Primitive skills • Craft • Wilderness
Primitive Skills Classes for Curious, Capable Humans.
Hands-on, real-world skills for a more self-reliant, connected life. Learn time-tested practices, create with your own hands, and deepen your relationship with the natural world.
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Featured Classes & Experiences
Corporate Camping
Wood Working Class at McGolrick Park
Wood Working in Central Park
Wood Working Class at Central Park
Fire · Shelter · Forage
Fire
Spark it, build it, keep it going — reliable fire from natural materials.
Shelter
Build a warm, dry debris hut from what the forest gives you.
Forage
Find, identify and respect the wild edible plants around you.
The City of Woods Carving Guide
18 of our hand-carved pieces, photographed in nature, each with step-by-step instructions to carve it yourself.
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Meet the Teachers
Quest
A seasoned survivalist trained by Nancye Good and through 4E Tracker School and Roots VT School, specializing in fire-making, foraging, and shelter-building with natural materials.
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Emberling
An expert wilderness guide with a focus on art and horticulture, specializing in primitive navigation and plant foraging, with over a decade of experience.
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A Thriving Community of Makers & Wilderness Learners
of wilderness guiding experience, with training from 4E Tracker School and Roots VT School.
Kids, families and curious adults learn side by side.
of New York City parkland as our classroom — Central Park, Prospect Park, Forest Park and McGolrick Park.