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Instructors: <TBD> and Josiah Bale

Help Ohio's caterpillars, butterflies, and birds right from your own yard. You can make a difference with what you choose to plant. Come learn about native plants and receive a 25% discount on all Ohio native perennials at the nursery on the day of your class!

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Instructor: (Currently pursuing instructor)

You don’t have to have bees to be enthralled by them! Come learn about these amazing creatures and how to start a hive yourself.

Next Class: 9/26/26 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Instructor: Rick Bale

Decorate for autumn with a wreath you design and create yourself showcasing all the colors we love about fall.

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Instructor: <TBD>

Learn how to collect and save seeds from a variety of flowers and vegetables. Seed collecting can help you save native plants, stretch your gardening budget and enable you to share your bounty with others.

This class will be held on 3/21/26 at two separate times: 9:00 - 12:00, and 1:00 - 4:00
Instructor: Atalie Bale Kucera

Taste coffees from around the world and learn how a cup of coffee gets made, from shrub to cup! Take home coffee you roast yourself using household appliances and enjoy the fruits of your labor at home, while you impress your friends with your new knowledge of coffee!

Next Class 11/21/26 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Instructor: Rick Bale

Get in the spirit of Christmas by decking your window or door with a wreath or spray you design yourself out of real grape vines, evergreens, and accents.

Next class date/time, 1/10/26, 1:30-3:00 p.m.
Instructor: Rick Bale

Yes, you can garden in winter! Come learn about this method of planting seeds in containers and placing them out in the Ohio snowy winter, all while getting a head start on spring planting!

Next class dates, 2/14/26, 2/21/26 & 2/28/26 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Instructor: Rick Bale

Learn the mysteries behind this sweet craft! Collect sap from trees on our farm, understand the process from start to finish, enjoy a pancake, sausage, and egg brunch with maple syrup, and take home a sample!

Please email us at BaleKenyonFamilyFarms@gmail.com to express your interest in THIS class, and/or to make any suggestions!
Instructor: Caleb Bale

You don't have to live off-grid to be prepared. Learn how suburban families can build simple, practical systems that keep your home running during short-term disruptions and give you peace of mind all year long. In this hands-on beginner class, Caleb will show you how to secure your household's most essential needs-energy, food, and water-using realistic, affordable tools that work in any neighborhood.

Discover how to build a small-scale emergency water supply, store food that your family will actually use, prepare for power outages, and assemble a compact suburban-friendly preparedness kit. You'll leave confident, equipped, and more ready for whatever Ohio weather (or life) throws your way!

Please email us at BaleKenyonFamilyFarms@gmail.com to express your interest in THIS class, and/or to make any suggestions!
Instructor: Rick Bale

What else can you make from pure, 100%, maple sap or maple syrup?? In this class, we will cover how to make maple candy, maple cream, and maple sugar! This will be a *sweet* class, and each participant will learn how to make each maple confection, as well as take home samples of each to share with your families! After taking the class, all you would need is some pure Ohio maple syrup to try making these at home for some special treats to share with friends and family! They are also GREAT gifts that were made with your loving hands!