Experts and critics: no difference16thApril
When we first started TrackersNW many people told all of us to get a real job. Now those same people look at Trackers as a leader in the field. To them we were simply scrappy kids trying something silly and different then what they do. To us we were desperate to find a way of doing things that actually took care of our family and the families we work with. To us it was a matter of survival.
When I was a teen with my three-quarter acre market garden all the experts said you had to get rid of grass this specific way, or that winter mulch will keep your ground cold and make your crops late. I tried what they suggested and got bored with mediocre results. I eventually always did what my heart told me. Listening to the land instead of the experts. No till, different plants living as neighbors with a gentle and more subtle way of gardening.
Especially be careful around tracking and wilderness survival experts/critics. They tell you to measure this animals footprints this way, build a shelter in this manner or mentor kids with these routines. At Trackers we have a saying, "All models are wrong and some are useful." Remember, your way is the best way for you because every experience carries its own lesson. We are not here to tell you to get a job, only to support you as you fly in the face of the experts (or critics).
1 year permaculture course
One of the only permaculture certification courses focused on the urban and neighborhood backyard farmer. Though with 1 day a week for 1 year we still have plenty of time to address an rural context. Taught by a dream team of permaculture design instructors such as Leonard Barrett, Toby Hemenway and Marisha Auerbach, the year also includes incredible Trackers programs such as overnight intensives and the Nature of the Village
Learn more at the TrackersTEAMS site
A new buffalo butchering
To create more respect in the participants with the buffalo, this class now takes place over two days (though the second day is optional). This time we do more then end up with something to freeze, on day 2 we learn to make sausage while also smoking, dry curing, corning and more.
Learn more at TrackersNW.com
Also, check out our new webpage design, just don't be a critic or expert:)
