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Mowing with the Scythe with Ian Miller

With the greater ecological awareness of recent years, the scythe has been undergoing a Renaissance. Not the heavy American-style scythe, but the lightweight, ergonomic, and razor-sharp “Austrian” scythe. Organic gardeners and homesteaders are discovering that they can easily mow their tall grasses, cover-crops, and weeds with the Austrian scythe. They can even make their own hay! Come to this workshop and discover how easy and effective it is to mow with an Austrian scythe. You will learn the difference between the American-style scythe and the Austrian one. You will learn the correct mowing technique for the Austrian scythe. You will also learn how to hone the scythe blade in the field with a whetstone, and how to maintain the blade’s basic sharpness with a peening jig. Scythes will be provided for use during the workshop for a material fee.