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Salsa:
Everyone's favorite class!
September 20
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
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Pickling:
Cukes & Far, Far Beyond!
September 21
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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Fall
Festival!
October 1
Noon-5
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Fresh & free
hands-on cider pressing, apple and roasted-garlic
tasting, Fall Fashion Show, live music, fresh smoked
salmon, store specials and more. Mark your calendar
now, and come celebrate this fun and festive season
with us in this very kid friendly event. For more
info click on our Fall Festival
page |
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Apples & Pears: Making & Canning Sauces.
Drying Too.
October 5
6:30-8:30 |
In this class, you
will make and can spiced apple-pear sauces and learn
other tasty sauces blends. Great for eating at home
and as gifts! This class will also cover fruit dehydration.
Participants will take home a jar of spiced apple-pear
sauce made in 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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Natives
Pre-Order Deadline
(pickup 10/22-23)
October 18
midnight |
While
we carry native plants, we offer a wider selection
through our pre-order sales that occur the second
full weekend of each month (in spring and fall).
Order deadline is the Tuesday before by midnight.
For the Plant Availability List and more sale info,
please visit our Native
Plant Sale Page.
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Preparing and Canning Soups & Stock
October 26
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 (meat, vegetables
and starch). Class is hands-on and participants
will take home a quart of the chicken soup made
in class. Taught by Holly Espenlaub.
Cost: $30.* This class is $5 more
than other classes (higher materials cost), alone
or in a 3-class package.
To register: email
us or call. |
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Beekeeping
Basics
November 5
2:30-5:30
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Join Tom Lea, long-time
urban beekeeper and director of Zenger Farm's beekeeping
project for an empowering class on the fundementals
of successful backyard beekeeping. See detailed
description and registration information on our
Bee Center page.
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Cooking with Root Vegetables
November 9
6:30-8:30
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This hands-on class will cover creating delicious meals with root vegetables. We'll make (and eat) a root vegetable hash with poached eggs and a root vegetable pot pie with sweet potatoes and butternut squash.
Cost: $25 (2 or more classes $20/ea.).
Covers cost of food & supplies.
To register: email
us or call. |
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Making
Pasta
& Ravioli
November 16
6:30-8:30
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This hands-on class
will cover making your own egg pasta and using it
to create ravioli and linguine. We'll make two varieties
of ravioli using plain egg pasta and linguine using
egg pasta flavored with fresh herbs. Participants
will take home a sample of each type of ravioli.
Yumm!
Cost: $25 (2 or more classes $20/ea.).
Covers cost of food & supplies.
To register: email
us or call. |
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Cooking with Root Vegetables
November 30
6:30-8:30
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This hands-on class will cover creating delicious meals with root vegetables. We'll make (and eat) a root vegetable hash with poached eggs and a root vegetable pot pie with sweet potatoes and butternut squash.
Cost: $25 (2 or more classes or
attendees: $20/ea.). Covers cost of food & supplies.
To register: email
us or call. |
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Edible
Gifts from the Kitchen
December 14
6:30-8:30
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Join us for an evening
of baking and snacking and go home with some fresh
ideas for homemade holiday gifts. In this hands-on
class we will make chocolate truffles, fresh lemon
curd and spicy ginger snaps. We will cover the basics
of working with chocolate to achieve the proper
consistency, discuss the secrets of making great
cookies and share ideas for creative gift packaging.
Cost: $25 (2 or more classes or
attendees: $20/ea.). Covers cost of food & supplies.
To register: email
us or call. |
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