Local first-aid company Shield-Safety is hosting two community preparedness fairs and wanted to spread the word to different preparedness groups and companies that might be interested.  If you are looking to attend, the dates and locations are as follows:

Lehi:

Sept. 16th 5 pm to 9 pm
Sept. 17th 9 am to 7 p

Herriman:

Sept. 30th 5 pm to 9 pm
Oct. 1st 9 am to 7 pm

Both events are free for attendees, and will feature first-aid training classes, and other opportunities to learn preparedness skills.

If you are interested in hosting a booth (vendor or community) we have a copy of the information you need here for download. The hosts have stressed to me they are very eager to work with all community resources such as CERT, safety officials, and other local companies.

When:

Saturday, June 11, 2011

10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

And a nice video explaining things via the local newspaper, the Daily Herald

Click here to view the embedded video.

Bee Keeping is fun and relatively inexpensive.

Maple Mountain Bee Company is hosting another round of bee keeping classes over the next couple months. As you may recall, Bryan Esquivel of Maple Mountain Bees authored a guest post for us in the past about how he got started in bee keeping. You can find the article here.

These are free classes, held in Bryan’s home. If you have any questions on the schedule, please contact Bryan using the contact information below.

Beginning Class:

This class is aimed towards anyone interested in becoming a bee keeper. The first year beekeeper who is looking gain basic knowledge about bees, the problems, swarming, honey harvests etc.

Beginning Class Schedule

February 19 @ 9:00 am

February 26 @ 1:00 pm

March 5th @ 9:00 am

Advanced Class:

A more advanced class for beekeepers can attend the following classes if they wish. Some of the topics will include; swarm management/capture, disease awareness and management, looking for signs of problems, keeping your bees healthy.

Advanced Class Schedule

March 26 @ 1:00 pm

April 9 @ 9:00 am

May 7 @ 9:00 am

Each class will last approximately 3-4 hours depending on questions.

What you Should Bring:

Pen, paper, questions

Notes:

Please RSVP to Bryan to let him know how many people will be attending.

How to RSVP:

Contact Bryan Esquivel of Maple Mountain Bees with your name, phone number, email address and number of the students that will be participating. You are welcome to contact him via email, snail mail or phone.

General Contact Information:

Email:

maplemountainbees@q.com

Mailing Address:

Maple Mountain Bees
1475 North 900 West
Mapleton, Utah 84664

Phone Numbers

801-489-1286
or
801-362-1891

If there is anyone serious about getting bees please contact Maple Mountain Bees as soon as possible. They need to put a deposit down on the bees to ensure package availability for all new bee keepers.

KNOW YOUR LIBERTY
STEPHEN PRATT
Will be in Highland, Utah!
January 7-8, 2011

Explore the story of AMERICAN LIBERTY by examining the evidence.
7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Friday & 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Saturday

Highland City Hall
5400 West Civic Center Drive

Jan. 7 – The Empire Has No Clothes: The Bare Naked Truth v. the Official Literature

Jan. 8 –
Original Intent: The True Nature and Character of Our Federal Government
The Unknown American Republic of Republics
State Sovereignty: The Original Concept

No Charge: Seating is limited / Arrive early and RSVP

For more information contact: Dan or Jenni Campbell

dan@infogenix.com
jenni@infogenix.com
Or phone 801 768-7336

Stephen Pratt’s lectures are widely regarded as informative and entertaining. Help us spread the word by sharing this link on Facebook/Twitter, and bring a friend!

Make a difference this month by sharing what you know, encouraging others to do something more to be prepared and do more yourself to become better prepared.

Spread the news.  This is a great month for preppers, as you will see a lot of companies with sales on their preparedness items, as well as harvests coming in with plenty of fresh foods to lay in store for another time.  Get ready for the upcoming winter.

More info on the history of National Preparedness Month »

Today I found an unprecedented offer from Front Site. For a limited time they are offering their $2,000 4 day tactical handgun course for $69.

It appears that the certificate that you will receive is good for any Monday through Thursday handgun course and is fully transferable to someone else which makes this an even better deal. Remember though, in addition to the $69 for the course, you will need to pay for a $50 background check as well as bring 600 rounds of ammo. For more information, please see this link. Hopefully we’ll see you there!

Debbie Kent lives in the Southern California. She has been married for 30 years. She and her husband are the proud parents of 6 beautiful children, and grandparents of 3. She has been an advocate of food storage and emergency preparedness since her early teen age years. She enjoys giving emergency preparedness lessons each month at her church. Much of the resources found on this website are the culmination of hours of preparation for these lessons. She sincerely hopes that in sharing this information, other’s may benefit from her efforts. http://peaceofpreparedness.com/

Spanish Fork, April 15th, 2 classes by Debbie Kent

Hi Everyone,
I am up in Utah visiting my family and will be teaching to classes in Spanish Fork on April 15th at 7 pm. The address is 300 East and Center in Spanish Fork. MAP

The Classes are Food Storage…Use it or Lose It
and
No Power No Problem…Cooking When the Power is Out.

Come and Join us

I don’t have any information on how to RSVP so I recommend that you show up early to be sure you get a good seat.

