Homesteading 101
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Collapse ▲Learn how to start your homestead journey with this 2-part program!
We will focus on the foundations of growing fruits and vegetables, preserving your harvest, & raising livestock.
You can sign up for one or both days, read below for details on each day:
Saturday, March 29th from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.:
Horticulture:
- Site Evaluation – Sun, Drainage, Soil sampling, Fertility
- Realistic Fruit Expectations
- Vegetable Variety Selection
- Coastal Plain Planting Calendar/Crop Succession
Family & Consumer Sciences
- Intro to Food Preservation
- Pressure Canning Demonstration
- Intro to Cottage Business Laws – baked goods, jams, jellies, pickles….
Saturday, April 5th from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.:
Livestock:
- Small Ruminant Care
- Laying Flocks
- Fencing and Infrastructure Needs
- Pastures/Forages
- Raising Hogs on the Ground
- Meat Rabbit Production
- Intro to Cottage Business Laws – egg handling, poultry processing, meat handlers license
4-H Youth Track
- Livestock, food preservation, and horticulture for kids aged 8-12 only!
- Must be enrolled in 4-H online
- Cost is $15 per child (covers lunch & materials)
Registration
Click here to fill out our online registration form!
Once online registration is complete, stop by our office to pay to secure your spot!
Registration will stop on March 20th OR whenever the program registration is full! Payment must be brought by March 20th!
Cost: $20 for one day / $30 for both days
Additionally, the 4-H Youth Track on April 5th is $15 per child.
Stop by our office to pay! ****Must bring EXACT CHANGE OR CHECK!****
- 234 NW Corridor Blvd, Suite 108, Jacksonville NC 28540
- Open Monday – Friday from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Additionally, this program will be held at Hines Farm Park & Stables
- 1259 McCallister Rd, Jacksonville NC 28540
Questions?
Call our office at 910-455-5873 or email allison_mattocks@ncsu.edu
Want to share our flyer? Download a PDF here!
N.C. Cooperative Extension is an equal opportunity provider. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, N.C. Cooperative Extension will honor requests for reasonable accommodations made by individuals with disabilities. Please direct accommodation requests to: Jessica at jessica_gardner@ncsu.edu or 910-455-5873. Requests can be served more effectively if notice is provided at least 10 days before the event.