Also welders, carpenters, masons, basketmakers, carvers, weavers, gardeners, artisans in general. We need to be reconnecting with skills and trades that help us build, create, mend, grow and make. Our communities have lost so many vital skills and become too dependent on a fragile, international supply chain for basic goods. Start small. Learn how to knit, or garden, or sew, or build and invest in deepening your skills. Learn from elders, find reference books, share your knowledge.