CELEBRATE TWINKLEFEST – NOVEMBER 28! Join us for a full day of holiday magic in Viroqua! Here's what's happening before the parade at 6:00 PM: Second Nature at Reads Creek Noon-5:00 PM Choose your tree, sip hot cocoa & enjoy cookies! Free Photos with Santa | 1:00-3:00 PM at Century...
Experience the Viroqua Chamber Wine Walk Registration starts at 5:00pm, walk goes from 6:00pm-8:00pm. Sip and Shop throughout Viroqua: Sample a delightful variety of wines from local, national, and international producers while exploring the charming shops and businesses of downtown Viroqua. The Viroqua Wine Walk, happening on September 6, invites...
Using the warm, red metal my Bodewadmi (Potawatomi) relatives call “miskwabik” (copper) and basalt hammer stones from the shores of G’chi gamii (Lake Superior), we will hand-forge bowls on wooden stumps. In a process called “sinking”, or hammering on the inside, we will anneal the metal in a wood fire...
Fermented dairy is a wonderful way to incorporate probiotics into the diet, use extra milk, and can make dairy more digestible for some. In this class, participants will learn how to make easy dairy ferments, including yogurt, kefir, fresh cheese and cultured butter. We will discuss the health benefits of...
The scythe is a wonderfully efficient tool for the farmer, homesteader, and homeowner alike. It can be used for mowing hay, harvesting grains, maintaining hard to cut areas around trees and fences, or even mowing the lawn. Come learn about getting the right scythe blade for your situation, proper snath...
Want to learn to sharpen your tools? No experience needed. Taught by Jon Anderson of Star Hill Timberworks, this workshop is designed for beginners. In this hands-on workshop, we teach you to sharpen your knives, axes, chisels, and auger bits. The techniques work just as well on mower blades, scissors,...
Using the warm, red metal my Bodewadmi (Potawatomi) relatives call “miskwabik” (copper) and basalt hammer stones from the shores of G’chi gamii (Lake Superior), we will hand-forge bowls on wooden stumps. In a process called “sinking”, or hammering on the inside, we will anneal the metal in a wood fire...
Have you ever wanted to make a leather bound journal by hand? Either for yourself or for a loved one? Come spend a half day with a local leathersmith and learn step by step how to make a notebook to your own preferences, and leave with a completed book! Date:...
Turkey wing whisk brooms are beautiful and valuable tools in your home, workshop, garage or wherever you frequently tidy up. Make your own turkey wing broom using natural broom corn and hand tools. Students to prepare broom corn, assemble and tie brooms securely using a foot spindle, weave handles, and...
Brooms have been made and used for centuries throughout the world. Make your own hearth broom which is both decorative and utilitarian, using natural broom corn and hand tools. Students will learn to prepare handles and broom corn, assemble and tie brooms securely using a foot spindle, weave handles, attach...
We will learn the basics of regenerative land design, focusing on our native ecosystems here in the Driftless, with the goal of learning how to guide the development of healthy, diverse, functional, and productive ecosystems that provide essential goods and services to our community. We will learn how to rapidly...
We will learn the basics of regenerative land design, focusing on our native ecosystems here in the Driftless, with the goal of learning how to guide the development of healthy, diverse, functional, and productive ecosystems that provide essential goods and services to our community. We will learn how to rapidly...
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