Doing Stuff8thMarch
The first wilderness school I ever attended was a lot of lecture and fantastic information. I went home spinning over what skills to work on first. I kept spinning because talking at someone is a world of different from doing stuff.
The second wilderness school I went to was lots of sound bites about community. Students were told they had to get past their grief over the state of world before they were truly ready to grasp these munificent teachings. Hippie stuff.*
I was fooled twice and shame on me. It's not up to a school to teach us. Sometimes we need to jump with both feet into the cold water of doing. So today, get outside. Follow a raccoon trail not because you're going to be a smarter "tracker" but because you're being pulled along by the wild of the animal. Make a fire to sit by, not to master the skill but to feel the warmth. In many parts of the country, stinging nettle is just popping up. Concoct a stir-fry tonight and invite friends to join you. Let's get rid of all this stigmatism about being a "master" or a "student.”
Let's look at Nature as seasonal rounds of caretaking and harvest as we sew ourselves into the land, as we find community, as we collaborate and thrive!
*This particular wilderness school has since changed for the much, much better. They definitely do stuff now.
Upcoming events...
Free Taster Day March 21 Come do stuff with us. We take you to the Trackers Homestead where we do many of the skills you find in our full-time TrackersTEAMS programs.
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Spring Term: Permaculture & Plants Begins March 28
1-year Wilderness Immersion: Traditional Skills & Community Living Begin any term
Summer Expeditions: Wilderness Survival & Rites of Passage Begins June 13
