Upcoming Events
Food Preservation Series - for beginners
Pickling: July 12, 7-9pm
Registration closes Monday at Noon!
Pickling is not just for cucumbers! Learn how to pickle beets, jalapenos, and of course... the cucumber.
Canning July 26, 7-9pm
Cracking open a jar of home-canned tomatoes in the bleak winter months brings a satisfaction that can't be beat. Learn how to can your harvest and enjoy the flavors of summer year round.
Open to the public. More info...
Growing Gardeners - 3 week series for ages 10-14
Tuesdays 4-5:30pm, July 12,19,26
$60, $40 per additional child
Learn to farm and how to grow food for your family. Students will plan and plant a vegetable garden, and bring home their harvest.
Open to members. More info...
Farm to Belly - Cooking classes for ages 5-10 and a grownup
Fridays 10-11:30, July 22,29 August 5,19
Parent-child pairs will work with the freshest farm ingredients to prepare snacks and lunches. Recipes include veggie sushi, pesto and pizza!
Open to the public. More info...
See here for a complete listing of classes and events
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part? Each year we plant edible perennials in the Edible Classroom garden. To date we have perennial flowers, herbs, berries, and fruit trees! Visit the Edible Classroom garden and check out the currants, and blueberries. Can you spot the hardy kiwi vines? How about the artichoke-like cardoon flowers?