Self Suffiency Education

[Lord Kimbote]

I just moved to the Treasure Valley and am interested in taking some free or inexpensive courses to bolster my self sufficieny skills. In particular I'm interested in skills like food storage, meat cutting, growing and harvesting food, working with wood or metal, etc.

I did a brief web search but I figured it wouldn't hurt to crowd source some advice. Anyone have any recommendations for classes in the area?

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[Knobgoblin]

You're living in the regional capital of beef processing.
Just get a part time job in Toppenish.
And you'll probably learn a lil Spanish too.

 

[Joe13]

Door dash
Grub hub
Uber eats

That should cover most things.

 

[Stomper]

I just moved to the Treasure Valley and am interested in taking some free or inexpensive courses to bolster my self sufficieny skills. In particular I'm interested in skills like food storage, meat cutting, growing and harvesting food, working with wood or metal, etc.

I did a brief web search but I figured it wouldn't hurt to crowd source some advice. Anyone have any recommendations for classes in the area?

You want free? Get on YouTube and devour the TENS OF THOUSANDS of the useful (and excellent) pertinent subjects you're looking for.

I'm always referring to being "YouTube Certified", and "YouTube University".

 

[P7M13]

You could also read the boy scout manual

 

[Stomper]

You could also read the boy scout manual

Good idea, but skip over the parts about helping old ladies across the street. In SHTF scenarios it'd probably be a trap and they'd shank you in the ribs and steal the merit badges off your shirt to use as TP!

 

[NeoBlackdog]

The interwebs will likely have everything you could ever want to know for free.

 

[oremike]

Back in the 70's I remember the Foxfire books being very popular with the hippies for that type of thing.

 

[Certaindeaf]

You want free? Get on YouTube and devour the TENS OF THOUSANDS of the useful (and excellent) pertinent subjects you're looking for.

I'm always referring to being "YouTube Certified", and "YouTube University".

Off Grid Tit Wagging is always a top performer.

 

[Certaindeaf]

The interwebs will likely have everything you could ever want to know for free.

Self sufficient means cutting the cord and going Darwin.

 

[AshWilliams]

Back in the 70's I remember the Foxfire books being very popular with the hippies for that type of thing.

I used to peruse the Foxfire books at my local library as a young teenager. I think you can get them so in pdf format from the interwebs now.

 

[Longwalkhome]

free? Self sufficient isn't about free. Self sufficient is being paid to learn.

 

[Stomper]

Self sufficient means cutting the cord and going Darwin.

With too many kids today living in their parents' basement well into their middle-ages… by, "cord" you must mean, "umbilical cord".

 

[ilikegunspdx]

What about one of these? They are liek $4 I think. Lots of crap in there it's pretty thick. I need to read it someday.

 

[NeoBlackdog]

Self sufficient means cutting the cord and going Darwin.

I was thinking of learning all you can while the cord is attached. After someone cuts it, then you're on your own. Making yourself fit enough to survive while it is available.
As the song says;
"Ya got to get it, hmm, hmmm, you got to get it while the gettin' is good"

 

[P7M13]

What about one of these? They are liek $4 I think. Lots of crap in there it's pretty thick. I need to read it someday.

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