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Spring & Summer 2013

Catalogue of Classes

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As the sun lls the hills and valleys, the rst o a handul o strangers comes to the door. One aer the other,people ll the room, greeting each other with exchanges o names and the towns theyre rom. Eager togain a new skill or hone a amiliar one, students rom all corners o Wisconsin and the Midwest circlearound the materials and tools, talking until the instructor opens the class with Welcome.

Tis scene could describe almost any class at Driless Folk School. What ollows is a wide array o diferentscenarios, rom a class on beekeeping or cheese making to classes on blacksmithing, wild edibles,carpentry skills or weaving. Other than their beginning, something they have in common is that people

get to know one another throughout the class, sharing tools, techniques, stories and then ood as theysit down to share a meal. Te line between instructor and student ades and a small community is madethrough working together.

When N.F.S. Grundtvig created the idea o a olk school in the mid 1800s, his belie was that they shouldbe non competitive. He thought students and instructors should learn rom one another, and one shouldnot hold more importance than the other. Tis, on a broad scale, is a amiliar story. As humans, how welearned or so much o our shared history has been rom one another. Weve learned rom our neighborsand relatives, rom people in our community. For so long we have learned rom each other how to maketools, build homes, secure and preserve ood, read the sky, what plant is good medicine, and how to makeand mend the very clothes we wear. Folk schools help re-establish this connection to how we learn andto our rich human past.

Making connections is what I believe is a olk schools greatest strength. A olk school not only connectsus to our past but it also helps us to connect to the materials we use and thereore to our environment, toour ood, our shelter, and our own survival. In the process we establish or strengthen connections to oneanother, and to our own potential. Tis is why I think it is so gratiying to complete a olk school class.It seems so amiliar. It makes us eel human. And in the astpaced world we live in where disconnectionsare common, to eel human and connected to our environment, our selves and one another - is welcome.

Mark Sandberg, DFS Program Director

Our Mission . . .he mission o the Dritless Folk School is to support healthy, sustainablecommunities and personal development by providing creative andmeaningul educational opportunities and inspiring lielong learning or individualsand amilies.

We strive to accomplish our mission by oering experiences in agriculture,natural history, arts and crats, and traditions o rural Wisconsin and othercultures. Tis includes ofering:

Practical guidance or armsteading practices and land stewardship Family activities, childrens workshops and childcare raditional and contemporary skills that have proven to be sustainable A context or dialogue and exploration o issues meaningul to human lie A non-competitive and supportive learning environment

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Table of Contents

Arts & Crafs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

Clay In a Day, Hand spinning with a Spindle, Willow Stake &

Strand Basketry, Beginning to Sew,Wet-Felted Boots,Black Ash Hexagonal Basketry, Weave a Plaited Cedar Bark Pouch,Outdoor Photographic Odyssey

All Tings Food. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8

Food Drying With Attitude, Chicken Butchering,Baking Sourdough Bread, Intro to Home Cheese making,Cheese Making: Cheddar, Gouda, & Feta, Lacto Fermented Foods,Whole Hog Butchering, Into to Home Brewing

Blacksmithing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Candle-Holder with Saw-tooth rammel, Blacksmithing or Kids,Early American Knives, Forging Fire ools

Farm & Garden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Scything, Fruit ree GraingTe Natural World. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-13

Wild Edibles o Spring, Herbs or Health & Nourishment,Herbal Medicine or Frisrt Aid, Wilderness Skills Outing,Fall Beekeeping Essentials, Art o Canoe Poling,Spring Beekeeping Essentials, Navigating the Natural World,

ree op Log Furniture Building, Into to White Water CanoeSkills & rades. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14-16

Do it Yoursel Photovoltaics (Solar Electric), Te Zero Energy House,Practical Rie, iny Home Construction,WI Basic Hunter Education, Make Your Own Wood Cutting Board,Beginning Natural Horsemanship 1 & 2, Braintan Buckskin

100 Mile Meal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Instructors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18-21

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A Word o Tanks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23Our Sponsors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-25

Calendar o Classes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Course Registration Forms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27


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Arts & CraftsClay in a DayMaureen Karlstad

hese Sunday workshops will introduce you to claytechniques and help you to discover whether workingwith clay is or you. Hand-building projects as well aswheel throwing will be available. Pieces completedduring the workshop will be available or pick-up ordelivery 2-3 weeks aer the class. You can choose anarea to ocus on or try out a variety o clay techniques,including wheel-throwing, slab construction and coilormation.

Date: April 7, 2013ime: Full Day 9:00-4:00Course Fee: $50

Supply Fee: $50Location: Viroqua, WI

Date: May 5, 2013ime: Full Day 9:00-4:00Course Fee: $50Supply Fee: $50Location: Viroqua, WI

Date: June 2, 2013ime: Full Day 9:00-4:00

Course Fee: $50Supply Fee: $50Location: Viroqua, WI

Hand Spinning with a SpindleCatherine Latan

Learn to spin wool (or other ber) into yarn with simpletools. Kitty will show a variety o spindles, wool cardsand dierent kinds o wool. Bring ber and tools thatyou already have or use materials provided by the teacher

to make yarn. I students have spindles and ber they canbring their own. Kitty will have some spindles availableto use at no charge, and some spindles or sale startingat $12. She will also provide ber at no charge or theday o the class, and hope to have some extra or sale.

Date: April 27, 2013ime: Hal Day 1:00-5:00Course Fee: $40Location: Hillsboro, WI

Willow Stake and Strand BasketryScogin Zimmerman

You can cra your own traditional, European stylewillow basket thats great or a harvest or pack baskethese sturdy work baskets are tightly woven o ullwillow shoots. No experience necessary. Students willleave with their own personally craed willow basket.

Date: July 20, 2013ime: Full Day 9:00-5:00Course Fee: $60Supply Fee: $15Location: Viroqua, WI

Beginning to SewMar tha Buche

Have you always wanted to learn to sew? Do youhave an urge to learn to do-it-yoursel?Come learnsimple sewing skills and make a un project or twoChoose rom a variety o interesting, natural abrics tocreate a bag, a toy, a simple skirt, a pillow or a placemat.Learn how to read a pattern and dierent nishingtechniques. Bring your own machine and learn how to

thread it and how all the stitches work. I you dont haveyour own machine, the olk school will provide one oruse. Supply ee includes Fabrics, notions and threadsand a pattern.

Date: April 13, 2013ime: Full Day 9:00-5:00Course Fee: $60Supply ee: $50Location: Viroqua, WI


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Arts & CraftsWet-Felted BootsAmy Arnold

Spend the day experiencing rst hand the wonderand magic o wet-elting wool. Wet elted shoes havebeen a part o Asian, Scandinavian and other culturesthroughout history. Make this tradition a part o yourmodern lie with a pair o elted boots to keep your eetwarm in the winter months and cool in the summer.Use them as slippers, boot liners, or attach soles oroutdoor wear. At the end o the day you will take homea pair o your own personal expression in ootwear!Bring your rubber gloves to avoid prune ngers and getready to rub, rub, rub.

