When Patryk Battle and Frances Juhlin were here at the Folk School teaching the Winter Harvest Cooking class in January they led the class out to the garden for a quick lesson/experiment in Winter gardening. The students planted lettuce and kale starts into a bed and mulched heavily with aged grass clippings and covered with [...]
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We just received a new book: Banjo Camp!: Learning, Picking & Jamming with Bluegrass Old-Time Greats, by Zhenya Gene Senyak is an armchair adventure for banjo players. Not only is the John C. Campbell Folk School highlighted as one of the camps to attend, but it includes quotes from Folk School Director, Jan Davidson and [...]
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Last week Ryan Johnson was here at the blacksmith shop to teach tomahawk making. The class was full, as expected, with all sorts of people and all skill levels. I got to see some really neat stuff come out of there and not just tomahawks either, but also a really big broad ax that required [...]
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If you’re interested in helping out on the New Forge timber frame project, get your application in to the Timber Framers Guild soon! Applications are now available for timber framers, blacksmiths, and other interested workers for the new New Forge Building Project. The project will happen at the end of spring, from May 29 – [...]
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