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2026 - Dates are added as booked. Check back!
Feb 28. Chatsworth, ON. Dehydrated Meals Workshop. CLASS FULL
March 28 - 29. Barrie, ON. Outdoor Safety. Great Canadian Outdoor Show – Bradford Greenhouses Garden Gallery
April 1, April 8. Owen Sound, ON. Bluewater Regional Science and Technology Fair. Youth Workshops. Outdoor Safety (AdventureSmart). Private Event
April 25. Ayr, ON. Back to Basics Symposium. DIY Healthy Household and Personal Products Workshop (new). https://www.castandcrewe.com/backtobasics-workshop
May 2 - 3. Owen Sound, ON. Grey Bruce Home & Lifestyle Show - Bayshore Arena. Outdoor Safety. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553717167387#
May 16. Chatsworth, ON. Dehydrated Meals DIY Workshop. REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
June 13. Georgian Bay Festival. Outdoor Safety. https://georgianbayfestival.com/
July 10 - 12. Alliston, ON. Prepper's Meet. Classes TBD https://www.preppersmeet.com/
July 18. Chatsworth, ON. Fun Fruits - Learn to Water Bath Can. REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
August 8. Chatsworth, ON. Perfect Pickles - Learn to Water Bath Can. REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
September 19. Simcoe, ON. South Coast Homestead Conference. Pressure Canning. Dehydrated Meals. https://www.facebook.com/southcoasthomesteadconference/
October 17. Chatsworth, ON. Meat and Baked Beans - Learn to Pressure Can. REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
November - Durham, ON. Power Out Ready : Snowed In with No Heat
November - Chatsworth, ON. Assembling Dehydrated Meals DIY Workshop
January 23 - 24, 2027 - Barrie Women's Show. Women Conquering the Outdoors.
What we've done in the past:
2025
April 5 & 6 - Clifford. LIFE OUTDOORS SHOW. For more info visit https://www.lifeoutdoorsshow.com/
May 3 - Ayr. BACK TO BASICS SYMPOSIUM. Pressure Canning. SOLD OUT Check back for a potential October date!
May 30, 31 & June 1 - Simcoe. GENERATIONS MARKETPLACE. Dehydrated Just-add-water Meals, Plant ID for Foraging, Survive Outside, Pressure Canning. To Register visit https://www.generationsmarketplace.ca/adult-classes
July 10 to 13 - Alliston, ON. ANNUAL PREPPERS MEET. Permaculture, Plant ID. For more info visit https://www.preppersmeet.com/
August - Chatsworth. Canning. TBA
October 18 - Ayr, ON. BACK TO BASICS SYMPOSIUM (Fall) - Pressure Canning.
November 20 - Kitchener, ON. Storm Ready : Shelter in Place
November 22 - Chatsworth, ON. Storm Ready : Shelter in Place
December 10 - Chatsworth, ON. Assembling Dehydrated Meals.
December 13 - Seaforth, ON. Storm Ready : Shelter in Place
2024
April 12 & 13, 2024 - Generations Marketplace, Simcoe. Pressure Canning, Wilderness Survival, Power Out Ready.
April 20, 2024 - Chatsworth Firehall, Chatsworth. Garden Science Seminar.
May 4 & 5, 2024 - Clifford Life Outdoors Show, Clifford. Wilderness Survival, Power Out Ready.
May 26, 2024 - Sydenham Sportsman Club, Owen Sound. Private Firearms Session.
June 23, 2024 - Chatsworth Firehall, Chatsworth. Beginner's Canning Class.
July 7, 2024 - Chatsworth Firehall, Chatsworth. Beginner's Canning Class.
July 12 -14, 2024 - Annual Preppers Meet, Alliston. Plant ID for Foraging, Pressure Canning.
July 21, 2024 - Chatsworth Firehall, Chatsworth. Pickles Workshop (Canning).
September 15, 2024 - Chatsworth Firehall, Chatsworth. Salsa, Sauce and Tomatoes Workshop (Canning).
September 28, 2024 - Sydenham Sportsman Club, Owen Sound. Private Firearms Session.
September 29, 2024 - TBD. Private Firearms Session.
October 18 - 20, 2024 - Generations Marketplace, Simcoe. Pressure Canning, Packing Car Kits, Plant ID for Foraging, Wilderness Survival.
October 23, 2024 - Orchards Landing, Paisley. Canning AppleSauce.
November 2, 2024 - Chatsworth Firehall, Chatsworth. Pressure Canning : Meat and Bone Broth.
November 16, 2024 - Chatsworth Firehall, Chatsworth. Dehydrated Just-add-Water Meals.
November 23, 2024 - Chatsworth Firehall, Chatsworth. Water Bath Canning : Pie Filling and Spiced Cranberries.
November 20, 2024 - Chatsworth Firehall, Chatsworth. Survive Outside - Lost or Hurt.
November 27, 2024 - YMCA of Owen Sound. Winter Power Out Ready. REGISTRATION NOW OPEN ON THE YMCA WEBSITE