DATES 2025
July 10-13th

Tillers International

Scotts, MI

SCHEDULE NOW LIVE

EXPLORE

Come camp with us under the starry summer sky.

Four days of hands-on ancestral, survival, music, and kids classes.

Circle round the fire, sharing song and laughter.

Enjoy a vibrant display of local artisans.

Critter camp designed to thrill the young ones and the young at heart!

Delicious meals featuring local food prepared by some amazing talents.

Sword Fighting Across the Ages!

Step into history—and into battle! Join us at EarthCraft for an epic showcase from @swordsmanshipmuseumandacademy as they bring centuries of sword combat to life.

Watch as skilled combatants duel with Viking-era weapons, medieval longswords, rapiers, sabers, and more—demonstrating historically accurate techniques from the past 1,000 years. This real-deal, research-based, high-intensity swordsmanship.

They will also be leading Historical Combat : Irish Shillelagh (Friday)

Educator Jerry Berg that leads us on a crash course to the convergence of history and combat. Sharing the true story of the Irish Shillelegh and utilizing techniques that were used during these Irish Faction Fights!

Whether you’re a medieval buff, a Star Wars kid, or just here for the drama—you won’t want to miss this.

Catch @swordsmanshipmuseumandacademy at EarthCraft

FRIDAY NIGHT | Time TBA

Bring your curiosity, stay for the sparks

#EarthCraftskillshare #SwordFight #LivingHistory #kalamazooartist #MedievalCombat #HistoricalMartialArts #SwordNerdsUnite #swordsmanshipmuseumandacademy

Where do I start here?
@taproot_wildcraft

JEN DAVIS the roadkill legend, the keeper of curiosities, sacred sharer of the hunt!

First met Jen when she bought some mushroom lady candles off me @will_forage_for_food Great Lakes Foraging Gathering where her name carries some SERIOUS WEIGHT!

She leads women’s and group hunter’s safety in the state of Michigan and loads of other empowering and concious hunting events.

She’ll be leading :
Archery though the Ages
The Sacred Hunt
& The Hunters Amulet !

Thank you @michigan__nwtf for sharing with us such a human brimming with life!

Bio here for fun:
My name is Jen Davis, I am a Southeast Michigan public land hunter, forager, fisher, and trapper. Having put down a deep taproot here, the more I learn about the place I am from, the more I fall in love with it. I work as the NWTF’s Hunting and Shooting R3 Coordinator for Michigan. I volunteer as an Artemis Ambassador, as an instructor for Michigan Becoming an Outdoors Woman, and as a Hunter Safety Education Instructor.

A little over twelve years ago, I became obsessed with finding connection with my food, which led me to my local farmer’s market, then to growing and canning my own food, eventually I began foraging for wild edible plants and mushrooms… It wasn’t long before I started to think about what it would take to learn to hunt and fish for my own wild protein. The connection and satisfaction I found through filling my slot in the natural order quickly became another driving force. I’ve always seen the importance of protecting our environment, but as I began to hunt and spend the kind of time in the natural world that is required of a hunter, I became increasingly aware of my own role in the natural order. It is clear to me now that we all, human and nonhuman, have an impact on the natural world with our actions, and because of that we need to consider those actions carefully.
“No one will protect what they don’t care about; and no one will care about what they have never experienced” ~David Attenborough

TIN TYPES

Ferrotypes or Melainotypes were invented in the 1850s and are still produced today by photographic emulsion onto thin metal.

These absolutely stunning pieces will last 200 years and will become a treasure in your household!

Our Photos at Earthcraft come at a donation based price which gets donated back into the gathering and I last year spent the $ on vendors and then gifted to the staff for all the hard work they put it in!

#tintype #earthcraftskillshare #tillersinternational #tintypephotography

Do you grow food or raise animals?

Want to come to Earthcraft ? Let’s trade.

We’re looking to trade tickets for high-quality homegrown or ethically raised food—veggies, fruit, meat, eggs, herbs, you name it. If it’s grown with care, we’re interested.

This is about community. About feeding each other. About honoring the land and the labor.
Let’s nourish our gathering together.

What we’re after:

Fresh seasonal produce

Pasture-raised meat

Ferments or preserves

Wild-foraged goods

DM us or email us @earthcraftskillshare@gmail.com with what you’d like to offer and we’ll talk trade.

