Urban Homesteading Institute LIVE
MOTHER EARTH NEWS INSTITUTE: Urban Homesteading was held on March 18-19, 2017, in Lawrence, Kansas. We recorded a selection of workshops from the event for those unable to attend in person. Access to all of these videos is available for only $9.99! Scroll down to see the included workshops or press the play button on any of the players to get started!
Video One: Saturday
- • Composting & Gardening: Simple, effective composting for the urban garden by Gianaclis Caldwel
- • Stop Mowing, Start Growing! by Dan Chiras (starts at 1:44:30)
- • Lawrence Urban Ag Policy 101 by the City of Lawrence, KS (starts at 4:04:00)
- • Intro to Home Butchery by Meredith Leigh (starts at 5:43:00)
- • Urban Poultry from Scratch by Victoria Miller (starts at 7:41:30)
Video Two: Sunday
Homesteader’s Guide to Renewable Energy & Self-Sufficiency by Dan Chiras
Video Three: Sunday
- Homesteader’s Guide to Renewable Energy & Self-Sufficiency by Dan Chiras (continued)
• Getting Started with Honey Bees, Sweet! by Becky & Steve Tipton (starts at 1:09:05)
Dawn Combs Facebook Live! (starts at 2:39:35) - The Urban Home Creamery: Keeping it simple, fun & fruitful by Gianaclis Caldwell (starts at 3:24:10)
- Homestead Health Hacks by Dawn Combs (starts at 5:13:45)
Craft Distilling: Making Liquor Legally at Home (starts at 7:09:45)
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