Welcome to Locavore U

Where experienced instructors, hands-on lessons, and a community of curious learners gather on the farm to learn traditional skills that will build confidence in your abilities to care for you and your people.

As a student of the Locavore U community, you’ll be equipped with information you can apply to everything from your small garden or 400 acres and everything in between. We’ll serve up classes that you can choose from based on your needs and goals.

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Locavore U at a Glance

Hands-on classes getting back to the basics and teaching traditional skills
Register for as many classes as you wish
Classes are available April through December
Classes are 2-4 hours long
Class fees include all materials and supplies needed for instruction and take-home projects, as well as any take-aways!

We look forward to guiding YOU through YOUR journey as a student of Locavore U

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2024 Classes

Covering areas like herbal wellness, production gardening, sourdough baking, natural beekeeping, food preservation, wild food foraging, mycology, and generating income from your land, Locavore U's on-farm classes offer hands-on, collaborative, and social learning experiences. These classes focus on skill development and are led by individuals who have embraced a simpler, more meaningful, and intentional way of life. FEES INCLUDE ALL MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR INSTRUCTION AND TAKE-HOME PROJECTS AND TAKE-AWAYS!

Construction for the Backyard Homestead
Creating Income from Your Land
Crystalized Flower Petals
Edible Flowers
Fermenting Vegetables & Gut Health
Food Preservation/Dehydrating
Food Preservation/Pressure Canning
Grow Your Own Victory Gardens
Handcrafting (felting wool)
Basic Hand Stitch for Garment Repair & Gift-giving)
Herbal First Aid
Homestead Design
Making Bone Broth
Mycology & Mushrooms
Natural Beekeeping 101 / Treatment-Free Bee-having
Natural Beekeeping 102 / Colony Collapse/What are the Bees Telling Us?
Pasture-to-Plate; Smoke, Roast & Grill
Permaculture Design for Backyards and Farms
Raised Bed Systems & Hugelkultur
Raising Chickens for Eggs and Meat
Seed-saving & Seed Banks
Sourdough & Grains
Traditional Foods for Daily Menus
Wildcraft & Wellness
Wildfoods & Foraging
Winter Seed Sowing

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The Permaculture Course Offering

A very unique offering happening in 2024 is The Permaculture Course at Locavore Farm. If you’re serious about developing your own land whether it’s a quarter acre or 400 acres. This is a unique opportunity to learn how the Jones family learned and take part in an immersive certification.

15-hrs. of Pre-Training Webinars

8 Very Full Days On Site - June 1-8, 2024

Curriculum Overview: