How to Can Your Own Foods at Home! & How to Create a Food Forest
Learn How to Can Your Own Foods at Home!
(Learn to Make Apple Sauce)
(November 2nd, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm OR 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm)
This FREE workshop will be lead by Laura Jane Boville, teacher and expert in canning, processing and storing canned goods. The workshop will be conducted in the kitchen at the HAC (Heritage Arts Centre) in Quarry Park. All of the ingredients and supplies will be provided for this workshop, for all participants that are signed up for the program. Call 204-467-7980 to register. Laura Jane will show participants how to properly can, preserve and store apple sauce. Skills can be transferred to canning other products as well. The best part is you get to leave with valuable canning knowledge and you get to take your canned apple sauce home with you at the end of class!
*This workshop has availability for 20 participants, which will receive free supplies to complete the workshop (including canning jars, lids, spices, apples and other ingredients). Information for canning will be provided. Please feel free to ask all of your canning questions!
*Food Recyclers will be available for purchase.
How to Create a Food Forest in Your Own Backyard or Community!
June 15th, 2025 @ 1:00pm
@ The Heritage Arts Centre in Quarry Park (166 Main Street, Stonewall)
Are you interested in gardening and producing a luscious garden that is self sustaining, produces everything you and your family needs and is better for the environment? This free workshop is the perfect informative gardening lesson.
The facilitator of this new workshop is Zach Loeks, expert in creating food forests, author of The Edible Ecosystem Solution, The Permaculture Market Garden and the Two Wheel Tractor Handbook. Zach travels the world providing communities with his knowledge on building and developing Food Forests.
Information on the Workshop:
"The workshop will cover the fundamentals of designing a cold-hardy food forest, including how to assess your yard's environment and choose suitable annuals and perennials for a successful food forest. I’ll also provide guidance on building a garden plot from scratch, along with practical tips, techniques, and tools for food forest gardening. Attendees will leave with a clear understanding of how to start and maintain their own food forest, tailored to their unique environment".
The first 20 participants to sign up will receive a free plant(s) to get their Food Forest started!
In the fall we will also have a continued workshop for anyone interested in canning and storing the food you grow. Stay tuned for updates!
*We want to thank Healthy Together Now for funding & supporting the program!*