Sept 20/21 - Permie weekend - Distillation and Winter Prep
Upcoming from the Sustainable Living Arts School:
Sept 20/21 - Permie weekend - Distillation and Winter Prep
Saturday, September 20 - (on site - 1732 Pell Road)
9:30 til afternoon - Distillation workshop - "Make Your Own - from fuel to medicine"
with Bernard Wera, David Scott and Kathleen Thacker
This is a full day workshop on the art of distillation. We will begin by looking at
homemade stills and talk about safe use and potential problems. We will watch a
still be put through its paces and will learn about essential oils, hydrosols, fuels
and other byproducts of this process. The facilitators will talk about their
experiences in home distillation. ($70)
12:30 - 2:00 - Garden Walk with Randie Ridgewell - (off site - 1187 Crowe Road)
For those wanting to visit a proper, full cycle food garden, Randie's ex-herb farm
of fame is a great space for learning. She will describe her excellent fertilizing
mixture and show her great techniques for good food production. Recommended by
Edible Landscapes as a good beginner's learning tool. ($25)
2:15 - 3:45 Basic Canning with Randie Ridgewell
Just starting your learning curve and want an experienced mentor? Randie will take
you into the kitchen to can up a batch of winter food. For those who learn best by
seeing and doing, this will help push your confidence along so that you can do this
at home. ($25)
Sunday, September 21 - (on site - 1732 Pell Road)
9:30 - 11:00 Timely Actions in the Garden with Robin Wheeler
For new gardeners, fall brings new questions. Robin will show how to put gardens "to
bed" for best spring results, what to do about late immature veggies, how to save
the last of the seed and harvest the last of the herbs. We'll discuss winter mulch
and fall planting of garlic and potatoes. ($20)
11:15 - 12:30 Hand Treating Wool Fleece - with Debbie Osler
For those who already knit or weave and want to add a new skill level without buying
equipment, Deb will show you how to wash a fleece and then how to hand spin it into
a usable wool product. Feel different fleece and learn about quality and problems
that can arise. Deb has many years of managing her own fleece and you will get
hands-on experience. ($25)
1:30 - 3:00 - Using a Steamer/Juicer with Robin Wheeler
Toss in your apples unpeeled and full of seeds, and turn out wonderful juice and
apple butter - just like on TV! We will run through a single 40 minute steaming,
bottle the juice and further prepare the pulp into apple butter. Many other products
can be made. Take some product home with you and feel more confident using this
great piece of equipment on your own. ($25)
3:30 - 5:00 - Tool Maintenance and Repair with Cymba
Our hand tools are great assets and we should treat them right so they'll last for
years. Cymba will show some good tool care, and then will show how to put new
handles into many types of tool, and lacking a store-bought handle, how to make a
quick one from wood around you. ($25)
