Homesteading conference will be on April 27 in Canyon – AgriLife Today

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is hosting the Homefront Conference for those interested in learning about homesteading on April 27 in Canyon.

A person holds a bee hive comb at an apiary. Bees are flying around the comb and person. — Beekeeping is one of the many topics participants can learn about during the The Homefront homesteading conference on April 27 in Canyon. (Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife)

The conference will be held from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Cole Community Center, 300 16th St., with registration beginning at 8 a.m. The cost to attend is $35, and individuals can preregister at https://tx.ag/HomefrontConference. The deadline to preregister is April 24.

The registration fee includes conference attendance, door prizes, swag bag and a catered lunch. Jessie and Layton Schur, owners of Schur Family Farms and The Frontier Market, Plainview, will be the luncheon’s keynote speaker.

Conference goal

The goal of the conference is to help people learn the latest in the growing field of homesteading to enhance their ability to provide food and other necessities on their own property.

Taught by seasoned homesteading specialists throughout the area, the event will feature breakout sessions on the latest topics on homesteading, including growing a home garden, managing greenhouses, beekeeping and backyard poultry. Participants will choose which breakout sessions they want to attend.

“Our hope is to educate on a variety of topics so people can leave feeling empowered to move forward with their homesteading journey,” said Chelsey Rash, AgriLife Extension family and community health agent in Randall County.

Conference agenda

The speakers and topics will include:

Opening remarks — Justin Trammell, president, Canyon Farmers Market, Canyon.
Gardening and greenhouse management — Randall County Master Gardeners.
Beekeeping — George and Paige Nester, owners, Creek House Honey Farm, Canyon.
Milling wheat — Kelli Brown, The Girls Who Mill, AgriLife Extension family and community health agent in Haskell County.
Home remedies — Jenna Bichsel, owner, Alamo Street Herbals, Canyon.
Cottage food laws — Lindsey Eudey, sanitarian, Texas Department of State Health Services, Amarillo.
Animal management — Leah Redwine, owner, Rafter Creek Ranch, Claude.

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Source: agrilifetoday.tamu.edu