March 28 – 31, 2019
When I first began homesteading in GA, I was at a complete loss. I was hoping to find a mentor when we moved here in December of 2002, but none was to be found. So I forged ahead on my own, reading books and making my best guesses as to how a homestead should be run. Lots of mistakes later and lots of wasted resources and money gone forever, I finally feel confident enough 16 years later to share what I’ve done correctly! I’ve listened to others wishing for a place where they could find hands-on instruction with someone to mentor them in their endeavors for a successful homestead. Because we heard you, we’ve created a weekend long course for the person who desires a hands-on, “wanna smell the smells” kind of experience. Our Homesteading 101 Weekend is an intense course on the basics of beginning a homestead. Below is the agenda for the weekend and I’m super excited to be the one to share this experience with you!
The cost for the Homesteading 101 Weekend, which includes your meals, is $300 per person, $500 per couple. If you’d like to book a room in our Farm Stay, follow this link. (Nantucket Room) (Birds and Bees Room) (Stars and Stripes Room)
Registration: Homesteading 101 Weekend
Interested in our Day Stay? If you live close by and would like to participate in the activities on Friday and Saturday, the cost is $250 which includes lunch and dinner each day.
The agenda for our Homesteading 101 Weekend:
Thursday:
6p – Dinner together
Question: What are your dreams for homesteading?
Friday:
8a – Breakfast
8:45 – Stretching
9a – Outside!
Study
Feed all animals on the farm
Discuss each animal and their use on a homestead
Talk about housing for each type of animal
Share dietary needs of each species
11a – Fencing
Learn how to dig a post hole by hand
Putting in posts, tamping, and running fencing
Noon – Lunch
Question: What is your biggest concern about homesteading?
1p – Chickens and chicken maintenance
Fermenting feed
Clean out the chicken house
Chicken biology
Butchering your own birds
5p – Clean up
6p – Dinner
Question: What’s your WHY?
Saturday:
8a – Breakfast
8:45 – Stretching
9a – Outside!
Study
Large animals on the farm
Goats– hoof trimming
Water system and how to install self-watering
Cleaning out winter hay for the gardens
De-worming and how to maintain a healthy herd
Sheep and their benefits
Noon: Lunch
Question: What needs to change in your life to incorporate this lifestyle?
1p – Basics of Gardening
Building a raised bed
Planting various plants
Pruning – plants and trees/shrubs
4p – Bees anyone? (optional)
5:30 – Dinner
Question: What have you learned so far?
7p – Fire Pit and S’mores
Sunday
8a – Breakfast
8:45 – Stretching
9a – Feed all the animals on the farm
10 – 11:30a – Homestead Planning for your own homestead!
You made it!!!
