CLASS SCHEDULE 2022
January 8 - Chickens A - Z --- Learn how to raise and care for chickens, whether for eggs or meat. We will actually process chickens in this class.
January 28 and 29 - Open Fire Cooking Class both days. Friday's class is at 11:30, Saturday's class is at 10:15. This class will include the attendees eating the meal that we prepare over the fire . This is a special event at the Panhandle Pioneer Settlement in Blountstown, Florida. Doug and Stacy from Off Grid with Doug and Stacy YouTube channel will be the keynote speakers. There will be many interesting things to see and learn at this event, Keepers of the Old Ways Survival Expo.
February 19 - Mushrooms - Grow Your Own- you will go home with knowledge of how to raise your own mushrooms as well as a log that you have inoculated with shiitake mushroom spore. We will provide the log and the spore for you. Bring a drill and a 5/16 bit if you have it. If you don't no worries we will have both available for you to use. If you're afraid to use the drill we will have someone help you so no problems. If a mushroom log is cared for properly it can last as long as eight years. This is one of our most fun classes. The company that we always order our spore from has also sent us one of their catalogs for everyone to take home so that if you want to get into mushrooms in a larger way, you know where to start.
March 19 - Rabbit Workshop - learn to raise your own wheather for meat or pet. Feeding, breeding and more. You will learn what to do and not do to keep your rabbits healthy and safe. There will be rabbits at the class for you to see as we talk about different aspects of raising them. So there will be some Hands-On in this class. If everyone (the rabbits) cooperates with us there will be young rabbits for sale as well.
April 9 - By request we are adding another Open Fire Cooking Class. Learn to cook on the open fire and eat the lunch we prepare. This is one of our most popular classes. Besides, who doesn't like a big meal at the end of class LOL. You will learn tips and tricks about all aspects of cooking over the Open Fire whether for fun or necessity.
April 30 - Herbs Class - learn how to grow both culinary and medicinal herbs and learn how to use them in many different ways. Most herbs are so versatile and can be used in so many ways, and we'll go over many of those in class. We will have many of the herbs we talked about on hand for you to see smell and taste. You will go home with a herb already growing in a pot to get you started on your journey.
May 14 - No class this month. Instead, we will have a Farm Open House we are calling "Spring Fling". We are so excited about this event. This will be the first time we have opened our farm other than in the area where we have our classes. There will be something for everyone, adult and child alike. Games for the kids, a hayride for everyone, a sawmill demonstration, and much much more. Stay tuned for more details about this event.
June 11 - Bread Baking 101 - Learn to make your own bread and take home the loaf you make in class. Making bread is no mystery and in class you will learn exactly that. This is one of my favorite classes to teach because people are always so amazed that they actually were successful in making their own bread. And besides there's nothing that makes your house smell better than a baking loaf of bread.
July 16 - Cheese, Yogurt and Butter Making Class - learn how to make your own dairy products. And you don't have to have a cow to do so. In class we will make cheese and butter and you will take a little bit home with you.
August 13 - Bath and Body Products #2 - this is a follow-up to our first class in making your own bath and body products. You will be making something different in this class but you don't have to have attended the first one to be able to attend this one.
September 17 - Medical Preparedness - September is preparedness month and since we have covered a number of preparedness subjects in previous classes, we thought this would be an important one to do this time. We will discuss traditional medical preparedness oh, but we will also discuss what can be done when medicine Runs Out. We are by no means prescribing but just giving thoughts and ideas of what might be done. This should be a very interesting class.
October 15 & 16- No class this month, however, we are proud to announce that we will be one of the farms on the annual FARM TOUR. We are very excited about being a part of this annual event across the Florida Panhandle. There will be lots of things for everyone to see and learn about Farm Life. There will be games for the kids and adults as well, including allowing the kids to fish a little in our pond. We will also have a hayride around the farm and much more. So stay tuned as the date draws near for more information on this event.
November 12 - Candle Making Workshop - Learn how to make different kinds of candles, including dipping beeswax candles. This class will give you lots of candle making options. You will take home a candle you have helped make.
December - No class this month. Stay tuned for Event announcement.
As each of these classes gets closer there will be more information on our Facebook page about each one. So stay tuned. We are looking forward to this new year and the exciting things it will bring. Blessings from Pemberley Farm.
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PRICING FOR CLASSES: Each class is $25 per person. This includes the instruction during the class, a notebook with all we have gone over in class plus more, and and refreshments. Depending on the class some refreshments would be equal to a full meal.
it has been requested that we come up with a pricing system for couples, and so we have. Normally 2 people would be $50. But for married couples only , the cost will be $40. Children 12 and under are free, 13 to 16 will be $15 and over 16 will be full price.
OFF FARM EVENTS AND FESTIVALS
As each off Farm event draws near we will post that here as well. So just keep watch here.
CLASS SCHEDULE 2021
August 21, 2021: All About Food Storage- the proper way to store all types of food from short-term to long-term-but understand that if you are preparing for a long-term situation, that food will only last so long. Especially if you end up having to feed more people than you intended.
So next, we we will learn about Gardening, Seed Saving and Composting. Your goal should be to be as sustainable as possible. Meaning that you don't have to go elsewhere to obtain things to be able to survive. This class will be held September 4, 2021.
But once you have produced all of this food- what do you do with it? Our next Workshop will be Food Preservation Options. We will use some very modern "appliances" but also display and use some very primitive ways to do the same thing. This class will be held October 2, 2021.
Finally, we will offer a class in Basic Survival Skills and Kit Building so you can learn basic "Woodsman" type skills that everyone should know. This class will be held October 23, 2021.
For those that attend 3 out of the four classes there will be a drawing at the last class for some useful information material. Everyone will get a look at these the day of the first class.
The price of these classes will be $25 per person, per class. You'll receive a notebook with information we went over in class plus more.
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November 13th, 2021 will be our Rabbit Workshop. You will learn all about proper care and breeding of rabbits. Proper equipment will be discussed and many other things that will help you be successful in raising rabbits whether for pets or meat.
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December 4th, 2021 will be our class in making your own Bath and Body Products. Parts of this class will be instructional but also apart will be Hands-On and you will take home what you what you make in class . This is a good class before Christmas to be able to make quality products to give as gifts.
July 31,2021 OPEN FIRE COOKING CLASS - Learn how to cook on the open fire in all kinds of cast iron as well as reflector ovens. Also learn about smoking meat in a teepee. After all the instruction and demonstrations, we will have a great lunch. If you are attending the breakfast class,you will eat a full breakfast. Breakfast class starts at 9:00 Lunch class starts at 11:30 Price of the class is $15 Classes will be held at the Panhandle Pioneer Settlement in Blountstown, Florida
These classes will be scheduled sometime in the future but are not on the schedule right now. :
Candle Making - Hand dip beautiful beeswax candles &take one home. Also make tea light globes. Something new we are adding this year are some great and easy emergency candles. One of them is a 40 hour candle. Great to learn for making gifts.. You will go home with at least 1 candle.
Mushroom Class- Learn how to grow your own Shitake Mushrooms. You will innoculate your own log and take it home with you. We even supply the log.
Classes
We do homesteading and self reliance classes. We have done rabbit and open fire cooking classes in the past and will have more classes coming in the future!!! Please come back and check our schedule! We willl have bread baking, food preserving, small animal buthering, and so many more!!!