Barbara Rose et ali: Native Foods, Herbs and Earth Crafts Fall Workshop – Tucson AZ
| September 4, 2010 | ||
| 9:30 am | to | 12:30 pm |
| September 18, 2010 | ||
| 9:30 am | to | 12:30 pm |
| October 2, 2010 | ||
| 9:30 am | to | 12:30 pm |
| October 16, 2010 | ||
| 10:00 am | to | 3:00 pm |
| November 20, 2010 | ||
| 9:30 am | to | 12:30 pm |
| December 4, 2010 | ||
| 9:30 am | to | 12:30 pm |
Bean Tree Farm’s Native Foods, Herbs and Earth Crafts Workshops
www.beantreefarm.com
Ongoing and seasonal, we combine workshops and delicious native foods, customized for the interests of the participants.
When: 1st and 3rd Saturdays, 9:30am – 12:30pm (10am – 3pm for the more intensive workshop projects)
Register or info at: beantreefarm@gmail.com
November:
11/20/2010:
Working with local and colored clays, prickly pear pad mucilage and other vegetal binders, sand and fiber; we’ll explore, hands-on (and view examples of), properties of interior and exterior plasters, durability and water resistance. Our primary plastering site will be a “cobination” horno (wood-fired oven), banco and outdoor seating area at Bean Tree Lodge. During the native foods feasting, we will focus us on additional edible offerings of soils, cactus, rainwater, and how delicious watershed stewardship and community food security can be!
A resource list and feast menu will be emailed after the workshop.
Name: ____________________________________
Contact Info (phone and email): ______________________________________
~ Tell us a little about your experience and interest in local and native foods, permaculture, etc:
~ Any food preferences/allergies we should know about?
~ Add you to BTF mailing list for future workshops?
~ Other workshop suggestions you’d like to see offered in 2011?
Payment: Please send $35.00, cash or check to:
Barbara Rose, 8965 North Scenic Drive, Tucson, AZ 85743.
Please make payment at least one week in advance. Class is limited to 15 and may fill quickly. Email or call to check on availability.
Directions and what-to-bring will be emailed on receipt of registration/payment.
December:
4- Making Herbal Salves and Tinctures ( 10am-3pm)
Foods and herbs are collected during their seasons and integrated into delicious and nutritious feasts, which highlight the day’s workshop. Barbara’s and Jill’s new cook booklet features some of these in “Wild Recipes, Seasonal Samplers” (available at the workshops). Topics include: Cholla, Saguaro, Palo Verde, Ironwood, Mesquite, Prickly Pear, Wolfberry, Hackberry, Barrel Cactus harvests, preparation and feasts; Prickly Pear borscht, barbecue sauce and rubs; Cactus seeds, fibers and their many uses; Herbal oils, salves and tincture making, Native herbs for seasoning; Kombucha and vinegars made with herbs and cactus fruit; Desert kimchis and krauts; Cactus and Chapparral in earth plasters; Cob art and building projects including walls, benches, ovens and sculptures.
Location: Bean Tree Farm is about 15 miles northwest of downtown Tucson. Directions and more info sent with registration.
Cost: Half day, $35. Day workshop, $65.
Partial scholarships may be available. Includes all class materials.
Class size is limited to 15 participants. At all workshops, wear comfortable clothes and walking shoes.
Instructors: Barbara Rose, guest instructors
Foods and herbs are collected during their seasons and integrated into delicious and nutritious feasts, which highlight the day’s workshop. Barbara’s and Jill’s new cook booklet features some of these in “Wild Recipes, Seasonal Samplers” (available at the workshops). Topics include: Cholla, Saguaro, Palo Verde, Ironwood, Mesquite, Prickly Pear, Wolfberry, Hackberry, Barrel Cactus harvests, preparation and feasts; Prickly Pear borscht, barbecue sauce and rubs; Cactus seeds, fibers and their many uses; Herbal oils, salves and tincture making, Native herbs for seasoning; Kombucha and vinegars made with herbs and cactus fruit; Desert kimchis and krauts; Cactus and Chapparral in earth plasters; Cob art and building projects including walls, benches, ovens and sculptures. 
