farm and Homesteading Education

“TO START, I CAN’T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR THE COMPASSION AND KINDNESS YOU SHOWED TO US AS STUDENTS AND ALSO TO THE ANIMALS. I COULDN’T HAVE HOPED FOR A MORE RESPECTFUL AND THOUGHTFUL TEACHER. EACH STEP OF THE CLASS WAS EXPLAINED THOROUGHLY BEFORE WE HAD TO TAKE ANY ACTION, LEADING ME TO FEEL CONFIDENT IN THE PROCESS. I WAS A LITTLE TREPIDATIOUS BEFORE BEGINNING, AS I HAD NEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE, BUT THE PACE AND INSTRUCTIONS WERE EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED TO BE COMPETENT QUICKLY. TRAVIS DIRECTED US WHEN WE NEEDED IT AND LET US WORK AT OUR OWN PACE WHEN WE WERE COMFORTABLE WITH BEING MORE SELF-GUIDED. I LEFT THE CLASS FEELING LIKE I HAD LEARNED EVERYTHING I WOULD NEED TO HUMANELY SLAUGHTER CHICKENS, AND I AM EXCITED TO USE THESE SKILLS IN MY LIFE.”

“I had a great time visiting the farm today.  You were a terrific teacher, and I especially liked how you gave us the opportunity to choose the skills we wanted to keep working on.  I gained a lot of confidence over the course of the session.”