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Villages Folk School offers year round classes on traditional arts and homemaking skills. Unplug from the chaos of every day life and plan a trip to Van Buren County, the only county in Iowa without a stop light. Attend a class on the banks of the Des Moines River, dine in a historic grist mill, and sleep in a renovated Glove Factory. Classes vary from 3 hours to weekend workshops.Villages Folk School offers year round classes on traditional arts and homemaking skills. Unplug from the chaos of every day life and plan a trip to Van Buren County, the only county in Iowa without a stop light. Attend a class on the banks of the Des Moines River, dine in a historic grist mill, and sleep in a renovated Glove Factory. Classes vary from 3 hours to weekend workshops.