The Register Citizen (Torrington, CT)
Adults can enroll in agriscience programs
The Ellis Clark Regional Agriscience and Technology Program at Nonnewaug High School in Woodbury has announced the winter/ spring session of adult education classes and seminars. A variety of course offerings will be held over a period of six consecutive Tuesday evenings, from 7 to 9 p.m. throughout the agriscience building at Nonnewaug. The dates for this year’s courses include March 5, 12, 19, 26, and April 2 and 9.
Course titles include Beekeeping, Sausage Making, Real Estate for Buyers and Sellers, Beginner’s Welding, Design Your Dream Yard and Garden, Aquaponics, Farm Disaster Planning, Intro to Knitting, Beef Processing, Wool Processing and Spinning, Farm to Table Cooking, Backyard Goat and Sheep Care and Maintenance, Animal Genetics and Breeding Application, Soap Making, Chicken Processing, Fly Fishing, Terrarium Making, Backyard Maple Syrup Production, Using Social Media to Improve your Business, Pork Crown Roast, Intro to Composting, Estate Planning Essentials, Ukranian Egg Decorating, Estate Planning for Animals, Spring Floral Arrangements, Using Essential Oils to Help Your Pets, How to Grow Mushrooms, Vermicomposting, Phone Photography, Lamb/Venison Processing, Backyard Chickens, Spring Planters, Opening Your Yard and Garden in Spring, Intro to Falconry, and others.
A $15 per class fee is required, designed to cover the instructor’s expenses as well as provide refreshments during the classes. Some of the courses may have additional fees to cover the supplies . Most of the classes are limited to the first 20 registrations received on a first come, first served basis. A complete listing of all course dates, titles, description, and instructor information for this year’s course offerings are all available at www.woodburyffa.org Students must register online and pay for the courses through PayPal at www.woodburyffa.org in order to register.
Several of the courses fill up quickly and are filled on a first come, first serve basis. If you have any questions, please call 203-2664038 x5 or e-mail Jennifer Jedd, Adult Education Program Coordinator, at jjedd@ctreg14.org. Those interested in teaching courses in the future can contact Jennifer Jedd.