Tarweed Folk School - July & August classes in place-based skills for all

[Tarweed Folk School]

Dear Members of the Sustainability Coalition,

Greetings! Tarweed Folk School is kicking off its inaugural season by hosting three summer weekends of half day, full day, and multi-day classes taught by local educators, craftspeople, scientists, tradespeople, small business owners, and members of our Willamette Valley communities. Participants can register for classes in woodworking, blacksmithing, fiber arts, natural building, basketry, bike repair, nature, and more. The first classes begin July 19th and run through August 27th and will take place at multiple locations across Corvallis. Class costs range from $40 to $200, full and partial tuition scholarships are available to all. Classes are filling up, so interested folks should register soon!

Tarweed Folk School stewards opportunities for community-based, hands-on learning to all ages. The mission of Tarweed Folk School is to tend to the land, ourselves, and each other through the sharing of practical arts and place-based knowledge in the heart of the Willamette Valley. This season of classes is in partnership with Greenbelt Land Trust, Coyle Outside, Highland Woodshop, and Cascade Pacific Resource Conservation & Development.

Many thanks,

Rose Holdorf (Tarweed Steering Committee Member)

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Tarweed Folk School

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We are excited to offer more than 30 classes this summer, taught by skilled local educators, craftspeople, scientists, tradespeople, small business owners, and members of our Willamette Valley communities. Read below to see a full list of classes by date, or visit our website to search classes by category.

JULY CLASSES 22nd - Eco Printing - Plant Portraits on Paper | Chris Bentley - SOLD OUT 22nd - Beginning Crochet: The Coral Reef Project | Shellece Millison 22nd - Bike Repair & Maintenance | Trevor Heald 23rd - Beginning Spoon Carving | Rose Holdorf - SOLD OUT 23rd - Growing Medicinal Plants in the Willamette Valley | Jaci Guerena 22nd, 23rd - Create with Clay: Pottery & Hand-building | Laura Young 22nd, 23rd - Intro to Blacksmithing for Families | Chris Highfield 22nd & 23rd - Community Build: Timber Frame Shelter | Will Fowlkes   AUGUST CLASSES 12th - Weaving with Willow Bark | Deb Curtis 12th - Build Your Own Birdhouse | Katherine Edmonds 12th - Bird Watching Basics/Observando Pájaros Lo Básico | Marcía Snyder & Tyler Wilson 12th - Wood-Mounted Staghorn Fern | Ashley Merback 12th - Beginning Herbalism for Youth | Marta Capriles 12th - Build a Modern Coat Rack | Nathaniel Stein 13th - Create with Clay: Pottery & Hand-building | Laura Young 13th - Wrapped Zen Rocks | Deb Curtis 13th - Saving Wild Seeds | Emily Wittkop 13th - Build Your Own Tiered Book Tree | Katherine Edmonds 13th - Beginning Basketry for Youth | Marta Capriles 13th - Pupusas, Curtido, & Salsa Tomate from Scratch | Arely Hanson - NEW SESSION ADDED 12th & 13th - Learn to Make a Traditional Wood-Fired Masonry Oven | Kiko Denzer - SOLD OUT 26th - The Scythe, a Brief Intro to Managing Grassland & Landscape | Kiko Denzer 26th - Wooden Mallets: Build a Shop Tool | Nathaniel Stein 27th - Pupusas, Curtido, & Salsa Tomate from Scratch | Arely Hanson - SOLD OUT 26th & 27th - Pack Basket Weaving | Rose Holdorf 26th & 27th - Rug Making with a Twining Loom | Sarah Edwardsson & Barry Glassman   4-WEEK EVENING CLASSES - JULY 19th & 26th, AUGUST 2nd & 9th Earthen Plasters & Cob for an Existing Home | Kiko Denzer Intro to Willow Weaving for Beginners | Margaret Mathewson - SOLD OUT Woodcarving Week to Week | Rose Holdorf Hands with Clay | Teiya Inokuma All Tarweed Folk School classes will be held in Corvallis, Oregon at three locations across town: Greenbelt Land Trust's Bald Hill Farm, Highland Woodshop, and Coyle Outside. Tarweed is also able to effectively operate as a non-profit with help from our Fiscal Sponsor, Cascade Pacific Resource Conservation + Development. We would like to offer a special thanks to these organizations for making our classes possible. Please read our website to learn more about our partnerships.