How To Process Chickens

This class will teach you how to process a chicken, raised for meat, from start to finish. This will be a HANDS ON learning experience. Live birds will be provided for the class. We will go in depth on how to properly raise the birds, the right time to process, how to process the birds and how to properly store the meat. If you are uncomfortable with any stage of the process then help will be provided but we highly suggest that you try doing it yourself first. You get to take home your processed bird at the end of the class!

Raising Quail

This class will walk you through breeding, hatching, and raising your own quail.

We will talk about selective breeding for color, weight and temperament. Also, various ways to hatch your own eggs, or what to look for when buying quail, and different styles of housing. We will also cover how to process them if they are being raised for meat.

Canning

This class will teach you the ins and outs of canning. We will go over water bath canning and pressure canning. How to prepare your food for the canning process and the do's and don'ts that go along with safe canning.