Let’s turn abundance into access.

#EarthCraft2025 #michiganfarmers #kalamazoofarmers #kalamazoofarmersmarket #earthcraftskillshare

Thanks to our farmer friends last year ! @sweswearingen
@silverbeetfarm
@kzoovalleyhub
@lucashubbard

EARTHCRAFT 2025

Ancestral Skills • Community • Wild Living

We’re thrilled to share our EarthCraft flyer—and even more excited to invite YOU to join us for a one-of-a-kind weekend of connection, craft, and outdoor living.

July 10-13th
@tillersinternational
Scott’s, MI

Learn ancient skills like flint knapping , basket weaving, foraging, chicken butchering, stick combat, wonderful kids classes and more!

Gather around the fire with your community.
Family-friendly & full of hands-on workshops for all ages/skill levels.

*Come as you are!
*You do not have to have a “skill to share” to join us!
*Off-site accommodating are welcome.

This is more than an event—it’s a return to something deep and real. And we want you there.

Tickets are live now!

Check out the flyer, tag a friend who should come with you, and hit the link in bio to grab your spot.

Let’s make some fire.
Let’s remember who we are.

#ancestralskills #campwithpurpose #wildfood #earthskills #familycampout #michiganevents #communitygathering #natureheals #bushcraft #earthcraftskillshare #kalamazoo

Glimpses of the folks who make this a community !

So excited to gather and share with all the magic that is to come ✨

🏹

Curiousity has been the reins in Drover’s life. Always trying to know how things work, what makes them tick, and how to fix them. To be well versed with the things that we use; not some distant user of unknown technology. This leads Drover to learn things of ancestral skills to modern technology. It is important to note that the only way we have advanced so far is by knowing the past but desiring the future. Ever since a Wilderness Survival class in college Drover has been learning and teaching these skills. He has taught in gatherings all across the US, helped start one in Washington and ran another gathering in Colorado, participant in Discovery Channel’s Bushcraft Build Off. Runs Sarqit Outdoor Living School in Whitehall Michigan. Fueled by his passions in life: teaching, being outdoors, and making things; if he can do these three things he’s a happy guy.

I have spent many gatherings with Drover and his family trading stories, food, skills, and laughter. I first met him when he was a building a skin on kayak for GLPG 25 year anniversary. His breadth and depth of skills never cease to amaze me.

🏹He will be leading our ARCHERY RANGE

#earthcraftskillshare #bushcraft #kalamazooevents #primitivetechnology #kalamazoomichigan #archerymichigan #michiganfestivals

🌑 The Death Care Tent 🌑

Where silence is sacred,
grief is honored,
and death is no stranger.

Step gently into a space where
we weave willow into caskets,
wrap love into shrouds,
and ride into farewell with a donkey-pulled procession.

Here, we sip tea at the Deathcafé discussion,
learn the tender art of home funerals,
sit with death doulas and healers,
and speak the names of those who crossed before us.

Not morbid. Not dark.
Just deeply human.

Come gather around the mystery.
Let’s remember how to hold it — together.

Our team:
@hickorynutfarmstead
@starlightdoula
@acacia.endoflifeservices
@whitepinerising

#EarthCraft2025 #DeathCareTent #GriefIsSacred #ReclaimDeath #AncestralWisdom #DeathAsTeacher #WillowCasket #ShroudMaking #deathcaremichigan #deatharts

Hey yall this one of my favorite pics from last EARTHCRAFT.

Me and my mama slanging dinner the last night. I had the honor of seeing all of your wonderful faces and saying thank you 🙏 was with the deepest gratitude.

I’d love to do it again! These times come with much uncertainty and division.

Now is the time to bring all the voices, perspectives, personalities and knowledge together. NOT to keep them separated.

Bring your mama, your uncle, your old friend, and make new ones this summer !

JULY 10-13
TILLERS INTERNATIONAL

#earthcraftskillshare

Excited to announce a NEW instructor to @earthcraftskillshare this year!

Zerah @be.earth will be leading a 3 hour class on natural dyeing with plants using the BUNDLE METHOD.

This will cover what plants to use, mordants, unique patterns on silk bandanas.

