Success!

The Self-Reliance fair was a HUGE success! Everyone seemed very pleased with the steady flow of people and well attended classes. This WILL be happening next year.

                        If you would like to be involved contact me, a year goes by fast.

A HUGE thank you to all who participated it wouldn't have been a fair without you :)

Also if you would like to made aware of the upcoming start up of the East Mountain Community Homesteaders Group. Leave me your e-mail address or e-mail me. Don't know what a homesteading group is go to this link.

The How To Make An Horno video will be uploaded to You Tube and made available to everyone in the very near future.

Self-Reliance Fair class schedule June 9th save the date!

This is the schedule of classes for the Self-Reliance Fair. Each class room door will have a sign with the class room number and class schedule. There will be greeters at the door handing out a schedule for the day. Did I mention they will also be making Dutch oven cobbler to be served through out the event :)

                                          

                                              9:10 -  10am     Wendy McGuire - Beginning poultry care          

                                     10:10 - 11am     Wendy McGuire - Intermediate poultry care                 

                                     11:10 - 12pm     Wendy McGuire - Advanced poultry care               

                                     12:10 - 1pm       Chantelle Romero - Shelf Reliance food storage           

                          9:10-10am     Lisa Ross - Fit, Flexible and Focused For All Ages"/"Tips for               Having Balanced Brain Chemistry  

                   10:10 - 11am  Dealing with gophers - Shawn Wimberly from the USDA     

                   11:10 - 12pm  Ive Schwebach - Gardening late in the seaon and drip lines 

                   12:10 - 1pm    Vet. Thruman Reitz - Taking care of pet injuries and making home  made dog food

   9:10 -  11:00am   Craig Noorlander - Bee Keeping and how to make beeswax candles

  11:10 - 12:00pm  Lisa Ross - Demystifying the Art of Fermentation

  12:10 - 1pm         Lisa Ross - Demystifying the Art of Sprouting  

Booths
There will also be 12 booths we are hoping to fill all 19. This is what we have so far...

Craig Noorlander will have a booth after his class -Bee keeping

Chantelle Romero will have a booth before and after her class - Shelf Reliance 

Dry pack canning booth 

Home canning, meats, vegetables and fruits booth

Master gardeners booth

Maggie from Abq Old School to get the word out about the classes they offer

Richard & Diane Sego will have a booth and will be doing solar oven demos outside through out the event

Dave Nuckols will be doing a booth on how to build hornos (adobe ovens) 

Spinning fiber -  booth by Cynthia Daly owner of Milagro Moon Ranch 

New Mexico Big Horn Gun Club - They will have 2 women and 2 men "manning" the booth to talk about their organization and activities. * added May 7th*


The Davidson's will have a booth on emergency preparedness, 72 hour kits etc.
*added May 7th*


Booth by the Perry's - "Next to air & water, food is our greatest dependency.  Be prepared with healthy, gluten free, Kosher, non-gmo meals.  GoFoods Global has a 20+year shelf life.  Prepare your family for future emergencies and protect your food budget from escalating prices @ the same time.  For more details & to take advantage of the FREE food offer visit:  http://healthystoragefood.com  Select from a variety of soups & entrees & just pay a small shipping fee." *added May 14th*

I will update this list as more booths are added. If you would like to participate in the Fair  

e-mail me.

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me. DeAnn Payne @ paynelessphoto@gmail.com or leave a comment and I will get back to you asap. Hope to see you there!

Also if there is anyone who found this blog who is looking to organize a fair like this and has any questions about how to get something like this going feel free to e-mail me.