Tis is class or beginners and advanced olks. Children

over ten may be accompanied by a parent.

Date: April 27, 2013ime: Full Day 9:00-5:00Course Fee: $60Supply Fee: $25Location: Viroqua, WI

Black Ash Hexagonal BasketryZac Fittapaldi

In this day long class, students will make a hexagonallyplaited, open weave basket--great or beginners! Tis

is a good primer or learning about hexagonal packbasketry, also known as a Shaker Cheese basket becausethey were once used as traditional cheese molds.Students will leave with their own basket and muchknowledge and experience.

Date: June 1, 2013ime: Full Day 9:00-5:00Course Fee: $60

Supply Fee: $10Location: Viroqua

Weave a Plaited Cedar Bark PouchScogin Zimmerman

In this class, students will learn the technique odiagonal plaiting. Tis technique can be applied tomany mediums, including (but not limited to) woodensplints such as ash, and barks o cedar, willow and hickoryelm, etc. We will use the inner bark o Northern WhiteCedar (Tuja Occidentalis) which produces durablesemi-exible containers.

Date: July 21, 2013ime: Full Day 9:00-5:00Course Fee: $60Supply Fee: $15Location: Viroqua, WI

Outdoor Photographic OdysseyBryn Hawklove

Join Bryn Hawklove, local photographer and teacheron a weekend photographic odyssey at the KickapooValley Reserve* (KVR). We will meet on Friday eveningand conclude Sunday aernoon. We will meet at theVisitors Center, discuss our plan or the day and head

o to some beautiul areas the Kickapoo River, Cavesin KVR, and beautiul rocky outcroppings. We wildiscuss composition tips, and how to use aperture, shutterspeed, and ISO to create dramatic results. Critiquingparticipants photos will also be covered, so that we canall improve together. Please bring your compact cameraor digital SLR, and a tripod i you have one. We will behiking extensively throughout the reserve, please bringappropriate ootwear and clothing or the weatherconditions.*Vehicles parked in the KVR will need to have a Reserveparking permit.

Date: May 31, June 1 & 2, 2013ime: May 31, 6:00 P.M.-9:00; June 1, 7:00-3:00;

June 2, 7:00-12:00Course Fee: $120Location: May 31, Viroqua; June 1 & 2, La Farge, WI


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All Things FoodAll Things FoodFood Drying with AttitudeMar y T. Bell

his class will provide you with inormation so thatyou can become more sel-sufcient by simply dryingyour ood. o best understand the drying process youwill have the opportunity to taste, touch, eel and see awide variety o dried oods. As a result o engaging yoursenses the drying ood process is demystied. By dryingood you will save money, practically eliminate oodwaste and urther embrace the concept o sustainability.Drying ood is the most energy e icient method opreserving ood. It is more efcient than canning, whichboils ood to destroy bacteria and unlike reezing, whichrequires cooking, volumes o reezer space and monthso high energy to keep a reezer running. Drying is a

low-energy process that creates a compact, nutritious,stable, storable and easily transportable ood. Food dryingis more than preserving ood. Its about eating locallygrown ood throughout the year. Its about keepingood dollars within your own community. Its aboutlessening our global impact. Its about having access togood ood. Plus ood drying minimizes the miles oodtravels and will reduce ood waste.

In this class you will learn how to: Dry resh, rozen, or canned ruits and vegetables

rom apples to watermelon and rom asparagus tozucchini. Dry locally grown, in-season, under-utilized andpreservative-ree ood. Dry ruit and vegetable purees--rom applesauce tothick liquids such as spaghetti sauce and soup. Make great jerky, a wildly popular low-at, high-pro-tein, ast ood. Prepare lightweight, portable dried oods to enjoywhen adventuring in the great out-o-doors. Cook and bake with dried ood.

Make terric dried ood powders. Dry herbs and owers. Make great pet treats. Use a dehydrator to make gis and decorations.Date: May 18, 2013

ime: Hal Day 1:00-3:00Course Fee: $40Supply Fee: $5Location: Viroqua, WI

Chicken ButcheringJacob Hundt

Raising a ew meat chickens can be the easiest way togrow your own meat. Chickens are easy to start andrelatively cheap to raise. Tey have a short liecycle andcan be kept on a small plot o land. o bring this processto a happy conclusion, however, the would-be poultrygrower must be ready to butcher as well. Tis hal-dayclass will teach the basics o chicken anatomy and meatsanitation and provide hands-on experience with killingscalding, plucking, and gutting.

Date: August 17, 2013ime: Hal Day 1:00-4:30Course Fee: $40

Location: Viroqua, WI

Baking Sourdough BreadJacob Hundt

Learn the art, cra, and science o baking bread witha wild sourdough culture. Te air around us andthe skins and leaves o many plants are ull o wild yeastcells. Under proper cultivation, this natural bounty canbe used to leaven breads and pastries in the same wayhumans have done or thousands o years. In this classyou will learn how to capture, care or, and use your ownwild sourdough culture. Participants will learn how to

knead dough and shape it into several types o loavesand how to bring to moist and avorul perection inthe oven. Each participant will receive a sourdoughstarter culture to take home.Date: September 21, 2013ime: Hal Day 1:00-4:30Course Fee: $40Supply Fee: $15Location: Viroqua, WI


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All Things FoodIntroduction to Home Cheese

MakingLinda Conroy

Join cheese maker and whole ood cook Linda Conroy

and nd out how simple it is to make cheese in yourown kitchen. Tis introduction will oer an opportunityto explore this lost art. We will create and sample severalsimple cheeses that can be cultivated at home. We willmake cultured butter, eta cheese, mozzarella and severalvarieties o so cheese. Aer learning to make keir, wewill transorm this ermented milk beverage into sotspreadable cheese and a so condiment that can be usedin place o sour cream. Youll also learn some cookingideas or whey, a byproduct o cheese making. Studentscan build on this introduction to create many varieties o

cheese at home. Includes: samples, cheese to take home,recipes and a cheese culture to get you started.Date: August 17, 2013ime: Full Day 9:00-5:00Course Fee: $60Supply Fee: $15Location: LaFarge, WI

Cheese Making: Cheddar, Gouda,

and FetaLinda Conroy

Join Home Cheese Maker Linda Conroy as we ocus on

2 styles o cheese that you can easily make at homeParticipants will be guided through the process o makingeach cheese, with a ocus on details. From curd to press,you will be inspired to go home and try these yoursel.Making a home cheese cave will be discussed andparticipants will leave with recipes, cultures and bottleo rennet to get them started. Samples will be providedduring lunch and during the presentation.Date: August 18, 2013ime: Full Day 9:00-5:00

Course Fee: $60Supply Fee: $15Location: Laarge, WI

Lacto Fermented FoodsMike Bieser

Join Mike as he leads a participatory discussion anddemonstration o how to make your own lacto-ermentedvegetable blends. Viewpoints will be presented rom theelds o bio-physics, homeopathy and good sense arming

while always keeping an eye on what makes this ood sodelicious. We will sample a variety o dierent krauts duringthe session. Each participant will go home with a kit tomake their own creation and enough inormation tosaely make this ood at home.

