Workshops & Events
Garden Harvest Party
Garden Harvest Party – Wednesday, October 5th (rain date October 6th )
This year marks 15 years of the Seasoned Spoon and TVG working together to offer campus-grown food
from field to fork and we want to celebrate with you. Join the TVG, the Seasoned Spoon and
Grandfather’s Kitchen for a Harvest celebration on Wednesday, October 5th from 3-6 in the Trent
Vegetable Gardens. Enjoy culinary treats from Chef Thomas Olszewski, take a tour of the gardens, and
partake in good company. This event is drop-in, but if you’ve never been to the gardens, we will be
walking over together from the Seasoned Spoon Café at 2:45 pm. We hope to see you there.
Learn to Make Challah and Cinnamon Rolls
Workshop in person at the Seasoned Spoon
Learn how to make delicious Challah just in time to impress your friends at Rosh Hashanah. Local bread making experts Tom and Myra will be teaching us how to make enriched dough, including Challah and fluffy cinnamon rolls. In this hands-on workshop, you will learn all the things you need to know about mixing to braiding to baking these delicious treats. Everyone is welcome, although registration is required and this in-person workshop will be capped at 20 people. Masks will be required. Can’t wait to see you there!
You can register by clicking here.
Dis-O Farm to Table Tour
Wednesday, September 14, 2022 - 11:00am to 1:00pmMeet in person @ the Seasoned Spoon Cafe
Join the Seasoned Spoon Café and Trent Vegetable Gardens for a campus farm-to-table tour as part of Disorientation Week at Trent in collaboration with OPIRG Peterborough. The Trent Vegetable Gardens and the Seasoned Spoon Café have been partners for 15 years, working to create an accessible and sustainable local food system right here on campus. Learn about this cooperatively-run cafe and how it integrates fresh, organic food grown right on campus by students like you. Tour the café space, off-grid root cellar, rooftop garden, and field garden. We’ll discuss the work these organizations are doing to build an alternative food system at Trent and all the ways you can get involved through experiential learning, research projects, workshops, volunteering, community meals and more. Find out how you can join the food movement at Trent. Expect to taste some delicious samples and get hands-on in the garden as part of this tour! Masks are required for the indoor portions of this tour.
Registration required via Eventbrite.
Decolonizing Veganism
Join the Seasoned Spoon on a recipe demonstration and cookbook tour, as we ask the question: "In what ways can we de-center whiteness in meat-free living?"
We will be amplifying the work of Black, Asian, and racialized chefs.
Tickets are $5, with spots limited. Register here.
Come Cook with Us with SAFSS and TUNA
Learn about Indigenous agriculture while preparing a Three Sisters soup. Bring a container for leftovers! Only $5 to attend.
Spots are limited and registration is required. Get your ticket here.
We will be streaming the event, so please email spoonvolunteers@gmail.com if you would like to attend in that capacity.
Seed Starting Workshop
Dig into seed starting with the Trent Vegetable Garden and the Seasoned Spoon
During this interactive, hands-on, IN PERSON event, we will be going over every step of successfully starting seeds for the upcoming growing season. Other topics will include timing, seed selection, and space requirements, as well as general garden planning.
5$ registration fee. Tickets available at Eventbrite (link here).
Please email spoonvolunteers@gmail.com if you require a PWYC ticket. Directions on how to find the Cafe will be provided in advance.