Gatherer to Gardener
Apprenticeship Program:
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Fridays 10-2:00 and Saturdays 11-3:
Twice per month (4 days each month), plus
additional excursions and public events: beginning March 12th and 13th, 2010
Traditional Skills & Knowledge For a Sustainable Future
Mentorship by Heidi Bohan and Friends at the Hjertoos House in Carnation, with
visits around the valley and beyond
Learn and share about:
Wild harvests · Growing grains · Herbal medicine · Ancient plant knowledge ·
Wild edibles · Gardening techniques · Fermented foods · Heirloom & Healing
gardens · Woodworking · Fiber arts · Basketry · Carving · Traditional foods ·
Root cellars · Wines & Beer · Seed-saving ·Stonework & Rockery · Beekeeping ·
Plant propagation · Trellises · Bentwood gates · Fences & wattles · Small-scale
livestock · Edible forest gardening · Hedgerows · Natural personal care · Mosaic
garden art · Native ethnobotany · Celtic lore · Natural dyes & pigments ·
Seasonal celebrations · Toolmaking · Scything · Alternative energies ·
Permaculture principles & design· Expeditions & More
Season Begins:
March 12-May 29
Fridays 10-2 (March 12 & 26, April 9 & 23, May 14 & 28)
Saturdays 11-3 (March 13 & 27, April 10 & 24, May 15 &28
2 each per month (4/month)
New seasons will follow
Register for Friday Track, Saturday Track or Combined Tracks (the best option!)
Each class will involve hands-on, skills building activities adaptable to all
knowledge levels. In many cases they will be projects that qualify as a ‘work
trade’ therefore the class fee has been kept low. Each class will cover a
variety of subjects, and will be adapted to the season and individual needs.
Fridays only (6 classes): $150-200* General focus* will be on
wildcrafting, native ethnobotany and traditional knowledge, native and wild
plant propagation, use, gathering and storing and more.
Saturdays (6 classes): $150-200* General focus* will be on sustainable
living skills including gardening techniques, woodworking skills, small-scale
livestock, beekeeping, edible forest gardens.
*this will not be set in stone, just a leaning towards these subjects, we will
covering subjects as they are appropriate based on individual needs, group
consensus and seasonal possibilities.
Friday & Saturdays days combined (12 classes): $300-400**
*Sliding scale, limited work trades available
For more details contact Heidi Bohan: 425-549-0093;
hbohan@peoplepc.com
Credits may be available for those who are interested.
Mentorships and Practicums:
Prescott University
Currently adjunct faculty for Prescott University
and approved as Mentor Instructor for courses students design themselves. In the past I have mentored Pacific
Northwest Field Ecology, Pacific Northwest Ethnobotany, Permaculture Design
Practicum, and Pacific Northwest Native Plants Field Identification.
Bastyr University Currently adjunct faculty for Bastyr University, where I teach 'Northwest Herbs' during the Spring Quarter, and am listed as a Practicum Instructor for students in the Herbal Medicines program. I have several practicum projects including the Snoqualmie Tribes Traditional Plants for Food and Medicine Gardens, and the Celestial Herb Garden at the Hjertoos House.
Northwest Indian College- Traditional Plants Program instructor,