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ENCHANTED   FOREST   CHRISTMAS

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WANSHIP POTATO HARVEST THIS WEEK 

​Date: October 17, Friday
5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
October 18, Saturday
8:00 am to 10:00 am
3 kinds of organic potatoes!


Address: 
2000 S Hoytsville Rd, Wanship, Utah
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Thank You Everyone! The Center Street Potatoes are All Harvested!

We had two wonderful days of really fun potato harvest at the Heber Harvest Fair. Thanks!

We still have lots of potatoes in the field, so we will have a 2nd harvest this week.

October 2nd and 3rd at 5:30 to 7:30. THURSDAY-FRIDAY

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Pick 25# or 10# bags and give a small donation to Heber Valley Self Reliance & Wasatch Community  Foundation
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PAST EVENTS
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​Heber Valley Self Reliance 
All-Member Meeting


​Date: AUGUST 28, THURSDAY
Time: 7:00 to 8:00

301 South Main, Heber City
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In our ALL-member Meeting, Russ will give a potato field report. Russ will give a demonstration and presentation that may inspire you make a simple addition which may make a great difference in your health.

Sandra will discuss our class schedule for the rest of this year and all of next year. We appreciate your input as we work to bring classes to help you, your family, and your community be more self-reliant.
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We are so grateful for the public buildings we have been able to use for Heber Valley Self Reliance classes and meetings.

We are especially grateful for our magnificent teachers who have taught for us this year. Every class was so well-done.
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POTATO REPORT


The potato field is doing well!
Norm and Russ harrowed weeds in rows with tractor and harrow

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BRING GLOVES, HATS & HOES!
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EASY WEEDING!
COME WEED POTATOES WITH US
AUGUST 8,2025
FRIDAY EVENING 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
or
AUGUST 9, 2025
SATURDAY MORNING 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
1350 East Center Street
Heber City

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WATERMELON SERVED!!!




​Heber Valley Self Reliance 
All-Member Meeting

T THIS THURSDAY AT WASATCH COUNTY LIBRARY BOWCUTT ROOM
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Date: AUGUST 28, 2025
​Place: Bowcutt Room,
400 East 1200 South
​Wasatch County Library
Drive around to the South entrance
​Lots of parking
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WHAT WILL YOU DO IN A LONG-TERM ELECTRICAL BLACKOUT? Learn how to keep the lights on!

Guest Speaker, Larry Mahoney, Expert Survivalist Electrician, has been able to save the day for many families in this valley because of his electrical knowledge and skill.

Larry is also an expert on alternative energy.
Larry will be able to tell you what you need to know.
LAST DAY TO ORDER DISCOUNTED EXCELLENT FIRST AID KIT AND EMERGENCY FIRST AID SUPPLIES
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FIRST AID - HEBER VALLEY READY
Elisa Scherzinger will be at the ALL-MEMBER MEETING to help you choose and order First Aid Kits with Quality Supplies that can be used to save lives in times of emergency.
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Elisa is offering Heber Valley Self Reliance Members a first aid kit you can afford with quality tools and supplies that can save lives.

Someday, you will need a first aid kit that will save your own life, the life of friends or family or the life of a stranger. Costs for quality kits are going up, so this is an exceptional opportunity.
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POTATO PLANTING in HEBER CITY

     Come help everyone cut potatoes to put in the planter.
 Saturday, June 14, 2025
​ Time: ⋅8:00 or 9:00 am 'til 10:00 a.m.

Address: 1335 East Center Street
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Come at 8:00 if you can help set up tables. Come at 9:00 to cut potatoes & put them in the planter.
Bring a cutting board and knife, please. 
​Thanks for your help!


WANSHIP-COAVILLE POTATO PLANTING
​ near COALVILLE FIRE STATION

​ Date: Thursday JUNE 5th 2025

Time: ⋅6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Address: 
2000 S Hoytsville Rd

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BRING YOUR FAMILY!
Cookies & Lemonade provided!



May 22, 2025
​Heber Valley Self Reliance 
All-Member Meeting

​Date: May 22, 2025
Time: 6:30 to 8:00
Place: Starry Garden Farm
3979 East Center Creek Road, Heber

TALL BLUE HOUSE with RED STONE STEPS with WHITE BAR FENCE
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Please come to our All-Member Meeting at Starry Garden Farm for a POTLUCK dinner. 

Russ will give tours of our Food Forest Permaculture, our high tunnel greenhouse, our farm animals, farm buildings, wood shop and forge.

We are allowing members to pick their own pole beans so you may be able to grow pole beans on arches or fences.

You may bring Seeds to Share
We will be sharing samples of  foods from Food Storage Depot.
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Our guest speaker will be David Woodard, a self-reliance expert.

