The mission of Crowley Folk School is to inspire the hands, heart, and mind by teaching folk arts and skills useful for the home and farm. The folk school promotes personal development, self-reliance, and a respect for the earth.
We teach survival skills, self-sustainability, how to grow plants, how to raise animals, traditional crafting and so much more. We are a school offering a wide range of practical skills, here you can learn the basic skills that never lose their usefulness. Our teachers are members of the community and our classes are based on community desire, need and participation. We teach classes in traditional arts and modern homestead skills along with sustainable agriculture practices and outdoor self-reliance.
Workshops are held on weekends and Wednesday evenings. Some classes are offered at Florida House Learning Center, 4454 Beneva Road, Sarasota, FL 34233. Come and learn useful skills surrounded by Florida’s beautiful natural wilderness.
Crowley Folk School at Crowley Natural & Cultural History. 16405 Myakka Road, Sarasota, FL 34240. This is in the Old Miakka comunity, only a scenic 15 minute drive east on Fruitville Rd. off I-75 at exit 210.
