Green Smoothies - July 23, 2011

Have you heard about green smoothies? These nutritional powerhouses make a great quick breakfast or make-and-go snack. Come blend some green drinks, taste them, and learn how to make your own delicious creations at home. Generous use of local and organic foods is highly encouraged!

Details:
Saturday June 11, 2011 from 1-3 pm
Location in La Plata, MD which is shared with felines (to be released upon registration)
Registrations are non-refundable but might be transferable
Limit 8 participants
Cost: $20

There are 8 available spots in this Salon.

Click the "Buy Now" button to register. If you would like to barter for your registration fee, please contact me at zoaconner at comcast dot net.

Backyard Chickens Salon - June 11, 2011

Have you considered keeping chickens so you can have fresh eggs? Are you new to the La Plata, MD area and are wondering about local chicken keeping resources? Join this Salon as Dana Kee from Moose Manor Farm gets us started with the needs of the Southern Maryland chicken. Learn about housing requirements in our climate, local places to get feed and other supplies, how to keep laying hens healthy naturally, and more! Scroll down to find out about bringing your older child(ren) with you!

Details:
Saturday June 11, 2011 from 1-3 pm
Location in La Plata, MD which is shared with felines (to be released upon registration)
Registrations are non-refundable but might be transferable
Limit 8 participants
Cost: $10

There are 7 available spots in this Salon.

This Salon was originally scheduled in February for a holiday weekend. Hopefully, this Saturday date will work better for you!

Click the "Buy Now" button to register. If you would like to barter for your registration fee, please contact me at zoaconner at comcast dot net.

Want to bring your older child? Sign them up!

Child's Age

Organic Beekeeping Introduction - May 2011

Stefano Briguglio and Dave Cobb will introduce the art of keeping honey bees using natural, organic methods. We will meet at Azure B Apiary in Marbury, MD for a tour, some talk, and a taste of the life of a beekeeper. You will go home with a feel for whether keeping bees is for you, what beekeepers actually do, and resources for getting started as a backyard beekeeper. Future mentoring of new beekeepers is available!

Details:
Sunday May 8, 2011 from 1-3 pm
Location: Azure B Apiary in Marbury, MD (exact location to be released upon registration)
Registrations are non-refundable but might be transferable
Cost: $20

Click the "Buy Now" button to register. If you would like to barter for your registration fee, please contact me at zoaconner at comcast dot net.

Backyard Herbal Tea - April 6, 2011

Join Holly Dunbar, New Moon Bodywork and Botanicals Herbalist, as she guides us through making our own tasty and medicinal herbal teas from garden to tea cup. Information on plant selection, growing, harvest, and preservation will be offered. Recipes for beneficial and delicious herbal mixes will be shared. Participants will mix and take home several tea samples; more teas and herbs will be available for purchase.

Please bring a few jars with a lids for taking your tea home.

Details:
April 6, 2011 (wednesday) from 1-3 pm
Location in La Plata, MD which is shared with felines (to be released upon registration)
Registrations are non-refundable but might be transferable
Limit 8 participants
Cost: $20

There are 4 available spots in this Salon.

Sprouts for Winter Eating - March 6, 2011

Its winter. Its cold. You are eager for some healthy greens but have none in your garden. What's an Earth Mother or Father to do? Sprout! Gabrielle LaJoie, Next Step Produce Farmer, will show you how to grow your own sprouts right on your kitchen counter. There will of course be taste testing of different kinds of sprouts along with ideas for how to use them in your daily eating. You will take home your own jar with your personalized sprouting seed mixture to get you started.

Please bring a jar with a lid which holds at least one cup.

Details:
March 6, 2011 from 1-3 pm
Location in La Plata, MD which is shared with felines (to be released upon registration)
Registrations are non-refundable but might be transferable
Limit 8 participants
Cost: $10

Rescheduled for June - Backyard Chickens Salon - February 20, 2011

Have you considered keeping chickens so you can have fresh eggs? Are you new to the La Plata, MD area and are wondering about local chicken keeping resources? Join this Salon as Dana Kee from Moose Manor Farm gets us started with the needs of the Southern Maryland chicken. Learn about housing requirements in our climate, local places to get feed and other supplies, how to keep laying hens healthy naturally, and more! Scroll down to find out about bringing your older child(ren) with you!

Details:
February 20, 2011 from 1-3 pm
Location in La Plata, MD which is shared with felines (to be released upon registration)
Registrations are non-refundable but might be transferable
Limit 8 participants
Cost: $10

Make Your Own Soft Cheese - January 23, 2011

Do you enjoy fresh mozzarella cheese? How about chevre rolled in herbs? Cheesemaking is one of those almost lost homesteading kitchen arts. Let's revive it in your house! In this hands-on Salon, you will make your own mozzarella cheese using cow's milk and see the steps to making chevre with goat's milk. Everyone will go home with some mozzarella, chevre, supplies to make more of your own, and many taste tests!

Please bring a fine mesh strainer and a bowl it can sit on. Rubber gloves are optional; if your hands are sensitive to heat you will appreciate gloves.

Details:
January 23, 2011 from 1-3 pm
Located in La Plata, MD which is feline friendly (to be released upon registration)
Registrations are non-refundable but might be transferable
Limit 8 participants

Click the "Buy Now" button to register. If you would like to barter for your registration fee, please contact me at zoaconner at comcast dot net.