Range Safety Officer (RSO) Training
2023-06-29 18:00 - 22:30, 2023-06-22 18:00 - 22:30 (America/New_York) | Garnet School, 456 Critchett Rd, Candia, NH, 03034-2130, United States
Garnet School is partnering with Critical Dynamics to conduct the NRA Range Safety Officer training and certification program.

This course is offered in two parts on consecutive Thursday evenings.

The NRA Range Safety Officer (RSO) program was developed in response to the demand for a nationally-recognized range safety officer certification. NRA Range Safety Officers are people who possess the knowledge, skills, and attitude essential to organizing, conducting, and supervising safe shooting activities and range operations.

This training and certification program is a fun-filled and informative evening packed with volumes of information and lots of student input, role-playing, and interactive dialogue.

For more information, and to register for this two-day class, go to the Critical Dynamics web site.

Grokfest Spring - May 19/20/21
2023-05-19 12:00 - 2023-05-21 13:00
Weekend camping festival with lots of DIY/education-focused events, fun and social leisure activities, home-cooked, nourishing food, all on the beautiful Conspiracy Campground in Candia, NH.

Camping is encouraged for the ultimate package experience, but day-trippers are more than welcome. The Campground has 4 themed camping areas: Area 51, Bohemian Grove, FEMA Camp 33, and our latest addition, Bretton Woods (which has Tipis and Cabins)

To learn more and interact with the community, join the Grokfest Group on Signal:

https://signal.group/#CjQKIIejLvq4ayt8phoSKz1HuDrNJ3hPAk7Na7RmKzKJcAA8EhB-s71sWA8fqKtUG7vb5I2r

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Free Seminar: Self-Defense And the Legal System
2023-05-18 18:00 - 21:00 | Garnet School, 456 Critchett Rd, Candia, NH, 03034-2130, United States
Garnet School is pleased to offer this free seminar provided by our partner, U.S. Law Shield. If you own a gun, and especially if you carry it for self-defense, you need to be aware of the information presented here.

The many facets of the legal system can be hard to navigate. And the question, “What constitutes justifiable self-defense?” can be confusing.

Get clear information regarding your rights from an attorney experienced in self-defense. Topics include:

The legalities of Castle Doctrine

When the use of deadly force is legally justified

Where concealed carry is legal

What to expect when law enforcement arrives

To get your free ticket, go to the U.S. Law Shield site.

Attendance is limited to 30, so be sure to sign up right away.

Build Your Own AR-15
2023-05-06 09:00 - 17:00 | Garnet School, 456 Critchett Rd, Candia, NH, 03034-2130, United States
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 to fix any problem that might arise.

This is an all-day workshop, led by a certified armorer. In addition, there will be an FFL (Federally-licensed firearms dealer) to process your ATF Form 4473 So, while you are building your gun, he will be getting the appropriate license for you.

Once your gun is assembled, you’ll take it out to the range to zero it in and do some test firing. This is all done at the Garnet School property.

At the end of the day, you’ll have your own AR-15, zeroed-in and ready to take home.

There are six different builds possible, either rifle or pistol configuration.

Tier 1 “Basic” AR-15 Rifle Build: $850.00

Anderson Upper/Lower

Nitride BCG

Standard charging handle

Milspec buffer system

Carbine A2 Style 2-PC polymer handguard

16” barrel

Basic adjustable stock

One (1) Magpul 30-round polymer magazine

Tier 1 “Basic” AR-15 Pistol Build: $925.00

Same configuration as Tier 1 rifle, in pistol form.

11.5 Barrel replaces 16” barrel

SB Tactical Model SBA3 pistol brace replaces standard stock

Tier 2 “Custom” AR-15 Rifle Build: $1,050.00

Centurian Arms M16 Cut Lower/Upper

Nitride BCG

Upgraded charging handle

Milspec buffer sytem

Upgraded grip

Magpul adjustable stock

Magpul Flip-up rear sight

Quad-rail handguards

16” M4 Profile Barrel

Two (2) Magpul 30-round polymer magazines

Tier 2 “Custom” AR-15 Pistol Build: $1,125.00

Same configuration as Tier 2 rifle, in pistol form.

