Day 01 · Hydrology & Earthworks
Day 02 · Rotational Livestock Systems
Day 03 · Heritage Grains & Timber Joinery
Day 04 · Larder Preservation & Cold Storage
Gravity-fed pond design, contour ditching, and keyline soil aeration mapped across complex slope topography.
Electric paddock subdivision, multi-species forage cycles, and parasite management protocols without synthetic drenches.
Scythe harvesting, hand flailing, and mortise-and-tenon structural framing for post-and-beam outbuildings.
Sub-grade earth temperature regulation, humidity management, and dry-curing techniques for winter self-sufficiency.
Taught by active land stewards
We skip pastoral aesthetics entirely to calculate real forage tonnage per acre and dry matter intake during summer droughts.
Clara Lindqvist · 65-Acre Shenandoah Grazier
Our timber framing sessions teach attendees how to fell, square, and peg native pine into functional forty-foot shed bents.
Marcus Vance · Master Joiner, Vance Woodworks
A proper winter cellar operates on clean passive physics; we calibrate earth airflow so your squash holds through late March.
Dr. Sarah O'Shea · Agronomist & Soil Ecologist
Attendees receive bound print shop drawings, technical field manuals, and regional seed-sourcing specifications at check-in.
Registration covers field tools, printed materials, and catered field meals.