Classes

We conduct classes onsite during spring through fall, and online classes in the spring. The majority of our onsite classes are immersive, giving you an opportunity to hold an animal, see equipment, conduct a process, and taste a product. We think these immersive experiences make our classes unique and enhance your learning retention.

Classes we offer:

  • Beginner’s Guide to Raising Chickens – All the basics to get started, including raising chicks, breed selection, feed, housing, security, and issues to look out for.
  • Chicken Processing – Watch us process chickens, then process one yourself, including dispatching, scalding, plucking, eviscerating, and packaging. Then take it home to eat!
  • Raising Quail for Food – How to raise domestic quail for eggs and meat. Includes a tour of our quail housing, a processing demonstration, and tasting of quail eggs and meat.
  • Introduction to Beekeeping – An overview of keeping honeybees, including bee life cycle, handling, equipment, honey harvesting, pests & diseases, and keeping bees as a business.
  • Honey Harvest – Learn how honey gets in the hive, then put on a bee suit and harvest the honey! Collect and uncap frames, spin, filter, and jar honey. Then take home a jar! NOTE: This class is only offered in late June or early July; attendance is very limited.
  • Wine Making – Learn how to make homemade wine. Watch the actual process as we compress a 2 month process into 3 hours. Then taste the final result.
  • Strategic Farm Planning – An introduction to the business side of homesteading, including how to write a business plan, social media tips, marketing, and company creation.
  • Raising Rabbits for Food – How to raise and breed domestic rabbits. Includes a processing demonstration.

CLASSES SCHEDULED ONSITE AT HAPPY WIFE ACRES (near Dayton, Ohio).

15 March 2025 – Beginner’s Guide to Raising Chickens (click here)

22 March 2025 – Raising Quail for Food (click here)

PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS. No public presentations are currently scheduled.

CLASSES SCHEDULED VIRTUALLY ONLINE (on Zoom). Virtual classes will be scheduled in March. None are currently scheduled.

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