I really want to set up a preparedness group my area. Especially one that offers kid friendly get togethers and classes! Setting up a preparedness group can be a valuable resource for you. Having a community means having back up when you need it. In case of emergency, you can't do everything on your own. You will need help. I am not good on hunting, but I can cook large meals, forage, garden, and preserve food. I may not be great on the medical side, but, I can teach, sew and Crochet. Think about all of the skills you are great with and can share with others. Now think about all of the skills others can share with you! My grandparents and their siblings had a community in the mountains. Each all chose their professions based on what would benefit the community. I love this idea. (No, I'm not talking about running for the hills and making a commune, but, knowing a bunch of like minded folks with different skill sets sounds nice to me.)
I have been kicking around a few ideas on what kind of group classes that can be offered. Not all of them are 'kid friendly' but all of them would be good skills to learn. Not sure when I will be able to set up my own prepareness group any time soon. But, I have found a lot of people in my area that have the same interests as we do. I'm making friends.
- CPR/ First Aid
- Join or start a Neighborhood Watch
- Check to see if your Local Ag Extension offers classes.
- Also try your local parks and wildlife centers
- Foraging classes
- Master Gardener's like to put on presentations
- Thrive Life Freeze Dried Foods have in house demonstration parties.
- You can do a group buy in to save money by buying bulk
- Prepping on a Budget would be a good class
- Couponing class put on by a local expert
- Herbal/medicinal speaker
- Bug Out Bag demo to see what others are packing
- Primitive skills/camping trip
- Self Defense Class- Most instructors will come to you
- Paint ball special ops team challenges (How fun would that be!)
- Sewing Basics- Fun for the whole family
- Creating fire in different situations- Everyone needs to know and practice this!
- Hiking with BOBs- Trust me... You need the practice!
- Dutch Oven cookout
- Old fashioned barn raising- or help someone build something else. Good practice or teaching experience.
- Making homemade DIY items; Soap, laundry detergent, cleaners
- Essential Oil classes
- Local Nurse presentation
- Craft classes
- Hunting/Tracking lessons
- Water filtration/expert
- Bow practice day
- Basics of distillation
- Agua ponics, hydroponics expert presentation and maybe even a field trip
- How Tos and Expert Demos: rocket stoves, waste oil demos,
- Butchering Techniques
- Communications
- Trapping
- Emergency Shelter Build
- Brewing Homemade beer
- Various classes on food preservation- huge learning list here!
- Preserving with a food saver
- Pressure canning
- Water bath canning
- Oven dehydrating
- Medication alternatives (Herbal and Medicinal/Pet)
- Prepping for pets
- Building a root cellar
- Cast iron cooking
- Home made bread baking
- Making apple cider vinegar and its uses
- DIY candles
- Knot basics
- First aid preps and buy in
- Meat preservation
- Greenhouse build
- Raised garden beds
- Composting
- Solar energy (I wonder if Home Depot or Lowes has an expert)
These are just a few of the classes or discussions I am interested in learning about. Do you have anything you would add to this list?
Thank you to Alyssa over at The Bow Legged Cowboy for letting me pick her brain!
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