2014 Self-Reliance Fair

            Welcome! Here is what will be going on this year at the Self-Reliance Fair.

This is an annual shindig so if you wold like to be a part of the Fair next year by teaching a class or having a booth please let me know. Or if you know someone who would make a perfect addition to the Fair pass their information on to me. Thank You! -DeAnn  paynelessphoto@gmail.com

There will be hot dogs grilled outside this year so you don't have to leave to grab a bite for lunch. There will also be refreshments in one of the foyers which will include dutch oven cobbler!

Greeters will be in the foyer handing out class schedules. Signs will also be up on the classroom doors etc.

                          
                           Sewing 101
This class is for those who would like to start sewing with patterns for themselves or others. We will go over how to read a pattern, which patterns are best, including PDF patterns, and how to sew them together.  We will talk a little about choosing fabrics and what is absolutely essential for this process. Sewing can be easy, fun, and rewarding. - Taught by Jenae Hasler

                    Dairy Goat Basics 
Considering adding dairy goats to your life?  This class will give you some food for thought about goat housing and behavior, milking and kidding demands, necessary equipment, a consideration of goat breeds and more.  - Taught by Cynthia Daly

                    Basic Gardening 
            in the East Mountain Area

This class is for the beginning gardener or for the experienced gardener that is new to New Mexico or East Mountain gardening. Topics covered are site selection, soil preparation, irrigation, understanding what "High Desert" means, growing with the seasons and more. - Taught by Kim Nuckols

                        Seed Starting 101

Have you ever tried to grow a tomato plant in your kitchen window? If you are like most people, you have ended up with an 18" tall, somewhat yellowish stem with 4 or 5 sets of scrawny leaves that looks nothing like the hefty green plants sold in the nursery. There are several reasons why it is advantageous to grow your own plants from seeds. Learn the reasons and, more importantly, learn to grow plants like the pros in your very own home!

 -Taught by Kim Nuckols

Introduction to Essential Oils and How to Use Them in Your Daily Routine 

This class is an introduction to essential oils including history, basic categorizing, and most importantly how to incorporate these potent oils into your daily life.  Following the class will be a hands on lab where students will make two aromatherapy balms: a “calming relaxing balm” and a separate “stimulating energizing balm”. Both can be rubbed on the temples, chest or scalp for long lasting aromatherapy. Let the olfactory sensory begin.

Taught by herbalist Claudia Millan-Rounds

                                  Basic Herbalism
Learning to build a relationship with herbs will be your best resource in finding what will provide you and your family with the best healing aid. Best place to start is right in your own yard. The focus will be around a small number of herbs I have developed a loving relationship with by experimenting with various preparations and uses and most importantly, following them in nature. This class will provide the information I've gathered of my favorite herbs, their medicinal uses, and how to's of preparation. Printouts will be given and discussed about the following: 

• Terminology
• Basic preparation of teas
• Preparing tinctures
• Preparing balms
• Herbal recipes

Bring your own clean small jars and take home a self prepared herbal infused oil and or tincture

Taught by herbalist Claudia Millan-Rounds

Thrive Life (food storage)

"Come to a cooking demonstration and tasting featuring Thrive Freeze Dried Foods.  It can be hard to figure out where to start when it comes to budgeting, storing, and rotating a long-term food supply.  You won't be overwhelmed anymore after you attend this class. You will also be excited to see how cooking with freeze dried foods can hep you save time, save money and eat healthier!  Nothing beats the peace of mind you'll have as you build a Home Store full of delicious foods that you know your family will eat." 

Taught by Amber Pearce Thrive Life Rep

Sustainable Living

This class will be an overview of the essential low tech sustainable systems used at Ampersand Sustainable Learning Center.  This will include the basics of passive solar design for cooking, water heating, and space heating, as well as cooling and ventilation.  Rain collection and greywater use will also be discussed as an essential part of sustainable living in the Southwest. 

Taught by Amanda Bramble of Ampersand Sustainable Living Center.

