New Harbor Homestead Classes Offered Through TCC

Tacoma Community College is offering a new series of non-credit courses called “Harbor Homestead,” designed to teach practical skills from basic home repairs to creating an effective compost pile. Class topics include jam making, vegetable gardening, canning your own foods, cooking, yard waste disposal, making natural soap, proper use of tools, basic knitting, and more.

Designed to help people rediscover practical and basic skills for the 21st century, Harbor Homestead classes help people learn usable skills related to backyard farming, home repair, and self-sufficient living. These skills can help people preserve their resources and improve their immediate environments regardless of the economy.

Program Specialist Tracy Clark, who took a Harbor Homestead farming related class, said that, “After the success of that class, it got me to thinking about how so many people are trying to make healthier choices – not only in what they eat, but being conscious of where their food comes from.”

Harbor Homestead courses are offered at TCC’s Gig Harbor Campus at 3993 Hunt St. Gig Harbor and Henderson Bay High School 8402 Skansie Ave. Gig Harbor.

Browse course offerings and register online. Harbor Homestead classes fill up fast, so register early.