HOLIDAY CLASSES OPEN FOR REGISTRATION!

Students from our Folk School Supper weekend of classes (cheesemaking, bread baking, and vegetable harvesting and cooking) gathered on Friday evening to learn about what each class offered and connect with fellow students.

We're excited to open up registration for our Winter classes that lead up to our Holiday Market on December 12th, 2027 Fiber and Spoon Jam dates, and some new inspiration posted on our website's blog. Soon, Tarweed Folk School will introduce our Year-End Fundraiser and Storytelling Series, where Steering Committee members share reflections, anecdotes, and opportunities to tend and cultivate this little folk school that you have all now carried for four years! In the season of returning rain, falling leaves, and limited daylight we are excited for ways to gather with you.

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FALL CLASS OPENINGS & UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS!

Our first class of the fall 2026 season was a blast! Students gathered at Greenbelt Land Trust's Bald Hill Farm to learn about natural pigments that can be foraged here in the Willamette Valley! Thanks to our teachers, Chris Bentley and Madelaine Corbin, for facilitating a wonderful day.

First, GRATITUDE. For the changing season, the rain, you folks who registered for a class, attended a Spoon Jam or Fiber Jam, celebrated tarweed (the plant) with us at the Tarweed Awakening festival, and shared our excitement for gathering and learning together.

We still have space in some fall classes (including a few new openings in previously sold out classes). Our full list of fall classes follows, as well as information on upcoming free community events, no registration required!

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FALL CLASSES ARE OPEN FOR REGISTRATION, TARWEED AWAKENING, AND FIBER JAM!

A flax field in full bloom! Learn about the processes that transform flax straw into the fiber used to make linen in Shannon Welsh's Flax to Linen: Straw to Cordage class on September 13th!

Summer is soon coming to a close and tarweed plants all over town are going to seed, marking another season of blooms come and gone! While the folk school is taking a break from hosting classes in August, we turn to the autumnal months and announce that our fall 2026 classes are open for registration! This session, we welcome 6 new teachers and 18 new classes, along with some returning favorites. Read on to view our offerings, register, and explore new skills in woodworking, fiber arts, foods, natural dyes, basketry, and more!

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