Tuesdays OR Thursdays with Luke :: October - December!

THE DETAILS:  

Who: Teens 14-17 years old

This program requires a minimum of 8 participants to run.  In the event that we don’t have enough participants sign up, everyone will be issued a full refund, including deposit.  

What:    Naturalist Adventures, 

Ancestral Skills, Games, Activities and Connection with Luke Cannon

*This includes weekly lectures and writing assignments.  

*Screen-free: phones off and away all day.

When: Tuesdays *OR* Thursdays, 9:30-4 pm

*If you are interested, please email Tiffanie at tiffanie@teenforestadventures.com and let her know what day works better for your family!  

October 22 - December 17 

with a break November 26

- 8 sessions total

Where: Asheville area forests -

with convenient central carpool meetup at Earthfare Westgate 

Tuition:   Sliding Scale $450 - $550

Please pay as high on the scale as you are able based on your means.
-Payment plans and scholarships possible, 

with a $100, non refundable deposit.
-Funds available to address reparations+Lifeways Back* for Indigenous, Black, and People of Color/Global Majority.   ​ 

High School Credits:  

Can be applied to credit hours in Earth Science + Physical Education

Registration: To register fill out this application if you haven't already, then send $100 deposit.

Registration is finalized with Paypal, cash, or check to tiffaniepope@mac.com

Questions? email Tiffanie Pope at tiffaniepope@mac.com .

*I appreciate Weaving Earth's explanation of the term Lifeways Back.

About: Luke Cannon 

 More than a botanist, Luke Cannon is a long time pursuer and teacher of our astounding natural world. Over the last two decades, Luke has instructed numerous wilderness awareness programs and led hundreds of classes, walks and workshops. An avid naturalist, he blends biological studies with ecology, ethnobotany, animism, permaculture, survival skills, and experiential education. He has taught for the North Carolina Arboretum, the Blue Ridge Audubon Society, Organic Growers School, the Finger Lakes Native Plant Society, the Asheville Mushroom Club, Wild Abundance, and the Appalachian School of Holistic Herbalism to name a few. In 2011 he founded Astounding Earth - dedicated to helping people deepen their relationships with the our living planet. Luke currently lives in the mountains of North Carolina studying and teaching relational Appalachian Ecology and animism. He offers regular public walks and workshops to share his knowledge and love of local plants, birds, mammals, mushrooms and ecology. Find out more at: www.AstoundingEarth.com

About: Director, Tiffanie Pope

Tiffanie Pope is a homeschooling mom, passionate cook, gardener, artist and craftsperson who lives outside of Asheville with her husband, daughter and landmates, both human and other. After building a diverse background in performing arts and cooking, she discovered nature connection, cultural mentoring and rites of passage work in 2012. She quickly dove in. She trained and served on staff with Jon Young and the 8 Shields Institute as well as Helpers Mentoring Society, co-facilitating live and online events, and performing administrative duties for several years. She has served on the Board of Directors of the Earthskills Rendezvous organization since 2018.  Tiffanie believes a deep personal relationship with the natural world is profoundly and fundamentally important - accessing awe and wonder, meaning, inner and outer fulfillment, creativity, belonging, and love while simultaneously healing the past and finding a way to the future.  Through Teen Forest Adventures, she is thrilled to be able to connect quality mentors to teens in the Asheville area.  

Special Thanks to Stephen Eyer for the phenomenal photos! 

“Attention is the beginning of devotion.”

~ Mary Oliver, Upstream

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