11.5 Barrel replaces 16” barrel

SB Tactical Model SBA3 pistol brace replaces standard stock

Tier 3 “Pro” AR-15 Rifle Build: $1,250.00

Centurian Arms M16 Cut Lower/Upper

Nickel Boron BCG

Upgraded charging handle

Daniel Defense Picatinny Handguards

VLTOR buffer system

Magpul Flip-up rear sight

Chrome Lined 16” M4 profile barrel

Bravo Company flash hider

Magpul 30-round polymer magazines

Tier 3 “Pro” AR-15 Pistol Build: $1,375.00

Same configuration as Tier 3 rifle, in pistol form.

11.5 Barrel replaces 16” barrel

SB Tactical Model SBA3 pistol brace replaces standard stock

The class is limited to 8 people. To sign up, go to The Critical Dynamics site

Birch Tree Tapping
2023-04-02 13:00 - 14:30 | Garnet School, 456 Critchett Rd, Candia, NH, 03034-2130, United States
A sure sign that Spring is on its way is when you start to notice buckets, hung onto trees, peppered along rural roads.

There’s a sweet spot in temperature ranges that makes for tapping trees the most proficient; when the nights dip below freezing and the daytime temps are above and into the forties. We tapped maple trees in January and February and made syrup. Birch trees can be tapped when the weather gets a little warmer in the spring.

There is a wide range of methods for collecting and processing sap, from primitive ways to the latest innovations. We’ve done them all and would love to show you!

You will learn everything you need to know about collecting sap from drilling the trees and inserting taps to creating the final product of delectable birch syrup.

Be sure to show up a good ten minutes early so we can get settled and start the fun journey together. Most of the the class will be outdoors, so dress appropriately.

$20, kids under 12 are free.

MA LTC Firearms Safety Training Program
2023-03-25 10:00 - 15:00, 2023-01-21 10:00 - 15:00, 2023-01-07 10:00 - 15:00 | Garnet School, 456 Critchett Rd, Candia, NH, 03034-2130, United States
This robust program is designed to meet and exceed the minimum training required for eligibility for the Massachusetts License to Carry Class A or “LTC,” or the Massachusetts Firearms Identification Card (FID.)

This five-hour program will provide the student with:

Massachusetts firearms law

Massachusetts use of force laws

Legalities of carrying a firearm in the Commonwealth;

Storage & security requirements;

Fundamentals of shooting, and

Reality-based live fire drills

Following successful completion of the program, students will receive a certificate, along with all necessary forms, for applying for either the MA LTC or MA FID.

To find out more and to register, to go the Critical Dyamics page.

Let's Make Pemmican!
2023-03-12 13:00 - 15:00 | Garnet School, 456 Critchett Rd, Candia, NH, 03034-2130, United States
Pemmican is the ultimate survival food; it is delicious and healthful as well.

Lil’ anecdote:

Anthropologist and explorer Vihljamur Stefansson observed that the Inuit would spend weeks away from camp with nothing more than pemmican to eat and snow to drink. Despite this extremely limited diet, they would return in sterling condition.

While living with the native peoples, Stefansson himself adopted a pemmican habit enjoying the same health-preserving results. European settlers quickly embraced the practice as well, trading with the Native Americans to obtain this valuable, lightweight, and nutrient-dense food while learning to make it themselves.

Neat!

Properly made pemmican made with just meat and fat if stored properly lasts many years, even decades. We’ll make a beef-based pemmican with nuts, berries, honey, and herbs.

Everyone takes home a some pemmican, plus the knowledge and recipes to make plenty more for family and friends!