Wonderful clas to make a wearable piece of art!

Glorious capture from our video from last year ? Have you watched it yet…: scroll down here or check out the website landing page!

Video by the beyond talented : @jessiebelangerartistry

More snippets of last summer’s gathering that have me pining for community. This is a fickle time of year - looking forward to dipping my toes in the creek, gazing at the sunflowers and getting into some timeless crafts.

Returning instructor Rachel Mifsud

@will_forage_for_food is made for this environment. She has hosted one of my favorite gatherings : Great Lakes Foraging Gathering for over 10 years. She was raised and continues to thrive off the land. My first class i ever attended of hers…. I thought “Wow, that’s a great teacher!”

Later I would learn that’s because she is a long time biology professor and lecturer at University of Michigan. She is also a Ecologist and amazing human, inspired me to make this event come to fruition.

Rachel will be leading:

PLANT 🌱 WALK (Edible and useful plant Id)
&
CAVEMAN SPA (sounds like what it is :)

Times are a-changin’ for all in one way or another! 🌀

Find our scholarship application on the landing page of the website in bio link.

A few worktrade spaces are also still open and it’s a wonderful way to get deeper into the community and connect with the team!

Feel free send any questions our way ✌️

Getting nostalgic over here going through photos and videos to hand over to @ariel_moonn our new 👋 socials coordinator!

Thought I’d share a few and let you know lots of info is on the way!!

📸 by @kzoomcreative

➰➰➰COME VISIT US AT THE LIVING HISTORY SHOW !!! ➰➰➰

Saturday & Sunday
9-5pm
@kalamazooexpocenter

BEST OF THE BEST !!
Hundreds of vendors! All pre 1860s!

Checking in! Stay rested and well!

We will be at the LIVING HISTORY EXPO NEXT WEEKend !

Tonight is the end of the super sale !

10 PM EST
There is also Volunteer and scholarship applications live right now.

Check out EarthCraftSkillshare.com for details.

📸 by @ariel_moonn

We got a night away from the kids in a sweet little A-frame to go over class submissions. What an awesome and overwhelming task! Excitement is brewing and we are looking forward to updating the website soon with our 2025 offerings. We have seen quite a few themes with this year’s class submissions, so look forward to herbalism, bushcraft, end-of-life care, farm skills, so many fiber arts, and really cool crafts! We have some pretty rad, active offerings for the kiddos too- this year we’re putting more tools in their hands and helping them build their own dream Skillshare experience 💪🏻 ❤️.

Putting on an event like this is fulfilling so many dreams for us, and we want to make your summer dreams come true too! Right now, as part of our early bird special, kids under 7 tickets are free (!) and adult tickets are over 30% off- there will be no deal better than this!

July 10-13 2025 at @tillersinternational in Scotts Michigan

#ancestralskills #earthliving #skillshare #summervibes #bushcraft #fiberarts #herbalism #folkart

🧡 💚-Brenna and Ashley

🌟🎟️ Exciting news, everyone! Early bird tickets for Earthcraft Skillshare are now available! 🎉✨

Looking for a unique gift for the nature lover or DIY enthusiast in your life? Give the gift of experience! Our Skillshare event is the perfect opportunity for them to learn ancestral skills, connect with the earth, and meet a community of like-minded souls. 🌿❤️

Don’t miss out on this chance to dive into hands-on workshops, share knowledge, and celebrate the beauty of our natural world. Grab those early bird tickets while they last and make this holiday season truly special! 🎁🌍

Link in bio to secure your spot!

Earthcraft Skillshare is family-friendly, and welcomes everyone ❤️.

July 10-13 2025, at Tillers International in Scott’s Michigan.

#EarthcraftSkillshare #EarlyBirdTickets #GiftOfExperience #Community #AncestralSkills #NatureLovers #UniqueGifts #SustainableLiving

📸: @jessiebelangerartistry

🌍✨ Join us on a journey back to our roots at Earthcraft Skillshare! ✨🌿

This past summer, we gathered as a vibrant community to celebrate the wisdom of our ancestors and the skills that connect us to the Earth. From foraging wild edibles to crafting handmade tools, every moment was filled with inspiration and learning.

In a world that often pulls us away from nature, we came together to reclaim our connection to the land, to each other, and to the generations that came before us.

