Current Workshop Schedule:
Pumpkin Pie Making Workshop
Sunday, November 20th 2011, 10 am to 12 noon
We will make both a traditional pumpkin pie and a gluten and dairy free version. Both delicious! Truly - From Scratch - starting from the Winter Squash themselves. We will make two versions of pie crust as well - a dairy/gluten free version and a traditional pate brisee with butter for our traditional version. We'll also go over the healing properties of what I call the warming winter spices and we will mix up a batch of my favorite Spectulaas Spice Cookies too!
You will go home with the makings (dough and filling) for both a traditional and a gluten/dairy free pumpkin pie - that you just have to put together the day before Thanksgiving and pop in the oven to serve up two wonderful pies all your guests can enjoy! Cost (which includes all the makings for two pies for Thanksgiving) - $52.00 per person. Please RSVP /register by 11/18/11.
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Crafting Herbal-Infused Salves, Ointments, and Lip Balms
Saturday, November 26th 2011, 10 am - 12 noon
These make great personalized holiday gifts! They are also so effective - especially for dry winter skin!
With a focus on organic, fair-trade, medicinal herbs and spices, we'll construct a variety of healing and soothing salves and lip balms. We'll also discuss different types of healing herbs, what they can do for us, and where to get them. You'll never want to be without a jar of Anti-itch salve made with white willow bark and plantain or Dry-skin healing Calendula salve made with self heal and chickweed once you see how fun they are to make and how effectively they work. Workshop takes place in the farm kitchen | Cost is $36 | registration closes 11/22/11.
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Cooking with Dark Leafy Greens
Saturday, November 26th 2011, 1 pm - 3 pm
Dark Leafy Greens - The #1 Missing Ingredient in Today's Diets! We will demonstrate a wide range of ways to use dark leafy greens of all types. You will leave feeling empowered to live more healthily with a solid collection of great recipes. Workshop is hands on and tasting is encouraged. In the farm kitchen. Cost is $36 | Registration closes 11/22/11.
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Making Homemade Dog & Cat Food Workshop
Saturday, December 3rd 2011, 10 am - 12 noon
Featured in the NY Times! Check out the article here!
Healthier, Economical, Delicious. Either as a supplementary meal or as your pets' regular diet, homemade food is better, safer, and easy to make. We will mix up a batch of balanced food using raw chicken as a base. We'll go over tons of options in food bases - raw vs cooked, various nutritional additions, dogs vs cats, special needs pets, and discuss the wide range of commercial diets and brands. You'll take home recipes, a clearer knowledge of the commercial pet food available, and resources for suppliers. We'll also make up a wonderful whole foods supplement that you can add to a commercial diet using higher quality ingredients and for a lot less money than the fancy brand names. Even if you're not ready to switch over completely to a homemade diet, you'll get a lot from this workshop. In the Farm Kitchen or Greenhouse. Cost is $36 | Registration closes 12/1/11.
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Backyard Organic Poultry Rearing Workshop
Saturday, December 3rd 2011, 1 pm - 3 pm
For anyone who has dreamed of walking out to your own chicken coop and collecting fresh eggs for breakfast, this course will guide you through starting up your own flock and in organic and natural rearing methods. We will discuss all of our secrets to Organic chicken care that we have discovered over the years. Chickens are wonderful stewards of the earth; and kept in proper conditions, chickens are valuable assets to the garden, lawn, and compost pile. They also provide backyard joy. They are easy to take care of, are not noisy or smelly, and are an important part of the Organic garden. This is the optimal time of year to start planning for chickens for the spring. (Please be sure to check with your town to make sure that chickens are allowed where you live.) Workshop takes place mostly in the greenhouse and outside with the birds (dress appropriately - wear boots) and is weather permitting. Cost is $36 | registration closes 12/1/11.
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Traditional Italian Cooking Workshop
Sunday December 11th 2011, 10 am to 12 noon
Just in time for some Holiday Feasting!
Italian Food is the ultimate comfort food - always thoroughly enjoyed by all. Great for entertaining. We'll go over a variety of recipes for building traditional Italian dishes, and we'll be constructing these recipes in traditional Mediterranean style and very healthily. You'll leave knowing how to make the Ultimate Tomato Sauce, Bolognese Sauce, Meatballs, Shellfish Sauces, Pesto, Saffron-Cream Sauce, Ricotta Gnocci, and Polenta. Workshop is hands on and tasting is encouraged - it takes place in the kitchen at Midsummer Farm. Cost is $36 | Registration closes 12/8/11.
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