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‘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
Jeff Louderback
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Jeff Louderback covers major news and politics, including the Make America Healthy Again movement and regenerative farming. Since joining The Epoch Times in 2022, he has covered national elections, the Robert F. Kennedy Jr. presidential campaign, the East Palestine train derailment, and the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina. Jeff has 30-plus years of professional experience as a reporter, editor, and author.
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