Thank you, Francesca, for sending in more photos from our skillshare weekend. Nice to relive it! more photos…
Skillsharing at Katywil
Another amazing week at Katywil! read more and more photos…
Scythe Workshop, Sunday 2-4pm at Katywil
There’s a space left in today’s Scythe Workshop at Katywil. 2-4pm, $21
Katywil Skillshare Block Party
Skillsharing at Katywil 9-5 on Saturday, Aug 25
Scythe Workshops, back by popular demand! Aug 19 & 25
2 new workshops, Aug 19 and Aug 25. If you learn how to use a scythe correctly, it is an effective mowing tool that is pleasurable to use. You can use a scythe to mow your lawn, trim the edges of gardens and fields, mow around fruit trees and bushes, clean under electric fence lines,… [Read More]
Farm Hack holding farm/design weekend
Liam Turkle and Cassidy Fry organized two days for farmers and designers to work together developing new tools and ideas. Read more…
Pics from Intro to Timber Frame Workshop Weekend
It was a full weekend, participants worked tirelessly. What a great group. Thank you to Jeremy Topitzer, not only for your timber framing knowledge and expertise, but also for being such a skilled instructor. See photos…
Earthen Oven Workshops
Katywil hosted 3 workshops to build an earthen oven, a century’s old technology still used today in small villages and communities around the world. These ovens are made from simple materials, clay, sand, straw and limestone. They hold heat beautifully, reaching 700-800 degrees, enough to cook a pizza in minutes. As they cool they can… [Read More]
Building the Earthen Oven!
Big thanks to our fearless leaders, Ashley Schenk and Joshua Freund. We worked hard and steadily all day. What a great group and team effort. Sunday, June 5 we will have the Lime Plaster Workshop to seal it, and June 10-12 we will build a shelter for the oven at the Timber Frame Workshop.
Lime Plaster 101 Workshop
fter the stone foundation is in and the earthen oven is built, it should have a sturdy coat of protection. Natural builder, Ryan Chivers will be teaching plaster courses at Yestermorrow. Before he heads back to Colorado, he has arranged to come to Katywil, and guide us through the process, using the natural technique of lime plastering.