Class is 4 hours in duration followed by a lite meal which includes products made in class.
Will cover basic curd cheese, yogurt, yogurt cheese, kefir, cottage cheese, whey ricotta, butter making and taste hard cheeses and talk about types of milk. Hand outs included.
Held in Woodstock Maryland or location agreed upon.
You may request a different location. Before placing your order please contact Barb.
Consultation of your property 1 day up to 12 hours
$1,000.00
$800.00
Mother Earth News special $800
On-Site Evaluation, 1 day Travel is not included, please discuss before purchasing.
Includes pre-visit questionnaire. We will walk around your property and discuss what you would like for the property. We will offer options and observations of what we see that would fit and be feasible for your property. A basic not to scale drawing might be included if necessary.
One-Day, Farming/Homestead Bootcamp (up 10 hours) (See description for pricing)
$1,200.00
$1,000.00
One person, $1,200; second person, same subjects as the first, $600. Family of four, same subjects, $2,000. Farm near Clarksville MD.
Barb and Mike address any aspect of farming and homesteading you’re interested in. They can review as many subjects as can be fit into a day. Lunch and handouts are included.
Farming/Homesteading Bootcamp outdoor topics:
•Milking cows (available when a cow is in milk)
• Tractor safety and usage, including learning how to drive a tractor.
• Chainsaw safety and usage.
• How to fell a tree safely.
• Fence building, including different styles, materials and uses (wood, wire, electric).
• Earthworks: understand the purposes of berms and swales and how to make them.
• Tree planting.
• Garden prepping—tailored to your needs, from kitchen gardens and raised beds to production agriculture.
• Composting and vermiculture.
• Animal husbandry—handling, raising, housing, feeding, care, general needs, tips, breeds, castration, processing of chicken. We currently have cows, chickens—layers and meat birds—ducks, sheep, pigs and ponies. From July to November, we have turkeys.
• Reviewing cuts of meat. Breakdown of the animal and what to expect from the locker. How to butcher a whole chicken.
• Fire building - wood stove (can be demonstrated with the building of an outdoor rocket stove).
• Equipment Maintenance -Greasing, Changing tires and oil in car or tractor, Implements
• Home remedies (salves, tinctures and teas from wild, cultivated or off-the-shelf dried plants).
Indoor topics*:
• Dairy processing (how to make cheese, yogurt, cottage cheese, kefir, and butter).
• Sourdough bread making.
• Vegetable fermentation and kombucha.
• Canning (this requires a large block of time).
• Basic sewing/mending.
• Knife sharpening.
*Indoor facilities on the farm are being built. In the meantime, we teach and demonstrate these subjects at our home.