 Raising Chicks

From egg to coop; what to do when you get your baby and how to know when to let them go. Basic feeding, care, tips and health! - Taught by Sydney Stuart

                                  Couponing
"Most people use coupons, but do you know how to make couponing really worth your while? In this class we will discuss how to make the most out of your coupons by “stacking,” and “price matching”. We will discuss the different kinds of coupons, where to find them, and how to combine them for the most savings. We will also talk about coupon-friendly stores, their store policies, and different valuable rewards programs.  Come spend some time with us learning how to stretch a dollar."   - Taught by Kathy Bullock 

Budgeting- Understanding Debt 

American's have an unhealthy relationship with debt. Understanding debt is key to managing your money, and effective budgeting. - Taught by Mike Patterson

Budgeting- Money Management 

Create a budget that works. Answers the question, "Does a budget tell us how much we can spend, or how much we can save?" - Taught by Mike Patterson

I will post descriptions as I get them from all the teachers. Thanks!

BOOTHS

Demos & handouts on how to make home care products - such as toothpaste, deodorant, hand sanitizer, liquid hand soap, laundry detergent etc. Booth by Carla Ludington

Home Canning - Ask questions and get info on how to can food at home from Kathy Mower a very experienced home canner.

Thrive Life- Learn all about Freeze Dried foods for your home store as well as for your food storage from Amber Pearce. 

Solar Oven Cooking - Richard & Diane Sego are very experienced in cooking in their solar oven and do so weekly. They will have multiple solar ovens to show you how simple they are to use as well as lots of foods prepared during the Fair for you to taste.

Abq Old School - Looking for a place to learn self-reliance skills from throughout the year?! Then talk to the gals from Abq Old School! They offer so many great classes at very affordable prices. 

Your Health - Dr. Redd is the guy to talk to when it comes to keeping you and your family well whether the road to wellness for you is a long road or just a few steps away he has the knowledge and experience to help you get there. 

New Mexico Big Horn Gun Club - A gun club in the East Mountains with a shooting range. They offer classes and a whole lot more be sure to stop by their booth to chat with them.

Communications - Wanna be a HAM? Jim Devenport is a guy to talk to he's got the gear and the expertise to answer your questions about HAM radios and all that good stuff.

Gardening in the East Mountains - TBA

Bread Making - Are you wanting to bake your own bread or have questions about what may be going wrong with the bread you are making? Karissa and Pat Mullen will be there to show you and answer your questions. They will have samples as well as demoing how to make bread. Such a fun and interactive booth.

Emergency prep -72 hour Kits, bugout bags, vechicle kit, and family emergency plan. Come take a look at all these items and see what you need to be ready in an emergency.

4-H Demonstrations -  Members of the Rt. 66 Sharpshooters will be doing short demos of the skills they have learned through 4-H such as raising rabbits and much more. 

Up-cycling & Re-purposing - "Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without" is the mantra for this booth. Stop throwing away what you can make good use of in a different way. Come learn how in this fun and interactive booth!

More booths will be added very soon. Thanks!

If you have any questions please feel free to leave a comment and I will get back to you or e-mail me.  -DeAnn Payne paynelessphoto@gmail.com

2013 Self-Reliance Fair in Edgewood at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

*A Dutch Oven cooking class will be going on outside, schedule TBA* 

Again this year look for dutch oven desserts on the refreshment table, made fresh throughout the fair! 

Food Drive!  Please help us support Bethel Store House in Moriarty by donating non-perishables. Part of being self-reliant is "Neighbors helping neighbors."
*It is not required for entry into the fair, but since this is a free event for the community I hope you will show your support.

Donate to Emergency Buckets *see bottom of post to see how you can help!

(There will be signs up in the building to help you find your way around)
Room 1
9:10     Bee Keeping
10:00   Bee Keeping
10:50   Thrive - Food Storage
11:40   Gardening in the East Mountains
12:30   Gardening in the East Mountains
1:10     Thrive - Food Storage
2:00   Emergency Communications / Ham / CB Radio 

Room 1 class descriptions...
Bee Keeping - Taught by Craig Noorlander

Thrive Life - "Come to a cooking demonstration and tasting featuring Thrive Freeze Dried Foods.  It can be hard to figure out where to start when it comes to budgeting, storing, and rotating a long-term food supply.  You won't be overwhelmed anymore after you attend this class. You will also be excited to see how cooking with freeze dried foods can hep you save time, save money and eat healthier!  Nothing beats the peace of mind you'll have as you build a Home Store full of delicious foods that you know your family will eat." - Amber Pearce Thrive Life

"East Mountain Gardening with Drip Irrigation - Gardening in the East Mountains, high dessert climate can have its challenges, but it can be done and has great rewards. Tips on garden preparation and planning , seed selection, weed, disease and pest identification/management and irrigation will be offered." - Ive Schwebach 

