Just got a great honor! (vanity)

7/18/11 | 30moves (vanity)

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I just got asked by my local TEA Party to speak to the group about being a "Prepper". I have always kept quiet about it since I live in a rural area I assumed my neighbors knew how to "rough it" and grow things. Much to my surprise - they don't! So, I will start with basic survival prep and if they want more I will go all the way down to rendering fat to make soap and how to trap/kill and dress animals.

I am also going to document "skills" of our members so if TSHTF will be able to help each other out. One lady can make clothes, one has 40 acres to grow food, one has a lumber mill, etc.

I am so excited - I was brought up by parents who lived through the depression and they taught me all sorts of things - and now I can share them. I also have the Green Beret Survival Manual which I will reference but I probably won't mention the section on cannibalism. Ha

I am shy by nature so this will be a first. :)

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Thanks for your suggestions. I plan to start with basic Disaster Prep - which would last someone about 2 weeks.

Water - Food - Sanitation - Communication - tools etc.

Then at the end of the presentation if they choose to hear more I will go one step further.

It is hard to prepare anyone for every eventuality but one has to start somewhere.

I too am gardening now - started a compost heap, I got three hens and grow food for them. I am starting worms next for the chickens and garden and emergency protein for humans if necessary. :(

The hardest part is a lot of this stuff creeps me out since I am a city girl. Chickens have dinosaur feet! Uggh. But I am determined to get over it BEFORE I need to - just in case. The sewing and pattern making is a wonderful talent. I can sew but......a great skill to develop.

I recently saw a clip of a chef at an inner city school and he gave the kids a quiz: where does butter come from - the answer they gave? Peanuts. Where does macaroni come from? The answer: Cheese. OMG what are the schools teaching kids now days? I sound so old....