Welcome to Carol’s Homestead!

Carol’s Homestead provides a unique educational experience; firsthand learning in the woods, teaching wildcrafting for food and medicinal purposes, crafting material from plants, harvesting fallen leaves for usage in other stops and the tasting of plants from the woods.

Learn Herbal Crafts with Carol

Take a class virtually or in person. Attend a guided walk through the land and learn to identify plants.

Featured Classes

  • Prepping for Hard Times - Canning, Freeze-drying and Dehydration

    Are you prepared for anything that may come your way in these intense times? Carol enjoys canning, freeze-drying, and dehydrating for later uses or now.

  • Skincare For Troubled Skin With Hemp

    Making skincare with hemp is a fun and excellent way to learn innovative ways of using cannabis on the skin. The hemp plant is full of antioxidants that will improve the skin's tone and look!

  • The Probiotic Fermented Kitchen Pantry

    Before you can start prepping in a kitchen, you’ll need to supply your pantry.  This 3-hour class will teach the necessary steps for creating your pantry ingredients.

Are you interested in volunteering or interning on a working Forest Farm and Homestead? Contact us for more information to find out how to begin your journey.

Meet Your Guide

Carol Batey-Prunty

Carol’s goal is to help others understand the dynamics of backyard plants and medicinal herbs that can assist healing.