Do you have a bit of land? Been dreaming about raising more of your own food? Love the taste of farm-fresh eggs or smoked bacon? Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) of Tioga County has you in mind.
CCE Tioga kicks off a series of presentations on the basics of livestock care and homesteading skills that run from January through April. Over the next few months, they will cover how to raise all sorts of livestock: chickens, rabbits, goats, sheep, beef cattle and pigs. They will discuss how to sell your meat and how to buy meat from local producers. They will inform you on the best ways to store your meat and vegetable harvest. There will be something for everyone, and all presentations are given by experts.
The following are the upcoming classes: Jan. 13 – Raising Laying Chickens for Eggs – $5 fee; Jan. 27 – Raising Meat Birds (chickens and turkeys) – $5 fee; Feb. 2 – Raising Pigs – $5 fee; Feb. 11 – Raising Sheep for Fiber and Meat – $5 fee; Feb. 18 – Raising Goats – $5 fee; March 3 – Raising Meat Rabbits – $5 fee; March 8 – Marketing and Selling Your Livestock – no fee; March 30 – Raising Beef Cattle – $5 fee; April 5 – Buying Local Meat – no fee; April 13 – Ways to Store your Food – $5 fee.
All classes run from 6 – 7:30 p.m. at the Ronald E Dougherty Building, 56 Main St., Owego, and are open to all. Please register for one or more classes by calling (607) 687-4020 or email Barb Neal at ban1@cornell.edu.
