Homesteading, Bushcraft & Outdoor Skills Education and Events
Explore a range of outdoor skills workshops and wilderness education courses designed to help you thrive in any environment. Contact us to bring these classes to your next event.
Kyle and Brittany Sanborn are passionate educators dedicated to hands-on learning and practical homesteading skills. Together, they bring decades of experience in wilderness skills, sustainable living, and community-focused education.
Upcoming Events:
FTA 58th Annual Rendezvous
Macon, Missouri
- Macon County Fairgrounds
- Macon, Missouri
- August 7 - 8, 2026
Out of Square Homestead Festival
Rocky Point, NC
- Not Forgotten Primitive Antiques
- 1535 NC Hwy 133, Rocky Point, NC, United States, 28457
- October 10-11, 2026
Georgia Bushcraft Fall Gathering
Watkinsville, Georgia
- Georgia Bushcraft Basecamp
- 1150 Carruth Rd, Watkinsville, GA 30677
- November 6-8, 2026
Fluent Frontier Fellowship
Ayden, NC
- The Refuge Camp
- 1380 Lower Field Rd, Ayden, NC 28513
- April 1 - 4, 2027
Our Outdoor Skills & Homesteading Classes
Explore our variety of outdoor skills workshops and wilderness education courses designed to help you thrive in any environment.
Reading the Land: Tracks & Trails
Identify animal tracks, follow trails, and understand wildlife behavior. Perfect for hunters, hikers, and nature enthusiasts.
Predator Prevention
Protect your livestock from common predators while coexisting with local wildlife. Practical strategies for keeping animals safe and your property secure.
Hide Tanning
Learn the ancient and rewarding skill of transforming raw animal hides into beautiful, durable leather in this hands-on workshop!
Trapping for Food & Fur
Practical trapping strategies for wildlife management, food sourcing, and fur harvesting, tailored for responsible outdoor enthusiasts.
Beekeeping for Beginners
Fundamentals of beekeeping, from setting up a hive to maintaining a healthy colony. This class covers essential skills like hive management, bee behavior, and honey harvesting.
Knotwork & Ropecraft
Master essential knots, hitches, and lashings needed for survival, homesteading, and everyday outdoor use. This hands-on class ensures you can secure gear, build structures, and handle rope with confidence.
American Red Cross First Aid
Essential lifesaving skills & earn your Red Cross Wilderness First Aid certification and CPR certificate in this hands-on course.
Harvesting Livestock
Focused on humane processing, respect for the animal, and full utilization. These classes are designed to build confidence and give you real-world skills you can apply at home or on the farm.
Interested In taking a class?
We can customize any of the classes above for private tutoring or add in additional skills upon request for your event or class.
Partner With us
We partner with events, historical reenactments, schools, and organizations to provide hands-on instruction and demonstrations.
Brittany also offers event coordination and marketing services to help bring your vision together.
Contact us to learn how we can support your event or program.
The Pathfinder School Courses
Since 2023, Kyle Sanborn has been a Black Hat instructor with The Pathfinder School, specializing in Ropes & Rigging, Trapping, and more. Reach out to Kyle to see if he’ll be at a specific class.
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Why learn from us?
Kyle and Brittany Sanborn are passionate educators and advocates for hands-on outdoor learning and homesteading. Together, they bring decades of experience in wilderness skills, sustainable living, and community-focused education.
Kyle is a seasoned outdoor instructor, Black Hat Instructor with The Pathfinder School, and wildlife management expert. With over a decade of experience in hunting, trapping, predator prevention, and homesteading, he teaches students practical, real-world skills that span Wilderness First Aid and CPR, advanced trapping and tracking, knotwork, outdoor survival, and livestock protection strategies.
Brittany combines her expertise in homesteading, sustainable living, and community engagement with hands-on instruction in gardening, small-scale farming, beekeeping, and managing poultry and other livestock. She brings creativity, organization, and a focus on self-sufficiency to every workshop, helping students build skills they can use at home and in the field.
