

REGISTER HERE  //  Instructor: Connie Alderden  //  In this class, students will learn basic spoke-and-weave basketry while weaving their own market basket. Learn the basics from material preparation to finishing. Discussion will also focus on[...]

REGISTER HERE  //  Instructor: Julie Tomaro  //  In this second half of a 2-part series, you will learn the skills for butchering a meat chicken. We will discuss the variety of chicken processing methods, with[...]

REGISTER HERE  //  Instructor: Laura Poe  //  Fermenting vegetables and other foods is a great way to add nutrition, flavor and variety to your meals, as well as self-sufficiency to help put up your harvest.[...]

REGISTER HERE  //  Instructors: Ryan Wagner  //  This class will give students the opportunity to butcher a domesticated rabbit and process it into a french-style sausage. Each participant will receive a rabbit to break down,[...]

REGISTER HERE  //  Instructor: Martha Buche  //  Turn the work of the bees – their wax – into candles to light your way! Come join in the meditative practice of candle dipping and pouring. This[...]

REGISTER HERE  //  Instructor: Jordan Bendel  //  In this class, instructor Jordan will discuss how to check the general health of your hives and how to prepare them for winter. The class will participate in[...]

REGISTER HERE  //  Instructor: Connie Alderden  //  In this class, students will learn basic basketry techniques while weaving their own cracker basket. A cracker basket is an open weave bottom basket that incorporates sea grass[...]

REGISTER HERE  //  Instructor: Bjorn Bergman  //  Mead, an alcoholic beverage made with honey and water, is a traditional beverage made popular by the Vikings and Nordic culture. In this class, learn the art and[...]

REGISTER HERE  //  Instructors: Shaun & Aaron Murphy-Lopez  //  Join a homesteading tour to learn how one couple arrived in the Driftless. Students will see gardens and pastures, outbuildings and fences, animals and trees –[...]

REGISTER HERE  //  Instructor: Bjorn Bergman  //  Do you dream of sipping a cool, crisp, bubbly, and refreshing homemade hard cider with your friends and loved ones? Take this class and learn the art and[...]

REGISTER HERE  //  Instructor: Martha Buche  //  Shape a flat copper disk into a shallow vessel using fire and stones, just as the indigenous peoples of the Great Lakes crafted them for centuries. Work the[...]

REGISTER HERE  //  Instructor: Robin Brox  //  Led by poet Robin, this class is for family pairs (one child and one adult) to explore creative approaches to our natural world. Activities will include group, pair,[...]

REGISTER HERE  //  Instructor: Laura Poe  //  If you have food allergies or dietary restrictions, you may be missing your favorite holiday treats. In this class, we will make several grain-free desserts using alternative flours[...]

REGISTER HERE  //  Instructor: Heidi Krattiger  //  Hot sauce, garlic paste, coriander, and lemons can be preserved with fermentation, as well as many other herbs, vegetables, and fruit. This class will inspire new and experienced[...]

REGISTER HERE  //  Instructor: Henry Hundt  //  Learn the art, craft, and science of baking bread with a wild sourdough culture. The air around us and the skins and leaves of many plants are full[...]

REGISTER HERE  //  Instructor: Linda Conroy  //  Join Herbalist Linda Conroy for this fun day of soap making. Participants will start out learning the basics and then dive into a hands-on experience, making soap to[...]

REGISTER HERE  //  Instructor: Linda Conroy  //  Making cheese in your own kitchen is fun and easy! Join Home Cheese Maker Linda Conroy to discover how to create soft, spreadable cream cheese, mozzarella (traditionally stretched),[...]

REGISTER HERE  //  Instructors: Vince & Dawn Hundt  //  This class is your opportunity to become a part of the hallowed Wisconsin tradition of deer hunting and to learn how to take advantage of an[...]

REGISTER HERE  //  Instructor: Linda Conroy  //  Join Home Cheese Maker Linda Conroy as we focus on two styles of cheese: cheddar and gouda, that you can easily make at home. Participants will be guided[...]

REGISTER HERE  //  Instructors: Vince & Dawn Hundt  //  For generations, people of German ancestry in the ridge country near La Crosse have made what they call “woosht” or “wurst,” which simply means “sausage” in[...]