BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//School of Self-Reliance - ECPv6.15.13//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.schoolofself-reliance.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for School of Self-Reliance REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20210314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20211107T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20220101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250504T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250504T130000 DTSTAMP:20260423T194127 CREATED:20250314T220232Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250501T180052Z UID:60325-1746352800-1746363600@www.schoolofself-reliance.com SUMMARY:URBAN DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE -- TO BE RESCHEDULED... DESCRIPTION:Urban Disaster Preparedness and Response    \nPOSTPONED — TO BE HELD AT A FUTURE DATE\n$50\, ($35 students and seniors )\n\n \nThis workshop seminar will be conducted by Nathan Machain.\n\n\nWe will cover the following topics:\n\n\nHow to keep your plans on P.A.C.E.\n\nWhen should you shelter in place?\n\nWhen is it time to evacuate?\n\nHow to stay in touch with your loved ones during a crisis\n \n\n  \n\nRealistic Bug Out locations\n\nUrban navigation\n\nHidden resources\n\nPreparation for fort home\n\nPreparation for your vehicle for evacuation\, and as an alternate bug out location\n\n \n\n\nHow to put together a Bug Out bag that fits your specific needs and environment\n\nIf you already have a Bug Out bag\, please bring it with you to class URL:https://www.schoolofself-reliance.com/event/urban-disaster-preparedness-and-response/ CATEGORIES:Urban skills ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.schoolofself-reliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/NATHAN-MACHAIN.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250307T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250307T210000 DTSTAMP:20260423T194127 CREATED:20200101T002630Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T070813Z UID:12536-1741374000-1741381200@www.schoolofself-reliance.com SUMMARY:SURVIVAL SKILLS Class\, ON-LINE DESCRIPTION:Friday\, March 7\,    7 p.m. to 9 p.m.\,  SURVIVAL SKILLS Class\, Five Weeks\, $75 \nOne of the best deals in town! \non-line class \nFIVE CONSECUTIVE FRIDAYS \n  \nSponsored by Pasadena City College.  Call (626) 585-7608 for information and registration. Cost to college is $75. \nThis course consists of five two-hour classes\, on five consecutive Friday nights. \nThe Class topics include the following: \nWild Plants for food\, medicine\, and other uses\, focusing on plants that are currently in season. \nEverything we need to know about Water: How to find it\, how to purify it\,  how to store water — and more. \nHow to make fire with both primitive and modern methods. You’ll learn the 4 Principles by which fire is made. \nHow to make and use a shelter when you get stuck in the outdoors.  Simple lean-tos to more complicated shelters will be shown. \nTools and supplies will be discussed — you know\, all the stuff you buy for your pack. \nOther topics include natural navigation\,  finding fibre from natural sources and making cordage\, dealing with no electricity or no toilet\,  and more. \nThe conversation and questions from students makes this lively and engaging.  Taught by Christopher Nyerges.   \n  URL:https://www.schoolofself-reliance.com/event/wilderness-survival-skills-class-5-weeks/ CATEGORIES:Bushcraft,Foraging,medicinal plants,plants for making fire,shelter building,Survival Skills,Urban skills ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.schoolofself-reliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_6202-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240504T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240504T133000 DTSTAMP:20260423T194127 CREATED:20200101T002944Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240405T192120Z UID:12538-1714816800-1714829400@www.schoolofself-reliance.com SUMMARY:WILD FOOD WALKABOUT DESCRIPTION:  \n \n  \nSaturday\, May 1\, 10 a.m. \n  \nWILD FOOD WALKABOUT \nIn this class\,  we’ll walk about the watershed area in search of the seasonal plants.  After our rains\, we’ll see lots of the greens that develop in winter and spring in California.  Who knows? We might even see mushrooms\, though mushrooms are very unpredictable. \nWe’ll discuss edible\, medicinal\, and useful plants we find\, and collect greens for soup. \nWhere it’s safe to do so\, you’ll also learn to make fire without matches\, and then we’ll make and cook soup! \nDress comfortably.  Bring your bowl\, and your water canteen for our walk.   