Suggestions for classes for homesteading weekend

[mousegunguy]

Howdy,
I’m contemplating organizing a homesteading education weekend this coming March/April in central ma.
I’m looking for suggestions as to what you’d like to see for lectures, demo or workshops.
I’ve taught at a few classes at other regional homesteading gatherings over the last few years and I think it would be awesome to do one in central Massachusetts.
Some potential topics would be;
Seed saving
Garden tools and garden designs
Seed starting
Foraging
Non electric food preservation
Fermentation
Backyard cannabis
Birds on the homestead
Bees
Composting
Pruning fruit teees, bushes & brambles
Seed saving
Maple syrup & sugar
Pasture management
Mushroom cultivation
Raising grass fed beef
Scythe mowing for smaller scale hay production
Fencing
Backyard rabbits
Raising hogs
Marketing you products

Demos;
Chicken butchering
Canning
Cheese making
Stone work
Blacksmithing
Pottery on the wheel
Cyder/wine making
Sheep shearing
Splitting fire wood w/ maul
Herding/protection dogs

Is this anything that folks here would be interested in attending?
What else would you want to learn about?
Thank y’all for your input!!!!

 

[mousegunguy]

No interest at all?
Bummer.

 

[lancecolonel]

i'd be interested in a lot of these but going to central ma is a pita for me

 

[peterk123]

i'd be interested in a lot of these but going to central ma is a pita for me

Me too. But it's even worse for me

OP, you have some great topics!

 

[vicorjh]

Mead!

Lactobacillus fermentation is cool, too.

 

[MassPete]

Non electric food preservation and canning.. Thanks..

 

[Marty McFly]

Mead!

Lactobacillus fermentation is cool, too.

Absolutely this
And bees

 

[mousegunguy]

Non electric food preservation and canning.. Thanks..

Both are on the list

 

[mousegunguy]

Absolutely this
And bees

Bees and cyder are on the list

 

[Marty McFly]

Bees and cyder are on the list

Is hide tanning or preserving also an option?

 

[mousegunguy]

Is hide tanning or preserving also an option?

I don’t know anyone who would be able to teach it it,…
Coincidentally, I will have 2 lamb skins available later today if you wanna practice?

 

[yanquidog]

Seed starting and saving
Composting
Fermentation
Backyard cannabis
Chicken butchering
Fencing
Backyard chickens and rabbits
All sound interesting