Interest

I'll probably add to this list. I'm looking to learn the following skills and interested in opportunities for hands-on, collaborative learning thereof... Thanks in advance, brothers and sisters and all! I'm based in central Virginia (mid-Atlantic east coast) USA, by the way (blue ridge mountains)

  Furniture making - (ideally) joinery, minimalist, innovative if/when/where appropriate

Natural pool and pond building

  Natural building (the more locally source materials the better) - cob, wood, whatever

  - Relatedly, milling wood and responsible wood harvest

  Brush/comb making (including shaving brushes), as well as related

woodworking skills such as spoons and tableware or anything relevant

Hot tub construction, sauna building, wood-fired and otherwise (compost-heated, etc.)

Wood fire place construction, especially with soapstone and maximum thermal mass technology (i.e. building out cob, seating, hearth around and included within fireplace/stove design) - relatedly rocket stove technology, building

Fermenting and distilling, preserves; the gamut: veggies, probiotics, etc., alcohol, non-alcoholic, ginger bugs, low-alcohol, soy sauce/tamari, miso, tempeh, tofu (possibly); fruits, berries, as well

Harvesting clay for ceramics, firing, sculpture, etc.

Growing grains, working with horses, joinery, growing medicinal plants and plants I can use like for fiber arts, teas, fuel(?), etc. and the art and science etc. of baking!

This sounds like you have found your perfect place.  The permies forum!

Thanks for your reply! Yes, there are so many opportunities to learn here.

Welcome to Permies!