Bridges to the Past

01/20/2025

The instructor email and packet has been sent out for this year’s Between the Rivers Gathering, so instructors, check your emails and let us know if you plan to attend and teach this year! This is our staff photo from 2024. We are also open to new instructors, so if you are a primitive skills instructor and you would like to teach at BtR please reach out and let’s talk about it. General registration for the gathering will open April 1st. Remember to check our website for details & info. Betweentheriversgathering.com

09/04/2024

A few shots from FallCamp 2023. Registration for FallCamp 2024 is open! FallCamp.net
Come join us for some Fall fun, camping, and quality instruction in ancestral skills!

09/02/2024

FallCamp registration is OPEN! 😊

​Fall Camp Registration Info: registration is OPEN. Checks payable to: Bridges to the Past. Camping Fees: Adults $175 ​Children 8-17 $85 Children 0-7 free Click on chosen registration options...

04/01/2024

Registration for Between the Rivers Gathering 2024 is now open for returning students! Registration will open for new students on 4/7. Please see our website for details - link in bio. We are excited to see everyone in a few short weeks, and we are already working on getting the land prepared. Our instructor line-up is looking fantastic and we will have a great line up of classes for students of all ages! See you all at the end of May!!

01/05/2024

Greetings from the middle of winter in the North! Just a quick note to everyone who will be planning on joining us for Between the Rivers Gathering may 27-June 1 this year. We will open registration on April 1st for returning participants, and April 7th for new participants. We did this last year and it worked well to preserve culture and continuity for our BtR community. Winter well. We look forward to gathering with you in a few short months!

Pic from FallCamp 2023 Saturday evening.

10/02/2023

Update on the campus well: we have water! Last Friday at the end of the day we stopped at 400’ with no water located. This morning, Monday, when they checked there was a lot of water in the well, and once the hole was cleared it was refilling at a rate of 1/2 to 3/4 gallons per minute. We drilled another 60’ with no significant change. This is not a high volume of water by any means, but once we have the water system in place that we have planned it should meet our needs. We are so grateful to have found water!!!

Below is a video of the crew drilling last Friday at about the 240’depth, adding a 20’ section of drill.

This is all possible due to you all and your donations and generosity - thank you to all who have donated, attended BtR or FallCamp & bought raffle tickets - you have all helped make this happen!!

09/29/2023

It’s been a long time coming - drilling starts tomorrow! For those with an interest please send all your good energies and prayers our way for a successful well.

07/03/2023

It’s been a busy few weeks since Between the Rivers Gathering wrapped, and I’m finally getting around to posting some of the pics I took during the week. It is hard to believe this was our 10th year - it went so fast!! What a great week with our wonderful community. There was an amazing array of classes from our dedicated instructors (87 of them if I counted correctly), and plenty of people hungry to learn. The weather was perfect, and evenings were filled with home grown music, trading, games and entertainment. A hearty thank you to all who help make this possible - can’t wait to see you all at the next shindig!

-Patrick

04/10/2023

Announcing: a SEED & STARTER SWAP at BtR this year!

Bring your locally adapted seeds, plant starts, and/or root cuttings to gift to our community this year at BtR. Time & exact day will be announced during the gathering.

This is an incredible opportunity to share your own non-GMO, chemical free, native & nutrient dense plants with others!

Start getting prepared & we'll have more details to come