This weekend we will wild harvest in the wild canyons by my home and then make some fantastic creations back at my garden. Afternoon swimming in the Methow River is part of the lesson!

What we will harvest: Elder flower, saskatoon berries, fireweed, yarrow, and alfalfa.

What we will create: First day we will do wild ferments with guest instructor Gabe Garms, herbal kombuchas and lacto-fermented saskatoon berries! Plus Ivan Chai from the fireweed we harvest.

Second day we will do wild dyes! We will go through the whole mordanting and dyeing process of both animal and plant fibers.Plants we will dye with are black beans, and the wolf lichen, bitter brush and sage brush we harvested in previous classes. Students will dye hand spun wool( that they have made) Dogbane hemp cordage( that they have made in previous class) and recycled cotton clothing. Students will also get to practice spinning their own fibers with a drop spindle and a spinning wheel.