Fire Lighting & Camp Cooking Skills
Learn safe fire preparation, tinder, kindling, heat control and a simple camp-cooking method without electricity.
Discover workshops, shared meals, practical projects, and other experiences hosted right here.
Learn safe fire preparation, tinder, kindling, heat control and a simple camp-cooking method without electricity.
Choose one Thai-, Japanese-, Italian-, Mexican-, Moroccan- or American-inspired plant-based menu, then prepare, cook and share it together with a facilitator.
Begin with one personal question, observe nature and daily work through that lens, then record the object lesson, insight and practical application.
A seasonal garden-to-pantry experience in which participants pick ripe berries, sort and wash the harvest, process the fruit by crushing, juicing or simmering, and turn it into a finished batch of homemade jam. The workshop follows the fruit from the plant to the labeled jar, teaching how seasonal abundance can be preserved for the months ahead.
A practical garden workshop in which participants harvest stinging nettle or comfrey, prepare a 24-hour plant-based compost tea, and apply the finished liquid to crops at the Advent Center. The experience connects plant identification, soil fertility, closed-loop gardening and immediate hands-on application.
A single beginning-to-end activity: shell dried corn, grind it into mălai, prepare the fire and cook mămăligă in a ceaun as part of a plant-based Romanian village meal.
Harvest seasonal vegetables and herbs from the Berivoi garden, then turn them into a shared plant-based meal.
A quiet block beside the river and gardens for hammocks, reading, journaling, sketching, photography or an optional gratitude walk. It is sold as one restorative experience rather than several separate free-time blocks.
Produce harvested at proper maturity and used in a shared meal.
A quiet sunrise walk with gentle breathing, posture, low phone use and intentional attention to the surrounding landscape.
Choose how you would like to stay at Advent Center at Berivoi and make activities like this part of your visit.