Farmstead Medicine for People and Animals
May 8th to 10th
Like our furry friends and farm critters, we are animals. We all breathe, have beating hearts, eat, poop, and are made up of muscle and bone, so we all need similar approaches in medical emergencies. We created this class for folks who are interested in learning emergency medical approaches for mammals, critters and humans alike. The course is based in wilderness first aid and assessment skills as they apply to a variety of animals; including people, dogs, cats, and other farm critters.
Join Delyla Wilson, street medic, herbalist, dog whisperer, and homesteader, for a hybrid online and in-person intensive on health and medicine for people and animals.
ABOUT THIS COURSE
– Disasters Happen-
– Be Prepared –
– Become a Healer –
Farmstead Medicine is a hybrid online and in-person class. The class will begin with four, two hour long online classes. The class will conclude with a weekend-long, hands-on intensive.
Topics Covered
- consent, animal handling
- primary and secondary assessment
- stabilization of major injuries
- treatment for minor injuries
- managing animal births
- identification and treatment of common parasites
- basic herbs
All approaches assume that responders are in rural settings familiar to the farmer and forester, where there is more than one hour of response time for people, and limited access to veterinarian care. Throughout the course, we will weave in conventional and important magical tools one can use to create calm and promote healing in difficult situations.
This course is fast-paced and focused, so please be prepared to show up on time and excited to participate. Class time will include significant hands-on components, scenarios, and lots of information sharing over a short time, so dress in comfortable clothes and be sure to bring note-taking supplies. Please let us know when registering if you have any limitations on lifting or close, physical contact with your fellow students.
We look forward to teaching, learning, practicing, and healing with you!
Course Schedule
Online Sessions
April 14th
- April 14 – Introduction to Farmstead Medicine
*All session 6 – 8 pm Pacific Daylight Time
In-Person Session
May 8-10
- Friday 1-6pm arrival, 6pm diner
- Saturday 9 am -6 pm – Primary and Secondary Assessment, Medical Emergencies and Birthing
- Saturday Evening 7 pm-9 pm – Discussion of supplies and kits over dinner
- Sunday 9 am-5 pm – Serious Injuries, Sprains and Strains, Wound Treatments, and Home Care with Herbs
Questions?
We are here for you. Please reach out at: support@earthactivisttraining.org
MEET YOUR TEACHER
Delyla Wilson (she/her), engaged Grr-Parent and resilience visionary, began her journey into resilient living as an environmental, social justice, and animal rights activist. Her path includes farmstead learning and living, community street medicine, disaster preparedness, permaculture, and decades of animal management experience with a special focus on all things dogs. Delyla acquired an Earth Activism Training Permaculture Design Certificate, developed and directed the Skills for a New Millennium Tour (a three-year traveling resilience education tour), and earned a Masters in Interdisciplinary Studies focused on Resilience Education for Disaster Preparedness.
Delyla’s energy is focused on resilience education both as a teacher and life-long student. Delyla seeks to weave resilience into every system throughout the web. Delyla currently is developing lines of homestead working dogs, and keeps cows, goats, chickens, and sheep for land management, soil building, carbon sequestering, and dinner.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Course Information
Online Sessions
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- Location: Zoom
- Dates: April 14 6pm PDT
- 2 hour of live class with supplemental online material.
- All virtual sessions are recorded and closed-captioned.
- Access to resources, documentation, and recorded class content in the virtual classroom.
In-Person
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- Location: Golden Rabbit Ranch, Cazadero, California
- Date: May 8-10
- Lodging: Camping on site (options to arrive on Friday evening)
- Meals: 3 meals a day. Meats will be ethically sourced, and we will provide for vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free diets. We will do our best to accommodate other dietary needs.
TUITION
We are dedicated to making our courses as accessible as possible by offering:
- Early Bird tuition: $400
- Sliding-scale tuition: $450-$500
- Four-part payment plans: $150 at registration with 3 monthly payments of $100
- Work Trade tuition: $300 (limited spaces)
- Diversity scholarships available: See below
- Group Discounts: See below
All amounts are in US dollars.
Typical Daily Schedule
8:00-9:30 am —Breakfast
10:00-12:30 pm—Morning session
12:30-2:30 pm—Lunch
3:00-6:00 pm—Afternoon session
6:00-7:30 pm—Break
7:30-9:00 pm—Dinner
Course Size
Due to the hands on nature and the personalized focus of this course, space is limited. Only 20 spaces are available. Once the course is filled, additional students will be put on a wait list.
QUESTIONS?
We are here for you. Please reach out at: support@earthactivisttraining.org
Funding Your Education
Payment Options & Work Trade
Sliding Scale Tuition
- Early Bird Tuition: $400
- Standard Tuition: $450
- Abundant Tuition: $500
- Work Trade Tuition: $300 + 7 hrs of work (very limited spaces)
- Every Abundant Tuition helps support a Diversity Scholarship
LOCAL TO CAZADERO HILLS
- We offer a $100 discount for locals who provide their own lodging. (Total $350)
*all amounts in US dolars
PAYMENT PLAN
- Payment of $150 when you register.
- Three monthly installments of $100 ($450 total).
- Our Student Support Team will assist you in setting this up.
GROUP DISCOUNTS
- Groups of 2-5 people – Discount of $50 off each. ($400 for each person)
- Organizations of 6+ people – contact support@eat-activist.org for special group rates.
- You must indicate who is in your group at registration.
Work Trade
Work trade positions play a crucial role in keeping the cost of our classes down. We are grateful for those who are willing to dedicate their time in support of our course for a reduction in tuition
A limited number of work trade spaces are available. Work trade students pay a reduced tuition of $300 and contribute around 7 hours of work. They are involved in a range of tasks before, during, and after the course.
Work trade students are generally expected to come 1-2 days early for the course. The work involves preparing materials and project sites for the course. Work trade students are also expected to work during the course. This may include help in the kitchen, cleaning, organizing tools and materials for class, or other activities.
If interested in work trade, please contact Delyla Wilson.
Diversity Scholarships
DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS
- Earth Activist Training is committed to increasing the diversity of global permaculture and regenerative land movements.
- We recognize the history of this land called the United States and Canada and seek to do what we can to rectify the deep injustices and systems of inequity that formed and continue to shape society today.
- Diversity Scholarships are available for Indigenous Peoples and People of Color working in or wanting to work in environmental or social justice.
- These scholarships are pay-what-you-can with the recommended value of 50% of standard tuition, but any amount will be accepted and appreciated.
- To apply, select “Diversity Scholarship” in the payment section the registration form below.
- Earth Activist Training’s Diversity Scholarship fund is supported by donations. Visit our Diversity Fund page if you wish to support our Scholarship program.
If you have any questions, we are always here to help: support@earthactivisttraining.org
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