The Wild Earth Woodworking School

Hudson, WI

“Education is the most important tool you’ll invest in.”

Here at Wild Earth we believe strongly in giving back to the community. Here are some of the activities we’ve been involved with. For more information about the school please see our main page.

Build A Kid A Toy Day

Started in 2001, we have since produced hundreds of toys for needy kids in the area. Working with a local civic organization we handcraft toys each fall which, before Christmas, are turned over to the Shrine Hospital for Children, a domestic abuse shelter, and a half way house for families on hard times.

Wild Earth School Tool Raffle

In 2005 The Wild Earth Woodworking School hosted an Open House, which included a tool raffle and silent auction. The price of a raffle ticket was simple; items suitable for the local food shelf or animal shelter. All proceeds from the silent auction were split between the two organizations. By the end of the day we had two pallets of items, one for the food shelf and one for the animal shelter, along with hundreds of dollars in cash. Thanks to all who attended and opened their hearts and wallets.

Hudson Community Build Playground Project

Kids need a place to play. One way to get a really cool playground is to have the community build it. This is what happened here in Hudson in 2006. Of course, someone has to pay for the playground. Some of the money was raised by selling fence pickets to surround the play area. Each picket was engraved with the name of the buyer. Wild Earth students and staff routed names into 920 fence pickets. Thanks to the folks at Bosch, CMT, Empire Manufacturing, and Milescraft for helping with this project.

Empty Bowls Project, 2006

The Empty Bowls project supports food banks, soup kitchens, and other organizations that fight hunger by hosting events where attendees are served a simple meal of soup and bread, and get to keep the bowl the soup was served in. The meal is sometimes accompanied by a silent auction. The Wild Earth School helped with the project by soliciting students, staff, and the Minnesota Turners Association for bowls to be donated for the silent auction. Boy, did folks come forward with some beautiful work!

Some of the unique bowls donated through The Wild Earth Woodworking School for the Empty Bowls project.