Don't miss the 10th anniversary celebration extravaganza of our annual heirloom/organic seedling sale...loads of seedlings, live music, baked goods, tours, demonstrations and more!
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WORKSHOPS AT LITTLE CITY FARM 
Since 2007 we have offered more than 75 workshops at Little City Farm!
Workshop Location: All events are at our Little City Farm location, 508 Duke St. West in Kitchener, unless otherwise noted. Workshop Refunds: If you need to cancel your registration to a workshop, we ask that you do so by one week prior to the workshop date in order to receive a full refund.
Workshop Proposals: If you are interested in leading a workshop at Little City Farm please send us a brief outline including: workshop title, description of your topic, your experience with this topic, handout materials you would use, any additional materials/costs, and maximum number of participants. Workshops for our Sustainability Skills-Building Series should fit into one of the following categories: urban agriculture, permaculture, homesteading skills, slow food, natural building, eco crafting. Email proposals to Karin at: info@littlecityfarm.ca.
WORKSHOPS & EVENTS IN 2012
INTRO TO SOAP MAKING
Cost: $50/person (all supplies provided). - THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL
Sat, Jan 21 from 1-4 pm. With Karin Kliewer, of Little City Farm.
Love beautiful natural handmade soap? Join this ever popular hands-on workshop to learn the art and science of making traditional cold process soap using natural vegetable oils, lye and organic botanicals. During this busy 3 hour class participants will make their own batch of soap to take home. All equipment, oils, botanicals, and other ingredients provided. Participants will be asked to bring their own soap molds.
Participants must register in advance.
TOXIC-FREE HOUSEHOLD CLEANERS
Sat, Feb 18 from 2-4 pm. With Karin Kliewer, of Little City Farm. - THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL
This workshop is organized by REEP (Residential Energy Efficiency Program) and will be held at
the REEP House for Sustainable Living, 20 Mill St, Kitchener.
For workshop details and registration please visit the REEP website here.
ORGANIC GARDENING BASICS & SEED STARTING
Cost: $25/person.
Sat, March 10 from 1-3 pm. With Angie Koch, of Fertile Ground CSA.
Start your garden off right this year! Learn from Angie, a local experienced organic farmer, in this informative workshop that will cover how to start your own seedlings, plus all the organic gardening basics you need.
INTRO TO SOAP MAKING
Cost: $50/person (all supplies provided). Limit to 8 participants each session.
Sat, March 24 from 1-4 pm. With Karin Kliewer, of Little City Farm.
Love beautiful natural handmade soap? Join this ever popular hands-on workshop to learn the art and science of making traditional cold process soap using natural vegetable oils, lye and organic botanicals. During this busy 3 hour class participants will make their own batch of soap to take home. All equipment, oils, botanicals, and other ingredients provided. Participants will be asked to bring their own soap molds.
Participants must register in advance.
THE ART OF CHEESE MAKING
Cost: $35/person (all supplies provided).- THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL
Sat, April 14 from 1-3 pm. With Bianca Azzoparde, local home cheesemaker.
Learn the ancient art of cheesemaking. In this hands-on workshop you will learn how to make simple cream cheese and fresh mozzarella using all natural organic ingredients. We will also discuss how to make your own yogurt at home using milk and a starter culture.
Participants must register in advance.
PERMACULTURE DESIGN BASICS
Cost:$25/person.
Sat, April 21 from 1-3 pm. With Tracie Seedhouse, of Earthchild Designs.
Back by popular demand, this permaculture workshop will cover the basic principles and design elements of permaculture. You will come away with a preliminary sketch your own permaculture-designed property using what we have learned during the workshop.
Participants must register in advance.
10th ANNUAL HEIRLOOM & ORGANIC SEEDLING SALE AT LITTLE CITY FARM!
Sat, May 26 from 9 am-12 noon.
Join us for our 10th anniversary of this sale! Multiple vendors with all the garden seedlings you need – specializing in heirloom varieties of tomatoes, plus herbs, basil, eggplant, peppers, flowers, perennials. Also live music, baked goods table, tours of Little City Farm, wood-fired oven demonstrations, and more!