Date: April 20, 2013ime: Hal Day 10:00-2:00Course Fee: $40Supply Fee: $20Location: Viroqua, WI


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All Things FoodWhole Hog ButcheringJerr y Traczyk

his course will teach participants the basics oprocessing a whole hog. Students will learn butcherskills, the basics o sausage making, and preservation omeat. Class participants will assist in the breakdown oa whole hog and help in the process o seasoning, grind-ing, and stufng resh sausages. In addition to hands-onbutchering and sausage-making, students will learnthe basics o curing meat and makingcharcuterie. Each student will go home with sausage andsome cuts o meat, and or lunch there will be grilledsausages o course.

Date: June 15, 2013

ime: Full Day 9:00-5:00Course Fee: $120Supply Fee: $35Location: LaFarge, WI

Intro to HomebrewingBrandon Norsted

Brewing your own beer can be conusing andintimidating to start on your own. Get the basics

under your belt with this introductory class ocusingon the undamentals o brewing at home. Both all-grainand extract techniques will be covered in the one dayintensive. You will get the basics o each step o theprocess, rom boring necessities such as sterilizing yourequipment to the very exciting specialty grain varietiesdierent hop character and the many strains o yeaststhat can all dramatically aect your nal result. We wilbrew 10 gallons o beer and participants will take home

one gallon each.

Date: June 8, 2013ime: Full Day 9:00-5:00Course Fee: 60Supply Fee: $15Location: Viroqua, WI


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BlacksmithingForging a Candle-Holder with Saw-tooth

TrammelTom Latan

Students will create an adjustable hanging candleholder,

orming the teeth o the trammel over the edge o theanvil. Candle cups will be orged and secured with tenonsthrough drip pans with raised edges into the cross arms.Te junction o the center trammel and the cross arms(mortise and tenon) will be decorated with delicatescrollwork. Tis can be simple or more complex dependingon the desires and skill o each student.Date: April 27 & 28, 2013ime: Full Day 9:00-5:00Course Fee: $200

Supply Fee: $40Location: Hillsboro, WI

Blacksmithing for Kids

Robert Schulz

his class gives children the chance to work withthe open re and create with the hammer in hand.Students will be introduced (or re-introduced or thosewho are returning) to the orge, anvil, tongs, vises, andother hand tools used in the blacksmithing trade. Alongwith the physical lessons o orging, patience, awareness,concentration, and saety will be important ocus o thisclass.

Date: March 30, 2013

ime: Full Day 9:00-5:00Course Fee: $60Supply Fee: $20Location: Hillsboro, WI

Early American KnivesRobert Schulz

Students will begin with orging a blade o high carbonsteel, which will then be heat treated (hardened andtempered) to create a very useul, edge-holding knieChoose antler, bone, or hardwood or your handlematerial, and we will pour pewter or use orged steel orbolster and pommel ttings. All nishing will be doneusing les, stones, and sand paper. Inquire about on-sitecamping options.

Date: August 2 & 3, 2013ime: Full Day 9:00-4:00Course Fee: $120Supply Fee: $30

Location: Hillsboro, WI

Forging Fire ToolsRobert Schulz

Create a complete set o essential re tools or thehome hearth or blacksmiths orge, including pokersshovels, rakes, and ux spoons. Tis class is designedto employ a variety o core blacksmithing techniques

including tapers, upsetting, riveting, and orge weldingas well as ornamental chiselwork and twists, and theorging o sheet metal. All levels o experience welcomeas class projects will accomodate skill level.

Date: September 20 & 21, 2013ime: Full Day 9:00-4:00Course Fee: $120Supply Fee: $30Location: Hillsboro, WI

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Farm & Garden

ScythingRice Spann

he scythe is a wonderully efcient tool or thearmer and homeowner alike. It can be used ormowing hay, maintaining hard to cut areas aroundtrees and ences, or even mowing the lawn. Come learn

about getting the right scythe blade or your situation,proper t, sharpening and mowing technique. Bringyour scythe i you have one. We will have some loanersavailable or the class.Date: May 18, 2013ime: Hal Day 9:00-12:00Course Fee: $40Location:Viroqua, WI

Fruit Tree GraftingRikardo Jahnke

Come learn the magic o ruit tree graing! With thisversatile skill you will be able to make your ownapple trees at a raction o the cost o purchasing themand have the tools to clone any apple tree you happento ancy. In the class we will discuss and demonstratewhip-and-tongue and cle graing in detail. Te basicso bridge graing, bud graing, and topworking oldertrees will be covered. Te care and protection o youngtrees, selection o rootstocks, sources o gratingscionwood and general apple orcharding will also bediscussed. Each participant will have the opportunityto grat three apple trees to take home. (additionalrootstock and scionwood will be available or purchase)

Date: March 23, 2013ime: Hal Day 1:00-4:30Course Fee: $40Supply Fee: $15Location: Gays Mills, WI


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Natural WorldWild Edibles of SpringNicholas Gale

Come and explore the bounty o Spring edibles inthe Kickapoo Valley! Tis introductory oragingcourse will teach many sae plants and plant amilies,some common, some more obscure, all delightuland nutritious. We will search through environmentsaected by man and wild, wet and dry, wooded andopen or the diversity o plants comming orth at thistime o year. Many greens are still tender or resh andcooked eating, shoots are coming up, and many owersshould be in season depending on the progress o theSpring. Tis will be a ull day class ull o walks aeld,discussion throughout, cooking and eating, andopportunities or gathering and sampling. Herbs and

shrubs yet to oer their gis will be observed, andtechniques, search images, certainty in identication,and cautions will all be covered. Participants shouldcome dressed or whatever the weather, and or allenvironments as we will be covering some ground. Feelree to bring avorite resources, your knowledge andenthusiasm, and a couple o sacks or gathering Springsbounty!(Trail pass must be purchased in addition to tuition)

Date: May 11, 2013ime: Full Day 9:00-5:00Course Fee: $60Location: Kickapoo Valley Reserve

Herbs for Health and NourishmentLinda Conroy

Working with herbs in your own backyard is unand empowering. Join herbalist and wild craerLinda Conroy or this inspiring day o plant alchemyTis day will be spent identiying and harvestingood as well as healing plants that are all around usParticipants will have the opportunity to harvest aswell as learn methods or preparing herbs or oodand medicine. We will learn to make wild saladsdressings, inused oils, salves, herbal tinctures, inusionsand much more! A whole and wild ood lunch, some owhich we prepare together, will be included.

