Chicken Processing Workshop
Schedule
Fri Apr 17 2026 at 10:00 am to 04:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
True Cut Ranch | Claremont, NC
About this Event
Chicken Processing Workshop
Welcome to our Chicken Processing Workshop at True Cut Ranch! Join us for a hands-on experience where you'll learn how to properly butcher a chicken from start to finish. Fred and Melissa Falcone, farmers at True Cut Ranch, will guide you through the process, teaching you valuable skills that you can use at home. Whether you're a beginner or have some experience, this workshop is perfect for anyone looking to learn more about where their food comes from. Don't miss this unique opportunity to connect with your food in a meaningful way!
What's included?
- Hands-on experience
- Lunch (True Cut Ranch pasture-raised pulled pork, slaw, chips, baked beans, apple cobber with local apples)
- One whole chicken, which you'll help process, to take home (add on more at $22 each)
- Choice of activities after we're done processing: join Fred for a farm tour and receive guidance from Fred about how to raise poultry from brooding to the field or join Melissa to explore possibilities for what to do with all the chicken you'll now be ready to process at home, including freezer organization, pressure-canning, broth making, and more
Agenda
π: 09:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Welcome and Gathering Chickens from the Field
π: 10:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Processing Steps Overview + Demonstration
π: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Hands-On Processing
π: 12:30 PM - 01:00 PM
Lunch Break (meal provided)
π: 01:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Quality Control, Packaging, Cleanup
π: 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Breakout Session Options: Raising Poultry from Brooder to Field with Fred
Info: Tour our brooder with Fred then head to the field to see pastured-poultry in action. Test out three different styles of "chicken tractors" and ask Fred all your questions about raising poultry.
π: 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Breakout Session Options: "Now What Should I Do with All This Chicken?"
Info: Join Melissa to explore possibilities for what to do with all the chicken you'll now be ready to process at home, including freezer organization, pressure-canning, broth making, and more
Where is it happening?
True Cut Ranch, 5221 Bolick Road, Claremont, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 23.54 to USD 138.98

















