Workshops & Events

Fermentation workshop

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Monday, October 28, 2024 - 5:00pm

Join us at the Spoon for a Fermentation Workshop on Monday, Oct. 28th from 5-8pm.

At this hands-on workshop we will learn about the ancient fermentation technique of preserving vegetables and increasing flavour and health-giving properties, while chopping and brining local ingredients.

Join Em, from the Spoon as they teach us the process of making sauerkraut with locally-grown cabbage. Folks from SAFFS will be share a delicious medicinal recipe of fermented garlic in Trent Apiary honey.

Come on out to learn some new kitchen skills and make some yummy food! Each participant will go home with a jar of each creation.

Please bring two 500 ml jars with you. Email me if you need us to provide one.

This workshops costs $5 and registration is required here.

Reach out to spoonvolunteers@gmail.com with any questions, to request a jar etc.

Apple cider pressing

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Wednesday, October 16, 2024 - 3:00pm

The Spoon warmly welcomes all to our new patio for some apple-cider pressing done the old-fashioned way! With a traditional press from Camp Kawartha, we will take turns pressing apples into sweet juice!

This event will begin at 3pm with an opening ceremony with Elder Dorothy Taylor.

We hope you can join us, rain or shine - no registration required. Email spoonvolunteers@gmail.com with any questions.

Willow weaving

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Monday, September 23, 2024 - 5:00pm to 8:00pm

Join Sammy from Bendy Farm and SAFS at the Spoon at 5 pm on Monday, September 23rd for a willow-weaving workshop. It will be a chance to learn how to grow this wonderful, versatile plant and how to weave with it. This workshop will run for 3 hours, giving us enough time to create a small platter. If you have your own pruning shears, please bring them along, as well as wear clothes you are comfortable with getting a bit dirty! This workshop has a limit of 10 people and costs $5.

Email spoonvolunteers@gmail.com with any questions.

Dis-O tour or Alternative Food Systems

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Wednesday, September 18, 2024 - 10:00am

Join the Trent Vegetable Gardens, the Seasoned Spoon, Trent Seed Savers and special guests for a first hand tour of a unique and exceptional food web right here on Trent campus. Get to know where your food comes from, and how this system is designed from seed to table.
We will meet at the Trent Vegetable Gardens behind the DNA building at 10am. If you are unsure of how to get there, we will also be meeting at 9:40am at the Spoon and walking over together.
This will be a walking tour, over uneven ground. Please reach out with any accessibility inquiries.

Registration is not required. Everyone welcome.

Please contact spoonvolunteers@gmail.com with any questions.

Bread making

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Monday, September 16, 2024 - 5:00pm to 8:00pm

Join Tom and Myra, local foodies, at the Seasoned Spoon, Monday, September 16th at 5 pm for a hands on workshop on Artisan bread baking using no knead bread dough. We will show how to mix the dough, how to shape and bake the bread, and how to make pizza.bread. Make sure that the winter ahead is filled with warm, yummy bread!

This workshop is $5 and registration is required.

Please email spoonvolunteers@gmail.com with any questions.

Make soap at the Spoon

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Monday, March 25, 2024 - 5:00pm to 8:00pm

We are looking forward to welcoming community member, Tanya Kranc to the Spoon, bringing her experience and knowledge of making natural soap from scratch. At this unique, hands-on workshop we will get familiar with the ingredients and the process of how to make soap, and each participant will get to take home 10-12 bars each! We will have peppermint and lavender essential oils available, and participants are welcome to bring their natural essential oils from home to make their unique blend if wanted.

This workshop has limited space, costs $40, and registration is required here.