David will be teaching freeze-drying in our garden kitchen.
Billy Tiedeman will be selling bare-root, fruit-bearing bush trees for $2.00 each. He has:
Elderberry
Golden Currants
Service Berry
Chokecherry
Seaberry
Buffalo Berry
others

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May 1, 2025
​Heber Valley Self Reliance 
All-Member Meeting

​Date: May 1, THURSDAY
Time: 7:00 to 8:00
Place: Heber City Police Community 
Room
301 South Main, Heber City
Please come to our first ALL-MEMBER Meeting 
Russ will talk about
  1. Advances in our organization
  2. Fields we will plant
  3. How we will prepare for no weeds
  4. Better communication
  5. Executive Committee Work
  6. $200 Walmart gift certificate drawing
  7. ​Seed sharing


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Our guest speaker will be Elisa Scherzinger R.N. , emergency and long-term disaster First Aid expert, who will give us an overview of her series of life-saving 12 classes she is teaching for Heber Valley Self Reliance.

WANSHIP HARVEST OCTOBER 



​2025 Wasatch Community Self- Reliance & Emergency Preparedness Fair

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March 29, 2025
​Heber High School

Knowledgeable Teachers
​Booths & Classes
Everyone is Welcome!

Classes Each Hour from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm

Click for Class Schedule

CLICK HERE FOR LOTS MORE INFORMATION






ACTIVITIES  from  2024


Heber Valley Self-Reliance Harvest Calendar

Thank you, all volunteers who have dug out grass, pulled weeds, and users of farm equipment who made a big job much easier.

Now is our big reward: Harvest! Here is our harvest schedule. See you there!

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POTATO HARVEST CHARLESTON
Thursday, Friday, October 3rd, 4th
​ Time: ⋅5:30 pm – 7:30pm

Address: 2790 South 3600 West, Charleston
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Saturday, October 5th
​ Time: ⋅9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Address: 2790 South 3600 West
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COAVILLE POTATO HARVEST
​ near COALVILLE FIRE STATION

​ Date: October 10th, 11th Thurday, Friday
Time: ⋅5:0O pm – 7:00pm

Date: October 12th, Saturday
Time: ⋅7:0O am – 11:00 am

Address: 
2000 S Hoytsville Rd
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BEAN CORN SQUASH HARVEST
Heber City

Saturday,  October 19th
​ Time: ⋅10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Address: 1335 East Center Street
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If you can help harvest in 3 fields or one, come get your share of the harvest, or come buy organic, home grown potatoes. beans,corn, and squash.



Heber Valley Self-Reliance Fields of Crops Volunteers
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2 FIELDS TO HOE
WEDNESDAY, JULY 17 at 7:00


1350 East Center Street
Heber City

Easy to hoe, planted in beans, corn, and squash




CHOOSE A FIELDe will hoe this field, which is not so challenging Wednesday, July 17
​ at 7:00 to 9:00.

This field, the Center Street field was our field planted in potatoes last summer.
1350 East Center Street
Heber City


We have three fields of crops planted this summer with HVSR members labor:
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1. The field in Charleston is planted in potatoes.

2. Wanship field planted in potatoes. Planting is a success; 32 HVSR members helped.
Heroes of the day,  Russ & Claus;
Sprinkler system purchased & designed by Claus
50% of field 6 inches high;
Fire Department supportive in planting and watering;

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Watering being done by Rockport Women's Society

Wanship report: Jacquie Nelson
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3.The Heber Center Street Road field planted in small red beans and cranberry beans, heritage sweet corn, butternut squash, spaghetti squash, Blue Hubbard squash, and  pink banana squash.

The beans and corn were planted by farm machinery by Norman amd Russ.
HVSR Members planted the four types of squash.
The sunset was beautiful, the watermelon was refreshing, and the people were wonderful. We all lingered.


This field, the Center Street field was our field planted in potatoes last summer.
1350 East Center Street
Heber City

We will hoe this field, which is not so challenging Wednesday, July 17
​ at 7:00 to 9:00.


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THERE WILL BE NO JULY AND AUGUST
Heber Valley Self-Reliance All Members Monthly Meeting the 4th Thursday of the month
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​BECAUSE WE ARE ALL WORKING SO HARD TO PLANT, WEED AND HARVEST OUR 3 FIELDS

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Heber Valley Self-Reliance All Members Monthly Meeting
​THIS THURSDAY, April 25, 2024

Time: 7:00 p.m.
Date: April 25 2024
​Place: Bowcutt Room, 400 East Wasatch Library
Go to the West entrance
​Park on Street
Guest Speaker: Jeremy Hales, Wasatch County Deputy Sheriff over Emergency Preparedness in Wasatch County
Jeremy is in charge of organizing and directing county-wide preparations for emergencies such as earthquake, flooding, chemical spills, etc.
Because of his training and background, Jeremy is helping many counties and cities in Utah prepare their own ememergency plans.

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AGENDA:

Guest speaker, Jeremy Hales will give a presentation about emergency preparedness in Wasatch County

We will be having a plant and seed exchange, for those who want to share, so feel free to bring anything you want to give. Chives anyone?

HVSR Preparedness Fair Report by Russ Olsen

HVSR Field Project Update by Russ Olsen

We welcome all members and those who want to become members.
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