
Instructors
Eric Edgin
Grand Marais, MN

Eric grew up in rural southern Illinois with fishing, hunting and foraging as a way of life. He continues to build on the skills and knowledge of his roots with coopering, hand tool woodworking, commercial fishing, shepherding, foraging, and applying food preservation and fermentation methods from around the world in a local context. He is sharing in building a subsistence based homestead with his partner.
Current Courses Offered by Eric Edgin

Coopering: Make a Wooden Bucket
Instructors:
Eric Edgin
Coopering, the craft of joined wooden staves to create a vessel, was an integral skill in many…
Fri, Dec 2nd, 2022 – Sun, Dec 4th, 2022
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Eric Edgin

Fermented Foods: From the Basics to the World of Koji
Instructors:
Eric Edgin
Though common practice throughout history, food fermentation is now approached with both excitement…
Fri, Nov 11th, 2022 – Sun, Nov 13th, 2022
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Eric Edgin

Processing Wild Foods and Home Grown Grains/Legumes
This class will be a deep dive in processing wild foods. Most commonly foraged and home garden foods…
Fri, Dec 9th, 2022 – Sun, Dec 11th, 2022
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day