Bible Survival Project

Seedtime and harvest

A year that follows the seasons

Each skill is taught in the season you'll use it. A church can start with any season, and each class season runs seven weeks, one night a week.

  1. Jan to Feb

    The Kitchen

    Sourdough and everyday bread, biscuits, flatbread, and cornbread. Soups and stews from beans and grains, simple meals on a tight budget, and using leftovers so nothing is wasted.

    LacrimioaraEveryone takes home a loaf, a jar of starter, and recipe cards.

  2. March

    Pantry and Seed Tray

    Building and rotating a sensible pantry, dry storage, and dehydrating. Starting seeds indoors before Nashville's last frost in April.

    LacrimioaraGuests take home seedlings for spring.

  3. Apr to Jun

    The Garden

    Soil, transplanting, vegetables, herbs, and composting. An introduction to wild edibles, look-alikes, and responsible harvesting.

    Lacrimioara, with a guestWild plants taught alongside a qualified forager.

  4. July

    Rest

    A month off in the summer heat while the gardens grow.

  5. Aug to Sep

    Harvest and Preserve

    Freezing, fermenting, pickling, safe canning, and root-cellar basics. Preserving meat without a refrigerator: salting, smoking, drying, and pressure canning.

    LacrimioaraCanning and meat taught with tested, food-safe methods.

  6. October

    The Retreat

    A supervised outdoor weekend: shelter and tents, safe water, a controlled fire, Dutch-oven cooking, and map and compass.

    With certified co-leadersHeld at a retreat center or farm.

  7. November

    Ready for the Storm

    A household plan for an ice storm or tornado outage: food without a fridge, water, heat, light, and cooking. Then a plan to check on elderly neighbors.

    LacrimioaraEvery family leaves with a written plan.

  8. December

    The Needle

    Knitting scarves, hats, socks, gloves, and sweaters, plus needlepoint. Clothing a household by hand, with plenty left over to give away.

    LacrimioaraBeginners leave with a project on the needles.

Outdoor and wild-food classes run only with qualified co-leaders.

Season one: The Kitchen

Seven weeks in winter

The Kitchen season: six steps from mixing flour, water, salt, and starter to baking and sharing the loaf.

Every week, everyone bakes a loaf from flour, water, salt, and starter: mix, knead, let it rise, shape it, score the top, and bake and share it.

Also this season

  • Keeping a sourdough starter alive
  • Biscuits, flatbread, and cornbread
  • Soups and stews from beans and grains
  • Simple meals on a tight budget
  • Using leftovers so nothing is wasted

Everyone takes home a loaf, a jar of starter, and recipe cards.

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