Sustainable Small Farms & Backyards Class: Beekeeping
9:30 am - 1:00 pm
North Charleston City Hall, Buist Room
Learn how to turn your backyard or small acreage (less than 10 acres) into a sustainable, small farm. Join Clemson Extension experts for this 5-week course where participants will discover how to grow fruits and vegetables, start a backyard poultry flock and beekeeping basics. Plus, learn about composting with black solider fly larvae, soil preparation for your garden and take a field trip to a local farm.
Course Schedule:
October 16- Small Fruits and Vegetable Production
October 23- Livestock (Chickens, Pigs, Goats & Sheep)
October 30- Composting with Black Solider Fly Larvae and Garden Soil Basics
November 6- Beekeeping
November 13- Fieldtrip Johns Island to visit small, thriving farms