FALL 2009 WORKSHOPS

Chicken Butchering Workshop

In this workshop we will be killing, plucking (using the wet pluck method) and cleaning some old laying hens.

Date: Saturday, October 24, 2009
Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 noon
Location: 286 Allen Point Road, Harpswell, ME
Cost: $35

Soap and Cheese Making Workshop

Because the cheese making process has two stages with a wait in between, the Soap making will be conducted between the beginning and end of the cheese making.

Date: Sunday, November 1, 2009
Time: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Location: 13 Green Meadow Road, Harpswell, ME
Cost: $70
Materials: participants must bring lunch and a shoe box for a soap mold.

Beef Butchering Workshop

In this workshop we will be killing, cleaning, skinning, and cutting and packaging an 11-month steer. This is a 2-day workshop intended to teach people to do on-farm butchering for their own consumption. The first day will be for killing, cleaning, and skinning. The second day will be cutting and packaging.

Date: Day one: Saturday, Novemeber 7, 2009; Day two: Saturday, November 14, 2009
Time: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Location: Day one: 71 George Luce Road, Waldoboro, ME; Day two: Avalon Road, Lyman, ME
Cost: $70

All Workshops are limited to 10 participants each.

Deadline for registration is one week before the class.

To register for a workshop, please call the Institute at 207-833-2884, or click here to send an email.