Program
Textbooks
These books below are required and many more suggested books and other resources will be furnished as well given particular interest
Elpel, T. (2013). Botany in a Day: The Patterns Method of Plant Identification. (6th ed.). HOPS Press, LLC.
Horn, D., Cathcart, T., Hemmerly, T. E., & Duhl, D. (2018). Wildflowers of Tennessee the Ohio Valley and the Southern Appalachians: The Official Field Guide of the Tennessee Native Plant Society (3rd ed.). Partners Publishing.
Walker, B. H., & Salt, D. (2006). Resilience Thinking: Sustaining Ecosystems and People in a Changing World. Island Press.
Ganoderma tsugae
Burdock (Arctium lappa)
Wild foods feast with Holly Drake
CORE Concepts
Nature Studies
Plants
Food
Cultivated, Wild, Fermented
Medicine
Tinctures, Salves, Teas, Sodas, Wines, Beers, Liqueurs
Crafts
Baskets, Spoons, Bowls
Invasiveness
Mushrooms
Dyes, Food, Medicine, Poisons
Birds
Plants they co-habitate with
Butterflies
Plants they cohabitate with
Heart and Soul
At least two songs one to open and one to close
SOCIAL MODELS
Sociocracy
Non-Violent Communication
Open Space Technology
Need to Know General Education
Diet
Nutrients, Powerfoods, Detoxification, How to grow a garden, Hunting
Shelter
Clothing, Cob, Basic construction, Tiny Houses
Tool Construction
Forging, Utensil Carving, Pottery
Communication
How to use your words wisely by trying to be clear and not
yelling when in conversation
Listening
Honoring/Respecting
Your way of seeing things is a way not the only way there is
Let go of ego: We must all serve more than our self
Artistic expression
Music, Painting, Poetry, Pottery, Textiles, Dance
Energy Awareness
Sources of energy, How to generate energy
Medicine
Massage/Accu pressure, Yoga, Herbalism, Meditation,
Self Defense
Energetically and Physically
Waste Awareness
There is no “away”, How to compost, Upcycling
Core concepts
The fallacy of conceptualizing humans outside or above fundamental systems of nature
Systems thinking versus reductionism
Do away with externalities!
Resilience
Scale
Thresholds
Rapid Growth, Conservation, Release Reorganization
Creative Destruction, Opportunity amid crisis
Strength in diversity
Tight feedback loops
Redundancy
Poverty, greed, and misunderstanding about how the natural world works are the roots causes of unsustainable behavior
Transition Culture
Ethical behavior in all practices must be taught and reinforced
Equity across culture, gender, race, sexual orientation
Loose Thoughts to Incorporate into the Resilient Earth School
No Person is an Island, The Fallacy of Independency including the concept of Objectivity
Blaming and Shaming as Antithetical to Positive Change
Each One Teach Ten
TED Talks
The Power of Addiction: Drugs, Food, Internet, Power, Sex, Shopping, Work
It Take A Village to Raise Most Anything
Intention, Ritual, Rites of Passage, Purification, Song sharing
No Justice No Peace
The Power of Privilege
The Skills to Be Who You Want to See
Reciprocity
Appropriation, Culture Vultures
The Concept of the Generic Native American
Fight Fire with Fire and the Whole World Burns
Hurt People Hurt People
Critical thinking
Sleep Hygiene (Screens, Drinking),
Family Estrangement
The cost of the program is 3,775. A few spots are available for partial work trade as an apprentice. Contact marc (at) botanyeveryday.com for further details