We are so grateful for this video memory by @jessiebelangerartistry and can’t wait to see everyone again next year, July 10-13 2025 @ Tiller’s International in Scotts, Michigan! @tillersinternational
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Speaking of…

Earlybird Tickets are LIVE!!

Head to earthcraftskillshare.com and save your space- this is the lowest price the tickets will be and space is limited, so if you’re excited to enjoy another amazing weekend sharing a love of nature, learning, and community- be sure to get them now!

We are still accepting proposals for classes and offerings as well- email earthcraftskillshare@gmail.com with your ideas and let’s make magic.

🎥: @jessiebelangerartistry
🎶: @lemonandsoulmusic
@jakare_music
@shirishahar

#EarthcraftSkillshare #AncestralSkills #CommunityConnection #NatureNurturers #Skillshare #SustainableLiving #BackToOurRoots #Inspiration #UnityInDiversity #Permaculture #PureMichigan #FamilyFun

🌍✨ At the heart of Earthcraft is the beautiful spirit of community—coming together to learn, grow, and share in the wisdom of our ancestors. None of this magic would be possible without the incredible teachers who generously share their skills and knowledge! 🌱💚

We’re excited to announce that we’re looking to once again offer a diverse range of ancestral skills workshops! From plant identification walks and spiritual nature experiences to fiber arts, primitive building, survival skills, homesteading practices, foraging, food prep, and indigenous teachings, we want to create an environment where we can all learn together in a way that honors our shared history, humanity, and the planet we call home. 🌿🤝

With plenty of resources and beautiful settings on site, we invite you to DM us with any questions or ideas as you design your workshop proposals! 🌼✨

Compensation packages are based on the number of classes taught and all teachers attend the event for free- so please send multiple proposals and we can work it out together!

Let’s spread the word and help us find the best offerings for Earthcraft! Share this post, tag your favorite teachers, and let’s make this a truly transformative experience together!

🙌💖
#Earthcraft #AncestralSkills #CommunityLearning #NatureConnection #familyfun #weekendplans #thingstodowithkids #creatingmemories #puremichigan #tillersinternational

🌟 One of the aspects we cherish most about gatherings is the variety of ongoing activities available for both adults and kids to discover together. The archery tent at Earthcraft was a standout experience for many, especially the children! 🏹

Archery is a practice rooted in cultures around the world, and it’s a wonderful way to cultivate focus, patience, and hand-eye coordination.

We’re deeply grateful to Drover and Beth, as well as Jen Davis @taproot_wildcraft, for their dedication in setting up and overseeing the archery tent. Your efforts ensured that everyone could safely engage with this enriching skill whenever they wished. Thank you! 🙏❤️

#Skillshares #Archery #Gratitude #FamilyActivities #wildcrafting #PureMichigan #Gathering

🌾✨ Feeling incredibly grateful for the beautiful moments we shared during our manoomin crafting sessions! 💚 We were honored to have rice chief Roger Labine and wild rice advocate Cortney Collier guide us in creating essential tools for the harvest and processing of this sacred grain. Together, we crafted a push pole for navigating canoes through the rice beds and knockers for gently tapping the rice into their canoes.

Their wisdom and stories of Anishinaabe heritage filled the air, connecting us deeper to the land and each other. We even learned how to make birch bark winnow baskets! 🌳❤️ The tent was alive with laughter, tears, and love, creating memories we’ll cherish forever.

Thank you, Roger and Cortney, for sharing your knowledge and passion with us! Here’s to honoring manoomin and the rich traditions that come with it. 🌾💫 #Gratitude #Manoomin #Anishinaabe #Community #Tradition #WildRice #CulturalHeritage #AncestralSkills

✨🔥 Carrying the Flame Forward 🔥✨

Asher gathers the coal and ashes from our central fire at Earthcraft Skillshare 2024. These humble remnants brim with the spirit of our gathering, ready to ignite new beginnings in 2025. 🌿✨

This year, we formed connections and friendships that felt like pure magic—a tapestry of kindred spirits woven together by shared passions and dreams. Each conversation, each spark of laughter, added a glow that have lighted our paths long after the embers cooled. 🌟

As we prepare for 2025, the fire we carry is more than just warmth; it’s a symbol of our collective journey and the vibrant community we’ve built. Here’s to the magic we’ve created and the adventures yet to come. 🔮💫

#EarthcraftMagic #CarryingTheFlame #KindredSpirits #NewBeginnings #CommunityOfFire #Ancestralskills

@asherlakewoodwork 💛

📸: @jessiebelangerartistry

Basketry is a beautiful blend of art and function. Whether used for gathering, storing, or simply as decor, baskets have played a crucial role in daily life across countless cultures. Each weave, knot, and pattern tells a story of its own, reflecting the creativity and resourcefulness of our ancestors.

