Bean Tree Farm: Desert Living Workshops – Tucson AZ
Sunday, October 2nd, 2011
2012 WORKSHOPS
February 11, 9 am – 1 pm:
Ferment YouR evolution- Kombuchas, Kvas, Kimchis & More: Have fun, build your health & immune system, make and taste a delicious array of traditional ferments, centuries-old recipes which use whey, drinking vinegars, and feature Sonoran Desert ingredients. Participants will prepare and sample a selection of fermented foods and drinks, and enjoy a mid-day feast of (gluten-free) foods, herbs and spirits. Workshop is limited to 15 participants, so sign up soon! Workshop fee: $50
March 24- Cob Sculpture and Building 5 hrs
April 21- Natural plasters for inside and out 5 hrs
May 19- Spring Bean Tree Farm cooking class and harvest dinner (2hrs each, sign up for class and/or dinner)
June 16- Bean Trees! Palo Verde, Ironwood, Mesquite- harvest, preparation, fermentation/ recipes, & why you want to plant more of them and harvest food and rain 4hrs
July 14- Saguaro harvest, Saguaro syrup, Saguaro tequila liqueur, Saguaro jun (dried fruit), Ironwood “peanuts” 4hrs
August 18- Prickly pears, harvest, preparation, fruit and pad, ferments and concentrates, recipes 4hrs
September 29- Sun-cooked salves and herbal oils 4 hours
October 27- Fall Bean Tree Farm cooking class and harvest dinner (2hrs each, sign up for class and/or dinner)
November 10- Earth building, sculpting with Cob & plasters too 5hrs
December 8-Tinctures and cold-season teas, health cooking for the cold and flu season 4hrs
Delicious seasonal fare will be served following each workshop, and you’ll have a chance to do a little harvesting during building workshops as foods mature (for instance, cholla buds, herbs and nopales).
Bean Tree Farm workshop facilitators: Barbara Rose, Jill Lorenzini, Sonoran Permaculture Guild team and guests
Bean Tree Farm will co-host and teach during the 17th annual Tucson Permaculture Design Course: http://www.
Sign up now for the workshop package (15%-20% discount) and get first pick of 2012 offerings! See registration form below for details.
Workshops cost $50-60, and include lunch (see registration form for dinner workshops)
Workshop schedule: Saturdays 9 am-1 pm, Dinner/workshops Friday evenings (subject to change with weather)
More info: www.beantreefarm.com or
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Bean Tree Farm Workshop Registration