Make Your Own Skincare
2023-03-05 13:00 - 15:00 | Garnet School, 456 Critchett Rd, Candia, NH, 03034-2130, United States
Lip balm, face cream, deodorant…

Why not make your own organic, premium skincare products?

It’s fun, rewarding, and much higher quality than what you buy from the store.

Learn, make stuff, take some home!

Get your tickets below.

Let's Tap Maple Trees and Make Syrup!
2023-02-19 13:00 - 15:00 | Garnet School, 456 Critchett Rd, Candia, NH, 03034-2130, United States
A sure sign that Spring is on its way is when you start to notice buckets, hung onto Maple trees, peppered along rural roads.

There’s a sweet spot in temperature ranges that makes for tapping trees the most proficient; when the nights dip below freezing and the daytime temps are above and into the forties.

There is a wide range of methods for collecting and processing sap, from primitive ways to the latest innovations. We’ve done them all and would love to show you!

You will learn everything you need to know about collecting sap from drilling the trees and inserting taps to creating the final product of delectable maple syrup.

Be sure to show up a good ten minutes early so we can get settled and start the fun journey together. Most of the the class will be outdoors, so dress appropriately.

$25, kids under 12 are free

Let's Make Birdhouses!
2023-02-12 13:00 - 15:00 | Garnet School, 456 Critchett Rd, Candia, NH, 03034-2130, United States
Besides adding color and beauty to our gardens, wild birds consume vast quantities of weed seeds, harmful insects, and other pests. Providing homes for birds will attract more of them to your yard for above benefits, as well as the entertainment that they provide.

We’ll build a variety of birdhouses, learning which kinds of wood or other materials to use, along with ventilation, cleaning, where and how to hang, and how to discourage cats and other predators.

Let's Make Root Beer the Old Way!
2023-02-05 13:00 - 15:00 | Garnet School, 456 Critchett Rd, Candia, NH, 03034-2130, United States
Root beer 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 give the brew its distinctive flavor, but without the additives.

Sassafras gives root beer its distinctive, slightly mint-like flavor, and is traditionally used to purify the blood in folk medicine.

Sarsaparilla is traditionally used as a renal tonic and for the complexion.

Ginger gives this root beer recipe a rich, fiery note. Herbalists use ginger to support cardiovascular and metabolic health, as well as for nausea and stomach upset.

Licorice gives the recipe a subtle, anise-like sweetness that pairs well with sassafras. Licorice also supports adrenal health, and may be helpful in addressing hormonal imbalance in women.

Dandelion Root adds the subtlest bitter note to the brew. Dandelion root also supports liver health.

We will make a ginger bug (the life of the root beer!) and learn how to combine various herbs, roots, and barks to make this yummy and healthy elixir.

We get to sample some finished product, plus everyone takes home a flip-top bottle of what we make in the class.

Sewing Alterations 101
2023-01-29 14:00 - 16:00 | Garnet School, 456 Critchett Rd, Candia, NH, 03034-2130, United States
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 $$$!

Get your tickets below.

Let's Make Pie!
2023-01-15 14:00 - 16:00 | Garnet School, 456 Critchett Rd, Candia, NH, 03034-2130, United States
Learn how to make pie from scratch, the way your great-grandmother would have.We’ll make Tourtiere, a French-Canadian meat pie.

At class end, we’ll enjoy the delicious pie we made with tea and coffee.

Microgreens!
2023-01-14 13:00 - 15:00 | Garnet School, 456 Critchett Rd, Candia, NH, 03034-2130, United States
Microgreens

With the winter upon us, now is the time to introduce a little color and fresh food into our homes. Microgreens fit both of these goals.

A microgreen is really just a regular vegetable that is harvested early in its development cycle. They have been called the “veal of greens” because of their short life and intense flavor. Some crops are better suited to being harvested early than others are. There are several advantages of microgreens, especially for the living room farmer:

Microgreens are grown inside, and so are not as susceptible to insects and other predators. Mold can be a problem, but there are ways to deal with that.

