August Workshops: Preserving Summer's Bounty and Making Herbal Medicines

Join us for some fantastic August Workshops, focusing on Food and Herbs

Create Your own Pantry: two classes with Chris Musser from Lost Arts Kitchen
Saturday, August 8

Yes We Can (and Freeze and Dry): Preserve fruit for the winter 10am-1pm
In one class, learn to can, freeze, and dry fruit. We'll make Jam, freeze whole fruit, and make fruit leather, using seasonally available fruit

Lactofermentation: Naturally Preserving Summer's Bounty 2pm-4pm
In this class, we'll make lactofermented pickles, cabbage, kale, and
salsa! Try your hand at this ancient preservation technique that enhances
food's nutritional value and tastes delicious!

All participants will take home food they preserved. Cost is $40 for the morning class, $30 for the afternoon, or $60 for both

For More information about Lost Arts Kitchen: Slow Food Traditions for Modern Life, visit www.lostartskitchen.com.

Making Herbal Medicine with Judy BlueHorse Skelton
Sunday, August 9, 2-5 pm
Learn about traditional herbal medicine making, including teas, salves and tinctures, from extraordinary herbalist Judy BlueHorse.
$25 for the class, includes materials for medicines that you'll take home.

Herb Classes with Erico Schleicher of the Elderberry School

Basics of Botany and Wildcrafting, August 11th, 10am-1pm
Learn the basics of botany, then delve into the local plants and herbs of the Tryon Creek watershed during a plant walk in Tryon Creek State Park. $25 for the class.

Experience-based Herbalism, August 18th, 10 am- 1 pm
Learn about the properties of herbs through direct personal experience with the plants. Also discuss the role of a community herbalist and healer. $25 for the class.