COST: $20 (per person)
Are you interested in self-reliant living and taking charge of food production for your family? Learn how to start raising your own meat rabbits in this comprehensive ReSkill homesteading workshop by Land & Table on Saturday, July 29 (9:30am – 12:00 noon) at Union United Methodist Church in Thaxton, Virginia.
With decades of experience in raising meat rabbits, Dawn LeMone will instruct you on everything you need to know to get started. Topics to be covered will include: breed selection, basics of humane rabbit husbandry, tools and equipment, fixed rabbitry setup, health and feeding, breeding, raising kits, butchering instructions (no live demonstration*), cooking and canning rabbit meat, and the benefits of rabbit manure.
Don’t miss this chance to learn from an experienced expert in rabbit husbandry.
This event is part of the ReSkill series of workshops hosted by Land & Table to empower homesteaders, small farm owners, and anyone passionate about local food. Our desire is to revive the timeless agrarian skills of generations past and in turn help relocalize our regional food system.
*A hands-on butchering demonstration will not be offered at this workshop – but may be available via the instructor in other workshops.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
– COST: $20 per person. In order to attend this workshop please purchase a ticket.
– TIME: Saturday, July 29 (9:30am – 12 noon)
– Please come prepared to take notes.
– This workshop will be in indoors.
VENUE DETAILS:
Union United Methodist Church: 5051 Union Church Rd, Thaxton, VA 24174
