‘We’ve Lost Our Way’: How Old School Boot Camp in Ohio Is Teaching Self-Sufficiency Skills

‘We’ve Lost Our Way’: How Old School Boot Camp in Ohio Is Teaching Self-Sufficiency Skills
The hands-on butchering class is a favorite at the Old School Survival Boot Camp. Photo by Tim Evans
Jeff Louderback
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VINTON COUNTY, Ohio—People from all walks of life across 25 states and Canada flocked to the Old School Survival Boot Camp for a three-day event over May 12–14 in the Appalachian foothills of southern Ohio, where they gathered to learn skills that teach self-reliance.

More than 140 classes taught by instructors from around the country included butchering, canning, herbalism, emergency medicine techniques, food preservation, blacksmithing, beekeeping, and gardening.

Jeff Louderback
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