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.

You are invited to the second Tarweed Awakening Corvallis! Led by the OSU Indigenous Studies Program, the event is scheduled for Saturday, August 22, from 1:00 to 4:00 pm with extra programs lasting over four days!

This time of year, in the morning and again late in the day, tarweed is blooming. Folk schooling is feeling that way too! We see students with their pack baskets at farmers markets, on the hiking trails looking for lichens and dye plants, and folk school friends convening all over town. Most recently, we saw many friends during Corvallis' annual Open Streets festival!