Date: August 3, 2013

ime: Full Day 9:00-5:00Course Fee: $60Supply Fee: $15Location: Coon Valley, WI

Herbal Medicine for First AidLinda Conroy

Join herbalist Linda Conroy or this practical andinspiring class. We will begin the day with learningthe basic tenants o rst aid. We will then move into

learning about herbs that are eective or healing commoncuts, scrapes and injuries. Tis will include a wild plantwalk and instruction on using herbs right rom theeld, as well as collecting herbs or later use. Followinglunch, participants will assemble their own rst aid kitto take home.

Date: August 4, 2013ime: Full Day 9:00-5:00Course Fee: $60Supply Fee: $20Location: Coon Valley, WI

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The Natural WorldWilderness Skills OutingNicholas Gale

his is experience is designed to help those motivatedto become more comortable spending longerperiods in wild settings with less gear attain the skills,condences and awarenesses to do so in a compact,sae, and guided course. During our two days and onenight, a small group will head o to explore and learnre making, shelter building, sae water sourcing, oraging,wilderness navigation, saety, and basic primitive skills.Participants will be challenged to push their comortlevels in the natural world (gently) and expand theirawareness o and relationship to the natural worldthat surrounds us. Minimal gear will accompany us aswe learn to gather much o what we need rom the

woodlands, meadows, and waters. Basic wholesomeoodstus will be provided but participants will gatherwild oods, make vegetation beds and pitch rain ys,cook ood on open res, and have time or reectionduring and educational and exciting couple o days.Participants need to be in good physical condition andcome with an mind open to new experiences andunderstandings. A quite basic gear list will be providedto prospective students by phone a month prior.(Trail pass must be purchased in addition to tuition.)

Dates: June 29 & 30, 2013ime: Full DaysCourse Fee: $180Supply Fee: $40Location: Kickapoo Valley Reserve

Spring Beekeeping EssentialsJordan Bendel

Join Jordan to discuss the essential workings o yourhive in spring. Bring your protective gear and a hivetool in order to inspect various hives, assess general hivehealth, practice the techniques involved in introducinga new queen and learn how to split a hive. Jordan willalso talk about preparing your hive or the summerhoney ow.

Date: May 25, 2013ime: Hal Day 8:00-12:00Course Fee: $40Location: Viroqua, WI

Art of Canoe PolingMark Sandberg

In spite o the advice- Never stand up in a canoe,people around the world have been doing it or manyyears to maneuver their canoes with poles. Discoverthe useulness o this ancient practice to move yourcanoe in shallow waters upstream, downstream, or onat water. Not only is it practical, its also a lot o unYou will receive a pre-made wooden pole and will learnabout how to make your own. On the water, youll learnbalance tips, ooting, and a variety o poling techniquesStudents are responsible or providing their own canoe(1 per studentideally without keel) and lie vest

Previous canoe experience is helpul.Dates: August 31, 2013ime: Hal Day 1:00-4:00Course Fee: $35Supply Fee: $20Location: Viroqua

Fall Beekeeping EssentialsJordan Bendel

Join Jordan to discuss all the essentials o all beekeepingopics to be discussed and observed include honeyremoval and processing, dealing with health problemsin the hive, re-queening and how to prep your hive orwinter. Bring your protective gear and a hive tool andget ready to dig in.

Date: August 10, 2013ime: Hal Day 8:00-12:00Course Fee: $40Location: Viroqua, WI


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Natural WorldNavigating the Natural WorldNicholas Gale

Many areas o Wisconsin can be challenging tonavigate, and the contorted contours o the Dri-less region can certainly get conusing. Tis day longworkshop will be lled with direction and experiencein travelling the natural landscape without artiicialassistance such as compasses or GPS. We will spend theday in motion (be prepared) traversing a course o ourchoosing in the hills and valleys o the Kickapoo ValleyReserve. Participants will learn sun and landscapebased direction nding, understanding the irregularlands and drainages o the Kickapoo valley, maintaininga chosen direction aeld, and general maneuveringthrough swampy, brushy, steep, and disorienting terrain.

Come prepared or an adventure and expect to put on agood ew o-trail miles. Participants must be in decentphysical condition or this course.(Trail pass must be purchased in addition to tuition.)

Date: April 6, 2013ime: Full Day 9:00-5:00Course Fee: $60Location: Kickapoo Valley Reserve

Tree Top Log Furniture BuildingInstructor: Scott BargenderHave you ever looked at a tree in your yard and won-dered what could be made rom it? Learn the art obuilding urniture and carving using whole logs andlimbs rom trees - rom harvesting to a nished pieceo art. You will learn how to use hand and power tools.No previous woodworking experience is necessary.You will gain the knowledge needed to complete yourown project by the end o the class.

Date: August 24, 2013ime: Full Day 9:00-5:00Course Fee: $60Location: Viroqua, WI

Intro to Whitewater CanoeDavid Hibbard-Rode

Some o the most scenic and majestic parts o ourworld lie along river corridors carved by millenia oerosion. And oen these places eel unreachable due tomoving water and ast currents. In this one day coursewe will go over all the parts o a canoe, discuss and eelhow to maneuver a canoe, cover basic paddling strokesand techniques, whitewater paddling strokes andtechniques, and spend a lot o time practicing these untithey become second nature. We will practice all o these

on at water rst and then go over how to read a river,how to scout a set o rapids saely, and how to maneuvera canoe through rapids, using the paddling techniqueslearned earlier. We will also discuss how to remain saein the event o a ip. We will then spend the rest o theclass practicing on beginner-sized rapids to hone ourskills. Canoe, paddle and lie vest included in supply ee

Date: May 4, 2013ime: Full Day 9:00-5:00Course Fee: $60

Supply Fee: $25Location: Yellow River, Iowa


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Skills & TradesDo It Yourself Photovoltaics

(Solar Electric)Jon Passi

Are you curious about alternative energy, and want

to know more? Tis course will give you bothhands-on, and background inormation, plus the abilityto assess possible sites, and calculate approximate costsor domestic solar electric systems. Photovoltaics oeran alternative to utility-produced power, which ispresently, mainly generated rom coal combustion ornuclear power. I you want to know more about thisreadily available technology, and arent araid to getyour hands a little dirty, this class i or you. We willbe learning basic wiring, along with system design.Tis class will be taught on-site at a unctioning solar

electric-powered house, by Jon Passi, an educator andadvocate or photovoltaics and sustainable technologies,who has 30 years experience in the building trades,and has been studying alternative energy and greenbuilding or the last 35 years.

Date: April 20, 2013ime: Full Day 9:00-5:00Course Fee: $60Supply Fee: $20Location: Readstown, WI

The Zero Energy HouseJon Passi

Are you interested in building or turning yourexisting house into a home that gets most or all o itsheat, water, and electricity rom the sun and the acreagethat it sits on? Ten this class is or you. Jon will bedemonstrating and talking about solar electric, solarhot water, wood and wood stoves, windmills, insulationand passive solar design, using his own house as ademonstration model. We will also explore how toretro-t existing homes so that they are more energyeicient and sel-suicient, plus general costs orprojects.

