SKIP Homestead Badge Workshop 2: Gather and Grow

Name: SKIP Homestead Badge Workshop 2: Gather and Grow
Start: 2026-06-13T12:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-06-13T16:00:00-05:00
Location: 7380 FM 1861, Athens, TX 75752-3775, United States

Schedule

Sat Jun 13 2026 at 12:00 pm to 04:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

7380 FM 1861, Athens, TX 75752-3775, United States | Athens, TX

This SKIP workshop will focus on natural building, woodland care, and foraging. Learn more about SKIP badges here: https://permies.com/wiki/skip-pep-bb

SKIP: Skills to Inherit Property is a hands-on skill-building framework rooted in permaculture and real-world homesteading practices. SKIP was created to help people develop practical, demonstrated skills for caring for land and community — skills that go beyond theory and are earned by doing. Through projects like gardening, food preservation, natural building, and community care, participants build real competence while working toward badges that represent meaningful, useful achievements.
The Learning Gardens is crafting four events in 2026 centered around SKIP and earning badges, offering participants a chance to build these skills together through guided, in-person workshops that prepare them for deeper stewardship and connection — all leading up to our largest gathering of the year, the Texas Permaculture Expo, November 6-8, 2026.
The event will take place from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM. A siding donation of $10 - $30 helps support our programs and the ongoing care of the Learning Gardens.
Optional overnight camping is available for $10 per person per night
Donate here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/learning-gardens-donation-page
🌱 March 21 — Plant & Preserve
Learn to grow food and save it.• What to plant for the season• Go home with your own seed starts• Make your own pickles• Learn water bath canning basics
🪵 June 13 — Gather and Grow
Learn to forage, build, and care for the land.• Identify and forage native plants • Explore mushrooms and improve soil health • Create your own adobe bricks • Learn the basics of woodland care

♻️ September 12 — Community Badge & Recycling
Create for your community and the planet.• Make and install community art• Explore reuse and recycling in design• Earn the SKIP Community Badge
✨ Bonus: Attend all three SKIP events and receive a free ticket to the Texas Permaculture Expo!