Costs:  Adults - 17 year olds $75 / 15-12year olds $60 / 11-8year olds $50   ****Call us about large family and group rates.

Length of Time: Begins Sat Morning at 9:30 and ending Sunday Afternoon at 2:30 pm.

Class Description

This class can be taken before or after the Primitive Survival Class
1. The survival sacred order is: Shelter, Water, Fire, Food. This "Class
2" covers the food aspect while "Class 1" covers the shelter, water and
fire.

Nature's Supermarket is always open with a buffet of choices.
Learning to gather and prepare wild edibles throughout the seasons is an
exciting adventure, that includes both plant materials and animals.
Then knowing how to prepare them into palatable meals is the next
important step. The class cover the three aspects of Wild Edible Plants,
Wild Meats, and Primitive Cooking.

TOPICS:

• WILD EDIBLE PLANT
  • learning the basic edibles found across the United States
  • identifying plants to eat in our area
  • seasonality considerations
  • poisonous look a likes and other toxic plants to avoid
• WILD MEATS
  • basic mammal tracking (tracks, scat, & runs)
  • throwing sticks
  • figure 4-trap
  • basic snare
  • primitive fishing methods
  • various other things that are ebible
• PRIMITIVE COOKING
  • rock boiling
  • steam pit
  • ash cooking

Dinner and breakfast will be provided. Bring your own lunches. If
spending the night also bring tent, sleeping bag, plate, bowl, cup and
utensils. Camp chairs and flashlights are also nice to have but not a
necessity.

Vegetarian Fare Available like at all our camps, just let us know.

We have a swimming pond, so bring provisions to enjoy. Also a camp chair and flash light are nice to have but not a necessity.

NOTE : All classes have a minimum number of registrants to make or
sorry to say it will be cancelled. So bring your friends and tell
everyone you know. Some classes are listed but are not currently on the
schedule for the upcoming year. If your group has an interest we can
schedule a date for you.