Past Events

Workshops and demonstrations from Not-So-Simple Living Fair 2010.

Animal Husbandry

• Wet Felting with Tim Easterbrook
• Poultry with Sarah Bennett
• Goats with Erika Scharfen and Casey Sanderson
• Fiber with Bev and Doug Elliot, Floodgate Station; Deanna Thomas, Comptche
• Beekeeping with Erica Kane
• Raising Animals on a Couple of Acres with Alan Thomas
• Sheep with Sarah Bennett
• Dairy Cows with John Voelker
• Rabbits with Jane Zeni
• Sheep Dogs with Steve Sparks
• Beekeeping with Keith Feigin
• Hogs with Jane Zeni

Farming and Gardening

• Olive Oil with Tom Hunter and Sue Ellery
• Garden Compost with Carol Cox
• Biodynamics with Daniel Frey
• Seedsaving with Linda MacElwee and Sara McCamant
• Permaculture with Mark Albert
• Biodynamic Farm Compost with The Decaters
• Gardening Forum with Sophia Bates
• Table Grapes with Richard Jeske
• Grain Growing with Doug Mosel
• Small Scale Greenhouse with Jan Pallazola and Mike McDonald

Food

• Bread Making with Emma Lierly
• Butchering Demonstration with John Beemonstoffer
• Wine Making with Jean Duvigneaud
• Fermentation: Making Sauerkraut and Fermented Pickles with Cathy Suematsu
• Picking Cucumbers with Ejler Hjorth-Westh and Karen Mathes
• Beer Brewing with W. Dan Houck
• Birria Dinner Prep with Efren and Daria Mendoza
• Solar Cooking with Carol Cox
• Tortilla Making with Lourdes Barragan
• Canning with Marty Johnson
• Salami with Jay Newcomer
• Cheese Making with Erika Scharfen and Casey Sanderson
• Sprouted Corn Tortilla Making with Cathy Suematsu

Shelter

• Grey-Water/Water Recycling with Ana Birkas
• Slip Straw – Natural Building with Emerald Earth
• Solar Water Pumps with Doug Livingston
• Alternative Energy with Steve Heckeroth
• Natural Clay Paints with Sara McCamant
• Clay Wattle – Natural Building with Emerald Earth
• Tool Sharpening with Ejler Hjorth-Westh
• Slip n’ Chip – Natural Building with Emerald Earth
• Rainwater Harvesting with Bill Taylor
• Earth Plaster – Natural Building with Emerald Earth
• Natural Building: A Tour Through Time and Space with Michael G. Smith

Wild Foods

• Working Skin with Steven Edholm and Tamara Wilder
• Hunting Demonstration with Gary Johnson
• Herbal Medicine with Donna D’Terra
• Native Uses of Herbs with Corine Pearce
• Rawhide with Tamara Wilder
• Mushroom Foragers Forum with Tom Shaver
• Acorn Processing with Corine Pearce
• Seaweed with Barbara Lewallen
• Bark Tan with Steven Edholm

Conversation Cafe

• Farming with the Wild/Stream Restoration with Bruce (Pat) Patterson
• Local Currency with Abeja Hummel
• Agriculture and Migrant Labor with Jerry Cox
• Climate Change and Farming with Linda MacElwee
• Living in Intentional Community with Abeja Hummel

Demonstrations

• Emerald Earth
• Blacksmithing with Ken Maxfield and Wendy L
• Wood Milling with Dave Pronsolino
• Pottery with Doug Johnson
• Local Authors Table with Bruce Patterson
• Tree Sales/Propagation with Patrick Shafer
• Cattail Sunhats with Starlight Compost
• Solar Energy with Steve Heckeroth and Doug Livingston
• Acorn Processing with Corine Pearce
• Tree Crops with Mark Albert and Tom Brewer
• Tool Show and Tell
• Greywater/Water Recycling with Ana Birkas
• Solar Cooking