Unless otherwise noted, all of our events are held on our farm in Jonesborough, TN. Tickets must be purchased to reserve your spot. Feel free to contact us with any questions you have about our workshops!
🍂 Fall 2026 Processing Workshops
Learn the traditional skills of processing your own meat through hands-on workshops held this fall at Perennial Acres Holmestead in Jonesborough, Tennessee. Whether you’re just beginning your homesteading journey or looking to become more self-sufficient, these workshops will give you the knowledge and confidence to process your own livestock.
🍂 Fall Farm Processing Series Pass
Ready to build your confidence processing your own meat? Our Fall Farm Processing Series Pass includes admission to all three workshops—Poultry Processing, Rabbit Processing, and our Whole Hog Butchery Masterclass.
Designed for homesteaders, hunters, and anyone interested in becoming more self-sufficient, this series takes you from processing smaller livestock to confidently breaking down an entire hog—all while saving compared to purchasing each workshop individually.
- 🐔 Poultry Processing Workshop
- 🐇 Rabbit Processing Workshop
- 🐖 Whole Hog Butchery Masterclass (2 Days)
🐔 Poultry Processing Workshop
Learn how to humanely process a chicken from pasture to freezer. This hands-on workshop covers dispatching, scalding, plucking, evisceration, food safety, and freezer packaging. Each participant will process and take home one chicken.
Date: Saturday, September 5
Time: 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM
🐇 Rabbit Processing Workshop
Perfect for beginners, this workshop teaches one of the easiest and most approachable ways to process your own meat. Learn humane dispatch, skinning, cleaning, and packaging while processing your own rabbit to take home.
Date: Saturday, September 12
Time: 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM (approximately 1–2 hours)
🐖 Whole Hog Butchery Masterclass
Spend two immersive days learning how to break down a whole hog into freezer-ready cuts. From carcass to chops, sausage, bacon, and packaging, you’ll gain the skills and confidence to process pork at home.
Day 1: Saturday, November 7 • 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Day 2: Sunday, November 8 • 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
If you have questions on any of the above workshops, feel free to email us at PerennialAcresHolmestead@gmail.com or send a text to 423-788-4313.
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