By learning the art of basketry, you’re not just making a basket; you’re connecting with the earth, your heritage, and the hands that have woven before you. It’s a meditative process that encourages a deeper appreciation for the natural world and our place in it.

Images from the @hickorynutfarmstead led basketry class at Earthcraft Skillshare 2024. Michael’s love of basketry is catching!

#Basketry #AncestralSkills #WeavingTraditions #CraftRevival #MindfulMaking #ConnectWithHeritage

🧡💛🍁🌾🌞🍄‍🟫🌰🤎🧡

The warm autumn weather is bringing back dear memories of our beautiful summer nights spent in connection, learning, and love at Earthcraft Skillshare.

In the photo, you’ll see our founder and director, Brenna Pixley, during the closing ceremony of Earthcraft 2024. She was gifted the cleaned skull of the goat that was compassionately harvested as part of our butchery skills class, a treasured reminder that lives in her dining room. As the leaves fall today, we are taking a moment to reflect on the importance of honoring life’s cycles.

At Earthcraft, part of that cycle involves planting the seeds for Earthcraft 2025! The festival is like garlic in that way- planted in the fall and cared for until July.

🧄 🍂

Mark your calendars for July 10-13, when we can once again gather under the glow of the full moon. 🌕 🌞 🏹 🌱

If you’d like to stay in the loop for updates and insider information, please check the link in our bio to join our mailing list.

We also invite you to submit your proposals for workshops or entertainment! Over the next few months, we’ll be curating our program, and we can’t wait to create another enchanting camp experience filled with ancestral skills for everyone to enjoy.

We look forward to hearing from you.

📸: @jessiebelangerartistry

#ancestralskills #puremichigan #getoutside #foraging #skillshare #gathering #doittogether #permaculture #homestead

It’s hard to believe it’s been a week since #earthcraftskillshare!

We would LOVE to be connected to your favorite teachers of hands-on ancestral skills as we build connections and community for years to come. Pop some names and profiles of teachers in the comments and we will give them a follow and check out their offerings!

We are particularly interested in hands-on classes with a take-home component, ancestral food preservation skills, classes kids and parents can take together, bushcraft skills where we build something together as a community, skills for learning what to do with foraged items including and beyond as food, indigenous teachers looking to share traditional lifeways skills from around the world and here in Michigan, and anything you can imagine would fit after experiencing our first year! Tag some creators so we can find each other and build these connections!

Thank you again to everyone who came out and built this village together, can’t wait to see you next year!

#ancestralskills #bushcraft #foraging #weaving #storytelling

The wonder and gratitude for all of the amazing teachers, vendors, volunteers and participants at #earthcraftskillshare is overwhelming us right now! From the clink in the flintknapping tent, the song and ceremony over the fire, the children laughing, the smell of wood shavings, stories in the manoomin tent, the art, the food… it was more than we could have hoped for and YOU co-created it with us. Thank you for being the doulas of birthing this festival into being! We are already excited for next year’s offerings and everything we learned to make next year’s better!

Please tag us @earthcraftskillshare in any pictures you have so we can see what we missed while enjoying our own corners! Use #earthcraft or #earthcraftskillshare and we will follow and find your stories!

TICKET SALES CLOSE THIS SUNDAY 7/14 @ 10pm EST

Day ticket and weekend passes will be sold at the gate bit will NOT include a dinner meal ticket!

I’m sure no one will go hungry if decide to join us!

Tickets available via the website

Tickets are still available to the education and community event of the summer- a festival of ancestral skills and connection to nature, our past, and each other!

