Category Archives: Artisan Crafts

Preserving Food Simply – Join Us in Sept

Join us at the Blue Hen Farm in Sept for a series of Workshops about preserving food. We’ll be hosting hands-on workshops, demonstrating how to ferment, pickle, and can veggies.

Tues. Sept 18 2 PM or Sat. Sept 22 2 PM – “Simply Fermented”
Tues. Sept 25 2 PM or Sat. Sept 29 2 PM – “Simply Pickled”
Tues. Oct 2 2 PM or Sat. Oct 6 2 PM – “Simply Canned”

To register  call (727) 481-2012

Click here to pay a $10 deposit that will hold your space in the class. Choose your class by date.

Happy Homesteading,
T.

Fall Internships

Fall 2018 Internship held between Oct 22 – Nov 30.

Legacy Homesteading – The Legacy Homesteading Internship involves adolescent and young adult learners in homestead management, non-commercial food production and livestock management, working with Community Entrepreneurs and IMentors.   Resident Internships include Community-Building & Management.

Mixed Media Construction – Construction tasks include renovating existing space, new construction, and small furniture and storage construction; Interns are involved in the Squirt Garden Project, Race Car Rally Project, Cardboard Construction Workshop, “Hop-To-It” Obstacle Course; yard art and “Junk Sculpture” Project.

Storytelling & Writing – “Tales from the Farm” – These Interns are involved in the Living History Culture & Genealogy Project.

Agri-Arts Tourism – Involves Interns with Guests and others in homesteading, basic construction,  culinary, kitchen lithography, creative writing and storytelling, book art,  and music ensemble.  (This program is the basis for the Fam-Farm-Cation.  Activities are selected as appropriate for age, ability, and interests of the participants.)

 

Interns are selected by application.   Non-Resident Interns must be 14 or over and be sponsored by an adult.   Resident interns must be between the ages of 18 and 21, be sponsored by an adult.   Preference for Resident Internships is given to those who have previously completed a non-Resident Internship.

An optional academic track involves Interns in a real life community-building project.   A Critical-Lifeskills General Education module is also available.    Interns earn academic badges.   Resident Interns who complete two intern sessions and the final project are eligible to apply for a Fairhaven Life-Experience Credential and academic transcript.

Each Intern session will accommodate two Resident Interns and up to six Non-Resident Interns.   Non Resident Internships for Spring run 6 weeks from Jan to Mid Feb, Mid Feb to End March, April to Mid May.   Non-Resident Internships for Fall run Sept to Mid Oct, Mid Oct to End Nov. Internship dates are negotiable.

Internship tuition and fees are determined on a sliding scale, based on income.   Costs can be offset by barter or entrepreneurial opportunities.

Cheers,

Gus

Teddy Bears for Kids – Goal for 2018

Please support our ongoing Teddy Bears for Kids Project.   We give Teddy Bears to homeless and hospitalized children at Christmas.   We’ve started making Teddy Bears for next Christmas already! Our goal is 250 Teddy Bears for Christmas 2018!

Join us!!

If you would like to become a Teddy Bear sew-crafter, or…

If you would like to help but don’t know how to sew yet...it doesn’t matter.  There are lots of other ways to help the Teddy Bears for Kids project!

Click here to Email Fairhaven.   Enter  ‘I’m interested in Teddy Bears for Kids’ in the subject line. Or…

Fill out the contact form below:

Teddy Bears for Kids is a project of the Fairhaven Learning Project, a registered 501(c)3 non-profit educational organization.

 

Cheers,
Gus