FRESH FROM THE GARDEN
Ground Works/SD Ag in the Classroom announces a series of classes aimed at cooking from the gardens with the Mary Jo Wegner Arboretum.

Have you ever wanted to learn how to can and didn’t know where to start?

Are you wanting to preserve your summer bounty for colder times ahead?

Ever wondered why water boils differently at higher elevations?

These questions and more will be answered in this 2-part workshops. SDSU Master Canners, Steve Sikorski and Amber Lounsbery, will share their many years of experience in each of these hands-on opportunities.

Participants will be able to peel, chop and boil fruits to make their very own jar to take home. We will be covering canning safety, equipment and ways to process while sharing stories of our successes and failures. Come with your questions!

For this class, August 23, we will make fruit jam. Check out August 30 when we will be making apple relish.

The partnership with the Mary Jo Wegner Arboretum provides Ground Works/SD Ag in the Classroom an invaluable place to resource the “Research and Development” piece of the teaching garden education focus.  Local volunteers from the Minnehaha Master Gardeners collaborate with both organizations to plant, care for, harvest, and educate using the teaching gardens as a demonstration and learning center.  “This is where we can experiment with new techniques and try them out before we introduce them to our teachers out in the field.” said Tim Olsen, executive director of leadership and administration.

Please wear comfortable clothing and closed-toe shoes.