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Did you know that the healthy bacteria in yogurt can be used to help preserve and enhance vegetables? Come learn how to make yogurt, sauerkraut, kim chi, and other traditional foods with chef instructor Michael Staver of Kendall College and Brightflower Nursery. Bring wide-mouth jars to take home your own samples.
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Join chef instructor Michael Staver of Kendall College for fresh ideas on how to create a fall feast focused on vegetables. Whether you are a vegetarian, or simply want to expand your repertoire for cooking with the vegetables of late fall, Michael will have plenty of healthy, nutritious dishes to try for cooking and tasting, including roasted root vegetables, kale with cranberries, sweet potatoes with maple syrup, and more. Bring your favorite holiday recipes for ideas on healthy adaptations. CLASS CANCELED. Consider joining us for Live Culture in the Kitchen instead!
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12:00pm
Learn to make a wonderful and gentle soap using goat’s milk. Our lovely goats provide the milk, and our veteran soapmaker Neddy Astudillo explains the process and facilitates the hands-on soapmaking. Everyone will make several bars of soap to bring home. CLASS FULL. PLEASE CONTACT US FOR A WAITING LIST.
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1:00pm
THE WORKSHOP IN NOVEMBER FILLED QUICKLY - SIGN UP NOW FOR THE MARCH 2009 CHICKENS WORKSHOP
Farm fresh eggs from your own back yard? YES!
Please join us for a workshop on best practices for Basic Backyard Chicken Care in Chicago.
Raising chickens as pets and for eggs is LEGAL in Chicago - and part of our growing local food and urban agriculture scene. Chicken care experts from Cedar Valley Sustainable Farm in Ottawa, IL and right here in Chicago will share their tips on how to keep both your chickens and your neighbors happy - from basic needs and year-round care to relevant city regulations.
You will leave the workshop with the knowledge, recommendations, and resources you need for your own home flock - and you'll make connections with other chicken enthusiasts in Chicago.
MEET UP Invitation to Current Chicken Keepers: Bring your photos, coop designs, favorite stories, and maybe even birds for Show and Tell after the workshop. If you'd like to participate, please send us an email ASAP - chicago@learngrowconnect.org.
Wellington Avenue UCC is located in the heart of Lakeview, and is accessible by bus or El (purple, brown, and red lines to Belmont - then 1/2 mile walk to the church.) MAP. If you choose to drive, you can park at the Illinois Masonic Medical Center parking garage at Halsted and Wellington (2 blocks west.) Pick up a voucher in the church for $3.00 parking.
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4:00pm
Learn to make a wonderful and gentle soap using goat milk. Our lovely goats provide the milk, and our veteran soapmaker Neddy Astudillo explains the process and facilitates the hands-on soapmaking. Everyone will make several bars of soap to bring home. CONTACT US FOR A WAITING LIST, OR SEE AM CLASS.
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12:00pm
This hands-on workshop in our farm setting will introduce the process of cheese making from start to finish. We'll learn how to make ricotta, mozzarella, cottage cheese and more! ALL CHEESEMAKING CLASSES ARE FULL FOR 2008. CALL 815-389-8455 TO BE PLACED ON A WAITING LIST OR WATCH FOR NEXT SEASONS CLASSES TO BE POSTED IN OCTOBER 2008. THANK YOU!!!
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3:30pm
This hands-on workshop in our farm setting will introduce the process of cheese making from start to finish. We'll learn how to make ricotta, mozzarella, cottage cheese and more! ALL CHEESEMAKING CLASSES ARE FULL FOR 2008. CALL 815-389-8455 TO BE PLACED ON A WAITING LIST OR WATCH FOR NEXT SEASONS CLASSES TO BE POSTED IN OCTOBER 2008. THANK YOU!!
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This hands-on workshop in our farm setting will introduce the process of cheese making from start to finish. We'll learn how to make ricotta, mozzarella, cottage cheese and more! ALL CHEESEMAKING CLASSES ARE FULL FOR 2008. CALL 815-389-8455 TO BE PLACED ON A WAITING LIST OR WATCH FOR NEXT SEASONS CLASSES TO BE POSTED IN OCTOBER 2008. THANK YOU!!
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4:30pm
This hands-on workshop in our farm setting will introduce the process of cheese making from start to finish. We'll learn how to make ricotta, mozzarella, cottage cheese and more! ALL CHEESEMAKING CLASSES ARE FULL FOR 2008. CALL 815-389-8455 TO BE PLACED ON A WAITING LIST OR WATCH FOR NEXT SEASONS CLASSES TO BE POSTED IN OCTOBER 2008. THANK YOU!!!
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