Date: May 4, 2013

imes: Full Day 9:00-5:00Course Fee: $60Supply Fee: $20Location: Readstown, WI

Practical Rife

Kyle Johnson

his ull day course will cover the sae use o the modernrie as a practical tool. Te goal envisioned is toprovide students with knowledge and mechanical skilto use their rie to a higher capacity. Te ocus o thiscourse will be traditional American rieman skillsbeginning students on a path towards making hits outto 500 yards with standard ries, open sights, and onlya sling or support. People o all types and experiencelevels are encouraged to participate. Loaner equipmentavailable or those who do not have any. Students areencouraged to bring a semi-auto rie, with at least 2-10round magazines, 250 rounds o ammunition. .22caliber is ne, other calibers up to 7mm are accepableExpect a ast pace, and a un challange.

Date: May 4, 2013ime: Full Day 9:00-5:00Course Fee: $60Location: La Cressent, MN


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Skills & TradesTiny Home ConstructionDavid Hibbard-Rode

Have you been dreaming o building yoursel a tinyhome, cabin, or retreat space? Tis is your chanceto learn how! Building yoursel a tiny home is not ashard as you might think. From idea to reality, we willdiscuss the steps necessary and develop the skills tomake what youve been envisioning come true. Tisclass is designed to give you a basic understanding otiny home design and construction, load-bearingraming techniques, roo types, how to cut and installraers, window raming and installation, and siding. Inthis two-day class we will construct a tiny home (lessthan 200 sq .) or a local homesteader rom the groundup. Elegant design principles to maximize space, light,

and the quality o the interior space will be discussedand there will be time to ask any and all questionspertaining to tiny homes. Tis class will be very handson and a large ocus will be on becoming comortablewith tools, their appropriate use, and techniques orworking efciently and saely on the job.

Tis class is meant or those with some or no carpentryexperience who are excited about diving in to this kindo thrilling project.

*Inquire with the registrar about camping options atthe class site.

Date:April 20 & 21, 2013ime: Full Days 9:00-5:00Course Fee: $120Location: Viroqua, WI

Wisconsin Basic Hunter Education

CourseRoyce Curtis & Corky Roethel

Anyone born aer Jan 1st 1973 must have a hunter

education certicate to purchase any Wisconsinhunting license, so heres your opportunity to get thecerticate and a distinctive embroidered emblem. Teseclasses will cover topics such as hunting equipment andmethods, rules and regulations, ethics, responsibilityrst aid and survival, principles o wildlie managementand basic rearms knowledge and saety. Some o thegoals o this class are to promote responsible, ethicahunter conduct, to promote sae gun handling proceduresand to amiliarize students with hunting equipmentmethods and skills to increase their enjoyment o the

outdoors. Final testing will consist o a written sectionand a hands-on section. Students who becomecertied will be invited to the Coon Valley ConservationClub on Saturday September 22 or live ring practiceand a un competition.Students are required to have a Wisconsin DNR customernumber. Students with special needs must contactinstructor at least two weeks in advance to requestspecial accommodations.

(Class ofered in memory o Lowell Smith.)

Dates: September 3-18, ues. & Wed., 2013ime: 7:00pm-9:00pmCourse Fee: $10Location: Viroqua, WI


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Skills & TradesMake Your Own Wood Cutting

BoardKelsey Sauber-Olds

Whether chopping veggies or slicing bread a cutting

board is indispensable in the kitchen. And whenit comes to cutting boards you cannot beat the look andeel o wood. From simple rectangles to pig-shaped,cutting boards come in all shapes and sizes. In thiscourse students will design and create a cutting boardto t their style and ability. Expect to learn woodworkingand power tool basics while taking your board through theentire process rom rough sawn lumber to sanded,oiled and ready or the kitchen.

Date: May 25, 2013

ime: Full Day 9:00-5:00Course Fee: $60Supply Fee: $15Location: Viroqua, WI

Beginning Natural Horsemanship 1Michelle Rasmussen

Learn to be sae, condent and progressive with horses.Horses think opposite o humans so we need tolearn to use our body language and read a horses body

language. Tis class will help you understand how horsesthink, what their body language is telling you, what yourbody language is telling them and progress to playing,as opposed to working, with the haltered horses on a 12rope. You will learn games that engage the horses minds,emotions and bodies as well as your minds, emotionsand bodies! Te horses are trained already to make iteasier or you to get better responses and be sae, learninghow your intent and energy aect the horses attitudesand responses. Wear hard-soled shoes or boots, longpants and shirt you can tuck in plus a hat.

Date: May 25, 2013ime: Full Day 9:00-5:00Course Fee: $60Location: omah, WI

Beginning Natural Horsemanship 2Michelle Rasmussen

his course is or you and your horse! Aer sometime to practice with your own or a riends horsecontinue your progress with your own horse in thiscourse! Bring your horse and well teach you throughthe on-line games, give you eed-back on your bodylanguage and how it is aecting your horse. Tis wildeepen your relationship with your horse, build yourhorsemanship abilities and reveal your own savvy asyou learn to trust yoursel, be sae and condent withyour horse and in lie. I you dont have a horse to bringwe will have some or you to play with reservationsmust be made as there are a limited number o horsesIts best i you have taken the #1 course or have had

some lessons beore you take this course. I will decideindividual cases i you want to take this course buthavent had the rst course. Bring a notebook and pens/pencils, chair, water bottle, jacket, hat, And enjoy beinga natural horsemanship student!

Date: June 8, 2013ime: Full Day 9:00-5:00Course Fee: $60Location: omah, WIMax o 10 participants, ages 10 and up.

Braintan BuckskinScogin Zimmerman

In this 3 day class you will learn how to preserve andtan your own buckskin. Students will learn the traditionabrain tanning method using natural materials such asalkali, brain, and smoke. Students will walk away withtheir own ull size, supple deer skin ready or their nextproject! Option or a student to attend 1 day, to observebut will not leave with a tanned hide. 2-12 max

Dates: July 26, 27 & 28, 2013ime: Full Days 9:00-5:00Course Fee: $180Supply Fee: $20Location: Viroqua, WI


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100 Mile Meal A Pop-Up

Restaurant ClassLuke Zahm, Dani Lind & Macon Luhning

Have you ever wondered what it would be like toopen a arm-to-table restaurant? Have you everdreamed o transorming a space or one night into adining destination? Our 100 Mile Meal Workshop and

Dinner will take you behind the scenes to meet thearmers who grow the menu, work with ches totransorm the seasonal ingredients and allow 60 payingguests to have a dining experience that will not beorgot! Class participation is required- in act, this isas hands on in a proessional kitchen as it gets! Alleatured ingredients will be sourced rom within a 100mile radius o the dinner location and will eature someo the nest arms in the Driless Region.

