Harvest Bounty: The Art & Science of Food Preservation – Urban Ag Workshop Series
Urban Ag Workshop Series
In partnership with Pulaski County Conservation District
Learn how to preserve food during your busy harvest so you can enjoy your garden bounty year-round, save money, and eliminate waste. Preserving food helps to ensure that your food stays safe to eat, is full of flavor, lasts longer, and saves money.
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When: October 7, 2023
Time: 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Where: Urbana Farmstead, 2400 Kerrie Drive, Little Rock, AR 72206
Cost: $15 per person*
*discount applies when purchasing three workshops
This event is supported by the UA Little Rock’s Campus Garden, Office of Extended Education, and is in partnership with the Pulaski Conservation District.
Introduction to Beekeeping
This event is supported by the UA Little Rock’s Campus Garden, Office of Extended Education, and is in partnership with the Pulaski Conservation District.
Workshop instructor and Campus Garden Beekeeper, Peter Stuckey, has been keeping honey bees since 2012. The Introduction to Beekeeping workshop offers classroom instruction from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. followed by optional hive openings at the Campus Garden.
Students will learn the following items:
- Honey Bee castes
- Honey Bee life cycle
- Honey Bee hives
- How honey is made
- Honey Bee pests and diseases
- Types of Honeybee hives
- Deep dive into the Langstroth Hive
- Weather permitting, we will open and examine several hives