Upcoming Fall Workshops at Wright-Locke Farm

Wright-Locke Farm has a wide range of workshops for adults and teens this autumn season. Educational programs are hosted in the farm's 1827 Barn (78 Ridge Street) or down the street in the kitchen at Saint Eulalia's Parish (50 Ridge Street). Full details regarding workshops and online registration are available via the farm's website at: http://www.wlfarm.org/adult-education-programs/

Canning Apple Butter and Fall Preserves Workshop

Saturday, October 7 from 10:30am - 12pm

Join Education Director Rebekah Carter to learn how to safely prepare and can homemade jams, jellies, whole and half fruits, pickles, relishes, chutneys, and other seasonal preserves using the hot water bath canning method. Featured topics to be covered include selecting the best ingredients, necessary canning equipment, preserve making techniques, and proper canning procedures that ensure a safe shelf-stable end product. Each participant will help make and take home a jar of cranberry apple butter to enjoy.

Tuition fee: $25 per person REGISTER NOW

Herbalism with Roots Workshop with Steph Zabel
Thursday, October 12 from 6:30 - 8pm

This fun and informative class hosted by herbalist and botanical educator Steph Zabel will cover an array of locally-available medicinal plants that participants will learn to use and enjoy in practical, everyday ways. Our roots-focused workshop will feature three common plants (chicory, marshmallow, and elecampane) with in-depth discussions and tea tasting of each, information about traditional uses and healing properties, and herbal medicine-making demonstrations and hands-on preparation. Each participant will take home an herbal tea or decoction.

Tuition fee: $35 per person REGISTER NOW

Herbal Cold and Flu Care Workshop with Marija Hamed
Sunday, October 15 from 11am - 12:30pm

This workshop, hosted by farm friend Marija Hamed, is full of indispensable herbal knowledge that will help you take care of yourself and your loved ones this cold and flu season. Learn how to properly and effectively use herbal medicine to treat and reduce the duration of cold and flu symptoms. You will learn about easy to use herbs that grow locally, how to prepare and source herbs, and which herbs are best for each symptom, such as fever, cough, sinuses, etc. Each participant will also blend a custom herbal tea (certified organic or wild crafted) to take home and savor if cold or flu strike.

Tuition fee: $30 per person REGISTER NOW

Fermenting Fall Vegetables Workshop
Tuesday, October 17 from 6:30 - 8:30pm

Join Education Director Rebekah Carter to learn how to safely prepare and ferment local seasonal produce into healthy probiotic-rich pickles, salsas, sauces, and more using lactic acid fermentation (also known as lactofermentation). Featured topics to be covered include selecting the best ingredients, necessary fermenting vessels and useful kitchenwares, ferment making techniques, and open-air ferment troubleshooting. Each participant will make and take home two jars of veggies to ferment and enjoy; items will include a pint jar of shredded / grated veggies (choice of sauerkraut, sauerruben, or sour beets) and a pint jar of “firecracker” pickled carrots.

Tuition fee: $30 per person REGISTER NOW

More workshops to come in October and November:

• Stargazing Workshop with Josh Roth on Friday 10/20
• Fall Wreath Making Workshop on Sunday 10/22
• Making Healthy Stocks and Soups Workshop on Saturday 11/11

For more information on the farm, including its education programs, events, and volunteer opportunities, visit our website: www.WLFarm.org