workshops
- A mix of formats: panel discussions, breakout sessions, storytelling circles, etc.
- Focus will be on grassroots efforts to re-localize economies along the various key economic themes (food, housing, energy, arts, culture, tourism, investment, transportation, climate, land, etc.)
Call for Workshop Sessions is now closed. Want to be added to the workshop session waitlist? Click the button below.
Workshop topics will be announced in the coming weeks!



Up!skilling Sessions
Learn practical ‘do-it-yourself’ skills, crafts, and trades taught by local experts that can be applied at the household level. A callout for Up!Skilling sessions will be published in March! Examples from years past include:
- Straw hat weaving
- Spinning yarn
- Natural beekeeping
- Seed saving
- Cycle repair
- Knot tying
- Soil fertility & organic amendments
- Rain gardens: home storm-water management
- Growing Shitake mushrooms on logs
- Heritage Kitchen Skills: dried fruits, canning, freezing, root cellars, herbs, oils
Call for Up!Skilling sessions! Apply by April 14th!
We’re eager to hear what you have to share with others! Apply below:


