General Description:
Expand your skill set this year during Extension’s new Homesteading for Everyone workshop series. From March through the end of the year, we’ll focus on home-scale projects that can be incorporated in a backyard in a village or an acre in the woods.
The Homestead workshop series is dedicated to sharing timely information in a hands-on, accessible format, including support materials for participants to use at home. From gardening and raising poultry to preserving food and harnessing energy, let’s celebrate self-sufficiency while building community!
Participants can register for as many workshops as they like in the Homestead series, each of which requires a separate registration. Class size is capped to allow for hands-on opportunities. Payment must be received before the start of each workshop.
Workshop Topics & Dates:
(Note: Details will be added on a rolling basis)
July 7,8,9,10 am – 4 pm, Ives Park, Potsdam
Homestead Workshop Instructors
Workshop instructors include seasoned farmers, Extension staff, and Master Gardener volunteers and Master Food Preserver volunteers all of whom are eager to spread their knowledge to empower others in the North Country to be more self-sufficient. The Learning Farm is the ideal place to congregate with others interested in these topics and become empowered with new information and skills.
Cost
See event page for each workshop to find the price. Some are offered free of charge while others are available on a self-selecting sliding scale $10-$40. In some cases- is it hiring an outside instructor- there is a flat fee to cover program costs.
For questions about specific workshops
M. 'Flip' Filippi
Ag & Local Foods Program Leader and Harvest Kitchen Manager
mpf65@cornell.edu
315-379-9192 ext 229
Last updated February 5, 2026