Classes

Non-shooting course and teaches students the basic knowledge, skills, and to explain the attitude necessary for the safe handling and storage of firearms and ammunition in the home. This is a four-hour course for safe gun handling that is conducted in the classroom only. Students are taught NRA’s three rules for safe gun handling; primary…

Albert Einstein, a pretty smart dude, said something like, “Without bees, the human race will survive for maybe four years”. These beautiful little creatures are simple as individuals, but as a colony, they exhibit such complex behaviors that entomologists, beekeepers, and even philosophers are still trying to figure out how they do it. In this…

In this full-day workshop, you will be able to build your own AR-15-class rifle, shoot it, and take it home. There’s nothing like putting every piece in place to give you an appreciation of the construction of this machine, while at the same time giving you a detailed knowledge of its construction and being able…

Cider is the juice from apples. Delicious when fresh, cider will naturally ferment because of wild yeasts on the fruit and in the air while the cider is being extracted from the fruit. If you want to preserve your cider for months or years, you must “harden” it. You could depend upon wild yeasts to…

Kids love to play with clay! Let’s move beyond playdoh and onto red clay, making coil and pinch pots. Ages 6-16

What’s a Grokfest?! – A gathering of mostly-normal people who enjoy the outdoors, good conversations, and great food. GrokFest NH Fall 2022 is hosted by Garnet School. GrokFest NH is a weekend campout with fun activities at our Conspiracy Campground in Candia, NH. There are three themed areas on our 45-acre land, each one available…

In New England, the foraging bees are busy collecting nectar, pollen, and water. Back home, the workers are evaporating the nectar into honey and storing it for the winter. The queen is making babies as fast as she can, and the nurse bees are feeding the babies pollen for protein and honey for energy. The…

We’ll be making delicious beef jerky and elderberry jam. Evening class includes drinks & dinner apps. Everyone takes home a pound of beef jerky and a jar of elderberry jam. Time: 3-1/2 hours Cost: $40

is a distinctly American drink with a sweet, herbal flavor that’s been made since the colonial era. Traditionally, brewers made the drink by fermenting an herbal decoction made with sassafras bark, sarsaparilla root, and other herbs with sugar and yeast to make a naturally bubbly, probiotic soft drink. Sassafras, sarsaparilla, ginger root, and birch all…

Living in New England, we have the long winters. After the leaves fall, we’ve got so many weeks of brown trees and then white snow. Spring comes and, with it, the greens and sounds of life renewed. But what can we do to bring life to those long weeks when we are stuck inside? There…

There are many theories and stories about how people discovered that the sap from maple trees can be turned into delicious maple syrup. But we know that now, and a huge industry is fueled by the sweet stuff. Canada even has a “strategic maple syrup reserve”, and sets the worldwide prices of maple syrup through…

A microgreen is a regular vegetable that is harvested early in its development cycle. We really like sunflowers and radishes, but there are hundreds of seed varieties that have proven to grow quickly as microgreens.

Learn how to add lots of variety to your diet,  covering all your nutritional needs to nourish your body from head to toe. Meal planning saves time, money and makes it easier incorporate all your nutritional needs for the day and week. I’ll teach you to get these skills under your belt and develop a…

The Garnet School Tiny House is available for a three-month full-immersion workshop where you will live, work, or play in our tiny house that is not connected to grid power.

Want to improve the fit of your clothing? Learn to hem, alter and repair everything in your wardrobe, from hats to boots. This is a great skill to have, and will save you $$$!

Soap is one of the fundamental inventions that created the modern world. Consisting of three basic ingredients, oil, water, and a high-pH reactant (we usually use lye), soap’s main job is to separate oil and water, which allows the oils and grime to be washed away. In addition to the three basic ingredients, there is…

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What’s worse than a life lost? A life that could have been saved. This comprehensive training program is designed to equip you with the understanding and knowledge you need to save a life – maybe even your own – in the event of a GSW (gunshot wound) or other types of life-threatening trauma. This program…

A chicken is one of nature’s greatest gifts. If you have a backyard, even a small backyard, you need a couple chickens. They are fun, quiet, entertaining, and they provide you with the absolute best source of protein you are going to find. Once your hens are mature (it takes 14 to 18 weeks), they’ll…