Learn to make traps, triggers, snares, deadfalls -- learn by doing! Thursday, February 29, noon Note: We do not go out and try to kill or trap animals when we do this class. We recognize that hunting and fishing are long-established methods of putting food on the table, especially during times of hardship and emergency. […]
LUNCHTIME WATER SKILLS March 7, Noon This will be an overview of WATER in the City and Wilderness. HOW to find water, how to purify it, how to store it. Let’s learn and apply the skills that allow you to survive in the desert (and other) environments. Water, of course, is paramount. You’ll learn how […]
Saturday, March 9, 10 a.m. Join us as we explore the ethno-botanical treasures of this wild area. We will learn about the common in-season wild foods, and the many introduced wild foods (mostly from Europe), as well as the many native foods that have been used for millenia. And we'll see how the rains have […]
Thursday, March 14, noon LUNCHTIME WORKSHOP, learn to make a simple FISH SPEAR, and a NET . And a few other skills if time. These are very basic bushcraft skills for taking fish to survive. Bring your knife, since we'll make a simple spear and learn its many variations. Also, how to make line and […]
Saturday, March 16, 10 a.m. SPRING FORAGING, part of our ETHNO-BOTANY SERIES Spring is the time of peak leaf production, when the native and non-native plants are sprouting up everywhere. It’s typically still a bit cooler, and everything is greening up. However, here in Southern California, we’d had only light rain this season, so many […]
Learn about the basics of self-reliance and survival in the urban setting: Food and water storage, toilet alternatives, electrical alternatives, etc.