Outsider Folk School

Hey folks!

Wanted to give a quick update regarding our Miso making course this upcoming weekend! We have two free tickets up for grabs, any student is welcome to use them but just reach out via private message.

This class students will learn how to make Ship Koji marinade which can be used to add lots of umami and depth to any vegetables, fish, meats, etc. It's an incredible arsenal to any kitchen!

Please reach if you're interested and we hope to see you there!

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This upcoming Sunday we have an amazing offering by Sarah Salzman of Wild Alive Ferments! Hands on miso making! You can learn the ins and outs of mold based ferments and where to source koji. We’ll make a group batch of red miso that each person will take home a jar of to ferment for ten months (making it a one year miso in miso years). You'll walk away knowing how to make a nut based miso with cashews and a shio koji marinade.

This course includes lunch, served at the beginning of class as a way to sample the finished products of what we make in the class.

Also, we have two spots left for the early bird discount which is 20% off. This is first come , first serve using code KOJI25 at checkout!

This class and more can be found at:

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On May 4 our teacher Kim Comstock will be walking students on how to naturally dye one of the most used items in our homes; the pillowcase!

It's something we rest our heads on daily and gives us an amazing opportunity to craft something that grounds us and inspires us as we go to sleep and wake up for the next day.

Students will learn techniques like bundle-dyeing, dye-resist, and eco-printing all using locally found and foraged plants as well to truly make the pillowcases of the place.

This class can be found at:

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Hey all!

We have some exciting news, there was a generous anonymous donor that gave us some money which we wanted to pass along to the students. Because of that we are offering five free tickets!

We decided to split it into the following:

3 tickets for the upcoming Fermenting Basics course held by this Sunday, April 13, 1pm to 3pm.

This course students will learn about fermenting history and basic principles all while crafting your own pickles, kraut, and kimchi. Students will get to take home their jars of ferments plus leave with knowledge and experience on how to do it at home!

The other 2 tickets will be for the Greenwood Spoon Carving course hosted by .craft !

This class students will carve a spoon from greenwood using traditional Scandinavian slöjd techniques. You will take a raw billet all the way to a ready to use cooking spoon. No prior experience is necessary!

With this in mind, if you are interested in either of these courses but find that financially making it happen is difficult or dissuaded you, please reach out! These free tickets will be first come first serve. Once they've been claimed we will update the post!

Check these out at:

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Coming up we have two carving courses taught by Nicholas Pahls of .craft !

The first is on March 15th where students will be taught how to carve greenwood via traditional Scandinavian techniques. 4 tools will be used in this workshop and students will leave with understanding of these tools, fundamental principles, and a small carving of their own!

We have 3 early bird discounts left, GREEN25 at checkout for 20% off!

The second course on April 12th is all about how to carve spoons from greenwood. This is an all day course in which students can continue their greenwood carving education or try it out for the first time! Students will use fundamental tools to the greenwood carving practice and leave with a spoon / utensil!

We have 5 early bird discounts left, SPOON25 at checkout for 20% off!

These classes and more are available for signup at:

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March 4 - Circular Weaving will be taught by Liz Bonny!

This class will go in depth on how to use an embroidery hoop as a loom (though it can be expanded to even include bike hubs). Students will learn how to warp the loom and learn basic hand weaving techniques using a variety of yarns and fiber. This is a class to learn fundamentals and have plenty of room for freedom in your creation!

Also there are 3 early bird discounts left, use the following code at checkout for 20% off: CIRCLE25

Check it out at:

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Coming up on March 1st, our new teacher will be teaching a workshop focusing in on caricature carving!

Students will carve blocks of basswood using hand tools. The class will focus on woodcarving as an artform. This class is catered towards beginners and so students will learn about knife safety, sharpening and learn different cutting techniques and forms. After practicing the basic cuts, students will go through a step by step process on how to carve a basic human face.

We have 8 spots left but only a few more early bird discounts available!

Check it out at:

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Excited to see you all at the seed fair!

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Hi all!

We've noticed enrollment is a little slow and understandably so. Costs of living are rising and times are chaotic. It's a strange world we're in right now but we believe that what we're doing is well worth it - the folk school was started as a venture to keep this river of knowledge going but also to help financially support those that teach these things.

With that being said, we're announcing a new type of discount to help bridge this gap. This early bird discount will essentially help get classes to their minimum enrollment which is the primary goal. We want to see these classes happen!

We will be announcing more early bird discounts as time goes on so keep an eye out. Please reach out if you have any questions!

Check out these classes and more at:

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