How to Source Organic Foods/Products with Cristy House on December 5th (Part 1)

When: December 5th, 2014

Event Lead: Cristy House

RSVP to Cristy cristy.n.house@gmail.com

Where: Adults only discussion at Starbucks

Time: 7pm

This is Part 1 of a two part series. 

Preparation: Are you finding your journey on the all-natural/real foods/organic/grass-fed/pastured/gluten-free/local/fair trade path is getting to be expensive?  Are you interested in buying in bulk to reduce costs, but have are worried about things spoiling, paying shipping?  Are you looking for local sourcing options?  How much
Tumeric can a person actually use?  At the meeting, we will be discussing options and placing group orders.  There is zero pressure to buy anything.  Orders will be placed with Country Life Natural Foods, NaturOli, Bulk Herb Store, and an essential herb store (TBD). Please look at these sites ahead of time.

Please check out these sites in advance and bring a tablet/smartphone/laptop to the group discussion if possible.  Please bring a list of the groceries you are looking to find cheaper/source locally. If you know of local raw dairy, grass-fed meat, and other whole foods providers, please bring their contact information and
prices.

At the open house, I will have some homemade personal care product recipes like toothpaste for people to try.  I am not selling any of the products, but people can buy the ingredients.  Please bring your own containers for bulk foods to the open house.  I will have a scale.

I also currently have Great Lakes Grass Fed Beef Gelatin ($16/lb), Organic Fair Trade Vanilla Beans (10/$5), and Cheese Making/Brewing Supplies from Midwest Brewing (who wants to buy a whole bottle of
something when you just need a 1/4 teaspoon of tannin, rennet, citric acid...?).

Photos From the Soap Making Class with Annie and Laura

What a great learning experience! The soap making class covered all of the basics, including safety with lye. Each participant went home with a lb. of soap with instructions on how to cut and cure it. It will be perfect for home use or to give away as gifts.

 Annie and Laura, thank you! And we hope you teach this class again!

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Photos From The Goat Keeping and Mozzarella Class with Kristin

Thank you to everyone that made it out to the farm for the mozzarella cheese class.

 Here's some photos of the evening.

We forgot to take pictures of the goats though, sad!

Thanks Kristin, for teaching! We hope you can teach it again sometime.

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We need your talents!

Hello PCD!

The colder weather is upon us, and with it, more time indoors connecting and sharing with each other. What gifts would you like to bring to the table this fall/winter? We need you to sign up and share your talents! 

Here is a peek at our current calendar. Let's fill it up!

November: Goat Keeping/Making Mozarella
November: Lard Based Soap
November: Oil Based Soap
November: Ecological/Functional Landscape Design

December:

 

January:Vision Boards

February: Making Fermented Mustard

March: Intro to Yoga and Meditation

April:

May:

June:

July:

August (2015):  2nd annual potluck

Goat Keeping and Cheese Making with Kristin on Saturday, Nov. 8th

Event Lead: Kristin Gibbs

Time: 2-4:30 pm

Please come join me as a make mozzarella cheese from my goats milk and learn how easy it is to do in your own home. I will have other types of cheeses to try and maybe even some ice cream. After come on a tour of the property and meet my goats and other animals and I can answer any homesteading, animal husbandry questions that you may have. 

Please bring $4 for 4 ounces of mozzarella to bring home with you along with an ingredients list and recipe. I have limited space in my home so if this class fills up I will host another soon after. 

Please bring farm suitable footwear and layer for colder weather. I will do everything else.

RSVP to ecogibbs@hotmail.com

# of people: 8

Photos from the Jewelry Making Class with Barb from Seventh and Stone

The jewelry class was great! Many new skills were learned including how to do wire wraps and make ear wires for earrings. Barb showed the students how to do a doming technique as well as how to give the finished earrings a patina. 

Have a skill to share? Want to take a class? Project Co-op is a skill sharing community that grows through the strength and participation of its members. Please join us! If you are on FB you can join our FB group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1640307969528788/

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Upcoming Project Co-op Classes

Friday, October 3rd

Making Lip Balm and Body Butter Tutorial with Hilary

This class if full.

Saturday, Nov 1st

Making Oil Based Soap with Annie

This class has 3 spots open

Sunday, November 2

Jewelry Making (Earrings) with Barb from "Seventh and Stone"

Saturday, November 8th

Mozzarella Cheese Making and Goat Keeping with Kristin

Saturday, Nov 15th

Making Lard Based Soap with Annie
This class if full.

To RSVP for one of these classes please visit the Google Group or look under "Events" on our Facebook page.