Welcome to our new Self-Sufficiency Day full of talks and practical workshops to help you upskill to downshift...
Whether you want to future-proof your family against shortages or learn some skills to help you lead The Good Life, there are many reasons to become more Self-Sufficient.
Join Wild Harvest School in Spring 2026, as we bring traditional, rural 'make, grow and forage' skills to the city centre.
Come for a day of TALKS and supporting workshops that will include...
Permaculture - Growing Sustainably
How to make Light
How To Make Natural Toiletries
Wild Medicines
Wild Food Foraging
Growing/Harvesting/Preparing Willow (for Fuel and Weaving)
PRACTICAL SESSIONS will include five or six from...*
Making a base map of your growing space, whether you have a balcony or an acre garden together we will make it more efficient.
Rag Rugging - make a sample square so you know how to do it again at home and turn all your old clothes into cosy rugs.
Toothpaste Making
Beeswax Candle making to accompany the talk about alternative fuels and wicks that can be used to create light.
Have a go at Willow Weaving: a fence set up to try, and mini hand-sized baskets.
Butter Making (take a pat of butter home each).
Foraging talk, with examples, covering the advantages, cautions, law, I.D process...
Maybe a bit about keeping Pet Sheep, lanolin and a raw fleece peg loom weaving 'have a go' session.
To book and for further details:
https://www.wildharvest.org/products/self-sufficiency-day-york-city
WHO ARE WE?
Wild Harvest School have been teaching self-sufficiency skills for nearly twenty years as one of the longest serving schools in the UK. We have taught on Escape to the Country, Countryfile, ran workshops for Country Living Magazine, been in Landlove, Crafts Beautiful, and regularly featured in the Yorkshire Post rural life magazines.
Based from our tipi site sustainable education venue in the rural outskirts of York, the school began with founder Di, a mother of three and teacher, living off-grid on the moors, living from what was around them.
LOCATION:
Spark:York
17—21 Piccadilly
York
YO1 9PB
Google Map Link:
https://goo.gl/maps/7aQK9p7PHVERjGPg6
DATE AND TIME
Sunday 29th March 2026
11.00am - 6pm
Just Thirty Tickets Available So Get Yours Soon!
EARLY BIRD PRICE £69 for the full, cram-packed day. WILL GO UP TO £79 after the first 10 tickets sell, so get in first!
* The Exact Sessions Offered Depend on Availability of Resources at the Time and May Differ from Those Listed but Will Always be Aimed at Increasing Your Self-Sufficiency.
PLEASE NOTE: This is an 'Adult Education Type Full Day Course' with several sit down talks as well as hands-on workshops. As such it is not an ideal event for lots of small children. We can take private family bookings for other activities if you want to email in to
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You may also like the following events from Wild Harvest School of Self-Reliance:
- This Sunday, 13th July, 01:30 am, FULL. Hike and Forage - Gentle Hills, Faster Paced. East Yorkshire Countryside. in York
- This September, 27th September, 11:00 am, Wild Food Foraging Walks at Dubs Int Dales Festival 2025 in Skipton
- This October, 18th October, 10:30 am, Basket Weaving and Foraging Tipi Stay Experience - With Pizza! FULL in York
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