If you have an ethno-botany notebook for plant samples\, bring it along so you can continue to keep records of your findings. \nWe’ll meet in the Arroyo Seco\, with the exact spot sent out after you register. \n$65  (senior/student $45) \n  \n  \n \n  URL:https://www.schoolofself-reliance.com/event/wild-food-walkabout/ CATEGORIES:Ethno-botany,Foraging,medicinal plants,mulefat,Urban skills,uses of willow END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240131T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240131T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T194127 CREATED:20210819T193054Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240124T053226Z UID:40315-1706725800-1706733000@www.schoolofself-reliance.com SUMMARY:free WILDERNESS SURVIVAL workshop with KEITH FARRAR DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, January 31\, 6:30 p.m. \nIf you live close to the La Mesa/San Diego area\, there will be a free 2-hour Wilderness Survival Seminar given by Keith Farrar (instructor at Wilderness Skills School and The School of Self-Reliance). \nThis program is FREE of charge\, sponsored by Adventure-16 and held at Helix Brewing Company: 8101 Commercial St La Mesa\, CA 91942.6:PM Social Gathering – Program runs 6:30PM to 8:30PM. \nFeel free to read a bunch of stuff below if you desire: \nWILDERNESS SURVIVAL is a mixture of ATTITUDE\, KNOWLEDGE\, SKILLS and PROPER EQUIPMENT. Each component compliments the other. The knowledge component is understanding survival priorities and how to address each priority with the proper skills and equipment. Our program will teach you how to handle each priority\, which will greatly boost your attitude when dealing with an actual survival situation. With this information you will learn how to put together a complete survival kit with components that you will understand how to use and that are easily acquired. \nThis program is for the hiker\, mountain biker\, backpacker\, naturalist\, or anyone that enjoys spending time in the outdoors. While we teach a mixture of modern and primitive skills\, you will not be required to rub sticks together to make fire or build a leaf shelter\, unless you want to. We approach these aspects with modern alternatives\, making this program appropriate for all levels of outdoor enthusiasts. \nKeith Farrar has been involved with outdoor skills\, primitive skills and wilderness survival for over 20 years\, teaching the same for the last 10 years. He has been a State Park and National Park Service volunteer for the last 10 years\, taking kids and adults on nature walks\, as well as teaching First Aid\, CPR and Stop the Bleed classes to park volunteers.Keith teaches for The School of Self Reliance \, which has run for over 50 years and led by renowned author\,  ethnobotanist and survival skills instructor\, Christopher Nyerges. \n  \n  \n  \n \n  \n  URL:https://www.schoolofself-reliance.com/event/knots-and-knives/ CATEGORIES:Survival Skills,Urban skills END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230318T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230318T133000 DTSTAMP:20260423T194127 CREATED:20190703T133924Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230224T181531Z UID:9935-1679133600-1679146200@www.schoolofself-reliance.com SUMMARY:THE ART OF LOCK-SMITHING DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, March 18\, 10 a.m. \n  \nClass size limited  due to need for personal instruction.  $5 of class fee is the cost of the  tools you take home.  (Additional tools available to purchase) \nIn this introduction to the art of lock-smithing\, you will learn how a pin tumbler lock works (the most common lock on doors). \nA pin tumbler lock is the most common lock found on homes. Understanding the inner-workings of a pin-tumbler lock\, including how to re-key your lock and how to pick your lock are valuable pieces of knowledge while working toward self-reliance. \nOur class will take you through the details of the pin tumbler lock and you will learn how pin tumbler locks are picked open. You will work through the process using locks that are super easy to pick through locks that are very difficult to pick. By class end you will understand exactly how this process works and you will find success opening several locks without keys\, using only bypass tools. \n \nYou will work through various steps of difficulty from a single pin (to get the feel) to a 5 pin lock with a difficult pinning order. \nWe’ll look at high-security locks\, pick guns\, plug spinners\, and other basic locksmith tools. \nYou will also learn how to proceed to more advanced studies in the field of lock-smithing. \n \n  \n \nLocation sent out with registration. \n$65. URL:https://www.schoolofself-reliance.com/event/the-art-of-locksmithing-45/ CATEGORIES:Survival Skills,Urban skills END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221111T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221111T210000 DTSTAMP:20260423T194127 CREATED:20200113T193058Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221219T060722Z UID:13101-1668193200-1668200400@www.schoolofself-reliance.com SUMMARY:URBAN SURVIVAL SERIES -- ALTERNATIVES TO ELECTRICITY\, and FIRE discussion -- ON-LINE DESCRIPTION:  \nALTERNATIVES TO ELECTRICITY\, with a discussion of FIRE-STARTING METHODS — ON-LINE \nFRIDAY\,  November 11\, 7 p.m. \n  \n  \n \n  \nElectricity is today a staple of modern life — and yet!! — most of us would be unable to function without it! \nLet’s take a look at some of the simple alternatives to electricity\, either because you want to live simply\, or due to a blackout. \nWe’ll show the many refrigerator alternatives where food can be stored without electricity. \nWe’ll address the many manual tools that you