Explore the age-old tradition of brewing drinks through fermentation. Learn how to make beer, mead, wine, kombucha & more. Brewing your own beer is a low-impact way to enjoy your favorite ancient fermented drink. Home brewing is a sustainable practice that has built community and preserved the environment for thousands of years.RSVP to join us [...]
Learn how to make chemical-free, all natural skin care products and soaps that are good for you and the environment. Our skin absorbs most of what is applied topically, so it is important to consider the ingredients in our skin products and soaps. Most soaps and skin care products contain chemical compounds that are harmful… Continue Reading Natural Soaps and Skincare Workshop
Learn how to enhance and maintain your health with nature’s help. Herbalism is an established tradition of making and using herbal medicine. Not only is it extremely effective, it is also gentle to both people and the environment, non-addictive, natural, and sustainable. It is virtually cost-free as your medicine cabinet can be sourced from your [...]
Create your own natural, plant-based dyes and take home your own project. The art of natural dyeing using colors derived from plants and minerals is a practice that has brought color to our world since the Stone Age. Today, choosing natural dyes over the chemical alternatives is more important than ever. Much of our clothing [...]
Preserve the summer harvest by learning how to can and pickle at home. As summer comes to an end, food preservation skills become even more valuable. By preserving food, you can stretch and store the harvest without spoiling or sacrificing quality, taste, or nutritional value. In fact, with many fermented foods, texture, taste, and nutritional [...]
Toss the box and ditch the preservatives! Learn how to make yeast free, unleavened bread and crackers at home. By baking bread at home, you’re choose the local, organic ingredients that go into every loaf. You also save money, while reducing resources and waste associated with producing, transporting, and storing conventional bread. Join us to [...]
Cheesemaking is a unique trade skill that dates back thousands of years. Cheese was made as a way to add nutritional and economic value while preserving many different types of milk. When you make your own cheese, you reduce waste associated with processing, packaging, refrigerating and transporting store-bought cheeses. You also eliminate preservatives, stabilizers, and [...]
Experience a hands-on cooking class for adults. Use fresh, organic, in season ingredients from our garden and enjoy a farm-to-table meal. Our farm to fork adult cooking classes teach you how to prepare dishes using seasonal produce found at your local farmer's market or grown in your own backyard. We'll begin with a sensory exploration [...]
Explore the tangible connection between sustenance and sustainability at a unique farm-to-table dining experience. Each Community Table dish has a story. As you savor each bite, the chef and farmer share the full background on each dish so you know exactly how your food was grown, raised, caught, and prepared. Through culinary storytelling, the [...]
Make the most of an abundant harvest by learning the basics of summer preservation. Create shelf-stable and delicious homemade organic fruit jams, jellies, and butters. When you make your own preserves, you know what goes into every jar. Choose organic, local and seasonal fresh fruits, and use natural preserving ingredients to ensure great taste and [...]
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