Local Support Groups for Homeschoolers and Homesteaders

Preschool and Elementary Grade Homeschool Support Group: A support group/meeting for parents homeschooling their children in this age/grade group. A place to learn about homeschooling if you're considering it, discuss questions and concerns if you're already homeschooling, share your favorite resources ('show and tell' I suppose you could call it), and a chance for children of similar ages to play while parents chat.

Bedford Library, May 13th at 10AM in the 'Quilt Room' No need to RSVP, no charge, bring your children (even if they are not in this age range, it's fine!), and if you want bring your favorite homeschooling resource, curriculum or other item to share with the group. Also if you are aware of events and activities happening in our area pertaining to this age range, please bring that information. This will be a monthly event.

Homeschooling & Homemaking Support Group: I am going to set up a final date and time for this. The goal of this group will be for our community to come together and share information and teach new skills that relate to homemaking, homesteading and frugal living. Especially with our cost of living continually rising, we need to learn how to save money and do more things ourselves. This group will focus on what we can do no matter what type of housing we live in - apartment, home, farm - there is something we can all do that falls under the homesteading or homemaking category. I hope our community can teach each other and share ideas together so we can all make the best use of our land, our situation, and our money.

I just need you to tell me what days and times work best if you plan to attend. Right now I'm looking at a Monday or Tuesday evening about 6pm. This will be a monthly event, and further details will be ironed out at our first meeting. If you have any ideas for things you'd like to learn and what you'd like to get out of the group PLEASE share them with me. I can't do this on my own! :-) I will start these meetings out at a library but hope to move somewhere that has a kitchen so we can share lessons on cooking, canning, etc. Maybe we can even plan trips to certain places that will give us some hands on experiences.

Again, no charge, decide if you want to bring your kids (I'll be bringing mine to most of them) they are certainly welcome. Eventually I'll get a web site up for the meetings detailing locations, times, and activities. Some activities or discussions may not be suitable for children (discussing butchering, hunting, or hands on with canning, cooking, soapmaking), so parents will have to decide if they want to bring the kids. Kids are welcome if you feel they'll be safe around whatever we're doing - they're even welcome to help and participate.

I'm very excited about all of this - more details to follow!