In order to participate in the month-long 2010 Stone Age Project, participants are required to attend all 7 classes from April 30, 2010 to July 29, 2010. This is to insure that all participants get to know each other well and bond together so as to form a functional tribe for the summer 2010 Stone Age Project. Please contact us by early February if you're interested in participating in the project! To make it more affordable to people who are committed to spending 4 months with us in an intensive study of native lifeways at the stone age level of technology, we offer these 7 week-long classes for only $2,000 (plus material fees)*! That's a $1,500 savings if people took these classes individually. These 7 required classes are:  April 30 - May 6: Large animal processing. In this exciting class we'll learn how to humanely kill and process a large animal (it will likely be a goat or a buffalo). We will gut the animal, skin it, and butcher it to make jerky or ground meat. Preservation methods will be covered. The organs will also be used either as food (heart, liver, lungs, kidneys) or containers (stomach, intestine). Both novices and expert butchers will learn amazing things about how to use all parts of an animal and thus honor it to the fullest.  May 14-20: Wild foods class. We will learn to identify, sustainably harvest, cook, eat, and preserve the wild plants of the mountain Northwest. Both food and medicinal uses will be covered. In this class we will mainly focus on roots, bulbs, and greens. June 1-7: Containers class. Various containers will be made in this class. We will use clay to make pots that can be cooked in, make rawhide containers to store and carry all kinds of things, and do some basketry using local plants. You need to provide your own rawhide to make the rawhide containers.     June 15-21: Hunting, fishing, and trapping skills class. Learn both modern and primitive techniques to obtain those needed proteins! (for legal reasons, no animal will actually be harvested   June 29 - July 5: Primitive clothing and footwear class. We will learn how to use buckskin to make 1 article of clothing and a pair of moccasins, using awls, buckskin thongs, and sinew. We will also make a pair of rawhide sandals. You need to provide your own brain-tanned buckskins to take this class.  July 13-17: Blankets and felt. Using premium-quality felting wool we will make the necessary items to keep warm during the cool mountain nights. We will make a felted blanket as well as a felted hat.  July 25-29: Wild foods class. Once again we will hit the trail to gather the plant foods that will sustain us in our summer project. We will learn to identify, sustainably harvest, cook, eat, and preserve the wild plants of the mountain Northwest. Both food and medicinal uses will be covered. In this class we will mainly focus on berries and cattail to obtain some much needed starch. Stone age project.
We will head up into the mountains to live 100% sustainably at the
stone age level for a whole month! This project is completely free but
all participants must have taken the required classes
with Four Seasons Prehistoric Projects and/or have been specially
invited. Please inquire for details to know how to be best prepared to
take this intensive experience. And please contact us by early February if you're interested in participating in the project! It may be possible for you to substitute one or two of these classes for other classes taught at Four Seasons Prehistoric Projects earlier in the year if you can demonstrate that you are already proficient at the skills taught and you already have the required gear. Please inquire by early February 2010 if possible for more details. Participants in the 7 required classes must bring the following required items to class:
  * The prices for the classes are on a suggested donation basis. We really appreciate your support as we strive to live sustainably and nurture the Earth for the benefit of the future generations. |