Dates: August 10, 2013

ime: Full Day 10:00-7:00Course Fee: $125Location: Rooted Spoon, Viroqua, WI

100 Mile Meal The Dinner

Come enjoy an excellent one-o-a-kind local ood din-ing experience in a pop-up restaurant led by masterche Luke Zahm and stage a one-time only dinner or

60 people.

Tis local and seasonal dinner is a collaboration be-tween Driless Folk School, Te Viroqua Food Co-op,Rooted Spoon Kitchen able and local armers. Six-teen Driless Folk School students will work with CheLuke Zahm and local armers to present the dinner aspart o an all day class. Proceeds rom the dinner willbenet Driless Folk School.

Date: August 10, 2013ime: 6:30-7:00 Appetizers & cash bar7:00 DinnerCost: $25


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InstructorsRikardo JahnkeRikardo has been orcharding since 1996, and grainglonger than that. He has been selling apples, cider, jamsand other value added products at Viroqua FarmersMarket or 10 years. He grows 53 varieties o apples.Rikardo lives in Craword County, WI.

Mary . BellFor over three decades Mary Bell has promoted ooddrying throughout North and Central America. Herbooks include; Dehydration Made Simple, Mary BellsComplete Dehydrator Cookbook, Just Jerky, Jerky Peopleand the latest, Food Drying with an Attitude. Severalo her books have sold over 100,000 copies. Mary andher husband live at Eagle Blu Environmental Center

in rural Lanesboro, Minnesota. Our constant goal is todo our best to minimize the demands we make on thisplanet and to live thoughtul, respectul and sustainablelives.

Robert SchulzRobert and his amily are homesteading in rural Hillsboro,WI. Features o their New raditions Homesteadinclude natural building, alternative energy and watersystems, organic market produce and gardening, drahorse power, animal husbandry, and a workingblacksmith shop. Robert has been blacksmithing orover 15 years, doing custom commissions and teachingcourses. He is a co-ounder o the Driless Folk School,hosts interns, and holds many workshops annually,intent on sharing skills and lie experiences with others.

Corky RoethelCorky (Coreen) has been a Hunter Education Instructorsince 2004 with the Coon Valley Conservation Club andan assistant with the Viroqua Hunter Education class.She was an instructor or Women In Te Outdoorspheasant hunting class in 2003. She also is a mentoror hunters new to the sport o pheasant hunting. Sheis owner/operator o Badgerland Pheasant Farm, LLChunting preserve near Westby, WI.

Jacob HundtJacob grew up on a Driless Region dairy arm near CoonValley. He was one o the ounding students o the YouthInitiative High School in Viroqua, where he currentlyteaches humanities, sciences, and more. He attendedDeep Springs College in Caliornia, where he workedas a cowboy beore receiving a BA in History rom theAmerican University in Bulgaria and an MA in SociaScience rom the University o Chicago. Jacob and hiswie Soya Blyum-Hundt have a small arm and vineyardnear Viroqua, where they live with their three childrenJacob is one o the ounders o the Driless Folk School.

Royce CurtisRoyce is a lie-long hunter and a Certied WisconsinDNR Hunter Saety Education Instructor and also aCertied 4-H Shooting Sports Leader. He is a retiredteacher and resides on a arm in imber Coulee with hiswie, French Brittany, and herd o Highland cattle. Hehas hunted both small game and big game in several states

with rie, shotgun, bow and traditional muzzleloader.He especially enjoys target shooting competitions withhis traditional muzzleloaders and his sel bow. He eelsa special responsibility and joy in helping others learnand practice sae hunting and rearm skills.

Jordan BendelJordan was born in Viroqua, WI and learned the sacredart o beekeeping at age 12 rom his grandather and atherJordan has been keeping honey bees ever since and even

ound a way to combine his interest in bees with hisundergraduate research at UW La Crosse. Jordan graduatedwith a B.S. in Microbiology and Chemistry and currentlyworks or a medical instrument company in WisconsinHe operates Wild Comb Apiary which is ocused onnatural beekeeping techniques, queen rearing and combhoney production with his wie Jody and their our children


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InstructorsBrandon NorstedBrandon is an explorer o many things. You may ndhim mushroom hunting in the warmer months, repairingold Subarus, making urniture, brewing beer andbuilding all sorts o other things the rest o the time. Helives in Madison with his wie and son and is currentlyemployed as a product developer or a start-up calledRowheels. He also runs an alternative contemporaryart space in his backyard called PIER 12_18.

Jon PassiJon is an educator and advocate or alternative energyand sustainable technologies, with over 30 yearsconstruction experience, who moved to the area 6 yearsago, in order to build a nearly zero-energy, well insulated,o-grid house, utilizing photovoltaics and batteries orpower, a solar hot water system or water heating andradiant oor heat, and windmill to pump water. He isa residential solar hot water and photovoltaic assessoror the state o Wisconsin. Now that the house is done,hes been working locally, playing music, enjoying the

driless region, and trying to live light on the earth.

Kelsey Sauber OldsKelsey has been working with wood or the past 15years. He earned a degree in sculpture beore teachinghimsel the art and cra o urniture making. Kelseyowns and operates a small woodworking studio wherehe specializes in custom urniture and cutting boards.His shop is attached to the home he shares with his wieand their three young boys outside Viroqua, Wisconsin.

Kelsey has recently put urniture making on the backburner to work with his wie on a series o collaborativesculptures.

Maureen KarlstadMaureen Karlstad has been involved with teaching andpottery or over 30 years. Aer graduating her second

class rom Pleasant Ridge Waldor School in Viroqua,she now spends more time working and teaching in her

pottery studio.

Amy ArnoldAmy is an artist and mother o three boys. She has madeher home and studio along with her artist husband KelseySauber Olds at the end o a road in the beautiul Drilessarea o Wisconsin. Finding deep satisaction rom makingthings with her hands, Amy works in the garden, andenjoys domest ic lie and homeschooling her childrenas well as the time she spends in her studio. Whethercollaborating on sculpture with her husband or workingwith other artists and community members or the tco-op she has ound that creating together with othersis un and inspiring!

Linda ConroyLinda is an herbalist, cheese maker and whole ood

enthusiast, who has dedicated her lie to connectingwith the natural world. Aer apprenticing on severalgoat arms, Linda continues to make cheese in her ownkitchen. She has been doing so or over a decade and hasbeen teaching this lost art or over 10 years. Linda hasa certicate in permaculture design, a degree in socialwork, has studied with Isla Burgess o the InternationalCollege o Herbal Medicine, and has completedresidential herbal apprenticeships with Susun Weed atthe Wise Woman Center as well as at Ravencro GardensShe is the ounder o Moonwise Herbs and Wild Eats: AMovement to Prtomote Whole, Local and Wild Foods inCommunity. Linda is a vibrant woman who continuallyseeks to deepen her connection to the natural worldYou can learn more at http://moonwiseherbs.com.

