Learn With Us
Reclaim the skills your grandparents knew. Workshops, seminars, and online courses grounded in heritage wisdom and regenerative practice.
Two Pathways of Learning
Our learning programmes are divided into two complementary streams: Heritage Skills — the practical, hands-on crafts and food skills that connect us to the land — and Foundational Philosophy — the deeper understanding of regenerative systems, natural health, and sustainable living.
Heritage Skills
High-labour, low-skill activities that reconnect us with the materials and processes that sustained previous generations. These are not hobbies — they are essential knowledge.
Wet Felting
Learn the ancient art of transforming raw Saxon merino wool into beautiful, durable textiles using only water and friction.
Knitting & Fibre Arts
From raw fleece to finished garment — understanding natural fibre, spinning, and the meditative practice of knitting.
Ethical Butchery
Whole-animal butchery with respect and skill. Know your food from paddock to plate.
Sourdough & Bread Making
The original slow food. Learn to cultivate a starter, understand fermentation, and bake nutritious bread from scratch.
Preserving & Fermenting
Lacto-fermentation, pickling, and preserving seasonal abundance. Probiotics, gut health, and the wisdom of the pantry.
Tanning & Leather Work
Traditional skin tanning using natural methods. Turn pest control by-products into beautiful, lasting materials.
Medicinal Herbs
Identify, grow, harvest, and use medicinal plants. Antibiotic-resistant microbes are a growing threat — herbs work.
Cheese & Dairy
Making cheese and yoghurt from A2 milk, fermented with bacteria capable of producing vitamin K2.
Foundational Philosophy
Understanding the principles behind regenerative living. These seminars give you the intellectual and practical framework to make lasting change.
Regenerative Agriculture Foundations
Understanding soil biology, holistic grazing, and how to restore land health through intelligent management.
Permaculture Design Principles
Designing productive, self-sustaining systems that work with nature's patterns rather than against them.
Natural Beekeeping
Honeydew honey, propolis, beeswax, and the vital role of bees in ecosystem health. Commercial and hobbyist approaches.
Poison-Free Living
Practical steps to remove chemicals from your food, home, and land. The case for a toxin-free New Zealand.
Upcoming Workshops & Seminars
Sourdough & Bread Making
Learn to cultivate a sourdough starter from scratch, understand the science of fermentation, and bake a nutritious, long-fermented loaf. We cover flour selection, hydration, shaping, and the meditative rhythm of bread-making. You will leave with your own active starter and a loaf you baked yourself. This is the original slow food — and it is one of the most important skills you can reclaim.
Wet Felting Fundamentals
Transform raw Saxon merino fleece into a beautiful, durable textile using only water, soap, and friction. No needles, no machines — just the ancient process of agitation and heat. We cover fibre preparation, layout, wet felting technique, and finishing. You will leave with a completed felt piece and the knowledge to continue at home. Our naturally coloured merino is lighter and warmer than cashmere — it is a joy to work with.
Natural Skin Tanning
Traditional skin tanning using plant tannins and natural methods — no chemicals, no shortcuts. We cover the full process from raw hide to finished leather, using possum and deer skins sourced from pest control operations. This is a high-value skill that turns a pest control by-product into a beautiful, lasting material. Pest control skins are a valuable resource; our furniture is a source of indoor pollution — natural leather is not.
Foundational Philosophy: Regenerative Living
A full-day seminar covering the intellectual and practical framework for regenerative living. Topics include: soil biology and holistic grazing, permaculture design principles, poison-free living (the case for removing chemicals from your food, home, and land), natural health and the role of probiotics and medicinal herbs, and the economics of small-scale regenerative enterprise. This seminar is the foundation for everything else we teach.
Online Courses
Can't make it to an in-person workshop? Our online course portal brings the TaongaFarmacy curriculum directly to you.
Sourdough Fundamentals — Online Course
The complete online version of our popular Sourdough & Bread Making workshop. Learn to cultivate a starter, understand fermentation science, and bake a long-fermented loaf — all from your own kitchen. Includes video demonstrations, downloadable recipe cards, and access to the community forum for questions.
Wet Felting Fundamentals — Online Course
Learn the ancient art of wet felting with naturally coloured Saxon merino wool. This online course covers fibre selection, layout, wet felting technique, and finishing — with video demonstrations at every stage. Includes a materials list and access to the community forum.
Regenerative Living: Foundations
The online version of our Foundational Philosophy Seminar. Covers soil biology, permaculture design, poison-free living, natural health, and the economics of regenerative enterprise. Six modules with video content, reading lists, and community discussion.