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Homesteading Classes

at Faith Family Farm

Girl with Basket of Berries
Free Range Poultry Farm

Fall Semester (4 months):

Third Saturdays, Sep. through Dec.

 

Two-hour classes, 2 to 4pm:

Each class made up of 3 interactive 30-minute segments, followed by Q&A

 

Four family limit per semester

Couples attend classes led by Joel Stroot

Childcare provided by Andrea Stroot

(occasionally led by Joel when Andrea teaches a portion of the class)

 

Bring notebook, pen, and camera / Class handouts & homework provided

Farm products will be available for purchase

 

Class Schedule:

Sep: "Introduction to Homesteading"

How we got started & practical steps for starting your own homestead

Oct: "All About Chickens: The Workhorse of the Small Homestead"

Guide to keeping a laying flock and raising meat birds

 

Nov: "Build Your Homestead from the Ground Up"

Natural soil building for nutrient-dense food

Dec: "Food as Medicine: Fermenting Everything!"

How to make kambutcha, sauerkraut, pickles, beer & sourdough

 

 

$200 per couple, per semester

Tuition due at first class meeting (check or cash)

Spring semester enrollment available in December

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