The Homestead Harvest: Food Preservation through a Permaculture Lens
Want to make the most of your garden’s bounty year-round while reducing waste and supporting a regenerative lifestyle?
Join us for The Homestead Harvest, a hands-on workshop exploring sustainable food preservation techniques rooted in permaculture ethics: Earth Care, People Care, and Abundance.
Whether you’re a seasoned homesteader or just food-curious, you’ll leave with practical skills, delicious samples, and a custom preservation plan tailored to your harvest.
What you’ll experience:
– Learn the why behind food preservation – history, ecology, and systems thinking
– Discover diverse techniques: drying, fermentation, canning, freezing, and root cellaring
– Hands-on demos: make your own sauerkraut, dry herbs, or can a simple jam or pickle
– Enjoy a tasting of fermented snacks and take-home recipes, guides, and your own creations!
– Use design thinking to build your seasonal preservation plan using permaculture principles
– Review of the WV Farmers Market Vendor Guide for future revenue opportunities
Tools, materials, and a recipe zine provided.).
“What will you preserve first?” Join the conversation, learn with community, and leave inspired to honor the harvest, sustainably.
