Total Cost of Class $147. Registration fee $22; Class fee $100 fee; $25 non-refundable materials fee
Taught by Tina Marie Wilcox & Susan Belsinger
This summertime class is about pruning, cultivating and harvesting herbs, produce, and useful weeds and how to use this garden bounty. Industrious gardener, Tina Marie, is all about gardening during the dogdays of summer—determined to make progress—she often feeds the compost pile instead of making use of the prunings and wild herbs that she extracts. On the other hand, Susan is a practical cook, who is always thinking of ways to use the harvest, bringing it into the kitchen to preserve in many ways, for the cold weather ahead.
In this practical, matter-of-fact, and fun class, this dynamic duo will discuss what is actually happening in the garden this time of year; how to keep yourself comfortable in summer heat; how to prune herbs for the health of the plants and people, and how to identify weeds that are actually herbs; and then utilize the harvest. Each student will go home with the knowledge of how and when to harvest, how to keep the harvest fresh until it gets to the kitchen, and how to make infusions for the kitchen and apothecary; everyone will take home herbs and infusions that they create in class.
You will need to bring the following items to attend this class: gathering basket, pruners, chef and paring knife, go-cup or jar for beverage.
Registration: $22 registration fee to Ozark Folk Center upon signing up for class;
$100 fee for class due at start of class (cash or check please)
$25 non-refundable materials fee to be paid in advance when you sign up. (please send $25 materials fee to venmo or PayPal.me/susanbelsinger)
Class minimum is 4 and maximum is 10.