BEEKEEPING FOR THE FIRST TIME BEEKEEPER
Sat, June 16 from 1-3 pm (date & facilitator to be confirmed)
WILD FERMENTATION (LACTO-FERMENTED FOODS)
Cost: $35/person.
Sat, July 7 from 1-3 pm. With Jackie McMillan, local natural/wild foods enthusiast & educator.
Lacto-fermented foods provide superior nutrition, flavour and health benefits, and are a simple and cost-effective way to preserve your harvest. In this workshop learn all you need to know about successfully creating tasty fermented foods at home. Participants will share in the making (and tasting) of several lacto-fermented recipes.
Participants must register in advance.
MAKING JAMS & JELLIES
Cost: $30/person (all supplies provided). Limited to 7 participants.
Sat, Aug 18 from 1-3 pm. With Karin Kliewer, of Little City Farm.
Learn to preserve sweet summer with jams and jellies like your grandmother used to make! In this hands-on workshop we will make two kinds of preserves, plus talk about canning and preserving techniques. Participants will each take home samples!
Participants must register in advance.
SEED SAVING
Cost: $10/person (with all proceeds going to Seeds of Diversity).
Sat, Sept 15 from 1-3 pm(date & facilitator to be confirmed).
GREAT FOOD SWAP & HARVEST CELEBRATION!
Sat, Sept 22 from 1-3 pm. Hosted by Greg & Karin at Little City Farm.
Join the national "great food swap" movement and celebrate the fall harvest! To participate in our 2nd annual "great food swap" you need to bring along several foods you have grown or prepared yourself, plus a few samples to share - e.g. garden harvest, preserved foods, baking, fermented, brewed, dried, etc. This is a free event where no money will change hands - during this two hour event, participants will have the chance to view and taste each other's wares, then trade/barter for each other's items. More details to follow.
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4 PART PRACTICAL HERBALIST TRAINING ~
(Note: THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL FOR 2012 - Please contact Karin if you have interest in participating in a future herbalist training series)
Cost: $140/workshops plus $60/materials ($50/session)
An exciting unique 4-part series, that includes 12 hours of instruction and hands-on learning, plus some "home" assignments between sessions. Workshops will be held on 4 Saturday mornings, from June to September. This series is led by Karin Kliewer, Master Herbalist.
AT THE END OF THIS SERIES YOU WILL HAVE GAINED:
~ confidence and knowledge of growing and using basic medicinal herbs
~ a well-stocked pantry of simple effective herbal home remedies you have made
~ knowledge on where to source quality herbal product-making supplies
~ a collection of herbal recipes, lesson notes, hand-outs and other useful resources
~ a network of other community members interested in natural herbal healing
~ please see below for more details on specific topics we will cover in each session
Limited space to 8 participants. As one goal of this series is to create a continuous small-group shared learning environment, priority will be given to participants who can commit to taking all 4 sessions. For questions, or payment by cheque or installments, please contact Karin at 519-575-9174.
HERBALIST SESSION DATES & DETAILS:
Session 1: Spring Edibles - Sat, June 9 from 9-12 noon
In this session you will learn: herbs for digestive system; wild crafting; basic herb gardening; medicinal herb teas to grow at home; and making herbal infusions.
Session 2: Summer Flowers - Sat, July 14 from 9-12 noon
In this session you will learn: herbs for stress and women's health; drying and storing herbs; making herbal medicinal oils, salves and liniments.
Session 3: Fall Bounty - Sat, Aug 11 from 9-12 noon
In this session you will learn: herbs for respiratory system; seed saving; harvesting and drying medicinal roots; making herbal decoctions; making herbal tinctures; basic herbal first aid.
Session 4: Winter Roots - Sat, Sept 8 from 9-12 noon
In this session you will learn: herbs for the immune system; herbal remedies for children’s health; making herbal medicinal syrups and winter tonics.