Come learn skills like:

🏹 archery!
🔨 blacksmithing!
🦌 hunting and butchering!
🐄 working with farm animals!
🍝 pasta making!
🧺 basket weaving!
🌱 foraging!
🌲 processing plant material into deliciousness!
🎣 fishing!
🪨 flintknapping!
🔪 hafting!
🌌 astrology charts!
🧘🏽‍♀️ mind body movement and meditation!
🔥 making and cooking over fire!

And so so much more.

Get your tickets at earthcraftskillshare.com

George has a gift for storytelling and engaged teaching- we’re so excited to have him lead a few classes at Earthcraft! For as long as he can remember George has been interested in ancestral skills like flintknapping, many fishing and foraging techniques, and learning from other cultures across places and time how people have lived and survived. With him you get a combo of hands on experience and hilarious stories- a real treat!

We’re getting so excited- only 2 weeks until the camp-in event of the season!

John Sarge will be leading an awesome program in the blacksmith shop- if you’ve always wondered about it this weekend will be a great opportunity to get a primer in this and many other ancestral skills!

BRING YOUR UNWANTED TREASURES!

Thank you to our amazing Bandy Treasures Shop hosts Kami and Zack! They will be handling our jumble sale that supports our BIPOC and other scholarships for 2025.

Clothes, household items, kitchen stuff, kids things, tool, craft items, etc.

+Bring them by the shop when you get to Earthcraft.
+Stop by Bandy Treasures and shop by donation.
+All left over items will be taken to local places serving folks in need.

Check out Kami and Zack @shopbatwingsandbroomsticks and @suddenshutdown !

They will also be vending their amazing vintage selections.

Just under a month till we see you on the land and sink into the old ways of crafting and being in community!

WE ARE GETTING VERY EXCITED.

If you haven’t gotten your tickets yet enter code :

SOLSTICE for 25$ off full weekend pass

Earthcraft Skillshare is excited to host Cortney/ Gichi Aanakwadkwe, a passionate steward of wild rice (manoomin) and an incredible addition to Roger Labine’s indigenous craft classes! 🌾✨

Cortney brings a glowing welcome and a gift for one-on-one insights. During craft time at workshops she weaves traditional wisdom with her personal experience connecting with her ancestral roots and her background in bodywork and art to create deeply memorable connections. I am still touched by my first conversation with her during a manoomin workshop!

Join us to learn from Cortney’s hands-on demonstrations, engaging personal chats, and inspiring storytelling. Her dedication to preserving and respecting this sacred heritage makes her an invaluable educator. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity! 🌱📚

🌿 Exciting News for Earthcraft Skillshare! 🌿

We’re thrilled to announce a reduced price ticket for BIPOC attendees at our upcoming ancestral skills event at Tillers International in Scotts, MI! 🎉

Join us to celebrate and honor the rich heritage and invaluable contributions of the BIPOC community in the creation and development of these ancestral skills. From traditional craftsmanship to sustainable living practices, BIPOC communities have been at the forefront of preserving and innovating these essential techniques.

📅 Date: July 18-21
📍 Location: Tillers International, Scotts, MI

✨ Let’s come together to learn, share, and grow in a space that values and recognizes the deep-rooted history and ongoing influence of BIPOC traditions.

Earthcraft Skillshare is a weekend of workshops for all ages and skill levels to connect with nature, ancestry, and each other through ancestral skills such as:

🏹 Archery
🧺 Basketry
🦌 Hunting
🌱 Foraging
🍝 Pasta making
🎣 Fishing
🔥Firebuilding
💨 Hide tanning
👨‍🌾 Farm skills
🐂 Oxen driving
🔨 Blacksmithing
🎭Children’s Camp

And so much more. Check out the schedule on our website for the unbelievable list of activities available.

