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Can you teach by telling, or by doing, or both?
Here are some examples we thought you might enjoy -finger knitting, cordage making, making a saw horse and making a super simple shave horse.
Finger knitting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3BEgP5s9Pg
Nettle Cordage:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UGOEn_4g18
Saw Horse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFuTBNtaS6w
Shave horse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrwERnyXtqE
Do you have ideas for making that you would like to share? Photograph the result or film the lesson and share it with us.
Ashburton Climate Emergency was formed in 2019 in response to the town council's decision to declare a Climate and Ecological Emergency.
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An inspirational video about Jadav Payeng. Do you know of someone similar in Devon?
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We talk with Ken about his experience of Old Skills New Ways and why he’s spent the winter on the streets of Totnes.
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Learn about the details of our teaching programmes developed through our close partnerships with Devon schools.