Did you know that in the right conditions potatoes, carrots, cabbage and onions can be stored for over six months? Perhaps you raise a lot of produce and would like to eat your own harvest into the winter months. Or maybe you'd like to support a local farmer by buying bulk vegetables in the autumn. Either way, there’s lots to learn in the world of produce storage and it can be a fun journey to create a cold storage environment at home.
Attendees of this workshop will:
The course will be led by M. “Flip” Filippi, Local Food Program Leader and co-operator of littleGrasse Community Farm. Flip is a certified Master Food Preserver and preserves over a 1,000 pounds of foods each season in a variety of ways including cold storage, canning, fermenting, freezing and dehydrating.
This course is part of Extension’s Homesteading for Everyone Series offering 1-3 workshops each month of 2024 to share skills and build community resilience.
Note: This workshop will begin in the front classroom at the Extension Learning Farm at 2043B Route 68 in Canton, and after a presentation the participants will drive 6 miles to an area diversified farm and tour their in-ground root cellar. The event ends after the tour.
$10-40, self-selecting sliding scale
https://pub.cce.cornell.edu/event_registration/main/events_landing.cfm?event=roots_240
Maria 'Flip' Filippi
Local Foods Program Leader & Harvest Kitchen Manager
mpf65@cornell.edu
315-379-9192 ext 229
Cornell Cooperative Extension of St. Lawrence County
2043B State Highway 68
Canton, NY 13617
Last updated July 9, 2024