We have all had less than pleasant experiences with beets, perhaps mushy and canned, perhaps crunchy and bitter if not roasted long enough. But don’t let those experiences stand in the way of a world of beautiful beet-y possibilities! Join us for a Harvest Table that celebrates this delicious root in all of its drama […]
Join Trina Wellman from Sorrento in a foraged feast of fiddleheads! Learn to identify Ostrich Ferns (the bearer of fiddleheads), learn where you can find them in the wild (and other commercial sources), and how to prepare them according to the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. Once the group has prepared the fiddleheads so that […]
Join us for an exploration of garlic scapes. Scapes are the flowering stalks of garlic, and they are cut off mid-summer to promote bigger and better garlic bulb growth. Daisy enjoys being self-sufficient with her garlic supply and plants enough in her garden to last the whole year. This results in a garlic scape 'problem' […]
Learn to preserve food the old-fashioned way without canning or freezing, a low-tech, low-energy approach to preserving food. Adam Lambert, a local gardener and fermentation enthusiast, will teach the basics of fermenting vegetables in this interactive program. Learn brine picking and the kraut method, and leave with a jar of pickles to take home!Registration opens […]
Join Lizzie Cunningham for a fun workshop based on celebrating tomatoes in all of their forms! Maine Harvest of the Month focuses on tomatoes for September, and small wonder; tomatoes are in their glory this time of year. Participants will use tomatoes raw, baked, and simmered in a variety of different recipes. From cold salads […]
Welcome the fall harvest with a cross-cultural celebration of locally grown vegetables! This class will explore three dough-wrapped recipes and discuss their similarities and differences. Participants will practice various dough folding techniques and will have the opportunity to roll out their own flour wrappers.Dumplings are a traditional food item prepared for the mid-autumn harvest festival, […]
