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Fosen Folkehøgskole

Self-Sufficiency

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Fosen Folkehøgskole
Telephone: (+47) 40601638
E-mail: kontor@fosen.fhs.no

Course length: All year
Study tour: Høstutfart, Vinterutfart, Vårutfart

Foundation: Liberal
The liberal folk high schools are built on values that are not based on one particular belief. They encourage students with different interests and beliefs to apply.
Food: Vegetarian
Most schools will accommodate food allergies and other dietary needs. If you have questions, please contact the school directly.

Location: Rissa
Linjefag: 15 hours/week
Price: from 144 950,-

Strive for self-sufficiency with a hands-on approach. Aquire diverse skills like basket weaving, skin tanning, woodwork, clothing repairs, preserving foods, fishing, gathering, and outdoor living!

Learn what you need to be more self-sufficient; whether living in an apartment unit where you want to raise herbs in the windowsill, have a compost in the kitchen, sourdough starter in the fridge, and a "rootceller" on the veranda. Or you live a bit closer to nature and want to forage in the woods for food or building material, or fish in the stream to catch your next meal.

We will be out in the woods and foraging for what that season has to offer, and will learn about nature, wild edibles, trees, and weather. In fall and spring we'll find ourselves turning soil in the garden. And we'll learn not to fret when we have to slaughter and process a pig or duck. Preserving fruit will be second nature, whether lactofermenting, drying, making cordials, or pickling you will learn what's best for whatever is in season.

Handcraft is a central aspect in this course. You will learn ways to repair things that break, or make something new out of something old.

A year goes fast, and we won't be able to learn everything, so we must priortize. Thoughout the year there will be an ongoing discussion between students and teacher to decide what the class will focus on day to day.

The year could include:

Woodwork, bushcraft, and carpentry
Sewing clothes and making outdoor gear
Tanning hide to leather
Repair, maintenance
Growing vegetables, fruit, and berries.

Classes are held in Norwegian/Danish. International students are welcome to apply, but are expected to learn Norwegian.

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To ganger i året drar hele skolen på felles tur. Hver høst og vår seiler vi ut til øya der vi har sauene våre. Fellesturene er vanligvis 5 dager.

Høstutfart

Mandatory: Yes

Price: Included in course price

Meals included per day: 3

På høsten, i september/oktober seiler vi avsted til Utsetøya, øst for Hitra, i selvbygde åpne trebåter. Her er det nordlys og stjernklart, og morild i sjøen til nattbading. Øya har store fine gressletter til lek og moro, om kvelden bål og sang. Det er ørn i lufta og masse spennede fisk i havet.

Alle på skolen er med. Vi samler villsauene våre, undersøker de og frakter noen hjem til slakting.

På turen lærer du å seile råseilbåt, å kle deg godt, om villsau, kystlandskap og livet i fjæra,. Vi fisker, spiser blåskjell og krabber.

Turen varer i 5 dager.

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Vinterutfart

Mandatory: Yes

Price: Included in course price

Meals included per day: 3

Sammen drar vi på fjellet for å stå på ski. Vi leier ei hytte i nærområdet.

Er du en erfaren skigåer eller har ikke hatt ski på beina siden du var 6 år, her er det utfordringer til alle. Vi lærer å bygge og bo i snøen, hvordan finne frem med kart og kompass, hvorfor gikk det et snøskred her. Vi går på skiturer, isfisker, bygger iglo og snøhule, lærer om dyrespor, skileik og kortspill! Opplevelsene og mulighetene er uendelige!

Turen varer i 5 dager.

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Vårutfart

Mandatory: Yes

Price: Included in course price

Meals included per day: 3

Om våren drar vi igjen til Utsetøya ved Hitra for å samle villsauene våre. Nå er det kommet mange små lam. Det er varmt i lufta og grønt på trærne. Villsauen er en spesiell rase, blant annet klipper vi ikke ulla, men napper den. Så det gjør vi nå, samt at vi merker de nye lammene. Ulla tar vi med hjem, slik at du kan lage noe av den.

Så er det tid til å bade i lange lyse sommernetter, sove under open himmel, seile mer, fiske og leke. Kanskje kommer spekkhoggeren opp langs med båten på hjemturen.

Dette er avslutningsturen vi har på skolen, så alle er med.

Turen varer i 5 dager.

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Fosen Folk School is internationally recoginized as a Craft school. Here you will learn to make things from scratch, usually with material found in nature and old techniques. The boat building class will fell the very trees they'll use to build thier boats. And those on the Handwork line will spin and knit with yarn from the school's sheep, and can color that yarn with moss and heather.

We like to call ourselves a self-reliancy school. In a time when so much of that around us is made by someone else we want to teach you to be independant and self-reliant, without giving in to consumerism. We believe that everyone who can should grown more of their own food, fish more, and consume and throw away less. Reduce, reuse, recycle, repair.

Self-reliance runs through both our courses, and our electives. In Mini-house building you will learn to build an enviormentally friendly, energy efficient house. In Farming you will learn to grow your own food, and raise animals, on a small scale. In Self-reliance you will learn to repair clothes and equipment, grow your own food, and make all sorts of different things. In this way you can consume less, while living in either the town or the country.

Our school has it's own organic farm with animals and vegetables. A majority of the meat and vegetables we eat comes from our farm, giving us a unique relationship to the food we eat and the ingredients we use. We try to serve organic and locally produced food as much as possible.

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