Foraging

Great Lakes Foragers Gathering at Frog Hollar Farm. SBS demo & class

Frog Holler Farm MI

The Great Lakes Foragers Gathering will be meeting June 23-26, 2022 at Frog Holler Farm in Brooklyn Michigan. Strawbale Studio will be leading some activities TBD:  Proposed is STICK BUILDING with Youth, MAKING COB ~ Locating & Making an earthen mix (for earth plasters, cob building, earth oven, benches, sculpting and more)! CORDING with foraged […]

FORAGED CRAFTS: Soap & Sweetgrass

We will forage Soapwort (Saponaria Officinalis - Bouncing Bet) and Sweetgrass (Hierochloe odorata) from the land, and enjoy an afternoon, as did so many who came before us. Take home the soap you make, the sweet grass braids, the memories of the day together, with Nature. Ah. Learn more about the history of these traditions […]

$25

Candle-making Class

Settle in . . . relax and enjoy the aroma and rhythm of Candle dipping ~ with wax made by local bees.  Receive the gift of warmth for yourself, and you may want to invite a family member or friend to join you in this experience CANDLE-MAKING & Hand-made Holiday Gifts . . from Nature !  (updated 2021-10) […]

$20 – $45

Candle-making Class Sun. Dec 5, 2021

Settle in . . . relax and enjoy the aroma and rhythm of Candle dipping ~ with wax made by local bees.  Receive the gift of warmth for yourself, and you may want to invite a family member or friend to join you in this experience CANDLE-MAKING & Hand-made Holiday Gifts . . from Nature !  (updated […]

$20 – $45

The JOY of FORAGING: Plant & Mushroom Workshop

Spring is a great time to forage for edible plants and mushrooms! Join us for an afternoon of adventure. About this event May 14, 2022.  Saturday, 1-4pm Enjoy connecting with wild spring edible plants and mushrooms on the Strawbale Studio land! Co-teachers Deanne (plants) and Kelly (mushrooms) love sharing the amazing abundance of our bio-region... […]

“FORAGING FOR SUPPER” Workshop

2691 Noble Rd. Oxford, MI Private Residence 2691 Noble, Oxford, MI

Foraged Dinner Workshop: Greens, Mushrooms and Morels! We will harvest & co-prepare a wild green salad & Mushroom Pizzas in the Earth Oven. About this event In this wild plant and mushroom workshops enjoy walking the land, harvesting edibles... followed by a shared meal, if you wish to stay on! This class will focus on […]

$80

TRADITIONAL CRAFTING: Soap-making, Braiding Sweetgrass, Cording

2691 Noble Rd. Oxford, MI Private Residence 2691 Noble, Oxford, MI

Aug 14, 2022 Sunday 1-5p $35 Adults & teens Enjoy a day in natural, foraging, and learning new skills. Ah! Learn a bit about the lore and history of these activities. TRADITIONAL CRAFTS Workshop timely to this season... Soapmaking with “Bouncing Bet”. Harvest, make mild liquid soap. Take home: some soap/a live/ some dried plant. […]

SEPTEMBER INTERNSHIP at Strawbale Studio

2691 Noble Rd. Oxford, MI Private Residence 2691 Noble, Oxford, MI

Sept 1- 30, 2022 Experience a month of Natural Building & Sustainable Living Skills, while living, building and in community on rural wooded land at Strawbale Studio! This unique opportunity will focus on finishing enchanting structures with earth plaster and sculpting and creating beautiful building surroundings. There are numerous sustainable skills you will learn + […]

Free – $950

WREATH-making & The Art of Cording

2691 Noble Rd. Oxford, MI Private Residence 2691 Noble, Oxford, MI

Enjoy a hands-on day in the Strawbale Studio by the woodstove, creating wreaths from a variety of things foraged from nature, grape vines, pine cones, rose hips and such! Also learn the traditional skill of cording … making a twine/string from fibers from the land. There will be materials on hand, plus you can bring […]

$25 – $35