Subject: [permaculture] Practical Primitive Workshops in Clifton, TX
Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 11:24:18 -0500
Practical Primitive courses are being offered in Clifton, TX
June 12-14 covering the topics of medicinal plants, trapping,
backwoods hygiene and first-aid,
My daughter and I will be attending and looking for a carpool
possibility out of the Austin area. Let me know if will be attending and
want to share a ride! email me at forestgarden@gvtc.com.
Marjory Glowka
Medicinal Plants
Begin your journey into unlocking the powerful medicines that the plant
kingdom has to offer as you prepare your own tincture, salve, lotion,
decoction and infusion to take home with you. We'll cover all the
basics, including where to find your ingredients (both in nature and
online), the materials you'll need for your preparations, and some of
the indispensable resources that will assist you as you continue on this
new and exciting path. This class will open up a whole new world to you,
as you develop a deeper understanding of the ways in which we all can
learn the language of our plant brothers and sisters.
June 12 Clifton, TX $95
Traps, Simplified
In a survival situation you can increase your odds of obtaining food
many times over by knowing how and where to set traps. But a book full
of nice trap pictures that are applicable to specific situations is
usless information unless you are prepared to memorize each & every one!
Instead, learn the few basic principles that apply to ALL traps, both
man and animal. Once these are understood you will be capable of
devising your /own/ traps as environments, materials & situations
dictate. Go beyond the basics of the Figure-4 and Paiute deadfalls as we
study animal habitats, and which traps are most effective under what
circumstances.
NO ANIMALS (or humans) WILL BE HARMED IN THIS CLASS!
Good hygiene is even more important when you are out in the woods than
it is when you are at home and the importance of proper sanitation in a
backwoods or survival situation can not be overstated --- more people
become sick from a "casual" attitude toward hygiene and sanitation than
from almost anything else!
This new workshop will teach you how and where to dig a latrine, ways to
keep your perishables safe, plants that can be used as soaps and several
other simple rules that will help you keep your food, your camp and your
self in a state of safe cleanliness.
But what if you're out in the back country and something DOES go wrong?
Learn how to improvise bandages, deal with cuts and wounds using some
"must-know" medicinal plants, and amazing alternative uses for common
bathroom items that should always be in your backpack or GO Bag.
/*NOTE:* The improvised first aid techniques taught in this workshop
have been used and proven effective by our good friend Mark Wright
throughout his 20 year career as an Independant Duty Corpsman with the
US Navy. As with all of our workshops, we only teach what we KNOW!/