Join The Trustees for a free Pickling Workshop at the Northampton Community Garden – 75 Northampton St, Roxbury – On August 15 from 6 – 7 pm.
It’s peak harvest – the perfect time for some pickling! Learn to make both fermented and vinegar-based pickles with fresh garden produce, and make a jar to take home. Pre-register for weather-related updates, and to help us plan how many materials to bring. Register at https://thetrustees.org/event/419646/
Put a lid on autumn with this delicious weekend at Tower Hill Botanic Garden focusing on the world of canned, jarred, jammed, pickled, preserved, fermented, and brewed produce. Find out how to make your harvest last all winter with tried and true techniques and fresh ideas. Bring your garden’s bounty to the Let’s Get Growing competition with prizes for all ages–professionals, hobbyists, and amateurs alike. For complete details visit www.towerhillbg.org.
Jamaica Plain’s fabulous restaurant, Brassica Kitchen, and Boston Ferments are teaming up on Monday, September 24 from 6 – 8:30 for a night of fermentation. The workshop will include a fermented dinner & paired fermented drinks, a short lecture on the history & culture of fermentation, and a hands-on fermentation demo.
The evening kicks off with a fermentation-inspired vegetarian meal (which can be vegan and gluten free – please just let us know). We are pairing this meal with unique fermented cocktails (served in handcrafted cups which you will take home!) by our workshop leader.
Next, we will have a short discussion on the biological, political, and symbolic ‘culture’ of fermented foods around the world with Jeremy Ogusky, a local fermenting enthusiast and JP studio potter. We will then learn to make one of the simplest lacto-fermented treats – sauerkraut! We will break into groups, chop veggies and everyone will go home with a jar full of fermenting cabbage.
All participants will finish the workshop with a healthy belly full of fermented foods as well as the knowledge & confidence to begin fermenting in their kitchen, and a jar full of fermenting kraut. This starter class will cover everything you need to start fermenting on your own: philosophy, preparation and problem-solving.
If you want to learn to ferment AND go home with a handcrafted fermentation crock (at 1/2 the price! – crocks are usually $100) to create your own sauerkraut, kimchi & pickles in, this is your chance. Our instructor, Jeremy, is a studio potter and creator of the crocks and he will bring a selection of colors to the workshop that you can choose from. Then you can prepare your own sauerkraut in the workshop in your own handmade crock. Tickets range from $49 – $100 and may be purchased online at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fermentation-101-workshop-fermented-dinner-drinks-at-brassica-kitchen-tickets-47476518545. Brassica Kitchen is located at 3710 Washington Street in Jamaica Plain.
Homemade pickles are a simple and fun way to guarantee that you can enjoy your cucumbers long after the last harvest. Join Newton Community Farm on Sunday, August 20 from 4 – 5:30, in the Barn Kitchen, to learn several different styles of pickle-making, including half-sours, old-world lacto-fermented pickles, and bread and butter pickles. Recipes provided. Friends of the Farm $20, public $25 Register by calling 617-916-9655 or emailing education@newtoncommunityfarm.org. The Farm is located at 303 Nahanton Street in Newton. Image from www.picklelicious.com.
Wright-Locke Farm’s education programs for teens and adults are a great way to learn practical skills related to healthy living, small-scale agriculture, and the wonders of nature. All workshops take place on the Farm or at Saint Eulalia’s Parish (50 Ridge Street in Winchester – right next door) and are open to individuals ages 14+ unless stated otherwise. We hope you can join us for one or more workshops this growing season!
On Wednesday, July 20 from 6 – 8 at Saint Eulalia’s parish, learn the basic science of hot water bath canning and techniques for making delicious homemade pickles, salsas, fruit or vegetable-based sauces, and more. Education Director Rebekah Carter will lead this hands-on workshop that explains the necessary ingredients, equipment, and methods for safely making shelf-stable products at home on a small scale. Participants will help prepare and can pint jars of local bread and butter cucumber pickles to take home and enjoy. Tuition fee: $25 per person (includes jar of pickles). Register at www.wlfarm.org.
