Santa Cruz, CA – How lucky are we to invite Mountain Feed and Farm Supply back for another season of kick-butt, information packed, entertaining, skill building, fun and funny preservation classes set at the sweet and charming Felton and Scotts Valley farmers’ markets. In 2018 we’ll be hosting a series of crop-focused demos in which the audience learns the essentials and the tricks when it comes to STRAWBERRIES in MAY, ZUCCHINIS in JUNE, APPLES in SEPTEMBER and PUMPKINS in OCTOBER. These workshops are FREE and lead by the outstanding Mountain Feed staff. Jessica Tunis is an excellent teacher and has spent hundreds of hours with her hands deep in brine, squished berries, bubbling concoctions and other food projects. When it comes to making magic happen with the bounty of seasonal fruits and vegetables from the markets, these are the folks you want to have on your team.

 

In addition, and for the first time, Mountain Feed & Farm Supply rolls out a new series titled Bringing the Harvest Home. These classes focus on preserving pantry staples in quantity using fresh flats of produce direct from farms at the market and delivered to participants at Mountain Feed on the class date. The goal of this series is to facilitate relationships between farmers, markets, and home-preservers, as well as to fill local pantries with peak local produce for use all year long. These classes are two-hours and each participant goes home empowered with a recipe, a flat of produce, a case of jars and the tools and skills needed to preserve the abundance of the season in bulk. An opportunity to launch folks into a life-long, fruitful relationship with preservation and regional farms – these classes are $60.00 each and require pre-registration. Sign up early, as space is limited. Full class descriptions at mountainfeed.com

FELTON FARMERS’ MARKET 3:30-4:30PM   (FREE)

May 1st – Classic Strawberry Jam

June 26th – Fermented Zucchini Pickle
September 18th – Apple Sauce, A Well Loved Standard

October 23rd – Pumpkin Syrup for all purposes

 

SCOTTS VALLEY FARMERS’ MARKET 10:3011:30AM   (FREE)
May 5th – Probiotic Blueberry Soda with the Ginger Bug

September 8th – Apple Sauce, A Well Loved Standard

BRINGING THE HARVEST HOME @ Mountain Feed and Farm Supply 11AM -1PM (FEE & REGISTRATION)

May 12th – Strawberry Jam: water bath canning method, low-sugar jams and natural pectins, strawberry jam recipe.

August 11th – Canning Tomatoes: blanching, removing skins, salt and acid parameters, water-bath canning, food safety and alternative tomato recipes such as soup, tomato paste, ketchup and tomato sauce.

October 6th – Hard Cider: grinding and pressing fresh apples into juice, fermentation and bottling.

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Contact

Nicole Zahm, Education and Events Coordinator
Santa Cruz Community Farmers’ Markets
PO Box 8189 
Santa Cruz, CA 95061

Cell: (831) 325-4294 Office: (831) 454-0566

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