Local Eating

 

 

To support a local food economy, we need the skills, resources, and motivation to grow, preserve, prepare, and appreciate local foods.

 

For more information, contact Sue Anderson at sue.eric.anderson@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Stay tuned for upcoming food workshops in 2009!..... Some will be the same as last year with a few new ones.  If you have workshop requests (something that would help you eat local foods year round) let me know.

 

 

LAST YEAR'S WORKSHOPS: 

 

Food Preservation Workshops Summer/Fall 2008

 

 

Eating Summers’ Bounty All Year Long

Saturday, August 9, 2008    10am-noon   

Pinery Room, Charles White Public Library, Stevens Point

Sponsored by ICE (Interfaith Community for the Environment) 

Local residents will demonstrate how to freeze, dry and can summers’ produce to enjoy throughout the year.

*Optional trip (6 blocks away) to view a built-in home solar dehydrator at 12:30pm

No registration needed.

 

 

 

 

Canning Workshop

Tuesday, August 26, 2008    7:00 - 8:30 pm 

Room 1 and 2 of the Court House Annex building, 1462 Strongs Ave., Stevens Point

Pat Rychter, Family Living Educator, will discuss up-to-date canning methods, food safety and recommended equipment. 

* Registration preferred – call  346-1316 to register

 

 

 

 

Freezing and Drying Workshop

Tuesday, September 9, 2008     7:00 - 8:30 pm 

Rooms 1 and 2 of the Court House Annex building, 1462 Strongs Ave., Stevens Point

Pat Rychter, Family Living Educator, will discuss up-to-date methods of freezing and drying foods, food safety and recommended equipment

* Registration preferred – call  346-1316 to register

 

 

 

Root Cellar Workshop

 

Tuesday, September 23, 2008    7:00 – 8:00 pm

Room         of the Court House Annex,              St., Stevens Point

Ken  Schroeder, UW Extension Agent, will discuss management of existing root cellars and how to create root cellar like conditions in your home. 

* Reistration preferred – call 346-1316 to register

 

 

 

Applesauce Making Day

 

Saturday, September 27, 2008   1pm - 4pm  (Come for all or part of the time!)

St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 600 Wilshire Blvd., Stevens Point

Come join us in making applesauce from local apples.  Take applesauce home (for cost of apples) to put in your freezer. We will demonstrate three different methods for making applesauce in your home.

* Registration preferred – call 592-4423 to register

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gardening Mentor Program:

 

Interested in growing your own food but don't know how to get started?  We can hook you up with a gardening mentor.  Contact sue.eric.anderson@gmail.com