Southern Adirondack Homesteading Festival: April 26-28

GREENWICH — Southern Adirondack Homesteading Festival returns to the Washington County Fairgrounds in Greenwich, April 26 -28.

Keynote Speaker will be Jill Winger- founder of The Prairie Homestead, an online space with over 1 million monthly visits dedicated to helping people learn how to grow their own food. 

This multi-day event will begin with self-guided tours throughout Washington County on Friday during the day. On Friday night, there will be a Food Truck from 4-8 p.m.  During that time there will be entertainment, demonstrations and access to the homestead festival vendors free of charge.  

The ticketed portion of the weekend begins on Saturday and participants can choose from day passes, weekend passes, and family packets. Throughout the weekend, participants can select from a range of group classes including beekeeping, mushroom farming, fiber and milk animals, gardening, poultry, and pruning. Homestead entrepreneurship will also be covered with classes on navigating cottage food laws, learning how to sell at a farmer’s market and creative ways to monetize flowers.  There will also be hands-on workshops, including canning, soap making, butter making, cheese making, and poultry processing.  

Registration and the full schedule is online at: www.washingtoncountyfairgrounds.com.