Food Preservation: Canning Applesauce
Monday, October 1 from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pmat the Martha Wagbo Farm and Education Center, 5745 Michigan 66, East Jordan
Come learn how to can and freeze applesauce from organic apples; or if you know how, come join in the fun of a community canning party. Organic produce, organic sugar, canning jars and lids will be provided. Each participant will prepare and can applesauce hands-on, and take home a share of the jars at the end of the class. There will also be take-home info and resources available. Class size is limited.
Cost is $15-25, sliding scale. Preregistration is required. A partnership of ISLAND, the Martha Wagbo Farm and Education Center, Northern Michigan Small Farm Conference, and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.
For more information call 231-622-5252 or email mary@artmeetsearth.org
Hand Tool Sharpening
Thursday, October 4 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pmat the Bellaire Community Hall, 202 North Bridge Street, Bellaire
Frustrated with the quality of edge tools Nick Carlson, of Carlson Tree Service, took it upon himself to learn, "the best way to create a durable, and sharp edge. This creates a safer tool to work with. Once you work with a well tuned hand tool, there is no going back!" In this workshop, Nick will cover edge tool sharpening systems, both in shop and in the field, the theory behind a sharp edge, as well as how to bring an old tool back for use once again, from junk shop to tool bench.
TBA. A partnership of ISLAND, Northern Michigan Small Farm Conference, and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.
For more information call (231) 622-5252 or email mary@artmeetsearth.org
Radical Homemaking Skill Swap
Sunday, October 7 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pmat the Ware Farm, 9014 Alkire Road, Bear Lake
Fill your home with the simple luxuries of delicious food, spirited evenings, and a clean home the way they did 100 years ago—and might still again—with this all-day workshop on the lost arts of real home economics. Community experts from herbalists to backyard chicken farmers revive grandparent knowledge of days gone by with classes on breadmaking, natural cleaning, fermentation, and more.
Cost is $15 for anyone registered before September 30, $20 for walk-ins and late registrants.
For more information call (231) 622-5252 or email mary@artmeetsearth.org
For more information call (231) 622-5252 or email mary@artmeetsearth.org
Co-sponsored by ISLAND, Great Lakes Bioneers and Ware Farm, and supported by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Northern Michigan Small Farm Conference, Bay Area Recycling for Charities, Oryana, and Rising Star Wellness Center.
2nd Annual Hog Breakdown and Charcuterie Workshop
Saturday, October 13 and Sunday, October 14at Epicure Catering, 5530 N West Bayshore Drive, Omena, MI
This is a two-day event led by Chef Steven Grostick of Toasted Oak Grill and Market, Novi. The workshop will start with a hands-on hog breakdown. Then, learn how to use simple techniques to preserve meat in your own home through salting, smoking and curing. Techniques will be discussed in detail, you will get hands-on experience and fresh take home pork to preserve. Gourmet lunch by Epicure Catering. Bring your own boning knife.
The cost to attend this two-day workshop is $300-400, sliding scale. The rate for couples is $550-$650.
For more information call (231) 622-5252 or email mary@artmeetsearth.org
A partnership of ISLAND, Epicure Catering, Northern Michigan Small Farm Conference, and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.
A partnership of ISLAND, Epicure Catering, Northern Michigan Small Farm Conference, and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Saving Seeds from the Farm and Garden
Tuesday, October 23 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pmat Michigan Works (south entrance of the building), 1209 S. Garfield, Traverse City, MI
Farmers and gardeners that save seeds benefit in a number of ways—not only do they preserve rare varieties and develop new ones suited to particular growing conditions, they save money, preserve heritage, and support a more secure local food system. In this workshop, seed-saving enthusiast Craig Schaaf provides some basic techniques for saving seeds on farms and in home gardens, including tips and tricks for propagating many common vegetable species.
Suggested donation $15. Space is limited and pre-registration required. For more information call (231) 622-5252 or email mary@artmeetsearth.org.
For more information call 231-622-5252 or email mary@artmeetsearth.org
A partnership of ISLAND, the Michigan Land Use Institute, Northern Michigan Small Farm Conference, and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.
A partnership of ISLAND, the Michigan Land Use Institute, Northern Michigan Small Farm Conference, and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.
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