can and should have. \nWe cover the many lighting alternatives\, from past to present. \nOf course\, we know that solar power is a viable alternative too\, and you’ll learn how to find out more if you want to get solar devices for your home’s lighting\, or other electrical uses. \n \n \nIn addition\, we’re going to talk about making fire\, both in the wilderness and in the urban setting. Fire provides warmth\, dries your clothes\, cooks your food\, purifies your water\, etc. It is at the very foundation of human civilization. \nLearn about the 4 Principles by which fire is made. We’ll cover all these methods\, with many hints for your personal success. \nON-LINE \nLINK IS SENT UPON REGISTRATION \n$20   ($15 seniors and students). \n \n  \n  \n \n  URL:https://www.schoolofself-reliance.com/event/lunchtime-fire-workshop/ CATEGORIES:plants for making fire,Survival Skills,Urban skills END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221028T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221028T210000 DTSTAMP:20260423T194127 CREATED:20200216T050821Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221219T061020Z UID:14554-1666983600-1666990800@www.schoolofself-reliance.com SUMMARY:URBAN SURVIVAL SERIES: WATER FOR LIFE -- ON-LINE DESCRIPTION:  \nFriday\, October 28\, 7 p.m. \nWATER FOR LIFE: Finding it\, Purifying it\, Storing it \nwith a focus on the URBAN environment. \nEveryone needs water\, and no cities exist without a steady water supply. Where do we get our water\, and how reliable is the supply? \nWe’ll explore survival sources of water in both the wilderness and the urban areas.  Some will be surprising.  We’ll look at the various ways to purify water – all four basic methods.  And since you really should keep a supply of water in your home\, we’ll share some of the simple ways to store water in your garage or closet. \nThere’s a lot to think about on this vital topic. \nJoin us for the class and the conversation that follows.  www.SchoolofSelf-Reliance.com \n  \n(Qualifies towards our Weekend Warrior certificate) \n  \nPresented on Zoom \nLink sent to registered students. \n$20  ($15 seniors and students) \n  URL:https://www.schoolofself-reliance.com/event/weekend-warrior-series-focus-on-water/ CATEGORIES:Survival Skills,Urban skills END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220716T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220716T140000 DTSTAMP:20260423T194127 CREATED:20220524T041506Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220716T062328Z UID:48899-1657965600-1657980000@www.schoolofself-reliance.com SUMMARY:NEW! THE ART (and SCIENCE) OF OUTDOOR PHOTOGRAPHY DESCRIPTION:  \nSATURDAY\, JULY 16\, 10 am to 2 pm \n+ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTHIS IS AN ALL-NEW CLASS\, TAUGHT BY KEITH FARRAR\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Art (and Science) of outdoor photography. \nTESTIMONIAL:   “I thought your material in your class was terrific.  I don’t consider myself a professional photographer but I have taken many classes and workshops from professional photographers.  Your presentation was one of the best overviews of photographic principles I have seen.  It was clear how much time/effort you put into the material–very succinct yet comprehensive. Nicely done!   —  Dave \n\nHeld at Hahamongna Watershed Park\, upper area.  Can’t find us?  Call Christopher at 323 605 7283 \n\nWhile art may be subjective\, the technical side of photography needs to be understood to achieve desired consistent results.\n\nThis class is led by  Keith Farrar\, a professional photographer for over 30 years.  He will cover the topics that will let you achieve the great photographic results you desire.\nHe will address exposure\, how your camera light meter “thinks”\, and the ISO-Aperture-Shutter Speed relationship.  You’ll learn about contrast breakdown\, lighting tips\, hyperfocal focus\, and selecting the proper focal length lens.  Yes\, these things matter!  You’ll learn about circles of confusion\, composition basics\, simple outdoor portraiture\, and more.\n\nWhile some of the material covered will relate to your phone camera\, this class is more appropriate for those using Digital or Film Cameras. No particular camera brand\nwill be covered as the controls are different for each brand. All concepts\, however\, can easily be applied to your particular camera brand.\n\n\n\n\n\nYou can see some samples of Keith’s work here: https://natureskillsschool.com/years-of-photography\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPHOTOS BY KEITH\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \nWHO NEEDS THIS CLASS: This class is for anyone looking to improve on\, and achieve consistent photographic results. Both for amateur and perspiring professional photographers.\n\nGOALS: The goal of this class is to give you a better understanding of the technical and artistic side of photography\n\nTHIS IS WHAT YOU WILL TAKE HOME FROM THIS CLASS: You will have a much better understanding of the most important technical aspects of photography\, outdoor lighting\, basic outdoor portraiture and nature photography.\nTaught by Keith Farrar URL:https://www.schoolofself-reliance.com/event/the-art-of-outdoor-pho