Secure your spot now and embrace the wisdom of our ancestors! 🌍👐

Tickets available at earthcraftskillshare.com

#EarthcraftSkillshare #AncestralSkills #TillersInternational #BIPOCCommunity #HeritageCelebration #SustainableLiving #Craftsmanship #ReducedPrice #JoinUs

Michael Marie Schofield is a plant tender, willow farmer, and weaver of baskets and caskets based in Southeast Michigan. She stumbled upon wicker basketry while touring green burial cemeteries with a family member preplanning their eventual funeral. After seeing a photo of a willow casket at a cemetery, she was strongly pulled to learn to weave one of these gorgeous baskets for her loved one. What followed was a bit of a quirky mutli-year journey involving a forever growing collection of out-of-print textbooks, long road trips for rather hard-to-find in-person learning opportunities, and finally an amazing apprenticeship with an established funerary artisan. She finally gathered with her family in this past autumn to collectively weave the casket that began her basketry journey. It is being utilized as a rather gorgeous but eccentric bookshelf until its time to return to the soil.

Michael also weaves a wide variety of other baskets and items. More recently, she’s begun weaving her love of ethnobotany into invasive species management and land stewardship and is beginning to weave many of these plants into her baskets. She believes reestablishing relationships with these overabundant and controversial plant species can improve ecosystem health, deepen our relationship with the living world, and make a lot of crafts more easily accessible.

She will be leading vending her wonderful creations, leading a workshop about weaving with willow and incorporating invasives, she is also happy to field any questions on burial works.

Earthcraft Skillshare still has tickets available at Earthcraftskillshare.com! Come join our community of learning and growing together.

If you’re wondering what to pack for your first Earthcraft Skillshare, we’ve made a list on our website under “what to expect!”

On that page you can learn more about our event and get prepared for the camping and learning event of the summer!

We are so happy that our behind-the-scenes spreadsheet master is going to lead a class of her own at Earthcraft!!

Denise is a super important member of the Michigan permaculture and foraging community as she volunteers to help organize so many events that make this region special!

Denise Miller jumped enthusiastically into the permaculture world (and dabbled in foraging) at the start of lockdown, feeling (as many of us did) that it was definitely way overdue for people everywhere to have more agency and autonomy with regard to their food sources. She plants perennial vegetables, fruits, and herbs in her backyard by intuition and wishes them all lots of luck while she traipses through urban and rural woodlands, searching for mushrooms, berries, greens, and herbs. Being still a novice herself, she invites the rookies, newbies, and plant-people “wannabes” to join her for experiences that are exercises in learning from each other and crowdsourcing joy for the living world all around us.

She will be leading From Dawn to Dusk: Incorporating Plants and Mushrooms Throughout Our Days.

Open to all levels but geared more to the folks starting to get more familiar with the plant world.

Find out more and get your tickets at earthcraftskillshare.com

Earthcraft Skillshare is an all-ages all skill-levels camp-in event at Tillers International Farm where dozens of workshops will be taught on a variety of ancestral skills.

Day passes also available.

Check out this schedule! The weekend of July 18-21st the place to be is Tiller’s International in Scotts, MI for the first ever Earthcraft Skillshare!

An ancestral skills event with both full-weekend camping passes and day passes for Friday and Saturday available.

Tickets at Earthcraftskillshare.com

We’re so happy Tell Stacheruk is making his way across the bridge to share some really fun skills with us!

Tell is a Hunter, fisherman, trapper, and wilderness living skills instructor from Ontario, Canada.

Building a Smoker
In this workshop we will build an indigenous style smoker from the land for smoking meat and hides. Students will learn how to build and operate a smoker, including site selection, sustainable harvesting of materials, lashings, and safe food handling. We will discuss the importance of this style of construction in local Anishinaabe culture.

Tool Construction - Mallet
In this workshop students will learn how to craft from the wilderness one of the simplest and arguable most important tools. During the workshop we will discuss the significance of tool construction to early humans and trades while making our own wooden mallets. Brenna brings the mallet she made with Tell to all the camp-ins and it’s always a hit! 🥁 💥

We are thrilled to announce Akoth Ambugo as our keynote speaker for our inaugural year!

Akoth Ambugo is a Kenyan land steward, beautifier, storyteller, dancer, rain keeper and a connector. She is the founder of Dala Maler, a growing homestead, a cultural resource center and a natural farming demonstration site located in Kadongo Kenya. She is dedicated to achieving food security by building a food forest, planting climate-resilient crops and promoting practices that nurture the human soul and healthy soil stewardship. Akoth finds deep pleasure in being and pursuing all manner of play outside.

