Events Calendar

June 2009

Pickup site food demo with Amy Sherman!
June 9 & 11
Amy Sherman will be at both pickup sites with greens recipes to try.

“Getting to know your greens!” cooking class with Amy Sherman.
June 13, 10am—1pm and includes lunch.
Master greens recipes, cooking basics; everything you need to know for successful greens cooking! Class runs from 10am—1pm and includes lunch. $15/person

“Weed & Feed” at the Farm
June 27, 9am—12pm, plus lunch.
Everyone is invited to come out and work together pulling weeds; it’s fun for kids and adults alike! Lunch is an opportunity to try recipes created out of that week’s share. RSVP nice to have, but not totally necessary!

July 2009

“Weed & Feed” at the Farm
July 11, 9am—12pm, plus lunch.
Even if you don’t like outdoor work, it’s fun to get to know other members and share lunch!

“Dining on a Dime” cooking class with CSA members Cindy Young.
July 25, 10am—1pm and includes lunch.
Frugal gourmet tips from a lady who loves to cook, garden, and read cookbooks for fun (from the library, of course!) Class runs from 10am—1pm and includes lunch. $10/person, 20 members total.

August 2009

“Easy Indian Cooking” with Anja Mast & Ann Matchinsky.
August 15, 10am—1pm and includes lunch
Spice mixes made easy, local Indian sources, veggi and meat curries and more. We LOVE Indian food and want to share what we’ve learned over the years. Class runs from 10am—1pm and includes lunch. $15 per person, 20 member total.

“Summer fruits & chutneys” canning class with Mindy Hamstra.
August 22, 10am—1pm and includes lunch
Learn canning basics, plus a bunch of new recipes. Canning classes with Mindy are all about becoming confident enough to do this at home: this year we’ll be trying more recipes, but using pints & ½ pints instead of quarts. Class runs from 10am—1pm and includes a lunch featuring the canned goodies. $10/person, 20 members total.

September 2009

“Heirloom Tomato Products” canning class with Mindy Hamstra.
September 12, 10am—1pm and includes lunch
Salsa, tomato jam, and tomato sauces will be cooked and canned. Another canning basics class with Mindy, but with more specialty tomato recipes—no stewed heirlooms this year unless you can them at home! Class runs from 10am—1pm, and includes a lunch focused on heirloom tomatoes. $10/person, 20 members total.

Pickup site food demo with Amy Sherman!
September 15 & 17
This year Amy and Anja will be creating a private heirloom tomato tasting event just for the members—you’ll get to taste all kinds of heirloom tomato creations, and FINALLY figure out the difference between all the tomatoes we grow!

Potato Harvest!
September 26, 9am—12pm with a lunch featuring potato recipes!
Yay! The kids’ FAVORITE dirty event of the year!
Come out with the family to harvest potatoes with the rest of the community! Very fun event (your kids will ask if they can do it again, we promise!) Our soil is a dream to work with; parents pull out the potato plants, and kids come through collecting the potatoes. Please RSVP.

October 2009

“Soup Celebration!” Soup-making cooking class with Amy Sherman & Anja.
October 3, 2pm—5pm with dinner at 5pm
Soup-making basics: Stocks, broths, aromatics etc. Everything you every wanted to know to make successful soups. Class runs from 2pm—5pm with dinner at 5pm. $15/person, 20 members total.

This is a CELEBRATION so other CSA members are welcome to join us for dinner—bring a dish to go with soup: salad, bread, cheese/crackers or a dessert. We may have a fun drum band who will have some interactive play with the kids (additional cost to be announced).

Fall Festival! Our most fun event of the year!
October 24: 5pm—9pm, $10 per adult, kids are free.
Hay rides, pumpkin picking & carving, apple-cider making, bonfire & marshmallows, and The BlueWater Ramblers with some super-fun square dancing! There’s something for everyone!

This year we won’t be doing a traditional potluck (too many people!) but instead we’ll have food stations. Look in the newsletters in October for more info on how to sign up for a food station!