Rooted and Resilient: Homesteading Skills for Beginners Webinar Series
The Rooted and Resilient: Homesteading Skills for Beginners webinar Series begins at 7:00 p.m. on March 19, 2025 via Zoom. The series runs through April 30, 2025.
Grow your gardening skills and cultivate success with Cornell Cooperative Extension Herkimer’s Spring Gardening Workshop Series! These engaging online workshops cover everything from soil health and regenerative gardening to self-sufficiency, pollinator-friendly practices, and maintaining a thriving garden. Learn how to plan, plant, and sustain a productive, resilient garden with expert guidance on topics like watering techniques, composting, pest prevention, and season extension. No matter your space or experience level, this series will equip you with the knowledge and confidence to grow a flourishing, sustainable garden.
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Webinar Schedule
March 19th: Spring Gardening: Planning & Planting for Success
Learn how to prepare and evaluate your soil, select and start seeds, build a customized planting calendar, and explore various planting methods—from traditional garden plots to raised beds and container gardening.
March 26th: Getting Started Right in Beekeeping
This workshop introduces you to basic beekeeping and is designed for the absolute beginner with no prior knowledge. The session includes the basics of hive management, bee health, harvesting and planning your home apiary. Also discussed will be in-person and on-line resources to continue your learning about beekeeping.
April 2nd: Gardening for Self-Sufficiency
This workshop covers essential techniques for maximizing yields and nutritional benefits, preserving harvests, and selecting the best crops for self-reliance—whether you’re working with a backyard plot, raised beds, or containers.
April 9th: Backyard Poultry
Turn your backyard into a source of fresh eggs and sustainable living! This workshop covers everything you need to know about choosing the right breeds, setting up a coop, feeding and care, and keeping your chickens happy and healthy.
April 16th: Soil Health and Regenerative Gardening
This workshop covers essential techniques like composting, cover cropping, no-till gardening, and natural soil amendments to create a self-sustaining garden ecosystem. Join us and start regenerating your garden from the ground up.`
April 23rd: Pollinators and Climate Resilient Gardening
Learn how to attract and support essential pollinators while designing a garden that withstands extreme weather, drought, and shifting seasons.
April 30th: Maintaining a Thriving Garden
Discover how to prevent pests and diseases organically, maximize your harvest with succession planting, and properly harvest and store fresh produce for long-lasting enjoyment. Whether you’re growing in a backyard, raised bed, or container garden, this workshop will help you keep your plants healthy and productive.