"The Emergency Communications / Ham / CB Radio class will concentrate on the importance of having some sort of emergency communications available during crises of any sort.  Most people think they will just be able to use their cell phones if their home phones don't work, but in every disaster/storm/crisis since the inventions of telegraph and telephone, ALL normal communications systems fail in the first several days after an "event", due to:

(1) Overload - when an earthquake, tornado, flood, fire etc. occurs, so many people grab the cell phones and home phones to "See if everyone is OK" that it overloads the Internet, Cell phone towers, and landline home phone systems.  Inability to "get through" creates even more distress and more efforts to use the phones, making the overload problem even worse as the first several days follow after a disaster.  Which also leads to:

(2) Public service officials, police, homeland security, etc, often SHUT DOWN parts of the telephone (cell AND home) systems to "prioritize" their own access to communications so they can better direct their own relief efforts.

(3) Electrical power is often lost at mountaintops and cell towers and telephone switching stations, reducing the number of calls that can be completed.

We will review ways to deal with each of these problems, using common sense and readily available equipment, without undue expense, using commonly available but rarely used resources:

-CB radios:  Communications for several miles from home or vehicle

-FRS and GMRS radios:  Local communications with walkie talkies and mobiles in vehicles

-Ham Radio for both local and long distance communications." - Jim Devenport

Room 2
9:10     How to deal with Gofers
10:00   The Money Management Class
10:50   Your Health 
11:40   Home-Defense
12:30   Herbs & Essential Oils
1:10     Creating a Family Emergency Plan
2:00    Survival Skills 

Room 2 Class descriptions...
 Taught by Shawn Wimberly of the USDA

The Money Management Class " A seminar covering the money issues most people face (or will face).Often, in seminars like this, participants come away feeling as if they’ve learned something, but they’re not sure what to do with their new-found knowledge, and they don’t know how to figure out what applies to their own lives.

This seminar helps demystify financial issues, explains some basic concepts about how money works, and helps people understand their own relationship to money. We will discuss some of the more common issues facing people: cash reserves, taxes, retirement, college funding, estate planning, and insurance.

With the information presented in class, participants should be able to get a new perspective on their financial lives, and will be able to ask themselves (or a professional) much more productive questions."

Presented by Judy Lopas and/or Jesus A. Soto. LUTCF - Financial Advisors

"1. How to be as healthy as you can BEFORE a crisis hits - through diet, exercise and proper sleep.
2. Some hints on alternatives to prescription drugs - in case you can't get them anymore." - Dr. Redd


"Learn how to enhance your personal safety and protect your family" - Lee Aldridge 

Have you ever thought about what you would do in an emergency?  Have you ever thought about what you would do in an emergency and you were separated from your family?
This session will go into the important aspects of planning so that you, your family, and your friends can be better prepared in the event an emergency or when disaster strikes.  We will discuss the importance of having plans, how to create a plan for different scenarios, discuss what type of plans you might need for the environment you are in, discuss some basic equipment and materials to have ready to go to execute your plans, who should be involved in creating your plans, and how often you should review and practice them!

- Mike Kemp, C.S.P.

Environmental, Health, & Safety professional


"Come join me and learn about “The cure is in the cupboard” and what important herbs for medicine are @ your fingertips.  Also, learn what essential oils need to be in your first aid kit."   -Jeannice Perry www.CreativePreppers.com 

Room 3
9:10    Raising Alpacas
10:00  Raising Chickens
10:50  A is for Archery
11:40   Survival Skills
12:30  Wind Energy 
1:10     Solar Energy
2:00   Water Storage

Room 3 Class descriptions...

"Archery Anyone? Have you ever shot a bow and arrow? Would you like to try?
 A brief introduction into shooting, SAFETY the main take away message. And
 an opportunity to shoot a few arrows. Everyone will get a chance to shoot;
 kids, teens, adults, EVERYONE? Instruction by a certified instructor." 
- Jon Ghahate, owner of Eagle Archery

Survival Skills - "Simple Steps to Getting Prepared
Self-reliance doesn't have to be complex or expensive.  Learn the 6 basic
survival needs and how to set your own personal goals to meet those needs.
We will cover the areas of:
*       Shelter
*       Water
*       Food
*       Energy
*       Security
*       Sanitation and Health
Once these areas are understood, you will be able to create a basic
checklist to get you moving toward accomplishing your own family's goals." - Dave Perry

"Learn about wind turbine generators and how you can save money and sell electricity back to the electric companies.  AND also power for remote off-grid home & ranches." - Michael LeVine ALL STAR ELECTRIC COMPANY www.allstarelec.com On-Site Power System Specialists: Photovoltaics, Wind Turbine Generators, Engine-Generators.


