November 9, 2025. 9am-2pm in Atascadero CA. Will follow-up with address
Join Nic Moss for a half-day animal processing class where you will learn how to ethically kill and field dress a sheep. This knowledge can apply to other animals as well. All participants can be as involved as they’d like and will walk away with a thorough understanding of:
How to ethically kill with a knife
How to harvest blood, skin, gut and prepare an animal for butchering or cooking
Hands on experience doing all of the above
The anatomy of a ruminant animal
Discussion about how to do all of this with reverence for the animals life
Discussion about how to use the entire animal for food and craft. This includes hide, hocks, skull, stomach, blood, organs, brain, bones and more.
We will not be butchering or cooking the animal in this class.
Kids over 10 are welcome with a parent. We really like bringing the kids and teens into this process and conversation.
Nic’s teaching style: Nic is a gentle, grounded teacher who enjoys expanding peoples outlook on animal processing by guiding them through a slow and thoughtful exploration of taking an animals life for food. His class is balanced between deep conversation on the topic and deepening the skills needed to do this on your own. He has been teaching this class for many years at primitive skills gatherings and is excited to bring a new perspective on this topic to our local community. Learn more about his background here.
Reflections from past students: “Nic is a natural instructor — skilled, patient, and supportive of those learning. The experience is made special by his approach, which centers respect and honor for the animal throughout the process.” -Victoria
“Nic‘s teaching style is a patient expansive welcoming approach to an experience that many people have many different reactions to. He has an amazing respect for life and death and the process in between. Processing animals with Nic feels like he is doing the animals life justice by the way he holds space for the animal and the people facilitating the space.” - Lila
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November 9, 2025. 9am-2pm in Atascadero CA. Will follow-up with address
Join Nic Moss for a half-day animal processing class where you will learn how to ethically kill and field dress a sheep. This knowledge can apply to other animals as well. All participants can be as involved as they’d like and will walk away with a thorough understanding of:
How to ethically kill with a knife
How to harvest blood, skin, gut and prepare an animal for butchering or cooking
Hands on experience doing all of the above
The anatomy of a ruminant animal
Discussion about how to do all of this with reverence for the animals life
Discussion about how to use the entire animal for food and craft. This includes hide, hocks, skull, stomach, blood, organs, brain, bones and more.
We will not be butchering or cooking the animal in this class.
Kids over 10 are welcome with a parent. We really like bringing the kids and teens into this process and conversation.
Nic’s teaching style: Nic is a gentle, grounded teacher who enjoys expanding peoples outlook on animal processing by guiding them through a slow and thoughtful exploration of taking an animals life for food. His class is balanced between deep conversation on the topic and deepening the skills needed to do this on your own. He has been teaching this class for many years at primitive skills gatherings and is excited to bring a new perspective on this topic to our local community. Learn more about his background here.
Reflections from past students: “Nic is a natural instructor — skilled, patient, and supportive of those learning. The experience is made special by his approach, which centers respect and honor for the animal throughout the process.” -Victoria
“Nic‘s teaching style is a patient expansive welcoming approach to an experience that many people have many different reactions to. He has an amazing respect for life and death and the process in between. Processing animals with Nic feels like he is doing the animals life justice by the way he holds space for the animal and the people facilitating the space.” - Lila
Reflections from past students:
“Nic is a natural instructor — skilled, patient, and supportive of those learning. The experience is made special by his approach, which centers respect and honor for the animal throughout the process.” -Victoria
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