Because of their fast growing cycle and early harvesting, you can get real food really fast.

Because they are grown in soil, there is less of a chance of bacterial contamination than a soil-less crop such as sprouts.

Having a shelf full of green crops growing in your living room really lifts the soul!

First, we’ll talk about the lifecycle of plants and what is happening inside the seed and leaf, and then taste some samples that have already been grown.

You’ll make your own flat, which contains the soil, seeds, and a tray to fit it in. That planted tray is yours to keep, so you can watch your greens grow and then re-use it for the next batches.

Christmas Gift Crafting
2022-12-18 13:00 - 17:00 | Garnet School, 456 Critchett Rd, Candia, NH, 03034-2130, United States
Handmade gifts are the best!

Forget the stores, come to Garnet School and craft some gifts for family and friends.

There will be a variety of things to make; you can make one or more, priced individually.All materials are included, and full instruction and assistance provided. Class time runs from 1-5, come by early, or mid-way through.

Birch reindeer (mini & lawn size)

Knitted wool potholder

Pemmican( survival energy bars)

Melt n pour soap

Mini tool box

Camp chair

Fringe fleece pillow

Ticket price is cost for one gift, be sure to bring extra cash/goldbacks to make additional ones!

Soapmaking
2022-12-11 13:00 - 15:00 | Garnet School, 456 Critchett Rd, Candia, NH, 03034-2130, United States
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 an endless number of additions that can be used to enhance the smell and color, change the cleaning properties, and affect the hardness of the bar, and the softness of the feel.

In this workshop, we start in the classroom to learn about the chemical processes happening when you make soap and when you use it. Then, we’ll take a look at an online soap calculator, which will allow us to plug in desired traits and get the exact measurements of the ingredients required.

Then, we will move to the soap lab and mix up our batch.

Each student has a soap mold that makes four bars of soap. When the mix is ready, we pour the so-called batter into each of these molds.

The mixture must cool down over night, but in the morning can be cut into individual bars. The bars will take about six weeks to cure, during which time it will lose some of the water content and become harder. But mostly, the curing time will allow the chemicals to get to know each other so they can work together to keep us clean.

Tactical Pistol Dynamics 1 (Level 2 Pistol)
2022-12-04 10:00 - 16:00
Also known as Level 2 Pistol, this six-hour program picks up where the Practical Pistol Dynamics training program leaves off!

Students will undergo a review of firearms safety and handling best practices, then transition into formal training on the nomenclature and performance of basic and operational-tactical handling dynamics.

Topics to be covered include but are not limited to:

Skills assessment

Review of high-friction grip, holster draw, and trigger control techniques

Trigger reset reinforcement drills

Principles of gaze-action coupling and emergency target acquisition

Emergency reloading

Pros and cons of speed reloading and retention reloading

Techniques of effective tactical reloading

Review of stoppage/malfunction diagnostics and clearances thereof

Immediate action drills

Target and self-diagnostics

Repositioning

Turns and Pivots

‘Post Engagement Assessment’ best-practices

And much more!

Tuition includes instruction, all applicable range fees, and targets.

The Tactical Pistol Dynamics 1 class is taught by credentialed and certified law-enforcement tactical firearms trainers.

For more information, and to sign up, go to Critical Dynamics.

Off-Grid Communications
2022-12-04 09:00 - 12:00 | Garnet School, 456 Critchett Rd, Candia, NH, 03034-2130, United States
This class provides a foundation to radio communications, from line-of-sight handhelds to over-the-horizon HF radio. Focus will be on compact, efficient, and portable operations out of a backpack or vehicle.

This class is offered as a live, in-person event as well as via remote video. We recommend being live, in-person so you will have the opportunity to participate in the workshop/demonstration down in the Beer Garden.

