Knowing how to make strong, durable rope was an essential skill for our ancestors. Take a moment and think about all the uses of ropes, strings, and threads in our modern, everyday use; your clothing, the dog's leash, shoelaces, and bags are only a few examples. When dealing with a primitive living situation, the list of practical uses for good cordage is virtually endless. In this program, we'll be working with a simple reverse-wrap cordage making method. Once everyone is up to speed with that, we will get some hands-on experience processing our native Dogbane into usable fibers. All materials included.

Zack grew up in the woods and on the beaches of Northern California. The pursuit of art and music brought him to the East Coast and consequently to Tom Brown Jr's Tracker School which he considers to be the beginning of the education he was always looking for. He began teaching in 2011 and has since co-founded Earth Living Skills. He teaches and leads guided adventures for Discover Outdoors as well as several other earth skills based programs. His goal as a teacher and a student is to foster a deeper connection with natural world in the spirit of discovery and the maximizing of our human potential. Zach is a guest teacher (and graduate) in Twin Star’s Foundations of Herbalism course and helps co-lead Earth Spirit: Plant Spirit Healing and Nature Connection. He also offers various monthly classes and workshops on primitive skills as well as ancestral healing and runs one of Twin Star’s newest programs Survival Sundays.

Join us for the Plant Wisdom Wednesday Series here at Twin Star, a monthly community herbal herbal class. Learn from a variety of teachers in the Twin Star Community and explore and learn about new plants or herbal healing subjects each month and gain a better understanding of how to incorporate their healing remedies into your life.

This class will be held in person in New Milford: Location TBA

Investment $35.00

Please email Bekah Sutter at bekahtwinstar@gmail.com for any questions.