Homestead School
Free courses in canning, backyard chickens, raising rabbits, cheese making and foraging safety, seasonal challenges that count from your own records, and live Q&A sessions with experienced homesteaders.
Free, at your own pace, with short lessons you can read on your phone and a quiz at the end. Sign in to enroll and keep your place.
Free course · 5 lessonsCanning 101: Safe Home Canning for BeginnersLearn to fill your pantry safely: why canning works, the equipment you need, water-bath and pressure canning step by step, and how to store jars and…Start →Free course · 5 lessonsBackyard Chickens 101: Fresh Eggs From Your Own FlockEverything you need to start a small laying flock: choosing birds, raising chicks, building a safe coop, daily feeding and care, and keeping your hens healthy.Start →Free course · 5 lessonsRaising Rabbits 101: A Small Herd for Meat and MoreStart a small rabbitry: choosing breeds and housing, feeding and daily care, breeding and kindling, raising kits to weaning and fryer weight, and keeping your herd…Start →Free course · 5 lessonsCheese Making 101: From Fresh Milk to Your First CheesesHow milk becomes cheese, the simple equipment you need, safe milk handling, and step-by-step paneer and 30-minute mozzarella — plus where to go next with aged…Start →Free course · 5 lessonsForaging Safety 101: Gather Wild Food Without Getting HurtThe rules every forager lives by: positive identification, the deadly look-alikes, where and how much to gather, trying new wild foods safely, and what to do…Start →
Learning by Doing
Each course has short lessons you can read on your phone and a quiz at the end, and every lesson links to the free tools here at Bluff Haven Farm. Join a seasonal challenge with your own goal; progress fills in from the records you already keep. Bring your questions to a live session in the community groups. “The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.” — Proverbs 18:15