Learn how to use the pickle cucumbers you buy at the market. Pickling is a life long skill that can keep you eating locally through the winter. This class will teach you how to do so safely, while teaching you a recipe for pickles that tastes better than anything you can buy at a store.
Tuesday, July 21st – A Peck of Pickles
Be prepared for pickle production after attending this basic instruction class. Tammy will review the basics of pickling, while focusing on everyone’s favorite bread and butter pickle. Each class participant will leave with a jar of pickles.
Who: Tammy Caltagirone
Where: Inglenook Pantry, 11 North Fifth Street, Geneva, Illinois
When: Tuesday, July 21st
Time: 6:30pm-8:30pm
Cost: $40 per person/member
$50 per person/non-member
Sign up by emailing genevagreenmarket [at] gmail [dot] com – give your name, email and phone number
Membership information can be found at www.genevagreenmarket.org/about
The Natural Garden offers gardening classes.
Native and ornamental grasses are well suited to the needs of an environmentally concerned world. Learn why it’s important to plant grasses early, and how to create and maintain sustainable landscapes with the “hair of the earth”.
Enrollment Deadline: Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Date: Saturday, July 25, 2009
Time: 9:00 am – 10: 00 am
Location: The Natural Garden
Fee: free
Instructor: Pat Hollingsworth
Join a Kane County Master Gardener to learn the secrets of the compost pile. After this one-hour presentation you’ll be ready start your own compost bin.
Brought to you by the Geneva Green Market, NFP membership
- Who: Phil Woolley of the Kane County Extension
- Where: Inglenook Pantry, 11 North Fifth Street, Geneva IL
- When: Thursday, May 28, 2009
- Time: 6:45 pm to 8:15 pm
- Cost: Free to Member, Non-Member $10 per person
Sign up by emailing genevagreenmarket [at] gmail [dot] com – class title/date, give your name, email and phone number. Membership information can be found at www.genevagreenmarket.org/about-us
In this informative discussion, learn what herbs can be grown in the home garden and used to keep you healthy. Learn medicinal actions and ways to prepare herbs for use.
Herbs will be available for purchase by Erehwon Farms. Brought to you by the Geneva Green Market, NFP membership.
- Who: Dr. Jennifer Echert, ND of Berkanaway
- Where: Inglenook Panty, 11 North Fifth Street, Geneva IL
- When: Tuesday, May 26, 2009
- Time: 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
- Cost: Member $10 per person, Non-Member $20 per person
A drawing will be held for an herb plant that will help you with your health all summer long.
Start a Seedy Relationship with your yard! Thinking about planting a garden, we are here to help you. The GGM, NFP membership is launching a series of courses to help you in gardening, health and living a little greener. All ages welcome!
The kick off workshop series brought to you by the GGM, NFP membership:
- Who: Craig MacLean from The Pure Gardener, Expert Gardener
- Where: Inglenook Pantry, 11 North Fifth Street, Geneva Il 60134
- When: Tuesday, March 24, 2009
- Time: 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- Cost: materials $35 non-members, $25 members
Get a jump-start on the gardening season! Save money by starting your own vegetables or flowers. The GGM, NFP is offering a workshop on how to start seeds indoors, how to buy supplies to transplanting out into your garden. You will have seeds planted and knowledge on how to be transplanted in the ground. Working with vegetable and flower seed.
You will receive seed starting supplies and will take home starts and seeds planted in the workshop. If you have seeds bring them, but seeds will be provided also. Craig MacLean from The Pure Gardener, 502 W State St, Geneva IL. is also talking about sprout, onions, and garlic.
Please register by emailing us here, include your name and contact info or simply call 630.208.9321.
