Could You Survive Doomsday? Self-Reliance Festival Offers Strategies

If you’re worried about doomsday scenarios and how you’ll survive, answers can be found at the Midwest Self-Reliance Festival Friday through Sunday at the Val Air Ballroom, 301 Ashworth Road.

“Only a couple of generations ago, everyone in the Midwest had a pantry full of home-canned good and smoked meats,” the festival sponsors said on their Facebook page. “ They had their own wells to provide clean, clear water and the skills needed to survive hardships they may encounter throughout the year.

Now most have lost those skills and many want to relearn them.”

More than 30 vendors will be on hand with everything from guns and ammunition to home canning supplies and from seed banks to water purification systems.

Educational speakers include: Jackie Clay of Backwoods Home Magazine; Jack Spirko of Survival Podcast and Dr. Bones & Nurse Amy of The Doom & Bloom Hour.