PLEASE NOTE: Registration for workshops is required. If you can no longer attend a workshop for which you have registered, the Farm will refund your tuition fee until 10 days prior to a program. No refunds are provided within 10 days of a workshop. Image from www.bunkycooks.com.
Pickles are an easy and delicious way to preserve the flavors of summer. In this Trustees of Reservations event on Saturday, July 16, we’ll harvest veggies and herbs right from the Nightingale Community Garden, 512 Park Street in Dorchester, and make quick and easy pickles. Free for TTOR members, $5 for nonmembers. Register by calling 617-542-7696, x 2115, or email mdelima@thetrustees.org. Image from www.sunset.com.
Join Grace, Formaggio Kitchen’s local produce enthusiast and avid home pickler, as she takes you through preserving some of the tastiest autumnal veggies. In this class at the Formaggio Kitchen Annex, 67 Smith Place in Cambridge, on Saturday, September 27 at 5:30 pm, Grace will show you some of her tried and true pickling recipes and explain matching spices, vegetables, and brines. Hold on to Autumn with Grace’s tips! $55. Register online at http://www.formaggiokitchen.com/classes or call 617-354-4750. Image from www.realsimple.com.
Want to learn how to preserve your garden produce? Cookbook author Marisa McCleellan will walk you through the steps of pickling and boiling water bath canning in this two-hour hands-on Dilly Bean workshop, sponsored by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society and taking place Thursday, August 1, from 6 – 8 at Elm Bank in Wellesley. You’ll learn how to tackle a mess of beans and have the opportunity to ask all your burning preserving questions.
Marisa McClellan is a food writer, canning teacher, and dedicated pickler who lives in Center City Philadelphia. Her first cookbook, Food in Jars: Preserving in Small Batches Year-Round is now available. Find more of her jams, pickles, and preserves (all cooked up in her 80-square-foot kitchen) at her blog, Food in Jars. (www.foodinjars.com). Cost – $50.00 for Mass Hort members, $55.00 for non-members. Reserve on line at www.masshort.org.
Chef Maura Kilpatrick and pickle-geek Janice Goldsmith want to show YOU how jams and pickles can have you enjoying vegetables and fruits long after their growing season is over. Maura shares with us recipes for Pumpkin Jam, Pear Butter, and Apple Marmalade. Janice is up to her elbows in vinegar while demonstrating classic Bread & Butter Pickles, Corn Relish, and other inspired, tangy, crunchy condiments.
Classes include a recipe booklet, tastes of all dishes demonstrated, beer or wine pairings (depending on class topic) and plenty of time for Q & A with the Chef! $85 plus $3.12 processing fee to register on line at www.jamandpickle-eorg.eventbrite.com. The class will take place Monday, September 24 at Sofra Bakery & Cafe, 1 Belmont Street in Cambridge. Photo from www.atlantishome.com.
Join Cambridge Local First for its First Annual Urban-Ag fair being held on the very historic site of the first marketplace in Newtowne (1630’s). The 2009 Urban-Ag fair will bring to market some of the most incredible locally grown fruits and vegetables ever seen. Prizes will be awarded for the tastiest, the biggest, the most interesting, and in some cases the ugliest fruits, veggies, baked goods, honey, flowers, preserves, pickles and eggs! Cooking demonstrations from local chefs, gardeners, and “Cambridge School student-growers” will be held throughout the day. Come to sample recipes and/or to stock up on the bounty of our harvest from our local farmers markets, get tips from local experts on composting, community gardening, rain barrels, and bee-keeping! All events are free, open to the public and family-friendly. Kids are encouraged to enter to win Student Prizes in every category! The location is Winthrop Street and Winthrop Park in Cambridge. For more information, log on to www.cambridgelocalfirst.org.
