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Homebrewing is rewarding and fun, but sometimes it can seem intimidating to get started! No need to fear; it's actually quite simple for the beginner and gets progressively more challenging as the brewer is ready to advance. We will demonstrate a full-grain mash, but we'll also discuss extract brewing and partial grain. We'll also discuss mead/wine making.We will have a special segment where the group can breakout into either a "beginner" or "experienced" session where they get customized…See More

If you like smoked meats and cheeses, then this workshop is for you! Come join us for our Smoking Workshop and learn all about smoking from "brine to bacon"! We'll be demonstrating and discussing various curing techniques and then we'll demonstrate smoking in our circa 1817 original smokehouse. We'll also discuss modern smoking methods and build-your-own smokehouses.We are offering, for those interested: If participants wish to bring meat of their own for practice, then please message Chris…See More

The holidays are over and the quiet of January mixes with the promise of a new year.  The unsorted mail is full of seed catalogs with those glossy veggie photos and voluptuous descriptions calling to you like a 17 year old male spying the Victoria Secret catalog.Whelp, share the joy and come to the first annual IthaCan Seed Catalog Tea.We'll compare catalogs, exchange faves and have tea.  Maybe even combine orders, if it seems like a good fit.Bring:  Seed catalogs and a finger food to share.See More

Join IthaCanners as we visit Myer Farm Distillers, a new farm distillery on Route 89 in Ovid.Myer Farm uses organic grain from their own Farm—one of the largest and oldest currently operating organic farms in the Northeast United States—to craft distill a range of spirits. They currently offer tastings of their vodka made from soft white winter wheat, blueberry orange vodka (blueberries from Luce Farm), ginger vodka (ginger from the Good Life Farm), and more.See More

Canning topics: water bath, pressure canning, supplies, etc.

Here's where the brewers and winemakers meet.

Whether we're in it for the meat, milk, eggs or manure, livestock (as the word itself suggests) is a way not only to produce food, but also preserve it.

Things wild and nourishing can be discussed here.

Discussions related to drying foods.

Many of us are trying to reduce our environmental footprint...preserving our own food offers a multitude of ways to help this lifestyle change along. I guess you could call it our Foodprint. How are you doing it?See More