2026  - Dates are added as booked.  Check back!

 

Feb 28.  Chatsworth, ON.  Dehydrated Meals Workshop. SOLD OUT

 

March 28 - 29.  Barrie, ON.  Guest Speaker:  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).  Toxin-free Floor Cleaner. https://www.castandcrewe.com/backtobasics-workshop SOLD OUT

 

May 2 - 3.  Owen Sound, ON.  Grey Bruce Home & Lifestyle Show - Bayshore Arena. Guest Speaker:  Outdoor Safety + No Power, No Problem.  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553717167387# 

May 8.  Guelph, ON.  Emergency Preparedness Day - West End Community Center.  https://www.facebook.com/cityofguelph/photos/the-2026-emergency-preparedness-pavilion-is-friday-may-8-admission-is-free-for-c/1419721570200121/ 

May 30.  Kitchener, ON.  Dehydrated Meals DIY Workshop.  SOLD OUT

 

June 13.  Tiny, ON.  Georgian Bay Festival.  https://georgianbayfestival.com/   

June 24.  Owen Sound, ON.  M’Wikwedong IFC.  Water Bath Canning Strawberry Jam with and without sugar.  Private Event.

 

July 14, 6:30 to 9:00 p.m.  Chatsworth, ON.  Fun Fruits - Learn to Water Bath Can.  REGISTRATION NOW OPEN

July 25, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.  Dobbinton, ON.   Outdoor Safety.  REGISTRATION NOW OPEN

July 28, 6:30 to 9:00 p.m.  Chatsworth, ON.  Perfect Pickles - Learn to Water Bath Can.  REGISTRATION NOW OPEN

 

August 8, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.  Dobbinton, ON.  ~ New ~ Let the Wildlife Do the Work.  REGISTRATION NOW OPEN

August 10 - 14.  Dobbinton, ON.  Nature Rangers Youth Camp.  REGISTRATION NOW OPEN

August 15, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.  Dobbinton, ON.  ~ New ~ Rebuilding Productive Soil and Vermiculture.  REGISTRATION NOW OPEN

August 19.  Owen Sound, ON.  M’Wikwedong IFC.  Water Bath Canning Pickles.  Private Event.

 

September 19.  Simcoe, ON.  South Coast Homestead Conference. Pressure Canning + Dehydrated Meals.  https://www.facebook.com/southcoasthomesteadconference/ 

September 26, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.  Dobbinton, ON.  ~ New ~ Planning the Garden for Next Year.  REGISTRATION NOW OPEN

 

October 20, 6:30 to 9:00 p.m.  Chatsworth, ON.  Hearty Chicken Stew - Learn to Pressure Can.  REGISTRATION NOW OPEN

 

November - TBA              Durham, ON.  Power Out Ready : No Power?  No Heat?  No Problem!

November -  TBA            Chatsworth, ON.  Assembling Dehydrated Meals DIY Workshop

**Going forward, No Classes will be offered from the start of December through to the end of March due to the strong possibility of weather interfering with driving conditions and forcing the cancellation of classes and return of funds.  

 

Into the New Year 2027

January 23 - 24, 2027 -  Barrie Women's Show.  Guest Speaker:  Women Confident in the Outdoors. 

 

What we've done in the past:

2025

April 5 & 6 - Clifford.  LIFE OUTDOORS SHOW.  Guest Speaker:  Outdoor Safety + No Power, No Problem. 

May 3 - Ayr.  BACK TO BASICS SYMPOSIUM.  Pressure Canning.  SOLD OUT 

May 30, 31 & June 1 - Simcoe.  GENERATIONS MARKETPLACE.  Dehydrated Just-add-water Meals +  Plant ID for Foraging + Survive Outside + Pressure Canning. 

July 10 to 13 - Alliston, ON.  ANNUAL PREPPERS MEET.  Permaculture + Plant Identification for Foraging. 

October 18 - Ayr, ON.  BACK TO BASICS SYMPOSIUM (Fall) - Pressure Canning.  SOLD OUT

November 20 - Kitchener, ON.  No Power, No Problem.  SOLD OUT

November 22 - Chatsworth, ON.  No Power, No Problem.  

December 10 - Chatsworth, ON.  Assembling Dehydrated Meals.   SOLD OUT

December 13 - Seaforth, ON.  No Power, No Problem.  SOLD OUT