hide tanning school

join Mo and a small cohort of peers for 3 full days with the enchanted lands of New Mexico and learn how to fat tan a sheep skin!

more details below.

tuition: sliding scale, $300—$750

dates: Friday April 24-Sunday April 26

location: Muy Chingon Garlic Farm

33 Upper Llano Rd

Vadito, New Mexico

class size: 6-12

ages: 15+ (children are welcome to attend with families!)

learn more…

A young girl smiling while wearing a large, fluffy costume resembling a sheep outdoors on a sunny day, with a rock and wood yard, a chain-link fence, and colorful prayer flags hanging in the background.
Three large, textured mats or rugs placed on dirt ground outdoors. The middle one is dark brown, and the two on either side are light beige, with a fuzzy appearance.

TUITION: sliding scale is $300 to $750

$300 = receiving support

$500= I got me

$750 = providing support

this includes all materials and covers labor of instructors. those who pay the higher end support the lower end, and the middle tier covers themselves.

payment plans available upon request.

in order to make this incredible skill accessible to everyone, if the lowest tier of tuition is a barrier, work-trade is an option. cost should not prevent anyone from getting to learn how to tan a hide! work-traders will help set-up and clean-up from the weekend class.

1-2 scholarships per class are currently offered for Indigenous People, Elders, BIPOC, and LGBTQIA+ identifying folks

*1 work-trade position is available per/class.

email me at moandering1@gmail.com

DATES: April 24-26

LOCATION: Muy Chingon Garlic Farm, 33 Upper Llano Rd, Vadito, NM

WHAT TO BRING:

water, layers for variable weather, lunch, snacks, clothes you’re okay with getting messy

if you have a long-handle spade-blade shovel, please bring this. if you do not have it, materials will be provided.

camping supplies if you choose to camp and not commute! camping is highly encouraged to enhance the immersive and tech-free experience of connecting with yourself, a hide, and the beautiful land the workshop will take place on.

email Mo if camping supplies are a barrier to you @ moandering1@gmail.com

CLASS SIZE: 6-12 students

ACCESSIBILITY: hide tanning is very physically demanding, requiring hours of standing and scraping the hide with shovels, sticks, and knives. if you would like to bring a buddy to tag-team a hide as an accommodation to make it possible, there is an additional $50 teaching fee and I absolutely support you in it! if you have a child who wants to learn but isn’t ready to do their own hide, they are welcome to be a buddy!

email me at moandering1@gmail.com to add your buddy or discuss other accommodations desired or needed.

CANCELLATION POLICY:

cancellations 1 week or less before event will receive 25% refund

cancellations 1-2 weeks before event will receive 50% refund

cancellations 2 or more weeks before event will receive 75% refund