Cooking Demos in the Main Exhibit Hall
saturday Brittany Wood Nickerson 10am Cultured Apple Cranberry Chutney A sweet and sour chutney cleanses the pallet between bites and improves digestion & absorption of nutrients.
11am Beet Kvass Kvass, a naturally fermented beet beverage from Russia, is full of vitamins and minerals, is a blood building tonic, and is alkaline to the body.
12pm Sauerkraut
Seasonal Fermentation Brittany Wood Nickerson Brittany Wood Nickerson is a practicing community herbalist, health educator and cook. Brittany runs Thyme Herbal Healing Center in Amherst Massachusetts where she teaches The Art of Home Herbalism and an advanced herbal apprenticeship, as well as courses in herbal cooking and homesteading. She teaches women’s health at the University of Massachusetts and is the organizer of the Northampton/ Amherst Herbal Meet-up group. www.thymeherbal.com
Sauerkraut is one of the most popular fermented vegetable products in our culture today and it is easy to make in your own kitchen!
1pm Lacto-Fermented Pickled Carrots Learn how to make lacto-fermented pickled vegetables that are even more healthful than raw vegetables.
2pm Fire Cider Fire cider is an extract of some of our most potent medicinal foods for winter wellness including apple cider vinegar, garlic, ginger, onion, horseradish and cayenne pepper.
sunday Carol Lake 11am Make Your Own Yogurt and Cheese Make your own plain or flavored yogurt with no special equipment and then learn an ancient technique for making delicious yogurt cheese.
12pm Make Your Own Farmhouse Ricotta Make your own homemade, additive-free ricotta for delicious stuffed shells, lasagna or even cheesecake with two simple ingredients in just 15 minutes.
Got (Local) Milk? Carol Lake Carol Lake of Dancing Dog Farm in southern NH, is an organic farmer, cheese maker and educator. With a passion for small farms and sharing the health benefits of making your own dairy products right at home with locally sourced, farm fresh milk, Carol offers classes at her farm as well as presentations throughout New England. www.simplecheesemaking.com
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1pm Raw Milk vs Pasteurized: What’s the Big Deal? Do you know the story of pasteurized milk and why it may not be the healthiest choice? See the difference between raw milk vs. pasteurized with this surprising countertop demonstration.
2pm Easy Pressed Cheese Learn to make the simple Indian cheese called paneer, and put your own modern twist on this classic nonmelting cheese. Great fun for kids!
3pm Which Milk Makes the Best Cheese? Does store-bought, pasteurized milk or farm fresh raw milk make better cheese? Come find out for yourself!