In all the time I’ve been doing this I’ve had the pleasure to work with a lot of really great people. One of the things that’s great for me is to see alumni from the programming I run go on to hang their own shingle and start running programs on their own. Two of thoseContinue reading “The Scroll And First Magnitude Are Partnering For A One Day Intro To Bushcraft Program”
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Winter Living Experience With Cree First Nations Is On The Schedule For February 2023
It’s been too long. After a few years of the pandemic canceling our yearly trip up to spend time with David and Anna Bosum, it looks like 2023 is going to be our first time back. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, this is the most important trip I run. Spending timeContinue reading “Winter Living Experience With Cree First Nations Is On The Schedule For February 2023”
Paddling Pathways, By Bob Henderson And Sean Blenkinsop; A Tonic For The Over Adventured Soul
“To Be Out Is Enough” I returned from an Allagash trip last week to the arrival of a book. This is always a happy occasion, but the timing of delivery for this one in particular seemed to have been ordained by something larger, or maybe I was just looking for the connection after our timeContinue reading “Paddling Pathways, By Bob Henderson And Sean Blenkinsop; A Tonic For The Over Adventured Soul”
Family Bushcraft Week Is Underway At SOTf
We’re right in the middle of our family bushcraft week here at school of forest. We’ve been having a great time with it. Yesterday was not only the solstice but the fourth birthday of one of the little ones on the program. So we spent yesterday learning a bunch of ecology and wood skills andContinue reading “Family Bushcraft Week Is Underway At SOTf”
School Of The Forest Podcast Episode Twenty-Six; “Giving Death Well”: Talking about Spiritual, Thoughtful And Ethical Hunting Practices With Murphy Robinson Of Mountain Song Expeditions (Pt 1 Of 2)
Welcome, In this episode, I’m joined by Murphy Robinson, who runs Mountainsong Expeditions here in Vermont. Murphy and I talk about how they first got involved in working as a guide, what drew them to start Mountainsong, and how that’s developed since.We also touch on the culture of hunting as it exists in modern NorthContinue reading “School Of The Forest Podcast Episode Twenty-Six; “Giving Death Well”: Talking about Spiritual, Thoughtful And Ethical Hunting Practices With Murphy Robinson Of Mountain Song Expeditions (Pt 1 Of 2)”
Start Preparing For Canoe Season. Spring Is Here, And Open Water Will be Right Behind It.
In the last week we’ve been seeing all the signs of spring. The Robins showed up early last week, the broadwing hawks (A migratory species that forms large flocks or “Kettles” when they travel) arrived around the same time, and we were lucky enough to see a large group of them, and yesterday most ofContinue reading “Start Preparing For Canoe Season. Spring Is Here, And Open Water Will be Right Behind It.”
School Of The Forest Podcast Episode 20; “Parts That Would Otherwise Go To Waste” Off-grid Living, Taxidermy, And Wolfdogs With Naked And Afraid Star Sarah Bartell
We’re joined today by taxidermist, artist, and off-grid homesteader Sarah Bartell. We chat about how we first crossed paths back in 2015 as part of the “vulture culture” movement online, their work with wolf/dog hybrids, time in Africa on Discovery’s “Naked and Afraid”, and their work as a taxidermy artist. We had a lot ofContinue reading “School Of The Forest Podcast Episode 20; “Parts That Would Otherwise Go To Waste” Off-grid Living, Taxidermy, And Wolfdogs With Naked And Afraid Star Sarah Bartell”
Revamped School Of The Forest Website Is Up And Running!
Our revamped website is live! I’m pretty happy with how it turned out, and how easy it’s going to make it for people to stay up to date with what we’re doing. You can access all of our latest writing, podcasts and videos as well as quickly find information about our course offerings right onContinue reading “Revamped School Of The Forest Website Is Up And Running!”
Combining Separate Outdoor Living Skills Shows Students How Much They Actually Know
We live in a world that likes to chop things up into bite-size pieces and analyze each part in order to understand the bigger picture at play. This method of engaging with learning material works well for some but has one downfall that I find pretty severe. It’s easy to get bogged down in individualContinue reading “Combining Separate Outdoor Living Skills Shows Students How Much They Actually Know”
School Of The Forest Podcast Episode Nineteen Is Live; “An Apprentice To Language”: Chatting With Writer, Wilderness Fasting Guide And Craftsman Tom Hirons (Part Two)
In the second half of my conversation with Tom we get into the nitty-gritty of the natural world influencing art, the value of going out and being alone in the wilderness, and how that experience should be framed for greater results. This portion of the conversation references the first half fairly often, so if youContinue reading “School Of The Forest Podcast Episode Nineteen Is Live; “An Apprentice To Language”: Chatting With Writer, Wilderness Fasting Guide And Craftsman Tom Hirons (Part Two)”