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We'll set up pickles from locally grown organic cukes using 3 different preservation techniques, making:•  fermented pickles•  canned pickles (BPA-free)•  refrigerator picklesExpenses for produce and jars and lids will be split among attendees, figure about $10/each.Limited to 10 participants.See More

This free workshop will start with a discussion of what lacto-fermentation is, why ferment foods, and consider safety issues.We'll taste test sauerkraut, sour pickles, and kombucha. We will have a chance to make sauerkraut and observe the production of sour pickles and kombucha; taste the final products; take home recipes and a kombucha starter. Please bring a wide-mouthed jar with lid if you would like to bring home a kombucha starter.This workshop is offered in conjunction with the Science…See More

This event is full.  To host an event of your own use the online form found under the "Events" tab on the orange menu bar. Have you been longing for a 100% reusable canning experience?  That's BPA-free too?  Now's your chance!  Join me to make some peach and blackberry jam using 2 different 100% reusable jar options.  We'll make…See More

Wondering how to get started preserving at home this summer?  Do you have the time? Do you have the equipment? What kind of stuff is good to make, anyway?   We'll discuss these questions and get you started making your personal plan to preserve.  See More

You are invited to participate in a discussion of Shannon Hayes new book, Radical Homemaking, Reclaiming Domesticity from a Consumer Culture. This book is of interest to anyone struggling with a corporate/consumer culture, the education system, the health care industry, and an extractive approach to natural resources…See More

Free tomatoes! Come join the first ever IthaCan Team Tomato event. We have a generous 10 bushel donation of conventionally grown tomatoes from Cornell and need to get them in jars and/or freezer containers.We'll can some and send some home for you to process on your own: can or freeze. Roxy has lent us the use of her 20 quart Amish canner, not sure how many times we can run it through in a 4 hour stretch, but what we can't can, we'll take home.The only cost will be lemon juice, jars and a $45…See More

This event has hit its participation limit & is closed.We'll be pressing apples again this fall. BYOA (Bring Your Own Apples). If you have access to unsprayed/untreated apples bring 'em along. Last year we had a gorgeous fall morning and lots of apples and homemade treats as well. Spouse and kids welcome!In 2009, we averaged 2.5gal/bushel of apples.Be sure to bring cleaned containers with lids.We can have 10 members at this event.The cider will be unpasteurized, but you can pasteurize at…See More