Are you interested in becoming more self reliant?  Have you been wanting to set up a homestead of your own but not sure where to start or how to do it?  September is International Homestead Month and the theme is Neighbors Teaching Neighbors.  Join us for our 1st ever Tooele County Homestead Tour on Saturday, September 22nd, 2012 from 1:00-4:30 p.m.  Visit one or both of our stops!

Hope to see you there!

The Stone Homestead- 

1:00-2:00 p.m.
Discuss keeping backyard chickens: coops, free range chickens, collecting eggs, how to tell if eggs are fresh,  broody hens, and how to harvest meat birds.
*1:30 p.m. Live demonstration on harvesting meat chickens

2:00-3:00 p.m.
Learn about goats: how to milk, weaning babies, trimming hooves, housing needs, and diet concerns.         


The Wayman Homestead- 

3:30-4:30 p.m.
Dairy cows, raising pigs and gardening: take a small tour, learn about making items out of milk, and ways to preserve the harvest.