Learn what is needed to make contact throughout your neighborhood, neighboring states, neighboring countries, or even “across the pond” into Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Topics include:

Licensing and when it is required

Principles of radio propagation

Handheld radios and their limits

Repeaters

HF radios and their requirements

Required equipment

Identifying radio signals

Considerations for portable operations

Battery types, performance, and specifications

Calculating power consumption

Battery charging and safety

Practical exercises

Let's Make Pemmican
2022-12-03 18:00 - 20:30 | Garnet School, 456 Critchett Rd, Candia, NH, 03034-2130, United States
Pemmican is the ultimate survival food; it is delicious and healthful as well.

Lil’ anecdote:

Anthropologist and explorer Vihljamur Stefansson observed that the Inuit would spend weeks away from camp with nothing more than pemmican to eat and snow to drink. Despite this extremely limited diet, they would return in sterling condition.

While living with the native peoples, Stefansson himself adopted a pemmican habit enjoying the same health-preserving results. European settlers quickly embraced the practice as well, trading with the Native Americans to obtain this valuable, lightweight, and nutrient-dense food while learning to make it themselves.

Neat!

Properly made pemmican made with just meat and fat if stored properly lasts many years, even decades. We’ll make some yummy and interesting varieties with nuts, berries, honey and herbs, along with various proteins.

Everyone takes home a few types of Pemmican, plus the knowledge and recipes to make plenty more for family and friends!

Wreath-making Party
2022-11-27 13:00 - 15:00 | Garnet School, 456 Critchett Rd, Candia, NH, 03034-2130, United States
Learn how to make gorgeous, outdoor wreaths. Displayed proudly on your front door, it’ll be the envy of your neighbors!

Finished wreaths will be approximately 22″, built on a specialty wire frame, using a variety of fresh evergreens from the garden and forest.

All materials provided, each person takes one beautiful wreath home.

Practical Pistol Dynamics
2022-11-12 11:00 - 15:30 | Garnet School, 456 Critchett Rd, Candia, NH, 03034-2130, United States
This single half-day program provides a comprehensive training curriculum for new shooters that will build the student’s confidence in handling and firing their pistols. This program builds upon the previous modules students may have been exposed to in “Pistol 101” or NRA Basic Pistol-type programs.

Off-Grid Radio Communications
2022-11-12 09:00 - 12:00 | Garnet School, 456 Critchett Rd, Candia, NH, 03034-2130, United States
This class provides a foundation to radio communications, from line-of-sight handhelds to over-the-horizon HF radio. Focus will be on compact, efficient, and portable operations out of a backpack or vehicle.

Learn what is needed to make contact throughout your neighborhood, neighboring states, neighboring countries, or even “across the pond” into Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Topics include:

Licensing and when it is required

Principles of radio propagation

Handheld radios and their limits

Repeaters

HF radios and their requirements

Required equipment

Identifying radio signals

Considerations for portable operations

Battery types, performance, and specifications

Calculating power consumption

Battery charging and safety

Practical exercises

Private Range Event
2022-11-05 13:00 - 18:00, 2022-10-30 09:30 - 23:30, 2022-10-29 13:00 - 15:00

Halloweenish Festival
2022-10-23 13:00 - 17:00 | Garnet School, 456 Critchett Rd, Candia, NH, 03034-2130, United States
It’s almost Halloween, our favorite time of year! Join us for a little festival at Garnet School. You’ll have fun, and also get prepared for the big day!

Cookie decorating, fall and Halloween shapesPumpkin carvingFace paintingWreath makingApple bobbingMake a scarecrowMulled apple cider, fresh from the farmPumpkin pie and pumpkin cheesecake, organic and homemadeAutumnal quiche, farm ingredients with ground pork, squash and herbsPeach cobbler with cider donut crustPop-a-Pumpkin dartsSpoon & eyeball racePumpkin sack racesPrizes

The suggested donation is $10-20 per person

Please RSVP by October 21 so we know how many people to expect.

Private Range Event
2022-10-22 11:00 - 15:00 | Garnet School, 456 Critchett Rd, Candia, NH, 03034-2130, United States
