Below you will find a wide range of excellent training opportunities. These are all low to no cost training. This is NOT a complete list. Please go to my training/resource page for a complete list.
Do you know of training that is not on the list? Please send me an email at preparepdx@gmail.com. If possible include a link to the original source of information. I do not post classes that are over $40.00 dollars.
I am trying to get the word out about PreparePDX, so if you attend a class please let them know you saw it on my website.
Thank you.
June
Keeping City Chickens
Date: June 13, 2012 6:30pm – 8pm
Requirements: You must register and cost is $10.00
Contact: Click Here for full details
“ Come learn all the necessary steps to keep your flock healthy & happy– from diet to dwellings, finding suitable breeds for your set-up, and some nifty husbandry know-how.”
Cheese making
Date: June 16, 2012 10:30am – 12pm
Requirements: You must register and cost is $40.00
Contact: Click Here for full details
This is a great foundation class for beginning cheese makers. You’ll have fun learning the art of making soft and semi-firm cheeses that you can make at home, in your own kitchen, for a fraction of the cost of store bought cheese.
Making Lotions and Balms
Date: June 16, 2012 2:30pm – 4:00pm
Requirements: You must register and cost is $30.00
Contact: Click Here for full details
“This class will cover creating natural lotions, creams, hand balms and lotion bars.”
Candlemaking
Date: June 23, 2012 11am – 12:30pm
Requirements: You must register and cost is $35.00
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“Learn the basics of making candles at home. Using soy wax and beeswax, we will be making container candles, votives, tealights and hand-dipped taper candles.”
Urban Foraging 101 from FirstWays.com
Date: June 23rd, July 21st, August 18th
Requirements: You must register and 20 to $25.00 donation
Contact: Click Here for full details
Urban Foraging 101 is a fun, unique, info-packed class led by Becky Lerner that teaches you to identify an amazing array of common wild edible and medicinal plants and trees of the city, and then harvest them with the utmost respect for nature.
Disaster Preparedness/ Neighborhood teamwork Workshop
Date: June 27, July 11th, July 25th 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Location: The SMILE Station, 8210 SE 13th
Requirements: none
The SMILE Preparedness Committee is offering a workshop on how to prepare your household and your neighborhood to come through any natural disaster, from severe winter storms to earthquakes. This interactive workshop will focus on working with the people you’ll likely need to rely on right after a disaster: your neighbors. Free. No registration necessary. Information: beprepared@sellwood.org.
*** I would like to Thank Stan from beprepared Sellwood ***
Emergency Gardening Portland Community College
Date: June 26th through July 3rd 2012 6pm – 7pm
Requirements: You must register and cost is $40.00
Contact: Click Here for full details
Fresh food can be grown in as little as seven days! Learn about seed saving, water recycling and storage, securing your garden, plants for year-round food and techniques for growing food successfully in an emergency situation.
July
Wild Foods from Dirt to Plate
Date: July 8, 2012 1pm – 5pm
Location: Organic farm on Sauvie Island
Requirements: You must register and cost is $25.00 to $40.00
Contact: Click Here for full details
“This workshop covers many of the plants seen in the book: Edible Wild Plants: Wild Foods From Dirt to Plate, by John Kallas. Visit an organic farm and make a delectable wild gourmet salad on the spot with other participants.”
Survey of Preservation Methods with Living City
Date: July 12, 2012 6pm – 8pm
Location: Living City Garden 4446 NE Going St
Requirements: You must register and cost is $25.00
Contact: Click Here for full details
“This class discusses canning, drying, freezing, fermentation, and oil preserving. Our equipment show-and-tell showcases several kinds of food dryers, including an optimal solar dryer designed for our marginal climate.”
Wild Fruits of Northwest Forests
Date: July 14, 2012 9am – noon
Location: Forest Park, Portland
Requirements: You must register and cost is $25.00 – $40.00
Contact: Click Here for full details
“Come join us learn about wild fruits and other edible plant parts found in northwest forests. Summer is when many wild fruits are ripe for picking.”
Sauerkraut and Fermented Vegetables with Living City
Date: July 19, 2012
Location: Living City Garden 4446 NE Going St
Requirements: You must register and cost is $25.00
Contact: Click Here for full details
“In this class, we explain the process and benefits of fermenting a harvest.”
Kombucha Brewing 101
Date: July 18, 2012 6pm – 8pm
Location: Lion Heart Kombucha 1720 NW Lovejoy St
Requirements: You must register and cost is $20.00
Contact: Click Here for full details
Zombie Apocalypse Survival Workshop
Date: July 28, 2012 1pm – 4:50pm
Requirements: You must register and cost is $40.00
Contact: Click Here for full details
Whether it’s a zombie apocalypse or an earthquake, you and your family need to be prepared. This class covers emergency preparedness techniques, basic survival skills, food identification and safety, technology and self-defense.
Wild Foods in Wilderness Survival
Date: July 29, 2012 1 – 4pm
Requirements: You must register and cost is $22.00 – $40.00
Contact: Click Here for full details
“Learn how to determine if and when wild foods are desirable to use, which plants to seek, what are your priorities in both recreational and unplanned survival situations.”