Courses
Prepping 101 Weekend Workshop
Have you always wanted to be less dependent on The System to keep you alive? OR go towards Off Grid / Self-sufficient living?
*Concerned about your future or your kids' future?
*Want to have confidence in any situation and teach your kids the same?
Then this workshop is for YOU!
Learn how to:
Stay warm no matter what happens.
Store & grow your own food.
Teach your kids about how to live without grid power or without flush toilets.
Connect with other like-minds and form a support network to deal with disaster.
In this jam-packed, 2-day weekend workshop we will dive into these topics and more....
- Food storage
- Water sources
- Shelter options
- Heating your home
- Food production
- Waste management
- Transportation
- Tools
- Security Strategies
- Health & Medical
9am - 6pm Saturday & Sunday
*Weekend includes home-made lunch both days.
*Conscience Movie night on Saturday.
*Full tour of our (Rancho Relaxo Resort) permaculture property just 12km outside of Rocky Mountain House
*Staying overnight onsite is available on a first come first served basis for an additional fee.
Full 2-Day Weekend course suggested Donation:
$200/person OR
$350 for 2, if you sign up with a friend.
No one will be turned away as we think this is important for all to learn. If the above amount isn't feasible... contact us.
Other payment options are available as well as ALL trades considered.....please contact us for more details.
Any questions or To register please contact Juli at:
403-304-0333 (call or text)
or email [email protected]
Have you always wanted to be less dependent on The System to keep you alive? OR go towards Off Grid / Self-sufficient living?
*Concerned about your future or your kids' future?
*Want to have confidence in any situation and teach your kids the same?
Then this workshop is for YOU!
Learn how to:
Stay warm no matter what happens.
Store & grow your own food.
Teach your kids about how to live without grid power or without flush toilets.
Connect with other like-minds and form a support network to deal with disaster.
In this jam-packed, 2-day weekend workshop we will dive into these topics and more....
- Food storage
- Water sources
- Shelter options
- Heating your home
- Food production
- Waste management
- Transportation
- Tools
- Security Strategies
- Health & Medical
9am - 6pm Saturday & Sunday
*Weekend includes home-made lunch both days.
*Conscience Movie night on Saturday.
*Full tour of our (Rancho Relaxo Resort) permaculture property just 12km outside of Rocky Mountain House
*Staying overnight onsite is available on a first come first served basis for an additional fee.
Full 2-Day Weekend course suggested Donation:
$200/person OR
$350 for 2, if you sign up with a friend.
No one will be turned away as we think this is important for all to learn. If the above amount isn't feasible... contact us.
Other payment options are available as well as ALL trades considered.....please contact us for more details.
Any questions or To register please contact Juli at:
403-304-0333 (call or text)
or email [email protected]
Prepping 101 Course Outline
prepper_101_course_outline.pdf |
Presentations
Jeff & Juli Gillies have a wide variety of topics for public speaking and presentations. These presentations are educational and contain a lot of information that people can put to use as soon as they get home.
We are comfortable presenting to any age, grade, class, or special interest group. If you don't see the topic you would like to hear about, contact us anyway as new presentations are being added all the time.
Jeff & Juli Gillies have a wide variety of topics for public speaking and presentations. These presentations are educational and contain a lot of information that people can put to use as soon as they get home.
We are comfortable presenting to any age, grade, class, or special interest group. If you don't see the topic you would like to hear about, contact us anyway as new presentations are being added all the time.
Our popular topics include:
10 Ways to Double your Garden Production
- We will talk about how to eliminate weeding, watering, fertilizing, and the need to protect plants from frost, disease, and pests.
We include discussion of compost, healthy soils, and healthy plants
.
What if I want to grow lots of organic food but don't want to seed a garden each year?
What can I add to my garden to get an organic BOOST?
What if I want to grow lots of organic food but don't want to seed a garden each year?
What can I add to my garden to get an organic BOOST?
Healthy Soil, Healthy People; What is the Connection? -
How can we better design our environment to promote healthy people and healthy communities? Permaculture design is a new way of setting up living spaces that promote an abundance of organic food, renewable energy and overall health for us all. This discussion leads us through the basics of building healthy compost, healthy soil, healthy gardens, healthy bodies, and finally healthy communities. We'll talk about how important bio-diversity is to all these systems, and how the solution to complex problems can be simpler than we think.
Composting
- In this presentation, we discuss the different types of composting styles, and explain the process in easy terms. By the end you will be ready to start a compost pile that day. What are the different steps of composting?
Why is human information in compost important?
What types of waste can be composted to reduce volume or tonnage?
Why is human information in compost important?
What types of waste can be composted to reduce volume or tonnage?
Renewable Energy
- What renewable energy systems give us the best 'bang for our buck'?? We'll talk about the power of sunlight, wind, cold weather, biology, and geothermal heat
. Should we aim for 100% renewable energy? What are the Pros & Cons of this goal?
We include the Top 5 Renewable Energy systems you can build and use for zero cost.
Soils
- What is in the ‘Skin of the Earth’ and where did Soil come from?
How can we work with Soil for successful food growing?
What happens when we build Soil from the finest ingredients possible to maximize production?
How can your connection with Soil improve your health?
How can building Soil reverse climate change?
Is it true that healthy soil can eliminate weeding, watering, fertilizing, and the need to protect plants from frost, disease, and pests?
How can we work with Soil for successful food growing?
What happens when we build Soil from the finest ingredients possible to maximize production?
How can your connection with Soil improve your health?
How can building Soil reverse climate change?
Is it true that healthy soil can eliminate weeding, watering, fertilizing, and the need to protect plants from frost, disease, and pests?
‘Rancho, Relaxo? A Permaculture Demonstration Farm
- We discuss many aspects of our (almost) self-sufficient farm; solar electric, solar heating, raised bed gardens, food forests, log cabins, water harvest, compost etc.
How can you grow your own organic food right in your backyard?
Which forms of Renewable Energy are working the best?
What are the 10 most important components for a successful off-grid farm?
The Top 5 ways to store food with ease.
How can you grow your own organic food right in your backyard?
Which forms of Renewable Energy are working the best?
What are the 10 most important components for a successful off-grid farm?
The Top 5 ways to store food with ease.
Peak Oil
- What is M. King. Hubbert's theory and why does the end of cheap oil change the game?
How dependant on oil are we really?
How does declining oil production lead to economic recession and shortages in food and energy?
How can we build a healthy food system that isn't dependant on fossil fuels?
Futhermore, we can talk about Water Conservation, Compost Toilets & Humanure Systems ...
How dependant on oil are we really?
How does declining oil production lead to economic recession and shortages in food and energy?
How can we build a healthy food system that isn't dependant on fossil fuels?
Futhermore, we can talk about Water Conservation, Compost Toilets & Humanure Systems ...
10 BIG Income Strategies for a Sustainable Future
Dreaming of Going Off-Grid?
What are the Grids you could choose to get off of?
What are the alternatives to those grids?
Dreaming of Going Off-Grid?
What are the Grids you could choose to get off of?
What are the alternatives to those grids?
Presentations can be booked for 45 minutes to three hours for both school classes, public events, conferences, or individual interest.
Please contact us for rates and availability.
We prefer locations located within Alberta, but travel is always an option.
We prefer locations located within Alberta, but travel is always an option.
Call Juli or Jeff today at 403-845-7993
If you have a question, please email us at [email protected].
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