Grow more of your own food with our 9-month Homesteader Course. Gain practical skills, confidence and support to live more self-sufficiently

Would you love to grow, make, and produce more of your own food, and become more self-sufficient? This nine-month course at Síolta Chroí will give you the knowledge, practical skills, and confidence to get started.

Whether you’re new to growing food or already have some experience. In a small, supportive group, you’ll learn how to plan and design your land, grow vegetables, create a food forest, improve your soil, save seeds, keep animals, and make more of the foods you eat, from fresh bread and dairy products to fermented foods.

The course includes six practical, in-person training days at Síolta Chroí, with lunch made from the land, eight online webinars covering a range of homesteading topics, and five one-to-one mentoring sessions with a member of the Síolta Chroí team.

Over nine months, you’ll build your skills, learn from others and get ongoing support to help you put what you learn into practice on your own land, garden or growing space. By the end, you’ll have a clearer plan and greater confidence to grow and make more of your own food, and take practical steps towards a more self-reliant way of life.

In-person course

1. Introduction to Permaculture -How to design your land March 27
2. Growing vegetables April 27
3. Baking bread- June 27
4. Tree grafting August 27
5. Creating products from dairy: cheese, butter, ice cream, etc. September 27
6. Creating a food forest October 27

It will also include eight interactive online webinars. These are:

1. A decision-making framework for your land and life March 27
2. Keeping animals on your land April 27
3. Regenerative Beekeeping May 27
4. Cooking from the land June 27
5. All things mycelium July 27
6. Soil Health August 27
7. Preparing your beds for winter September 27
8. Seed saving: how and why October 27
9. Propagating plants November 27

Who is it for?

This 9-month journey is for:

• Aspiring Homesteaders
• GIY Enthusiasts
• Smallholders
• Those who are dreaming and preparing for living more closely with the land

What is included as part of the package?

Signing up includes the following:

1. Access to 6 one-day workshops being
   held at Síolta Chroí (breadmaking, vegetable growing, fermenting, mushroom
   cultivation, food forest design, cheese making. These days include a
   nourishing, mouth-watering meal made from the land at Síolta Chroí! 
2. Online monthly check-ins with the community of homesteaders;
3. Online expert inputs on topics such as keeping animals, seed
   saving cooking from the land and “Ask us Anything” session with established
   homesteaders;
4. Homesteading design session tailored to your own context;
5. Access to resources provided by Síolta Chroí.
6. Community meaning and fun