we are hosting a self sufficiency gathering,with a twist,for us

well dilligaf has been a member of a survivalist board for a while now and there are quite a few members from this general area.so we thought being that we have hosted many a hippie gathering here why not organize a self sufficiency workshop/get to gather here on the farm for the survivalist boards..

LOL,,yeah,,we have had quite a few responses and many are eager to show off there skills as well..
so far on the list of activities is a dutch oven workshop,solar oven,tapping a spring,skinning,butchering and preserving the hides of rabbits,self bow,auquaponics,possibly a wild edibles workshop,milking demo,soap and cheese making,food storage,weapons and knife defense..
im sure we will do a walk through of the cabin process as well

we have set a date for labor day weekend and as i said we have quite a few pretty much confirmed.. LOL..

this is going to be a first for us.they know we have dreads etc but i dont think they fully comprehend just who and what we are all about..
a lot of these folks are city folks that play weekend warrior at there bug out locations..
they seem like a good buncha folks and in some ways im sure we are like minded,but those boards lean heavily towards the right with a christian overtone to them.
so we will definitely hippie ourselves out for this shindig,,.. LOL..

i sincerely hope that they are more focused and motivated than a lot of others who have came here for gatherings but i also hope there not to straight laced.. any way it goes it should be interesting..

oh and if this sounds interesting to anyone in the TN,NC,GA area just let us know we can keep you updated with details and directions when the time is closer at hand..

so what do yall think? are we nuts or what? LOL

 

Well if they are like u say~"lean heavily towards the right with a christian overtone "
they may be in for the shock of their lives...which would be a hoot to watch their reactions to u all.
But I love the idea for some of the workshops...good luck & let us all know how it turns out.

 

sounds like an interesting mix to say the least

I love the workshop idea, I am sure I would learn a lot from that

 

we hope that we can learn a bit as well.. nothing beats a hands on learning experience..
even if its something we are familiar with,maybe we can learn some new tricks..

always looking for ways to improve ourselves and our lifestyle around here..

being self sufficient should be a pleasure not a chore...

 

Sounds fun but….. be careful with the right wing Christians.

I heard a lot of rumors of big brother labeling a lot of them “domestic terrorists” and spending some of that war on terror money to keep an eye on them.

But sounds fun a lot of those Christian folks are good people and good to have as friends and neighbors (If their not too far out there).

Maybe you can convert some of them into hippies.

 

lol,, i dunno about the converting part,but one of the folks coming plays bag pipe for the honor guard when police or fire die around here.. we are tryin to talk him into bringin them,,.. maybe we could have a impromptu drum circle arise out of it if he does.. lol

as far as them being watched by the government,,trust me i doubt anyone there is being watched any more than we are,,in fact a couple are cops,the one who plays bagpipe is a EMT and a forestry fireman..

in fact our local law enforcement will more than likely be scratching there heads over this gathering as they have been known to keep tabs on us when we have a large event..

over the scanner they have been heard referring to us as "the hippie retreat".. lol

not this time boys,,..

 

the plus side to this crowd,,,we know they will all leave when its over not linger for a month afterwards..

 

Oh, it sounds like a fucking ball. I could use to bring some skills home, I wish I could be there, but California is a long way away!

Have fun and post us how it goes!

Love and Light,
Joshua

 

yeah cali is a LONG way away. dilli says someone from long island is thinking about coming though..

and a buncha them had a camp out at a gun range about 100 miles from here about a month ago,and a guy came from texas for that.. so who knows how far someone may come from..

 

If there is someone from Texas considering coming then get them in contact with me. I am serious, I would love to be there. I have been trying to figure out how ever since I read this.

"the plus side to this crowd,,,we know they will all leave when its over not linger for a month afterwards.."
LMAO!

 

Hi hhb and dilli,

it sounds great (and sometimes being nuts works wonder )

Take each of them as individual, not as parts of whichever movement ... and don't take any differences personal ... it'll be a great experience anyway.

Just a thought ....

Wishing you well
Peace

 

seeker,,we will be sure to let you know if anyone is coming from over your way..like i said it isnt planned till labor day so this is in the very early stages of details and rsvp's.

yeah moving cloud,we are actually try to be very accepting of others regardless of there professions or personal beliefs.we bend over backwards not to judge people till we have figured them out,in this context even then we tend to let differences ride..

we were sitting here talking last night and came to the conclusion that its almost certain the microcosms of society will prevail with this group just as it would with any hippie group. we are sure someone will get stupid drunk,someone will be a worthless oxygen thief,someone will be just to clean and to much of a wanna be to fit in etc..
the only microcosm that may not occur with this crowd that has always been prevalent with the hippie crowd is a thief..

i to think it will be a great experience even with our differences.who knows we may actually find a partner out of it,,doubtful,,lol but who knows..

anyway,we will keep everyone here updated on the plans..

yall have a great holiday..we are shoveling dirt all day for the root cellar.. yay yay...

 

well next weekend is the big weekend.
i guess its going to happen.
its seems like it is going to be small,we have had 7 confirm there intent.
we are pretty sure a couple are very religious,and we assume one is wealthy as they have a second home in a fairly expensive area not far from here.
all in all the ones who have confirmed seem like a decent group of people.
we are trying to figure out how we are going to partake while they are here.we are going to lock the house up tight so as to avoid having any of them get nosy,so we gotta figure out how we are going to keep our minds right while they are here without offending anyone..that and as i said before,im sure someone will be a LEO being what we are doing and where it has been planned from..

not sure what all is going to be demonstrated now,i know the rabbit butchering and hide preservation is still planned,i think someone is going to demonstrate leather working,but im not sure what else..
as i said before,anyone interested in coming let us know and we will shoot you directions..

seeker,dilli said something about folks from texas still talking of coming but were trying to get a carpool together.when dilli gets outta bed i will ask her about it and if they are still discussing it ill try and send you some contact info if your still interested...

 

Man... it sucks I can't make it. Sounds great.

 

Sunday night I will be at http://toadies.sonarmanagement.com/.

I wish I could be there.

I hope I will eventually make it to visit you guys.

Take a hundred pictures, some videos, and write a good blog about what happens!

 

HHB,

It sounds like it's going to be an interesting event. I love it when different kinds of folks get together. I wish I could be there, though I am far away and occupied with endeavors here. Enjoy it, I hope great skills are displayed and learned.

Love and Light,
Joshua

 

well? c'mon, you have an audience here

oh, and if you happen to have video'd the rabbit fur preparation, id love to see it. i have 4 in the freezer right now waitin on me to give it a go.

 

short and sweet..

it was a bust,4 showed for only a few hours and nothing got done except cooking in dutch ovens..

about the same as a buncha hippies,nothing got done.. ..

 

well, i hate to hear that. I applaud your effort none the less.

 

sad to hear things didn't quite pan out... but then again kinda confirms everything else...