The Wilders Guild Immersion:
Wild Plants, Homesteading & The Wilders Garden
Spend 1-year exploring sustainability in nature. In our Wilders Guild Immersion you study ancient ways of Tracking, Wilderness Survival and our Curriclum of Shadows (Invisibility and Awareness). Experienced instructors guide you through our Rangers Guild and its three core studies.
Spend 1-year exploring sustainability in nature. In our Wilders Guild Immersion you study Wild Plants, Homesteading and The Wilders Garden (a sustainability program that builds upon permaculture design). Experienced instructors guide you through our Wilders Guild curriculum and its three core studies...
Wild Plants Every 1st weekend of the month for 9-months, Cultivate and harvest to feed the village. Go in depth with wild foods, medicines and caretaking for the land.
Homesteading Every 2nd weekend of the month for 9-months, Embark on projects of self-sufficiency and sustainability projects in animal husbandry, sustenance gardening, natural building and much more.
The Wilders Garden Every 3rd weekend of the month for 9-months, Discover connection with the land that goes beyond permaculture. Get hands-on experience implementing an argoforestry plan.
You Decide, You Choose
Decide to attend one, two or three weekends a month. Each weekend focuses on a core study. For example, you only have to attend the Homesteading weekend if that is your focus.
The Trackers Homestead
Class takes place on the Trackers Homestead, 40 acres of incredible Pacific Northwest forest on the southern edge of the Bull Run watershed and adjacent to a 90 acre wildlife sanctuary.
Our agroforestry plan is instrumental to our curriculum. From mushroom cultivation to micro scale timber harvest, this is a classroom where you live with the land. Tending to it as you would your own village.
A Wilder
Our Way of the Wilder curriculum is different than other schools of sustainability education, especially those that focus on permaculture. Our learning is more hands-on while also not being "grunt" work, a legitimate concern about many permaculture schools that focus on pen and paper design.
You join a supportive learning community. Students become ambassadors for a culture that needs to exist, one that calls for sustainability and living with the land. In this program you study ancient ways of living. What you learn dramatically shifts your relationship with the land and wilderness.
Register for Wild Edible Plants, Homesteading or The Wilders Garden
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Plants
September 2012-June 2013,
9 monthly weekends,
Fri evening to Sun |
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Homesteading
September 2012-June 2013,
9 monthly weekends,
Fri evening to Sun |
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Wilders Garden
September 2012-June 2013,
9 monthly weekends,
Fri evening to Sun |
Tuition*
Tuition includes instruction, Saturday dinner and camping for program weekends. Payment options include...
Pay in Full 20% discount
Receive a 20% discount when you pay in full. $500 non-refundable deposit due upon acceptance, then the remaing balance is due by August 31.
Seasonal Payment Plan
Tuition is divided into 3-seasonal terms. Fall term tuition due upon acceptance. Winter term tuition due November 1. Spring term tuition due February 1.
Monthly Payment Plan
A 25% adminstration fee added to total tuition. $500 non-refundable deposit due upon acceptance. Remaining balance divided equally into
9-monthly payments.
*all tuition deposits and payments are non-refundable
1 Core Study 1-weekend a month for 9-months Tuition $2549
2 Core Studies 2-weekends a month for 9-months Tuition $4999
Full Program: 3 Core Studies 3-weekends a month for 9-months Tuition $6749
Immersion That Fits Your Life
Our Weekend Immersion Programs integrate well into your working and personal life. Each weekend begins Friday evening and ends Sunday afternoon. Most weekends take place within a one-hour drive from Portland, Oregon and PDX Airport (an international terminal). Each Core Study occurs monthly, so there is time for students to self-utilize and refine experience in the skills we teach.
Scholarships
We have scholarship awards available for students in need. Due to limited funds of awards we recommend you apply early. Submit a scholarship application
We also have an scholarship option for people specifically training for environmental education. Learn more about our Environmental Educator Training Program
The Wilders Guild
When you join the Wilders Guild you choose from one or all of its 3-core studies.
Wild Plants Every 1st weekend of the month for 9-months, Cultivate and harvest to feed the village. Go in depth with wild foods, medicines and caretaking for the land.
Homesteading Every 2nd weekend of the month for 9-months, Embark on projects of self-sufficiency and sustainability projects in animal husbandry, sustenance gardening, natural building and much more.
The Wilders Garden Every 3rd weekend of the month for 9-months, Discover connection with the land that goes beyond permaculture. Get hands-on experience implementing an argoforestry plan.
Wild Plants Schedule
Fruits and Berries: Gathering, Fermenting & Preserving September 14-16, 2012
Plant Taxonomy and Crafting Your Herbarium October 5-7, 2012
Filling the Pantry: Nuts, Roots and Saving Seeds November 2-4, 2012
Medicinal Plants: Filling the Winter Apothecary January 4-6, 2013
The Digging Stick: Root Harvest, Root Beer and Folk Recipes February 1-3, 2013
Stinging Nettles: Stocking the Spring Pantry and Wildcrafting March 1-3, 2013
Spring Greens and Wildland Foraging April 5-7, 2013
Coastal Harvest Expedition: Sea Vegetables and Seashore Life May 3-5, 2013
Program Graduation May 31-June 2, 2013
Homesteading Schedule
Fermenting Foods: Cheese, Wines and Beers September 21-23, 2012
Natural Building: Timber, Mud and Straw October 12-14, 2012
The Larder and Pantry: Harvest and Preserving November 9-11, 2012
Blacksmithing and Homestead Hardware January 11-13, 2013
Fiber Arts: Spinning, Knitting and Felting February 8-10, 2013
Pig Butchering: Bacon, Bacon, Bacon March 8-10, 2013
Animal Husbandry: Large and Small Livestock April 12-14, 2013
Sustenance Gardening and Agroforestry May 10-12, 2013
Program Graduation May 31-June 2, 2013
The Wilders Garden Schedule
The Plan: Introduction to Agroforestry and Design September 28-30, 2012
Our Web: Forest Ecology and Production October 19-21, 2012
Death: Timber Harvest November 16-18, 2012
Rooted: Life of the Willow and Woods January 18-20, 2013
The Edge: Native Plant Propagation February 15-17, 2013
Being Useful: Pollinators and Predators March 15-17, 2013
Emergent Properties: Stealth Gardening April 19-21, 2013
The Plan Revisited May 17-19, 2013
Program Graduation May 31-June 2, 2013
