April 15, 2023 10am-3pm $100 member/$110 nonmember Have you ever wanted to learn how to weave? Learn how to warp and do basic weaving on the inkle loom. Inkle looms are perfect for making narrow woven bands.   These bands can be used for items like keychains, guitar straps, pet leashes, and many more! Participants will get to use an inkle loom during class and leave with their own woven band! Participants must be at least 14 years old. Any participant...

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April 16, 2023 1:00pm-3:00pm $22 nonmembers/ $20 members Have you heard about Bacon Jam? Learn how to make it! Unravel the mystery with a workshop where we will make some in our 1880s kitchen on a real wood-burning stove.  Everyone will take home the recipe and a container of jam, as well as suggestions for using it. You won’t regret it! *This is an outdoor workshop *Participants must be at least 14 years old. Any participant under the age of...

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Brooksville, April 29-30, 2023 Yes, Florida is a major producer of blueberries, and this celebration features a variety of blueberry foods and products. It has something for every demographic — from craft beer to live music to children’s entertainment. Here’s a Florida Rambler story the Brooksville Blueberry Festival.

The objective of pruning is to produce strong, healthy, attractive plants. By understanding how, when and why to prune, and by following a few simple principles, your trees and shrubs will live for a long time. Join Robert Bowden, a gardener of more than fifty years, as he describes a variety of pruning tools and how to use them on an assortment of trees and shrubs.   Please bring hand pruners if you have them. Robert Bowden recently retired as Executive...

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May 6/7, 2023 (This will be the last blacksmith workshop until September) 9am-5pm $300 nonmember/$275 member This two-day beginning blacksmith workshop will be held at the Museum’s smithy with instructor Michael Murphy, the Museum’s resident blacksmith.  This workshop is for people with little to no blacksmith experience.  Each person will have the opportunity to work with the traditional coal-burning forge, as well as the more modern propane-burning forge.  Materials will be provided and participants may take their creations with them...

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Instructor: Robert Bowden Forget about growing plants single file in long, parallel rows. You can grow up to 10 times the amount of produce in the same space by using raised beds. In a raised garden bed, you keep outside weeds away from your garden soil, prevent water runoff, eliminate soil compaction, and worry about less slugs and bugs. Enjoy a fun-filled presentation by Robert as he helps you discover the joys of growing vegetables and herbs in raised beds....

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  May 12, 2023 1:00-3:00pm   Instructor: Ann Marie Palmer Welcome summer by learning to paint your own sunflower using basic watercolor techniques. Your piece will be ready for framing! Learn the fundamentals of watercolors, how to blend colors, control water, and create shadow and depth. Ann Marie will walk you through step-by-step instructions for painting your own watercolor creation. No previous watercolor painting experience required. Because watercolor actually moves on the paper, it is the most active of all...

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Instructor: Jennifer Pressimore Whether you are the caretaker of your family, friends, patients or clients, it is important to make sure you take care of yourself too. Having a strong mindset, emotional resilience and mental stamina will help you focus, make better decision, and manage the stress you endure each day. In this special aromatherapy workshop, you will – • Learn how to use aromatherapy safely & effectively for fatigue & burnout• Discuss & smell several specific essential oils that...

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Reservations required, seating is limited $35 donation

Roots of Herbalism introduces students to over twenty herbs and their primary uses. Over the course of one weekend, we spend time delving into the characteristics of all sample herbs, tasting each one along the way. We discuss the philosophies of being ecological in herbalism, practicing herbal nutrition, and the foundations of holistic health. And, this is a hands-on weekend, where students participate in preparing their own herbal tisanes, tinctures, and teas. Come prepared to learn a lot, take notes,...

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An introduction to the native people of Florida. Discover how they lived and what tools they used. Includes a hands-on atlatl hunting experience! Registration for each class will begin on the 1st of every month Call 321 - 449 - 4720 to sign up Frontier School runs between 10:30 a.m. and 12 p.m.