UPCOMING WORKSHOPS!
WOODLANDS SKILLS WITH A HOLISTIC FOUNDATION
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Learn more about Pine Hill Voices founder, Matty Adams.
Learn more about Pine Hill Voices founder, Matty Adams.
Chainsawing for Greenhorns (4 hrs, $145, max=5)
Fundamentals of safe operation: saw hazards, positioning body & mind. Ideal for those with little to no chainsawing experience, or have never been formally trained in chainsaw safety. Good pre-course for those considering Game of Logging Levels 1&2.
Supervised chainsaw practice: posture, basic maneuvers, avoiding pinched saws and dull chain. Forces of the tool and the wood. Smart work efficiencies. "Meet the Forest" mindfulness and gratitude practice of your choice held at the outset.
Next Offerings: March 29, 2025
April 19, 2025
Supervised chainsaw practice: posture, basic maneuvers, avoiding pinched saws and dull chain. Forces of the tool and the wood. Smart work efficiencies. "Meet the Forest" mindfulness and gratitude practice of your choice held at the outset.
Next Offerings: March 29, 2025
April 19, 2025
HONORABLE TREE FELLING (8 hrs, $300, MIN=7)
Partly about tree felling, but principally a day of learning to communicate with the forest More-than-Human. Experience gestures, meditations, writings, ceremonies, and actions that allow communication and energy exchange with trees. Survey spiritual, symbolic, and mythic traditions across time and culture. Observe your facilitator fell a tree with respect and gratitude, then plant new trees. Strengthen your community with like-minded humans and the Divine within Nature. You are not alone in your awe and gratefulness for forests!
"So many people could use this knowledge." SC
"A better understanding of my place in the web of life." SK
"This is huge! Never seen anything like this! So needed." RS
Upcoming workshop: April 12, 2025 11am-7:30pm - Camping and other gifts are possible.
"So many people could use this knowledge." SC
"A better understanding of my place in the web of life." SK
"This is huge! Never seen anything like this! So needed." RS
Upcoming workshop: April 12, 2025 11am-7:30pm - Camping and other gifts are possible.
FOREST CULTIVATION OF MUSHROOMS (6 HRS, $200, MAX=12)
Hands-on workshop teaching wood selection, inoculation methods, and cultivation of mushrooms in forest setting. Emphasis is on techniques suited for growing edible and medicinal mushrooms outdoors with minimum reliance on plastics or environmental control.
In addition to touring an operational mushroom cultivation operation, expect to learn: different inoculation schemes (bolts, totems, stumps, rafts and chip beds), pros and cons of different spawn types, matching correct substrate types to mushroom varieties, how and when to harvest wood for hosting mushrooms; and tips on isolation, maintaining moisture, and timing for mushroom flushes.
Next Offering: June 1, 2025
In addition to touring an operational mushroom cultivation operation, expect to learn: different inoculation schemes (bolts, totems, stumps, rafts and chip beds), pros and cons of different spawn types, matching correct substrate types to mushroom varieties, how and when to harvest wood for hosting mushrooms; and tips on isolation, maintaining moisture, and timing for mushroom flushes.
Next Offering: June 1, 2025
FIREWOOD PRODUCTION (8 hrs, $275, max=9)
Selecting and collecting, species preferences, forest improvement basics. Staging and pre-drying before processing, bucking and splitting. Try many tools to discover your favorites while learning to avoid injuries. Learn stacking techniques. Tips and tales to deepen appreciation for the forest and the firewoood. "Meet the Forest" mindfulness and gratitude practice of your choice held at the outset.
Next Offering: Spring/Summer 2025, date t.b.d.
Next Offering: Spring/Summer 2025, date t.b.d.
GAME OF LOGGING® (16 HRS, $500, MIN=8)
An overview of chain saw safety, basic tree felling, including 5-point felling plan and the bore cut method of felling, basic saw maintenance and chain sharpening techniques, spring poles, and further tree felling, as time permits. Please read terms and conditions on registration for dealing with weather postponements and cancellations. ⚡️🌨 Next Offerings: |
 Game of Logging workshop attendees settle in for extensive chainsaw inspection, cleaning, maintenance, and sharpening training in the Level 2 course.
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WHAT FOLKS ARE SAYING...
On connecting with the land and trees before working -
"Thank you for providing the opportunity. It was a very illuminating and meaningful experience. I hope more people will take you up on this generous offer in the future." SK
"I Love this practice of centering Self, connecting with the elements and other realms, and giving thanks to all those involved in the experience." MH
"I am thrilled you have created and lived these practices and the tree spirits are guiding you and speaking their truth to your listening spirit to share with others (so needed)." BD
"I really appreciated how we blessed the tree that we harvested for the spruce peak sill log. Made me feel very connected to the process and to you." RW
"Thank you for providing the opportunity. It was a very illuminating and meaningful experience. I hope more people will take you up on this generous offer in the future." SK
"I Love this practice of centering Self, connecting with the elements and other realms, and giving thanks to all those involved in the experience." MH
"I am thrilled you have created and lived these practices and the tree spirits are guiding you and speaking their truth to your listening spirit to share with others (so needed)." BD
"I really appreciated how we blessed the tree that we harvested for the spruce peak sill log. Made me feel very connected to the process and to you." RW
Updated: March 4, 2025. All rights reserved Matt Stinchfield or Matty Adams d.b.a. E. Burns, LLC; Pine Hill Voices; and Equation Formulary.