What we’re about
This is a group for everyone who feels we've lost touch with our roots -- feeling lost that most urban dwellers no longer know how to grow and preserve food, find food, etc. We'll meet and discuss, and do hands-on workshops to get back to our fundamental skills of self-reliance. This is all about modern empowerment -- looking to the past to find meaning in the future. This is an opportunity to network with like-minded people and learn what they are doing, and to learn and practice new skills each time we meet.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- WILD FOOD WALKABOUTPasadena, Pasadena, CA
WILD FOOD WALKABOUT
Please register to attend this class, link below:
https://www.schoolofself-reliance.com/event/wild-food-walkabout/In this class, we’ll walk about the watershed area in search of the seasonal plants. After our rains, we’ll see lots of the greens that develop in winter and spring in California. Who knows? We might even see mushrooms, though mushrooms are very unpredictable.
We’ll discuss edible, medicinal, and useful plants we find, and collect greens for soup.
Where it’s safe to do so, you’ll also learn to make fire without matches, and then we’ll make and cook soup!
Dress comfortably. Bring your bowl, and your water canteen for our walk. If you have an ethno-botany notebook for plant samples, bring it along so you can continue to keep records of your findings.
We’ll meet in the Arroyo Seco, with the exact spot sent out after you register.
$65 (senior/student $45) - BASIC NATURAL NAVIGATION, AND ORIENTATIONHahamongna Watershed Park, Pasadena, CA
Register to attend this class, link below:
https://www.schoolofself-reliance.com/event/basic-natural-navigation-35/What are some of the tried-and-proven methods for navigation that people have used for centuries?
We’ll begin with observations of the terrain — shadows, looking at trees, moisture, feeling rocks, insect signs, etc.
We’ll learn how to use the stars, the sun, the moon, for navigation, including how to read the natural terrain. These are skills that our grandparents took for granted, but as we rely more and more on technologies, we have forgotten these very basic skills.
Yes, you’ll also learn the basics of how to read a map, how to use a compass, how to align the map with a compass, and ways to navigate the terrain with these tools.
You’ll discover how to use the Star Dial to tell time, here displayed by James Ruther.
We’ll do exercises to test your new skills. Bring a notebook.
Believe it or not, you’ll also learn a few fire-making skills at this class!
Location sent with registration
$65 (Students and seniors, $45)
This class can be applied towards Bushcraft Certificate