Mike BieserMike, the ounder o Fizzeology, has been researchingqualities in ood since 2008 while overcoming the eectso lyme disease. His research has opened up sources oinormation at the crossroads o consciousness, bio-physics

as they relate to health. Mike is currently enrolled in aninternational graduate program in Field Control Terapyapplying this research to a practice dedicated to helpingpeople overcome the eects o toxic accumulation inthe eld o the body.

Rice SpannRice lives on a small homestead with his wie and twochildren in rural Viroqua. His interests include gardeningbeekeeping, making wood longbows and y shing.


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InstructorsKitty LatanKitty Latan has a lie-long interest in traditionalhand cras and has been spinning or over 30 years.She and her husband, om Latane, have a workshopand gallery in Pepin, Wisconsin, in which they

produce metal, wood and ber, and show the work oother traditional craspeople.

om LatanTomas Latane has been ascinated by old methodso hand working iron and wood since the early 1970s.He and his wie, Catherine, have had a shop in Pepin,WI since 1983. Tere they repair antiques and producetheir own work using appropriate historic technologiesand design vocabularies rom various ethnic traditions.

Tis all Te Metal Museum in Memphis will exhibit acollection o oms work in their annual MasterMetalsmith show, Sept. 13 Dec.1 2013.

Michelle RasmussenMichelle has been blest to live her passion o traininghorses and people since 2002 when she began studyingand using Parelli Natural Horsemanship. As a mothero our young children at the time, her goal was to teachthe children to be sae, condent and understand howhorses think. Her goals have expanded to teaching others

who want to learn to be natural with their animals. Shehas trained many horses and has ve o our dierentbreeds o her own. Each horse teaches her daily theimportance o growing as a natural horseman whilehaving un and using her God-given gits to inspire,encourage and help her students and horses. Herhusband o 28 years, Brian, is supportive and appreciativeo her business and the horses.

Scott Bargender

Scott has been working with wood since he was a smallboy. He grew up on a Wisconsin dairy arm and latermoved to Madison to learn the art o recording music.When in Madison, Scott learned about such things ascooperatives, various cultures and sustainable living,which changed his lie. Scott has continued to work inthe music industry as well as in the realm o renewableenergy and has spent over 10 years building and carvinglog urniture and signs.

Bryn HawkloveBryn was introduced to photography and art at an earlyage. He studied education and art in college earninga Masters degree in education. eaching and a loveo outdoor education lead him to Boulder, Colorado

where he taught pre-K through high school while beinga wilderness educator and guide. His love o nature andhis three children has led him to want to photographthe special moments he sees. Bryn, now a resident oViroqua, is ascinated by the beauty o the DrilessRegion. Photography has become a combining o hislielong interests in teaching, the arts, and nature, intoa curriculum to teach children and adults to use theircameras to save the lie-images they cherish.

Mark SandbergMark loves being outside, teaching, making things andbeing with people. He has been an educator or mucho his lie and has worked as a wilderness guide. Markhas a strong interest in traditional learning, cultures

and cra and is the program director o Driless FolkSchool.

Martha BucheMartha has been sewing since she was 8. She hasdesigned and made her own clothes rom swimmingsuits to coats and shoes, in addition to making manyhousehold items. She worked as a proessional costumedesigner and in two dierent tailor shops over the yearsHer New Home sewing machine had been her staunchcompanion or 30 years on three continents. Martha isan artist who enjoys working in a wide variety o mediarom ber to metal. She is also an Early Childhoodteacher at the Pleasant Ridge Waldor School. She liveswith her amily in Westby, WI.

Jerry raczykJerry is the head salumist at Underground Meats. Hehas been a member o the Underground Food Collectivesince 2010, and hes been cooking or as long as he canremember.


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InstructorsZac FittipaldiZac entered the craing and primitive skills world 8years ago in Montana, when he shot a deer and triedto turn it into clothing. Since then hes actually guredout how to do it. Along the way hes met many wonderul

students an teachers. One o those being a year longapprenticeship in the coast range o Oregon- he learnedmany dierent styles o basketry and how to harvest thematerials rom my surroundings.

Luke ZahmLuke is a Driless Native who received much o hisculinary training working in various restaurants withsome o Wisconsins nest ches. Notably, he has spenttime leading the Epic Systems Culinary Department, TeViroqua Food Cooperative, Te Old Fashioned avern,Lombardinos Italian Restaurant and Te WaterrontRestaurant and avern. His culinary experience, passion

or local ood, and his commitment to amily armshave created a nearly perect recipe or a unique diningexperience in the heart o the Driless Region!

Nicolas Galestill a young man, Nicolas has been an enthusiast o thenatural world and outdoor living since he was a child.Raised in the Kickapoo, the Mississippi Valley and theoothills o Appalachia, he has taken his childhood joysand hobbies and developed a lie based on living in the

outdoors, meeting his basic needs rom the Earthsoerings, and sharing the basic awareness and skillsnecessary to this liestyle. Nicolas credits his skills andworld outlook to an upbringing by outdoorsy, artistic,and resourceul parents; a year and a hal spentimmersed in a Native skills encampment in NorthernWisconsin; and time spent traveling by oot in theUnited States and abroad. Family lie has tempered hisdreaming and grounded him in the quest to live a truelie and support himsel by sharing his passions and lieway.

Scogin ZimmermanFor the past 10 years, Scogin has been dedicated tothe preservation and passing on o hand cras andprimitive skills, including: European willow basketryblacksmithing, harvest and preparation o wild oods

rope making, riction re, and buckskinning.

Kyle JohnsonKyle is a persuer o skills, and is excited about learningrom and sharing with other people in order to createa stronger culture o sel reliance. He has been a rieinstructor or the Appleseed Project since 2007, andcontinues to teach and learn rom other sources. Otherinterests and skills include ood security, communitybuilding, wilderness medecine, and primitive skills.

Dave Hibbard-RodeDave is a carpenter and handyman and has built threetiny homes including a writing cabin in Duluth, a smallguest cabin in Vermont, and a retreat and meditation spacein Viroqua. He also makes basic urniture, kitchenwareand canoe paddles. He is an avid home designer andlover o elegantly simple designs and construction. Hislove or construction began in southern Arizona wherehe worked on adobe and strawbale plastering. Teincredible simplicity, warmth, and eel o these homeshas stuck with him ever since and in all his designs andwork, he tries to maximize light, open-ness, and developan overall eel o warmth and calmness. Dave is also a

high school teacher o English, geology, and carpentryand has led over 25 wilderness expeditions as ar northas the Arctic Circle. Many o these trips have been onrivers with extensive and challenging whitewater and hehas taught whitewater and atwater paddling or nineyears. Dave holds a current Wilderness First Respondercertication as well as Wilderness Water Saety (a ormo lieguard certiication geared toward wildernesssettings) and serves on the Driless Folk School Boardo Directors.