Bee Keeping is fun and relatively inexpensive.

I took this class last year and obtained my equipment through Maple Mountain bees. It has proven to be a fun and rewarding experience for my family and I. The 60lbs. of honey we got our first year wasn’t bad either!

Bryan Esquivel of Maple Mountain Bees authored a guest post for us in May of last year about how he got started in bee keeping. You can find the article here.

When:

April 17th (2pm-4pm).

Where:

1475 North 900 West Mapleton, Utah.

Cost:

FREE!!

Description of Class:

This class is aimed towards anyone interested in becoming a bee keeper. The first year beekeeper who is looking gain basic knowledge about bees, the problems, swarming, honey harvests etc.

If there is anyone serious about getting bees please contact Maple Mountain Bees as soon as possible. They need to put a deposit down on the bees to ensure package availability for all new bee keepers.

I will update this post with package pricing, etc. as soon as it is available.

What you Should Bring:

Pen, paper, questions

Notes:

Please RSVP for the class no later than April 10th.

How to RSVP:

Contact Bryan Esquivel of Maple Mountain Bees with your name, phone number, email address and number of the students that will be participating. You are welcome to contact him via email, snail mail or phone.

General Contact Information:

Email:

maplemountainbees@q.com

Mailing Address:

Maple Mountain Bees
1475 North 900 West
Mapleton, Utah 84664

Phone Numbers

801-489-1286
or
801-362-1891

Feel free to post up your own plans, and meet a few of the folks that frequent the blog.

My first thought is to have the indoor meet-up at 10am near the entrance of the show, this lets us all browse around, and hit the things we need to first.  After that, I’m all for meeting somewhere (I’d say the nice crown burger across the street for a Pastrami-burger with fries) at maybe noon.  Please Comment if you will come, and what times (or any differences in preferences).

I’ll try to make sure and have something noticeable so you can tell our group apart :)

I read a post at Preparedness Pro recently about the importance of learning skills. Acquiring useful skills is actually something I’ve thought about a lot in case you couldn’t tell by all the crazy stuff I share with you that I’ve been doing. I believe that having a quiver full of skills and things you’ve actually tried is way better than having a library of books about self sufficiency. Now don’t get me wrong, your resource books are very important. It’s just that having experience with something, even if it didn’t go so well, gives you so much more to work with.

The type of skills that were the focus of the article were the skills that will make you an asset to society if it ever needs rebuilt from a major disaster or TEOTWAWKI type situation. Skills like blacksmithing, woodworking, weaving, sewing, leatherwork, candle and soap making. Skills that were everyday and ordinary in the past but are not as necessary in our world of convenience and electricity. Unfortunately, because of that, many of these skills just aren’t taught anymore. But I wanted to let you all in on a great resource for learning some of the “old time” skills (no, it’s not my mother). It’s historical reenactments or living history events.There are so many different groups that organize and participate in historical reenacting or living history events. I bet there’s one near you. These events usually range from a few hours to a week long, and encompass many different time periods. Everything from vikings to pioneers to World War II and everything in between.Our family participates in historical reenacting of the colonial and mountain man eras (1770′s-1840). We’ve been doing this since my kids were very small, in fact the littlest turned 2 months old at her first rendezvous. Besides being a great family activity, these types of living history events are an amazing resource for learning skills from the past. Through reenacting, I’ve been able to take classes on different types of weaving and cordage, outdoor cooking, flint/steel firemaking, basketweaving, butter making, tanning leather, and the list goes on. My husband has taken some of the same classes plus done some blacksmithing classes as well. You can learn to make knives and other weapons, shoot guns appropriate to the era, and primitive archery. You can even learn to throw knives and tomahawks. (Yes, she’s only 4 here, yes, she popped the balloon with her own tomahawk, and yes, it’s scary how consistent she is with it–watch out future boyfriends!)Get to an event and ask questions. Most re-enactors are more than willing to share what they know. If you meet one that’s not, go ask someone else. Some events have organized classes, others don’t. You might need to get out of your box and strike up conversation to learn the skills you want to know.

Attending these events as a visitor is a good start, but will only give you half the experience. Why not step up and become a participant? Then you too can experience the joys of primitive dishwashing!
You learn how creative you can get when the whole family is cramped in a little tent while the rain pours, how fast or slowly shoes dry out, how to wash hands, faces, hair, clothes, and dishes with minimal water, how long making a fort of sticks and rocks in the woods can occupy a boy, how to string canvas together to make a shelter when the tent isn’t big enough anymore–you get the picture. It is exhausting and fun and educational all rolled into one.
And you get to do it all . . .
wearing . . .
really . . .
cute clothes!

Here’s some ideas to find your nearest living history event:
Check this page at wikipedia.
Or this site for a listing of events.
Search for your state muzzle loading association and contact them to see if they sponsor any events.
Ask your local chamber of commerce.
Ask the “locals” in your community.
Watch out for flyers or notices in the newspaper.
Sometimes even the TV news crews will cover events.

So if you’re looking to learn some “old” skills, give some thought to giving living history a try–you might find out you really like it! :)