Several people have expressed an interest in getting together to work on teaching skills associated with the CSA. We have a bunch of members who do a lot of canning and freezing, as well as folks who have very creative ideas when it comes to cooking, crafting, etc.
As it stands now, it sounds like folks would like to do this on Saturday mornings during pickup? Is this the case? What would you like to see? Are there other times that would work better for folks?
I want to learn to can! If someone is willing to teach, I'll offer my kitchen :) Saturdays are hit and miss for me (season tickets for UC football ~ Go Cats!). But Sundays are usually free if we're looking at the weekend. I have a bath pot and lots of jars, lids etc that can be used. Leeann
ReplyDeleteHeather and I developed a whole "reskilling" calendar last year, only some of which was ever implemented. I will post the list of possible activities in the greenhouse- see if some interest you, from soap-making to canning, etc.
ReplyDeleteNancy Sullivan
nsullivan@fuse.net
This yearlong project envisions a series of hands-on classes enabling us to develop important skills and knowledge we’ll need moving into energy descent.
ReplyDeleteWorkshops will cover related topics for +_month, geared to the seasons and moving logically from one theme to the next. Work-shops will be taught by different folks/organizations around the city. As part of the larger Transition movement, we’d hope to work with Imago, Civic Garden Center, Gorman Farm, Turner Farm, etc. Where other groups are already doing related projects, we can dovetail with them.
Imagine a wheel symbolizing the year, with a spoke for each month. Monthly themes will be developed around the following topics and sub-topics according to the season:
WINTER
February Self care
Herbal Teas for Winter Wellness Workshop
February's Workshop:
SPRING
March Getting Ready to Garden
March 6 The 3 essential tools for the home gardener; how to judge which are best: fork, shovel or spade, rake (Earth Tools)
Tool sharpening and maintenance, repair How NOT to use tools!
3 hours, 10 people
March 13 dying and death
Intro to gardening all at Greenhouse 824 Enright Ave.
March 20 Seed starting:
Soil mixes, timing, temperature, etc.
Planning garden succession
March 27 Planning a small garden
April Showers Let’s Garden!
April 10 Herbal Teas for Wellness Workshop
Preparing the ground
Planning your succession planting
Annuals vs perennials
Different types of gardens- advantages & disadvantages Forest Gardening/permaculture, square foot, no-work, sack, etc.
Basic rainwater harvesting NS
Sand filter construction Dan Druffel…
Basics on how to make a home water filtration
What do we need on hand in terms of materials?
Greywater systems- intro to these
May: Eat, Drink & Be Merry
Planting time!
May Baskets- fundraiser for ERUEV
Fermented beverages: Beer, mead
May Pole
Seed bombs and flower essences
Summer
June
Raingarden planning and construction
Build a sand filter for water filtration
July Small holding animals
Poultry (chicken and ducks) Mike Roman
Bees
Fall
October Food preservation
Root cellaring
Canning
Drying
Smoking
November Soil & Composting
Vermiculture
Leaves & Food waste
Cover crops/green manures
Caring for the dead and dying
December
Clothing & fiber
Repairing your faves, (darning, patching, designing something new from old)
Using basic fibers to create new things
Spinning wool- cat, rabbit, dog, alpaca, etc.
Making and using a simple backstrap loom
Knitting & crocheting
Then where do you put?
Education
Home schooling
Adult ed methods
Health Fair
Bike tune-up
Building a cobb oven
Biochar
Deconstruction
January: Wood
(next year) Finding Good Wood In Trees
More than just firewood- how to free up workable wood
This yearlong project envisions a series of hands-on classes enabling us to develop important skills and knowledge we’ll need moving into energy descent.
ReplyDeleteWorkshops will cover related topics for +_month, geared to the seasons and moving logically from one theme to the next.
WINTER
February Self care
SPRING
March Getting Ready to Garden
March 6 The 3 essential tools for the home gardener; how to judge which are best
March 13 dying and death
Intro to gardening
March 20 Seed starting:
Soil mixes, timing, temperature, etc.
Planning garden succession
March 27 Planning a small garden
April Showers Let’s Garden!
April 10 Herbal Teas for Wellness Workshop
Preparing the ground
Planning your succession planting
Annuals vs perennials
Different types of gardens- advantages & disadvantages Forest Gardening/permaculture, square foot, no-work, sack, etc.
Basic rainwater harvesting
Sand filter construction
Basics on how to make a home water filtration
Greywater systems- intro to these
May: Eat, Drink & Be Merry
Planting time!
May Baskets- fundraiser for ERUEV
Fermented beverages: Beer, mead
May Pole
Seed bombs and flower essences
Summer
June
Raingarden planning and construction
Build a sand filter for water filtration
July Small holding animals
Poultry (chicken and ducks)
Bees
Fall
October Food preservation
Root cellaring
Canning
Drying
Smoking
November Soil & Composting
Vermiculture
Leaves & Food waste
Cover crops/green manures
Caring for the dead and dying
December
Clothing & fiber
Repairing your faves, (darning, patching, designing something new from old)
Using basic fibers to create new things
Spinning wool- cat, rabbit, dog, alpaca, etc.
Making and using a simple backstrap loom
Knitting & crocheting
Then where do you put?
Education
Home schooling
Adult ed methods
Health Fair
Bike tune-up
Building a cobb oven
Biochar
Deconstruction