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Beekeeping
102
June 12
1-3
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A continuation of
intro beekeeping and well suited for the first year
hive (yet applicable to all hives). Class will cover
how to successfully manage your growing hive through
summer and into winter. We'll discuss bee physiology
and behavior, hive development, feeding, weather
(summer heat, fall cold and wet), pests, honey,
beeswax, and more. Class is lecture and hands-on.
Open to all levels.
Cost: $10. Payment reserves space
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register: email
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Beyond
Jams & Jellies!
June 23
6:30-8:30
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The class will discuss
the basics of water-bath canning techniques and
will prepare strawberry-rhubarb compote and raspberry-jalepeno
chutney. Participants will get to take home a jar
of each preserve. Hands-on class format.
Cost: $15. Payment reserves space
To register: email
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Pickling!
More than Just Cukes
June 30
6:30-8:30
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Preserve the bounty
of summer! Make great gifts! Pickling is a tasty
and creative way of preserving your vegetables and
... it does not require a pressure canner!
You will learn step-by-step instructions on how
to pickle, including equipment, preparation, and
procedures for a wide range of vegetables and relish.
You will also learn some "secrets" to
embellish the taste. Hands-on, with take home. Taught
by Dixie
Edwards.
Cost: $15. Covers food, jars and
instructor. Payment reserves space
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Maximize your Harvest, Determine when Ripe
July 8
7-8:30 |
Learn how to maximize
your harvest - from pest control to water to when
and how to fertilize. Also, a lot of "hard-earned"
produce goes to waste because it is not timely picked.
Learn to use sight, taste and smell to determine
when summer produce is ripe, ready to harvest, and
best tasting. Yum!
Taught by Tim Lanfri of Community
Garden Creators.
Cost: $10.
To register: email
us or call. |
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Butterfly,
Bee and Bird Gardening
July 10
10-noon |
Create a haven in
your own backyard! Discover plants and plantings
that attract birds, butterflies and honey bees,
and sustain them through the year.
Taught by Eilidh MacLean, landscape designer for
Livingscape.
Cost: $10.
To register: email
us or call.
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Home
Landscape Design - Part 1
July 19
6-8pm |
Erin Duffy is a full
service landscape architect with an emphasis on
natives, edibles and insect-friendly ornamentals.
Come learn the basics of residential landscape design,
and also learn how to include these extraordinary
plants in your landscape or patio.
Cost: $10.
To register: email
us or call.
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Summer
Harvest & Planting Fall Garden
July 24
10-11:30am |
Want big yields from
your summer harvest? Organic in-season fertilizing,
pest control, watering, and pruning can all have
a big impact on harvest. Also, July and August are
the months to plant your fall and winter garden.
Learn about seeds, starts, planting techniques,
pest control, and other important aspects of successful
fall and winter food gardening.
Taught by Tim Lanfri of Community
Garden Creators.
Cost: $10.
To register: email
us or call.
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Home
Landscape Design - Part 2
July 26
6-8pm |
This is Part II of
the class described above. Can be taken together
with the first, or separately.
Cost: $10.
To register: email
us or call.
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Pressure
Canning
July 28
6:30-8:30
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The class will discuss the basics of
pressure canning techniques and will prepare a variety
of canned vegetables. Participants will get to take
home a jar of each type of vegetable. Hands-on class
format.
Cost: $15. Covers food, jars and
instructor. Payment reserves space
To register: email
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Making
Baby Food
August 18
6:30-8:30
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The class will focus
on pressure cooking fresh fruits and vegetables
as the method of preparation of baby food. Freezing
and pressure canning will be discussed as preservation
methods. Hands-on format for the preparation of
food, discussion format for preservation techniques.
Cost: $15. Covers food, jars and
instructor. Payment reserves space
To register: email
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Canning
Tomatoes & Salsa!
August 25
6:30-8:30
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The popular class
will focus on proper techniques and tasty recipes
for canning tomatoes and salsa. Tomato preparation and canning
techniques will be demonstrated and participants
will make a red and a green salsa, and take a jar
of each home. Complimentary beverages and salsa
music will add to your class experience.
Cost: $15. Covers food, jars and
instructor. Payment reserves space
To register: email
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Fruit
- Canning, Drying & More
September 1
6:30-8:30
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Enjoy the bounty
of your yard or local market long past harvest season.
Prepare food for a back pack trip or make healthy
snakes for kids. This class will discuss various
methods of preserving fruit including canning, drying
and freezing. Participants will take home a tasty
jar of canned fruit made in class. Hands-on format.
Cost: $15. Covers food, jars and
instructor. Payment reserves space
To register: email
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Canning
Tomatoes & Salsa!
September 8
6:30-8:30
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The popular class
will focus on proper techniques and tasty recipes
for canning tomatoes and salsa. Tomato preparation and canning
techniques will be demonstrated and participants
will make a red and a green salsa, and take a jar
of each home. Complimentary beverages and salsa
music will add to your class experience.
Cost: $15. Covers food, jars and
instructor. Payment reserves space
To register: email
us |
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