A lot about a farmers market is old-school. Based on most people’s eating habits the mere idea of buying raw ingredients and cooking from scratch is all too rare. To many, cooking dinner is opening a jar of sauce that someone else made and serving it over pasta someone else made. We don’t expect to, nor are we trying to, convince everyone to make everything completely from scratch but we hope to at least make people conscious of the difference. This is the spirit of planning winter food demos with a bit of a party also.
Sundays,March to November: Urban Permaculture Gatherings
The class is a one of a series of classes about using urban land to plant perennial plants, trees and bushes that generate food annually. It covers soil quality, plant selection, plant layout and care. As the plants mature, they will increase their food output over their lifecycle. An example is the food forest at the Coit Road Farmers’ Market. Three vacant lots are being transformed into food for the community.
Wednesday, July 29 at 5:30PM: How to Make Felt
That’s right! We are playing with fur! This will be good, clean fun as we learn how to make felt using the process called wet felting. The event will take place in the community space of Coit Road Farmer’s Market’s Food Forest at 5:30pm, on July 29th, which is also a full moon (though we won’t be there after dark). The event link on humantix is below. If you would prefer to RSVP directly to me, you are welcome to do that as well.
Tune-up Your Tools and Skills Saturdays at the Coit Road Farmers’ Market
Bring one of your kitchen knives to Kevin during Market hours. For only $5, for $2 EBT customers, Kevin will either sharpen your knife or give you a replacement.
Improve your skills in preparing fresh foods. Kevin is offering a free knife skills class every Saturday at 10:00A.