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ypical Saturday Schedule:Full Day Classes: 9:00-5:00 (Free lunch included)Morning Classes: 9:00-12:30Aernoon Classes: 1:00-4:30

Class LocationsDriless Folk School classes take place in a variety olocations in Viroqua, WI, Vernon County, and theDritless Region. Most classes are held at the homesand arms o the instructors, or the Ark in Viroqua.Directions to class locations will be included in aconrmation packet or e-mail sent upon registration.

Meals & LodgingA ree lunch is provided or all participants in ull day

classes. here are also several ine restaurants andgrocery stores oering organic ood in the Viroqua area.I requested, Driless Folk School will include a listingo options or camping, RV parking, and hotels as parto the conrmation e-mail/packet.

Families & ChildrenDriless Folk School values intergenerational learningthat is part o a long American olk tradition. We encourageamily participation! Many o the classes we oer areappropriate or both children and adults. I you haveany questions about the appropriateness o a class or aparticular child, please contact the Registrar. I a childunder the age o 10 is interested in participating with anadult, the course ee or the child is hal price. Limitedto one child per enrolled participant.

DisclaimerDriless Folk School strives to oer a wide variety ocourses reecting the talents and interests present withinour community. Te views, belies, or philosophies o

lie presented by course instructors are not necessarilythose o Driless Folk School, its members, or volunteers.

Non-DiscriminationIn the operation o the Driless Folk School programs,no individual or group will be discriminated againstbecause o race, gender, national origin, religion, sexualorientation, age, or disability.

Registering or a Class?You can sign up or any class online or by mail. Visitwww.drilessolkschool.org to ll out a registrationorm and pay through PayPal. Alternatively, you can llout the orm in the back o this catalog and mail it to

the Folk School along with a check or the ull class ee(including the supply ee). Driless Folk School will sendyou a conrmation packet or e-mail, which will includedirections to class and other necessary inormation.

Course Sizes and Registration DeadlineClasses at Dritless Folk School are kept small. It isadvisable to register early to ensure your participationI courses have insufcient enrollment, they may be canceledLate registration may be possible due to cancellationsPlease call regarding last minute openings.

Wait ListDritless Folk School will maintain a wait list orthose wishing to sign up or classes that are alreadyull. We will contact you i space becomes available.

PaymentsFull payment is required at the time o registrationPlease note that material costs vary signicantly. Paymentmay be in US unds by cash, check, money order, orcredit card. Please contact the Registrar to pay witha credit card via PayPal.

CancellationsDriless Folk School is committed to holding all classeswith enrolled students. I Dritless Folk School mustcancel a class, students will receive a ull reund or allpayments made or that class. Students who cancel theirenrollment more than ourteen days prior to the classwill receive a credit or another class o equal value

Students who cancel their enrollment orteen days orewer beore the class will receive no reund or credit

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A Word of Thanks . . .Beneactors:Paxam FoundationWilliam A. Fisher II Family FoundationJohn D. & Leslie Henner Burns Family Foundation

Supporters:Dan & Sue SteeleJoli DaceLisa HennerJohn and Laurel SheaKelvin Rodolo and Kathleen Crittenden

Business Sponsors:Driless StudioBill Brooke Realty

Members:Patty RasmussenMichael ScottDan ConklinKenneth Fisher & Priscilla aitAnne Breckenridge SwansonJames Pattison & Martha BucheLarry OldsDavid Teis

Lauren HuntLynne Haynor & Justin SchaudeNatalie & Jerry McIntireJean & erry Beckeresa & Gary M. SmithMark Youngren & Donna YaegerMary Helen ShortridgeDave & Denise StrudthoGreta Kuphal & Larry DooleyPeter & Sandy CochraneVicky Eiben

Jenny & Rice SpannSusan PetersenLuann GrifnPaul & Christine SwansonRick & Mary BrittnacherBob SmolenNew Hope Catholic Worker FarmAndrew Gorrill & Jonel KiesauDina BertoliniJames Shuh

Emily HalapatzConstance Hundt GoldenMichael KlimeshJulee & Ben AgarCarol Jacobs

Jane SiemonDiane MontgomeryCassie RaukAndy Cameron & Marla Hurley

Board Members:Robert SchulzDave Hibbard-RodeLisa HennerKatie Peterman

Nicole SpinelliDene MullerJacob HundtJamie CermakJon Howe

Cover Photo: David Nevala or Organic Valley

Photography throughout: Soya Blyum-Hundt

Catalogue Crew: Jacob Hundt & Mark Sandberg

Catalogue Layout & Design By: Ayana Perry

Ayana is a High school senior at Youth InitiativeHigh School in Viroqua. she is an interior painter,artist, musician, cook, and aspiring graphic illustratorand designer. She will be attending the MilwaukeeInstitute o Art & Design in the all and willalso be studying Japanese.

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Calendar of ClassesMarch23-Fruit ree Graing30-Black Smithing or Kids

April2-Hand spinning with a Spindle6-Navigating the Natural World7-Clay In a Day13-Beginning to Sew20-Lacto Fermented Foods20-Do it Yoursel Photovoltaics (Solar Electric)20 & 21-iny Home Construction

27 Wet-Felted Boots27 & 28-Candle-Holder with Saw-tooth rammel

May4-Into to White Water Canoe4-Te Zero Energy House4-Practical Rie5-Clay In a Day11-Wild Edibles o Spring

18-Food Drying With Attitude18-Scything25-Spring Beekeeping Essentials25-Make Your Own Wood Cutting Board25-Beginning Natural Horsemanship 131-Outdoor Photographic Odyssey

June1 & 2-Outdoor Photographic Odyssey1-Black Ash Hexagonal Basketry2-Clay In a Day

8-Into to Home Brewing8-Beginning Natural Horsemanship 215-Whole Hog Butchering29 & 30-Wilderness Skills Outing

July20-Willow Stake & Strand Basketry21-Weave a Plaited Cedar Bark Pouch

26, 27 & 28-Braintan Buckskin

August2 & 3-Early American Knives3-Herbs or Health & Nourishment4-Herbal Medicine or Frisrt Aid10-Fall Beekeeping Essentials10-100 Mile Meal17-Chicken Butchering

17-Intro to Home Cheese making18-Cheese Making: Cheddar, Gouda, & Feta24-ree op Log Furniture Building31-Art o Canoe Poling

September3-18-WI Basic Hunter Education20 & 21-Forging Fire ools

21-Baking Sourdough Bread


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Welcome to the Drifless Folk School!

When the glaciers bypassed southwestern Wisconsin and the adjacent areas o MinnesotaIowa, and Illinois during the ice ages, they let intact a unique landscape o ridges andcoulees, a geological island in the midst o the vast Midwestern plains, known as the DrilessRegion. oday, the unique character o this areas geology and landscape is matched by thecharacter o its culture. Narrow ridges and valleys have slowed the growth o industrial agriculturein this region, opening the way or the development o a thriving community o sustainable amilyarms and robust small town businesses. Tank you to our Catalogue Sponsors and all instructors,donors and volunteers or their support o the Driless Folk School!

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