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.

 

August 12, 9:00 to 10:00.  CFOS on FM 89.3.  Guest on "Open Line" with Philly Markowitz.  Food Preservation Techniques.

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

 

September 22, 6:30 to 9:00 p.m.  Chatsworth, ON.  Water Bath Canning.  Cost:  $45.  REGISTER NOW  

September 27, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.  Dobbinton, ON.   Plant Identification - Fall Foraging Hike.  Cost:  $30   REGISTER NOW

 

October 24, 9:00 to 12:00.  Dobbinton, ON.   WOMEN ONLY:  Outdoor Safety Training - Bushcraft Skills.  Cost:  $40. REGISTER NOW

October 24, 1:00 to 4:00.  Dobbinton, ON.   Storm Ready - Shelter in Place.  + Bonus:  Car Kits for Winter!  Cost:  $40.  REGISTER NOW

October 25,  9:00 to 12:00.  Dobbinton, ON.   YOUTH + ADULT COMBO:  Outdoor Safety Training - Bushcraft Skills.  $70 for the pair. REGISTER NOW

October 25, 1:00 to 4:00.  Dobbinton, ON.    Outdoor Safety Training 2.0 -  Navigation Scavenger Hunt.  Cost:  $40. REGISTER NOW

October 20, 6:30 to 9:00 p.m.  Chatsworth, ON.  Hearty Chicken Stew - Learn to Pressure Can.  Cost:  $45.  REGISTER NOW

 

November 10, 6:30 to 9:00.  Chatsworth, ON.  Assembling Dehydrated Meals DIY Workshop.  REGISTRATION OPEN.   COST:  $45.

**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