Solar Energy - Paul Mooney, a Solar Professional from Consolidated Solar Technologies (CST) will be presenting a class on Solar Power Systems for attendees of the Self Reliance Fair. The class will cover basic education in how photovoltaic systems work, solar powers place in the overall energy market related to the priorities of the utilities and prominent industry players, legislation, tax incentives, panel warranties and how these issues impact your personal energy strategy and the benefits of the SunPower product line. Sunpower.com
gocstsolar.com Feel free to contact Paul via e-mail pmooney@gocstsolar.com


Booths - This is a list of people who will only have booths NOT classes...
Alpacas - "South Mountain Alpacas is owned by Skip and Stacie Chavez.  Their alpaca ranch is located in Edgewood, NM.  Alpacas were imported into the United States over 30 years ago from South America.  Alpacas are a wonderful fleece growing animals.  Alpacas fleece is hypo allergenic because it contains no lanolin; their fleece has no “itches” because their hair shafts are hollow and they have no scales – the scales are what make wool itchy.  (So it is a natural breathable fleece).    South Mountain Alpacas has been located in Edgewood, NM for over 2 years.  We are a full scale alpaca ranch – we provide agisting (boarding), breeding, and sales.  Alpacas come in 22 natural colors.  Special attention has been paid to their breeding and Alpacas fleece is now as fine as cashmere.  Alpacas are naturally curious and they are very friendly.  Please call and schedule a time to come to our ranch and meet our wonderful animals – we can show you how you can breed and create your own “dream” alpaca ranch!" 

Abq Old School -"Classes in frugal, tradition and sustainable living. Learn in super-affordable, hands-on classes. " Come see what they offer!
4-H Club the Rt. 66 Sharp Shooters - Find out all about 4-H and let your kids do some hands on projects.

Solar Ovens - Richard Sego and his wife Diane will be at the fair again teaching you how to use a solar oven. Taste fresh baked cookies and bread cooked in the solar oven at the fair.

Canning Booth - Come ask questions about home canning and look at the equipment needed. 

NM Big Horn Gun Club - Ask questions and find out what they offer!

Health Booth - Linda Kallish - Live blood analysis, lymphatic drainage techniques, and more, come talk with her about how you can attain better health and wellness.

First Aide -  An ER Nurse will be there to answer your first aide questions and teach you in a hands on fashion.

First Responders - CERT  "We will have hand outs and information about being prepared in disasters or emergencies. We would like to get more volunteers in to CERT so that we can help the community when needed." 

Tuft Twin Farms - Is located off Frost, they have an orchard, raise chickens and sell eggs and much more. They are a fascinating and friendly couple. Come meet and chat with Barry & Ellen Goldberg and learn about their farm and let them share their wisdom and experience with you.

Anyone in this list will be teaching a class and have a booth too...

Archery -  Family Emergency Planning  -  Dr. Redd's health class  -  

Wind Energy Etc -  survival skills - herbs & essential oils  -  Solar Energy  -  

Thrive food storage  - Money Management - Bee Keeping -  Tuft Twin Farms -

Alpacas -


Please Donate to South Mountain Elementary's emergency buckets.  The goal is to have  a 5 gallon bucket in each room of the school stocked with emergency supplies to be used in case of a lock down or natural disaster.

  The PTO president will have a table set up in the foyer to receive your generous donations of either money or items. Very little of the supplies has been procured so far, the cost for each bucket is about $80. I hope you will do what you can and help support this schools initiative to be prepared. Feel free to e-mail PTO president Art Garcia with any questions fyreman94@mac.com thanks!

They need...
AAA/AA batteries 
Flavored drink mix packets 10ct per box
Granola bars 
Gallon size plastic sealable bags
Sandwich size plastic sealable bags
Mini LED flashlights 
Glow-sticks
Facial tissue
Hand held radio model cobra cxt-235 if you would like to purchase this item please let me know so I can then take it off the list. Thank You!

Hope to see you there! If you have any questions leave a comment and I will get back to you ASAP or e-mail me at paynelessphoto@gmail.com    -DeAnn Payne

All the classes and booths that will be at the Fair this year will be announced soon!

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.