Do you want to learn how to turn fruits and veggies into shelf stable preserves, but don't know where to begin? Maybe you just need a refresher course? Learn how to safely and successfully preserve the harvest with water bath and steam canning. Students will get hands-on by making their own and leave with confidence to preserve at home. Ingredients will be determined by seasonal availability. The instructor, Stephanie Thurow, is a local author and Certified Master Food Preserver.

Curious about making your own fermented veggies at home? In this hands-on class you will learn about the basics and benefits of fermentation, the two methods used in vegetable fermentation (dry-salting and brining), food safety, supplies needed and troubleshooting. Chop, salt and mix your very own small-batch of raw, probiotic-rich ferment to take home. Our instructor is a local cookbook author and Certified Master Food Preserver. Each student will leave with one quart of hand crafted seasonal vegetables and the recipe.

Join us for this info session and demonstration class where you learn the basics and benefits of fermentation, the two methods used in vegetable fermentation (brining and dry salting), food safety, supplies needed and troubleshooting. Master Food Preserver and local author, Stephanie Thurow, will demonstrate step-by-step just how easy it is to make healthy, probiotic-rich ferments.