Sipping Teas, Tasting Syrups & Making Plant Medicines
As I sip my tea, I think about the words that would help me best sum up our last weekend spent at our plants apprenticeship with Alexis. Our course has […]
Tree Teachings
December Plants Apprenticeship Weekend 2016 We drove up Alexis’ driveway, excited for the weekend ahead of us, a few of our classmates were standing on the lawn, we waved, […]
Bruno’s story:
We began our morning by exploring the surroundings of our cabin on the southern edge of Sasajewun lake in Algonquin park . Just like the night before, tracks of martens […]
A Tracking Tale
Earth Tracks Tracking Apprenticeship Sunday, February 7, 2016 Algonquin Highlands, ON At the edge of a Lake, within the Algonquin interior, our story takes place, in the winter time […]
Flying Saucer Trails in Algonquin Park?
On February 6th, 2016, the tracking apprentices tracked along the shores of Sasajewun Lake near the Algonquin Park Wildlife Research Centre. The weather was mild with little wind. To start [...]
A ‘Cliffy’ Tracking Adventure
Sunday, January 17, 2016 Beaver Valley, ON Weather: snowing: thick, fluffy; winds constant, ranging velocities, -10 (-14) We started our day with further investigation of one of yesterday’s [...]
Tracking in the Krug Forest
Saturday, January 16, 2016 – Written by Lianna Vargas – 2nd Year Earth Tracks Tracking Apprentice We began our day at the Krug Brother’s Forest, an amazing expanse of wild […]
How Do You Like Them Apples?
Approaching our meeting location for the day, the veil of fog I had been driving in for an hour seemed to be lifting with the rising sun that had began […]
The winds of fall, the silence of the forest, and getting to the root of things
The first weekend in October we met near Orangeville to focus our learning on roots. The nights had grown longer and the temperature had dropped considerably since our still summery […]