Digging deep to our roots.
Our Mission. Our Vision. Our Purpose.
The Kingsley Folk School’s mission is to bring traditional, earthen crafts & skills back to the people. While skills like growing our own food, canning, natural building and herbalism are often seen as things of the past, they are also our future. To keep these timeless skills alive we connect community members with know-how with those eager to learn by creating accessible and approachable classes and workshops like glass blowing 101, soap making, tree grafting, sauerkraut making and natural fiber spinning.
Our vision is to create community around learning and sharing skills, bringing together people from all walks of life on common grounds. We hope to create collective resiliency in the face of a changing world and strengthen our relationships with nature, ourselves and each other.
We aim to build a yurt by 2025 for a year round classroom space on our farm location in Kingsley. Please help us establish our vision by donating to our GoFundMe Campaign here:
Dreaming
The Kingsley Folk School is one of those projects that has had a life of its own. When the spark ignited with founder Sierra LaRose, it wasn’t long before plans were in motion and, seemingly without much effort, the folk school had its home in downtown Kingsley, Michigan.
Building
With a small classroom space and a big vision, Sierra started promoting and hosting classes in the Fall of 2021. Courses, taught by many passionate community members and artists, have thus far included a kids music series, stamp making, knitting, cheese making, glass blowing and many others.
Growing
In the Fall of 2022, the Kingsley Folk School established its official, founding Board of Directors and continues to structure and expand the organization. We have moved our location to our farm site on Walton Road in Kingsley where we can expand and hope to build a yurt for year round classes by 2025.
Current Kingsley Folk School Board Members:
Sierra LaRose (President)
Flora Biancalana (Secretary/Treasurer)
Jami Bigham
Bob Brown