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Why These Skills
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Village and collaborative skills by Tony Deis on Mar 24, 2010

Everyday I ask myself, "Why these skills?" Why do we dedicate ourselves to relearning ancient arts of wilderness living, homesteading, awareness and nature connection?

I know how I first started down this path. I was raised in a family that offered great care in tending to its relationships. And I saw that the society I expected to grow up and join did not respect those same values.

I understood that the ecology of family is rooted in the ecology of nature. If I wanted to shape a world of deep connections, if I wanted my life to be simple and healthy, than I needed to find my livelihood in the land itself. I decided to change what I knew about the tenants of human survival: shelter, water, fire and food. I decided to wild my life.

Why are you wilding through these skills? Send me your thoughts, I would love to know.

Featured programs...

Wild Edible Plants: Spring Greens Take a wild edibles wander with Bobby Smith. Learn the basics of plants identification so you to can liven up your salads with Spring Greens.

Wild Your Life Our full-time, 3-day a week Wilderness Survival and Homesteading Immersion Program asks you to live in seasonal rounds: harvesting, tending and connecting to the land throughout the year.

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1 Comments
Dan Fontaine Mar 30, 2010 12:35 PM

These skills bring me into relationship with the more-than-human world. The human-centric world is where I learn what it means to be Dan and not Chris or Jon. In the more-than-human world I learn what it means to be human and not a squirrel or a fern. These skills allow me to touch something real, and derive meaning that can be found nowhere else.