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Beekeeping
201:
Hive Inspection
June 11
3:30-5:00
$12.50
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When should you do
a hive inspection? How do you do it? What should
you look for? What might you see (or smell or hear)
and what should you do about it? This is a great
follow up to the beginner class and well suited
for new or newer beekeepers. Hands-on with live
hives.
We'll also cover when to do subsequent inspections
and how to prepare for fall (to keep your bees alive
through winter, etc.). Taught by Dewey Caron.
Cost: $12.50. Payment reserves
space
To
register: email
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More
Than Just Jam!
June 15
6:30-8:30
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This class will cover
different kinds of fruit preparation (jam, jelly,
preserves, chutneys, compotes, etc) and will prepare
lemon curd and strawberry preserves. The class will
be hands-on for preparation and canning of both
recipes. Participants will take home a jar of each
recipe at the end of the class. Taught by Holly
Espenlaub.
Cost: $25 (3 or more classes $20/ea.).
Covers cost of food & canning supplies.
To register: email
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Pickling:
Cukes & Far, Far Beyond!
June 22
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 &
more, 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, relish
and more. You will also learn some "secrets"
to embellish the taste. Hands-on, with take home.
Taught by Holly Espenlaub.
Cost: $25 (3 or more classes $20/ea.).
Covers cost of food & canning supplies.
To register: email
us or call. |
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Summer
Harvest & Fall Food Garden - I
June 25
10-11:30am |
This class continues
Tim's excellent food gardening instruction and sets
you up for success with the basics on navigating
summer pests, pruning and weeding for production,
fertilizing, when to harvest, how to save seed and,
yes, in June because it starts in July, planting
for the fall season food garden..
Taught by Tim Lanfri of Community
Garden Creators.
Cost: FREE, though donations
to Community Garden Creators accepted.
To register: email
us or call.
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Preparing and Canning Soups & Stock
July 13
6:30-8:30 |
The class will cover
preparing and canning chicken soup from scratch,
including stock (from whole chicken to chicken soup).
We will discuss the special precautions needed when
canning jars of mixed ingredients. The class will
be hands-on for soup preparation and canning, discussion
for stock preparation and canning. Participants
will take home a quart of chicken soup at the end
of class. Taught by Holly Espenlaub.
Cost: $25 (3 or more classes $20/ea.).
Covers cost of food & canning supplies.
To register: email
us or call. |
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Summer
Harvest & Fall Food Garden - II
July 23
10-11:30am |
This class will continue
where the June class left off. 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: FREE, though donations
to Community Garden Creators accepted.
To register: email
us or call.
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Fruit
Preserving
August 3
6:30-8:30
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This class will cover
various methods of preserving fruit (primarily drying
and canning) and will prepare a mixture of dried
fruits as well as canned spiced pears. The class
will be discussion/demo for the fruit drying and
hands-on for the preparation and canning of the
pears. Participants will take home a jar of pears
and a bag of dried fruit at the end of the class.
Cost: $25 (3 or more classes $20/ea.).
Covers cost of food & canning supplies.
To register: email
us |
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Tomatoes
and Tomato Sauces
August 17
6:30-8:30
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The class will explore
the reasons for pressure canning tomatoes and sauces
rather than water bath canning. We will prepare
and can stewed tomatoes and a marinara sauce. Participants
will take home a jar of each recipe at the end of
class.
Cost: $25 (3 or more classes $20/ea.).
Covers cost of food & canning supplies.
To register: email
us |
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Salsa:
Everyone's favorite class!
August 24
6:30-8:30
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The popular class
will focus on proper techniques and tasty recipes
for canning salsa. We’ll prepare and can two
different salsas and discuss the reasons for using
water bath canning versus pressure canning to preserve
the salsa. Participants will take home a jar of
each salsa at the end of the class.
Cost: $25 (3 or more classes $20/ea.).
Covers cost of food & canning supplies.
To register: email
us |
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Tomatoes
and Tomato Sauces
August 31
6:30-8:30
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The class will explore
the reasons for pressure canning tomatoes and sauces
rather than water bath canning. We will prepare
and can stewed tomatoes and a marinara sauce. Participants
will take home a jar of each recipe at the end of
class.
Cost: $25 (3 or more classes $20/ea.).
Covers cost of food & canning supplies.
To register: email
us |
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Pickling:
Cukes & Far, Far Beyond!
September 6
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 &
more, 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, relish
and more. You will also learn some "secrets"
to embellish the taste. Hands-on, with take home.
Taught by Holly Espenlaub.
Cost: $25 (3 or more classes $20/ea.).
Covers cost of food & canning supplies.
To register: email
us or call. |
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Salsa:
Everyone's favorite class!
September 7
6:30-8:30
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The popular class
will focus on proper techniques and tasty recipes
for canning salsa. We’ll prepare and can two
different salsas and discuss the reasons for using
water bath canning versus pressure canning to preserve
the salsa. Participants will take home a jar of
each salsa at the end of the class.
Cost: $25 (3 or more classes $20/ea.).
Covers cost of food & canning supplies.
To register: email
us |
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