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Past Workshops at Little City Farm
Organic/Urban Agriculture
Garden Potions -with Sarah Hemingway
Four Season Harvest -with Greg Roberts
Creating Great Compost! -with Anna-Maria Schulteis
Intro to Organic Gardening -with Greg Roberts
Grow Your Own Food: Garden Plannning -with Greg Roberts
Worms Eat My Compost: Vermicomposting -with Jeff Kitchen
Seed Saving -with Bob Wildfong
All About Fruit Trees -with Anna-Maria Schulteis
Starting Seedlings at Home -with Angie Koch, Fertile Ground CSA
Urban Agriculture/Homesteading -Karin Kliewer/Greg Roberts presentation at Kitchener Public Library
Intro to Beekeeping -with Les Eccles, University of Guelph Beekeeping Lab
Organic Gardening Basics -with Greg Roberts
Urban Agriculture and Raised Bed Gardening -with Greg Roberts & Karin Kliewer
Permaculture Design for Urban Properties -with Tracie Seedhouse from Earthchild Designs
Bio-Intensive Gardening -with Angie Koch from Fertile Ground CSA
Annual Heirloom Seedling Sale -hosted by Little City Farm
Partnership with Fertile Ground CSA - see: www.fertilegroundcsa.com
Homesteading Skills
Basic Bicycle Repair -with Jesse Robertson
Build your own Earth Oven (Cob) -with Greg Roberts
Cook with the Sun - Solar Dryers & Ovens -with Alfred Rempel
Intro to Traditional Soap Making-with Karin Kliewer
Preserving the Harvest-with Karin Kliewer
Home Winemaking -with Alfred Rempel
Slow Food
Dandelion Wine - with Alfred Rempel
100-Mile Juicing - with Jenn Lynes
Wild Food Gourmet: spring edibles -with Jackie McMillan
Cheesemaking -with Bianca Azzoparde
Baking in a Wood-Fired Oven -with Karin Kliewer
Living Foods: Sprouting for Winter -with Karin Kliewer
Fermented Foods - with Jackie McMillan
Heritage Apple Tasting - with Bob Wildfong from Seeds of Diversity
Baking in a Wood-Fired Cob Oven - with Karin Kliewer
Raw Food: Power Snacks & Palate Pleasers - with Beth Weisberg from RawKit
Storytellers Festival: Karin Kliewer Reading from 100 Mile Diet - held in Victoria Park
Eco Crafting
Wool Diaper Covers & Longies for Kids -with Amaryah deGroot
Rag Rugs -with Meghan MacKinnon
Felted Slippers -with Amaryah deGroot
Natural Plant Dyes -with Erin Anton
Knitting Your Own Socks -with Nicole Ethier
Woolen Waldorf Animals -with Eve Geisler
Making Waldorf-Inspired Dolls -with Amaryah deGroot
Carding, Spinning & Natural Fibres -with Nicole Ethier
Twig and Willow Construction - with Alfred Rempel
Plants, Roots & Fibres: Natural Fibre Arts & Herbal Crafts - a free all-day event as part of Spotlight Festival
Central Art Walk - Little City Farm participant in annual neighbourhood artwalk, see: www.centralartwalk.ca
Herbal Health
Herbal Winter Remedies: Cough Syrups & Tinctures - with Karin Kliewer
Herbal Salves & Lipbalms -with Karin Kliewer
Backyard Herbal Teas -with Karin Kliewer
Mother Nature's Child: Herbal Remedies for Pregnancy, Post-Partum & Beyond -with Karin Kliewer
Herbs for Women's Health -with Karin Kliewer
Making Herbal Oils, Salves and Tinctures -with Karin Kliewer
Beyond Band-Aids: Homeopathic First Aid - with Rachel Vandenberg, Healing Path Centre for Natural Medicine
Sustainable Living
Urban Homesteading: Self Reliant Living in the City-Workshop facilitated at Hillside Festival 2009
Simple Living/Contemplative Spirituality - with Michael Burtt
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