Get your backyard chicken on

Slow Food Baton Rouge is offering urban agriculture classes this fall on several topics of interest for urban foodies, including raising backyard chickens, composting, gardening in small spaces, cheese making, sauerkraut and basic fermentation and using dried herbs from the garden.

All classes take place in the Burden Center’s conference room (Map it!) unless otherwise noted. Pre-registration is required for all classes and is found on the Slow Food Baton Rouge website here.

September
Backyard Chickens with Chris Frink
Tuesday, Sept. 17, 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. (Conference Center)

Composting with Bob Dillemuth
Tuesday, Sept. 24, 7 p.m-8:30 p.m. (Conference Center)

October
Gardening in Small Spaces with Kiki Fontenot
Tuesday, Oct. 1, 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. (in the Orangerie on the Burden grounds)

Basics of Cheese Making with Kai Aryana
Tuesday, Oct. 15, 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. (Conference Center)

Sauerkraut and Basic Fermentation with Paul Wilson
Tuesday, Oct. 29, 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. (Conference Center)

November
Using Dried Herbs from the Garden with Anne Milneck
Tuesday, Nov. 5, 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. (in the Orangerie on the Burden grounds)