Backyard farming short course to be offered at Clemson

Published: January 19, 2012

CLEMSON — Clemson University is offering a six-week course for people who want to learn how to have a small farm in their own backyards. They'll learn the basics of caring for livestock and honeybees and growing their own fruits and vegetables — they’ll even learn to market the excess produce they grow.

Clemson Extension’s Livestock & Forages team and the Home & Garden Information Center will offer classes at the S.C. Crop Improvement building on Cherry Road in Clemson. Weekly classes will be held from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Thursdays from March 1 through April 5.

Extension agents and specialists will share information on beekeeping basics, soil fertility, composting, livestock and forages, fruit and vegetable gardening and marketing.

The registration fee of $150 covers six classes, lesson materials and an optional field trip (weather permitting). The course also may count for South Carolina pesticide recertification credits. Sign up for the course online.

Registration closes Feb. 16 and space is limited.

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