Calendar of Events for 2011
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February:
· Organize/Inventory Food
· Gather 3 Ring Binder and Sheet Protectors for Financial First Aid Kit
Focus: Wheat
Workshop:
· Bread making
Wednesday, Feb 23 1pm - Cassie Jacobson (855 Rocky Mouth Ln - basement apartment - go around back and knock on door on the ground level) 801-376-0656
Thursday, Feb 24 1 pm - Aimee Christy (655 Rocky Mouth Ln) 801-553-1200
Thursday, Feb 24 7pm - Barbara Pahl (14290 Elsbrook Circle) 801-619-6468
Saturday, Feb 26 9am - Fancher Murray (791 Molasses Mill - He is the one who made the DELICIOUS bread at the preparedness fair - this class is for everyone but is especially for you men who want to become more self reliant!) 801-545-0333
· Sprouted wheat
· Puffed Wheat
March:
· Collect 72 hour kit containers/backpacks
· Submit bulk buy wish lists (ingredients and equipment)
· Create Family Contact Sheet
Focus: Grains, Pasta, Beans, Dry goods
Workshop:
· Dry Pack Cannery Tour
WEDNESDAY MARCH 9 1-5PM· Vacuum Sealer demonstration
· Using Beans
April:
· Water rotated and stored
· Water storage for 72 hour kits
· Create database with all your account information with contact info
Focus: Gardening
Workshop:
· Neighborhood Garden Tour
May:
· Begin Meat Storage
· Gather 1 current complete clothing change per family member
· Make copies of important documents such as birth certificates, insurance papers, deeds, etc. and put originals in safe.
Focus: Preserving Meats
Workshop: Pressure Canning Meats
June:
· Begin Dairy Storage
· Gather Toiletries for 72 hour kit
· Collect all insurance information—check coverage
Focus: Storing and using Dairy
Workshop:
· Making Yogurt and Kefir
· Using Powdered Milk
· Canning butter
· Storing cheese
July:
· Have 1 alternate cooking method
· Gather rain gear, work gloves, sunscreen and bug spray
· Collect receipts/pictures/appraisals on big ticket items in your home
Focus: Dutch and Solar ovens
Worshop:
· Use a Solar oven
· Use a dutch oven
August:
· Gather First Aid items for home/72 hour/ and car first aid kits
Focus: First Aid
Workshop:
· First aid clinic for all those 10 and older—Heimlich, CPR, wound care, burn care, insect/snake bite care
September:
· Add home preserved produce to food storage
· Gather emergency blankets and comfort items for children
· Gather immunization records/medical histories/prescriptions/recent pictures
Focus: Freezing Produce
Workshop:
· How to freeze and use frozen produce
October:
· 72 hour kits assembled and ready
Focus: Snack foods made from home storage ingredients
Workshop:
· Dehydration, vacuum sealing, nutrition bars
· Swap meet for 72 hour kit items
November:
· Financial Preparedness Ready
Focus: Financial First aid Kit and Storing Oils, sweets, fats and snacks
Workshop:
· Legal help for wills, living wills, Power of Attorney
Making jams, candies, cookies
December:
· Building up resources and storage in the home
Focus: Gift of Preparedness
Workshop:
· Car Kits, Jar mixes, Dinner in a bag, 72 hour kits gifts, storage equipment
