A working homestead classroom · Chino Valley, AZ
Learning that growsin good soil.
Hands-on homestead education for Arizona homeschool families — botany, soil science, livestock-adjacent biology, and the quiet craft of cooking what you grow. Hosted by Heather Mich.
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How registration works
Four calm steps from interest to invoice.
Step 1
Pick Your Class
Browse upcoming homestead workshops and field trips below.
Step 2
Register the Student
Enter the student name, parent contact, and ESA contract number.
Step 3
Sign the Waiver
Read our homestead waiver and digitally sign with your full name.
Step 4
Get Your Invoice
Download your ESA-ready invoice. Upload to ClassWallet within 7 days.
Upcoming
Classes & Workshops
All listed prices are billed through a ClassWallet-ready invoice, or direct pay through stripe. Parent add-on, when offered, is paid by credit card at checkout.
New classes are being prepared.
Check back soon — or browse our 1-on-1 services in the meantime.
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About Heather
A homesteader teaching kids what the seed already knows.
Graceful Garden Coaching is run from a working homestead in Yavapai County, Arizona. Heather Mich pairs practical, get-your-hands-dirty instruction with the curriculum families need to satisfy ESA documentation — no busywork, no PowerPoints, just soil under fingernails and questions that lead somewhere.
Each class is structured to support ESA documentation and is aligned to Arizona academic standards across science, practical life skills, and project-based learning categories. Detailed academic alignment notes accompany every invoice you submit to ClassWallet.
5+
Years coaching
28+
Families served
100%
Hands-on outdoors
What you'll learn
From garden to table — and every craft in between.
Each class spotlights a different homestead skill. Throughout the year we rotate through:
- Gardening, soil science & permaculture
- Baking, cooking & food preservation
- Fermentation — sourdough, kraut, kefir
- Cheesemaking & home dairy
- Knitting & fiber arts
- Sewing & natural-dye projects
- Goats, chickens & turkeys — animal care
- Life skills & hands-on project-based learning
Our programs are designed for ages 3–99. For private groups, we adapt instruction to fit your group's ages.
One-on-One
1-on-1, consultations, & private groups.
Private homestead coaching, on-location property consultations, and make-and-take group classes — open to students and adults, at the homestead or at your place. Each 1-on-1 includes a take-home curriculum packet so the learning continues at home.
Browse ServicesPick your subject
Gardening, baking, fiber arts, animal care — tell Heather and she'll build the hour around it.
Take-home curriculum
Every session includes a printed packet so your student keeps learning at home.
Calendar-confirmed
Heather picks a time on her real calendar — no double-booking.
ESA & FAQ
Questions parents ask first.
Yes — we're a Registered ClassWallet Direct Pay Vendor. Your ESA invoice is generated as a PDF you upload to ClassWallet under Pay Vendor → Graceful Garden Coaching.