There is a freedom that comes with knowing how and being self-reliant. Freedom from ignorance is a new beginning. With that new-found freedom, we can become more than we ever thought possible. We can now envision not only our potential, but our privilege.
Our story
Our story is the creation of a path for families to transition from a city lifestyle of dependence to a country culture of self-reliance, living in a community of like minded people. The first steps for helping these families are as follows:
- Help define what it is they want
- Help them assess what they have in terms of knowledge and resources
- Help them devise a plan to achieve what they want, starting with what they have
- Help them execute their plan
As tools we use:
- Weekly webinar lessons with Q&A at the end of each live lesson
- Content review of each lesson including a searchable transcript
- Additional relevant resources associated with each topic
- Personalized journal to create a record of the journey down the path
- Forum for questions and answers
- Assessment tools
- Calculators for building costs, production capabilities, and other needed activities
- Newsletter for current events and project progress as well as the introduction of specialists who contribute content, Ambassadors, and Facilitators.
- Assigned facilitators to coordinate online focus group conversation and networking
- Ambassadors who promote the Academy in person or with online introductions and in-home cottage meetings
- Recognition activities to highlight achievement
- Schedule of workshops available for hands on experience
Our end goal is to help families to remain debt free while building:
- Energy efficient home,
- Barn,
- Greenhouse
- Garden and orchard,
- Water supply,
- Alternative energy sources, and
- Sanitation system.
The Academy has partnered with OSR Green, LLC to assist families in a joint enterprise to purchase land for the development of a self-reliant and interdependent community in 5 locations. The first is to be in Utah. The others to follow may include Texas, Wyoming, Idaho, Arizona and one near Cardston, Canada. For more information regarding Operation Self-Reliance go to https://www.osrgreen.com.
