Archive for February 2, 2012
FREE seeds at CCE-Tompkins
FREE SEEDS AVAILABLE AT COOPERATIVE EXTENSION!
Each year, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County solicits and receives seed donations (including many heirloom and organic seeds) from a variety of companies that have included Ithaca Agway, Seed Savers Exchange, FEDCO, Burpee, Heirloom Seeds, Seed Saver Exchange, Select Seeds, Harris Seeds, and Southern Exposure Seed Exchange. We make these seeds available to the public through our free "Seed Cabinets". Flower, vegetable and herb seeds are available.
Everyone is welcome to come and take some free seeds (please observe a limit of 10 packets per visit). We do ask you to sign in and indicate how many packets you take, so that we can document the impact of this program. The Seed Cabinets are located in our Agriculture/Environment office and can be visited weekdays from 8:30am-4:30pm. Tompkins County Cornell Cooperative Extension is located at 615 Willow Avenue in Ithaca (Dey St. exit from Route 13). See MAP & DIRECTIONS.
For more information about this free seed program, visit: http://ccetompkins.org/garden/help-gardeners/free-seed-cabinets
For gardening resources, information and upcoming workshops, visit: http://ccetompkins.org/garden .
Questions? Call (607) 272-2292 for more information.
2/9 FreeSkool class: Intro to Fermentation
2/9 Intro to Fermentation – Bacteria, Yeasts and Molds – Making Vinegar, Switchel and Shrub
When: Thursday, February 9th, 6:30 – 8 pm
Where: Downtown Ithaca (RSVP for location)
Cost: FREE and open to the public
Please bring: A small glass jar with a lid, if you have one.
What are fermented foods? In this class, we’ll talk about some of the organisms (bacteria, yeasts and molds) that culture foods, where they come from, and the various ways human beings have propagated them. We’ll also discuss cultured foods you can make “from scratch”- without already having a starter piece of the culture. We’ll conclude with a demonstration of how to make vinegar from scratch, and a few tasty beverages (shrub and switchel) that can be made with it.
RSVP to Rachel at rfirak or 440 242 9646 for location. This class is special diet/food allergy friendly; in your RSVP, please indicate any dietary restrictions you have.
This class is part of a six-part FreeSkool series on Fermented Beverages, held every other Thursday evening. Come to one or all of them!
Intro to Fermented Beverages: A six-part series
Learn how to make raw, living, plant-based fermented beverages! Fermented foods have been consumed for thousands of years and are healthful, delicious, inexpensive, simple, and fun. In this class we’ll meet twice a month to study and drink low/non-alcoholic vegan fermented beverages, from ferment celebrities (kombucha, ginger beer, nut milk) to more obscure characters (boza, amazake, and tibicos). We’ll also discuss fermented food safety and regulation, health benefits, and the current literature on B12 in fermented foods. Starter cultures will be provided. This class is special diet/food allergy friendly; RSVP with dietary needs.
Thursdays: 2/9, 2/23, 3/8, 3/22, 4/5, 4/19, 6:30-8 pm
