Tarweed Folk School

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Tarweed Folk School

Tending to the land, ourselves, and each other through the sharing of practical arts and place-based skills in the heart of the Willamette Valley.

03/23/2026

Our Spring session of classes is almost over and we’ve been having so much fun!

Keep an eye on your inbox towards the end of this month for something exciting… 💌👀

03/09/2026

We had a blast learning all about lichens in February!

Local lichenologist Sunia Yang led students on walks throughout downtown Corvallis and at Bald Hill Farm, to discover the beautiful and exotic world of lichens, what their patterns show us about the world, and why they matter.

Urban sessions focused on what lichens (and mosses) tell us about our environment in town, and rural sessions dove into what lichens tell us about countryside environments; lichens are very very different in both places!

03/04/2026

Did you know the lathe goes back thousands of years, and was the first belt-driven machine?

Ancient Egyptian wall paintings illustrate an early version in which one person pulled a strap wrapped around a wooden stick while another person cut the stick as it spun. The Viking model tied the strap to a treadle; the operator’s leg powered the cut on the down stroke, while a bendy branch provided return power. Perhaps it all started with the ancient process of using hand- and bow-drills to make beads and fire?

We still have spots left in our Bowls on the Spring Pole Lathe class, visit our website to learn more and register!

03/02/2026

Join us to learn all about planting a beautiful and useful dye garden, we still have seats left in our Grow Your Own Color class!

🌱 Get a head start on planning and planting this year, by learning which dye plants will thrive in your garden and yield a harvest of flowers, leaves, and foliage that are proven sources of fiber dyes.

🌸 Saturday, March 21st, 10am - 1pm

Register on our website or through the link in our bio! 🌼

02/24/2026

Do you start each day with a bowl of yogurt and granola? Our Yoghurt, Granola, and the Joy of Cooperation class will help bring this staple meal closer to home, and we still have spots open for registration!

On Saturday, February 28th, come learn how this common breakfast and snack is a great dish to scale up and make with and for your community! At the end of the class, participants can organize a co-operative yogurt production group, further increasing community self-reliance, reusable packaging, and local, non-commercial production.

Link in bio to learn more and register 🌼

12/09/2025

This is a big week for Tarweed Folk School, and a busy one at that! In addition to our holiday classes (with spaces still left in Thursday’s Tin Can Luminaries class), we’ve got a lot of news to share. Read our latest newsletter (link in bio) to learn more about:

💌 Our Year-End Fundraiser and a letter from our friend, Sunia Yang

🌼 Tarweed - the Plant for the People, last week’s Champinefu Series presentation

❄️ Our upcoming Holiday Market on December 13th (this Saturday!)

🌱New 2026 classes are now open for registration!

🎁 Tarweed now has gift certificates, purchase a future class for a loved one!

12/01/2025

It’s here! We launched our Year End Giving and Storytelling Series last week, with a goal of raising $20,000 by the end of this year.

💌 Over the next month, our Steering Committee members will share stories of what we’ve done - reflections from our year of folk schooling and the milestones that brought us joy, sent right to your inbox!

🕯️Read more through the links in our bio, and remember we still have spots left in some of our holiday classes like Tin Can Luminaries and Wreaths and Winter Garlands. Plus, we hope you’ll stop by for our Holiday Market on December 13th!

11/28/2025

We still have spaces left in some of our holiday classes! ⬇️

🍫 12/8 - Bean to Bar: Chocolate Making Basics
🌲12/9 - Wreaths and Winter Garlands
🕯️12/11 - Tin Can Luminaries

These classes will be held in the week leading up to our Holiday Market on December 13th, we hope you’ll stop by!

Link in bio to learn more and register 🌼

11/17/2025

❄️🎁 Tarweed Winter Holiday Market! 🎁❄️

🌙 Join us for our second annual Holiday Market, on Saturday, December 13th, 2025!

🕯️ Local artisans displaying and selling their work from 10am - 3pm at Wade Hardware (400 SW 2nd St) in downtown Corvallis.

🌼 Help celebrate our third year of Tarweed Folk School, and browse a variety of handmade goods from our community of wonderful makers!

11/14/2025

We had a blast learning about mason bees and building a house for them this past Saturday! 🐝🏠

Thank you for the wonderful partnership and for sharing your space with us! 🌼

11/11/2025

We’re hosting a fiber swap! 🧶🪡🧺

Join us Thursday, November 20th from 4-8pm (during the Corvallis Arts Walk) at 400 SW 2nd Street in Corvallis and bring or take home crafty fiber supplies. Here are the details:

- Release your “someday” yarn or fabric and swap it for your “now” project
- Start your stash if you don’t have one (yet)
- See fiber/fabric demos
- Bring a favorite project to show and inspire
- Sign up if you’re interested in a Fiber Arts group (dyeing, knitting, sewing, weaving, local fibers, sheep-to-shawl)

This is our first time with a swap so we are hoping for lots of fun and a little chaos. Bring a bag and see you there! 🌼

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http://tarweedfolkschool.com/

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