She finds peace sitting with elders, being in community with family and friends, caring for our collective soul as relatives on this earth school and sharing deep and practical ancient wisdom necessary for the times we are in. After a 20 year journey in the USA, Akoth moved to her home country Kenya for a chance to live more intentionally with the land. She travels back and forth between the US and Kenya to share her journey in hopes of inspiring others to nurture a closer, more meaningful walk with the great mother. Earth.

Earthcraft Skillshare is a camp-in event in Scotts, Michigan at Tillers International July 18-21. It is for all ages and skill levels to immerse in ancestral skills such as hide tanning, basket making, blacksmithing, working with oxen, and so much more!

Check out our website earthcraftskillshare.com for information on the schedule, workshop descriptions, what to expect, and how to participate!

Check out the website Earthcraftskillshare.com for a complete schedule of events and day passes for those who can’t make the whole weekend!

July 18-21 at Tillers International!

You’ve asked and we’re answering! We are releasing day passes to Earthcraft Skillshare tomorrow- along with the schedule! We will have full day passes available for Friday and Saturday, which will include morning and afternoon class sessions, dinner and a show!

Are you wondering what life in camp will be like with kids?

Especially the wee ones?

I attended my first gathering with my oldest when he was 8 months old. I flew to LA then drove 8 hours to our camp. I had no clue what I was doing, I had horrible sleeping pad and a mummy sleeping bag with a baby. Nights were cold, sleeping on a decline, breakfast was light, a lot of schlepping due to camping was far from the main grounds. He was mainly in the carrier.

HOWEVER it was the most impactful week of my life and I still am feeling the afterglow!

I was able to attend most of the classes I had picked out, and let myself be fully present and open to “what will be; will be.” I was completely hooked. I don’t even have a photo. Fully phone free !

Since then I have taken the kiddos to countless gatherings and honored to be welcomed into the communities with 1 or 3 with me.

The youngest who I’ve had tag along me was my toddler when she was just 14 weeks old at Great Lakes Foraging Gathering.

I even took all 3 of the kids to a primitive skills gathering I taught at by myself last year and wow that was an adventure! Again, the community was there for me and my family to make it such an amazing experience.

There will be plenty of classes and experiences to enjoy with the wee ones in tow. I always come back with treasures I’ve made.

Quiet time is around 10pm.

Bring the items that will make you and the family cozy. Be that a special pillow, STROLLER for naps ( pro tip) favorite snack or sound machine.

Feel free to drop any questions below you have about camp life or DM us.

Taking new trails today at @tillersinternational.

We had a lovely dinner to honor the board and members that are stepping down and to celebrate the new positions that were voted in.

Each time I come to the campus I fall more head over heels with the place ……

I got to go through a secret passage in a shelf to a spiral staircase into a glorious lookout. EPIC.

I also had the honor to eat dinner with the Founder Dick Roosenberg. He is an incredible human with a vision that has made Tillers the incredible place in this country and many impacted so many others locations and lives for over 40 years! He happens to also looks just like my dad 🌹

My next tour might even boast a buggy ride !

We’ve had a lot of questions about the kids camp and if kids are welcome in the workshops- the answer is YES! Kids camp is there for the kids who want to enjoy child-centered activities with peers, with lots of games, arts and crafts, and play- if your kiddo would rather enjoy being with their grown-up absorbing a more focused workshop- that’s great!

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Hands-On Learning

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DATES 2025
July 10-13th

Tillers International

SCHEDULE NOW LIVE

Come camp with us under the starry summer sky.

Follow us on Instagram

The Earthcraft Skillshare Mission

Hands-On Learning

Ancestral Skills

Family-Friendly

Community-Focused

Expert Instructors

Follow Us

@EarthcraftSkillshare

Stay Inspired

Earthcraft Skillshare

Gathering

July 10-13th 2025

Scotts, Michigan

DATES 2025 ​July 10-13th

Tillers International

SCHEDULE NOW LIVE

Come camp with us under the starry summer sky.

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Follow us on Instagram

The Earthcraft Skillshare Mission

Hands-On Learning

Ancestral Skills

Family-Friendly

Community-Focused

Expert Instructors

Follow Us

@EarthcraftSkillshare

Stay Inspired

Earthcraft Skillshare

Gathering

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July 10-13th 2025

Scotts, Michigan

DATES 2025
July 10-13th