Art of Drying and Storing Foods

Art of Drying and Storing Foods

Tuesday, October 7
6:30 pm - 8:15 pm
Tommy Douglas Library (7311 Kingsway / Burnaby - map)

Save the goodness of summer! Learn how to dry and store your own food at home. Led by Chef Andrea Potter.
 
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Summer Jam Making and Drying and Storing Workshops

Burnaby Food First is pleased to present two more FREE community workshops!

Summer Jam Making

Thursday, July 4
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Cranberry Commons (4272 Albert Street / Burnaby - map)

Learn how to make your own jam. Janice Bobic will show us how to use summer berries to make jam. You get a jar of jam to take home with you! This will be a hands-on workshop.

Registration is required. Space is limited! To register, email send us an email or call (604) 441-6729.

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Janice Bobic is a Burnaby bee expert who also owns and operates My Father's Garden, a Burnaby-based small business focusing on local artisan food production.

Also, Chanel Ly from Sustainable SFU will be giving a short talk at the beginning of the workshop about why local food matters, and about projects happening at SFU. 

Art of Drying and Storing Foods

Tuesday, July 16
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Tommy Douglas Library (7311 Kingsway / Burnaby - map)

Learn how to prepare and store dried fruits and vegetables, including learning how to make your own fruit leather! This will be a demonstration-style workshop.

Registration is required. Space is limited! To register, email send us an email or call (604) 441-6729.

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Andrea Potter is a Red Seal Chef and a Registered Holistic Nutritionist. She teaches whole-foods cooking classes and also offers nutrition counselling. She is passionate about the benefits of whole, local and slow foods. For more information on Andrea Potter, visit her website: http://wholefoodscooking.ca/.

Community Event: From Field to Fork Program

Burnaby Food First also wanted to let you know about a great program happening this summer at Burnaby Village Museum!

From Field to Fork

Every Tuesday afternoon, 3:00 pm / July and August
Burnaby Village Museum (6501 Deer Lake Avenue / Burnaby - map)

Visitors can get down and dirty in the Love Farmhouse vegetable patch on a FREE “From Field to Fork” program at Burnaby Village Museum. This hands-on, 45-minute family program highlights the importance of farming communities in Burnaby by exploring the real deal.

Led by a historical interpreter, participants will explore a variety of topics including Pioneer farmers, Chinese-Canadian market gardeners, victory gardens, large-scale agriculture, sustainability, the local food movement, and the popularity of farmers' markets today.

Participants are encouraged to help plant, weed, harvest, water, and thin the garden. Each participant will receive a free carousel ride ticket and their own pre-made heritage seed pack to take home and plant. A maximum of 20 participants can be accommodated on each tour.

Phone ahead to register at (604) 297-4565 or register on-site as a drop-in (space permitting). The program meets at the Orientation Plaza. 

Workshop Review: The Art of Drying and Storing

Thank you all very much for coming out to our Art of Drying and Storing workshop on September 11. We had a packed house, and it was wonderful to see everyone there.

Among other skills, we learned how to make fruit 'roll-ups' with apples, pears, stone-fruits, and berries as well as how to make spiced pear and apple chips -- delicious!

Pears and apples on the drying rack
Credit: Sofi Martinez

We also learned just how easy and reasonable drying food can be, as you don't need an expensive food dehydrator to prepare dried food. A conventional gas or electric oven can be used for all recipes.

Chef Andrea Potter hard at work
Credit: Sofi Martinez

Keep watching the blog for updates on future workshops -- we'll see you there!

Early Fall Workshop Series

Burnaby Food First is pleased to present our Early Fall Workshop Series! All workshops are free and materials are provided:

The Art of Drying and Storing Foods
Tuesday, September 11
6:00 - 7:30pm

Learn about one of the most ancient techniques for food preservation – drying and storing. You don’t need an expensive food dehydrator to dry food. A conventional gas or electric oven can be used for all recipes. Not to mention that unlike canning, we can preserve these foods without added sugar or vinegar. What’s more, these foods make great snacks! Led by Andrea Potter.

Easy Bread Making
Tuesday, September 18
6:00 - 8:00pm

Learn about how to make your own healthy, tasty, artisan bread. By making your own breads you are able to control the ingredients (many store-bought breads are full of hidden oils and sugars), and save money at the same time! Led by Scott Bernstein.  

Soup's On
Tuesday, October 16
6:00 - 8:00pm

Learn about how to make delicious, healthy, home-made soups for the whole family. Soup-making is a great, basic skill that every cook should have. Soup-making is also a good way to make use of leftovers by remaking them into a whole new tasty meal! Led by Brenda Laface. 

All workshops are taking place at Tommy Douglas Library (7311 Kingsway - map)

Please help us spread the word to your friends!

Spaces are limited. Register now by emailing us or by calling (604) 570-3623. When registering, please tell us the name and date of the workshop you are interested in, the name(s) of who will be attending, and provide a contact phone number or email address.

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See you at the workshops!


Workshop Reviews:
The Art of Drying and Storing Foods
Easy Bread Making
Soup's On

Workshop Review: Drying and Storing Foods

Thank you for coming out to the food drying workshop on July 13!

Under the guidance of Preet Marwaha from Organic Lives, a small group learned techniques for drying and preserving food and making the most of the summer's bounty of fresh fruits and vegetables.

Marwaha during a food preserving demonstration.
Credit: Sofi Martinez

We learned lots that evening, and thank you to all participants who helped make the workshop a success.

Workshop participants soaking up the information.
Credit: Sofi Martinez

 Wishing you were there? Keen on seeing what other workshops are on offer?

Keep your eyes peeled, folks, because there are still a number to come -- stay tuned later this week for more details!

FREE Workshop: The Art of Drying and Storing Foods

Burnaby Food First is pleased to present another FREE community workshop. Join Preet Marwaha to learn how you can enjoy your favourite foods year round.

Every summer, we get the most amazing fruits and vegetables that are only available for short periods of time -- sometimes only 2 weeks! Preet will share with you some great ways to preserve and store these foods.

The Art of Drying and Storing Foods

Friday, July 13

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Newcomers Centre (7009 Kingsway / South Burnaby - map)

Space is limited - please register by email or by phone at (604) 570-3623.

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Preet Marwaha is the founder of the Organic Lives Education Centre and Restaurant in Vancouver. He is passionate about creating an ethical, sustainable food system that enriches lives from grower to consumer. For more information on Preet Marwaha, go to  organiclives.ca/.

Workshop Review:
The Art of Drying and Storing Foods