FERMENTING BASICS w/ ELLEN HARBIN-DABBS, OCTOBER 12TH, 10:00 AM, $30 PER PERSON

Have you ever wanted to learn how to store your garden for the winter? Many people of these mountains used lacto-fermentation. Lacto-fermentation has many health benefits associated with it beyond preserving the harvest. Lacto-fermentation is preserving food using a brine (salt water). Join Ellen as she teaches you to preserve the harvest and to eat healthier.

You will need to bring 2 quart canning (about the size of a spaghetti jar) jar. The jars will be filled with goodies for you to take home.

Ellen Harbin-Dabbs is a Tennessee native.  Growing up in the Tennessee State Park system, she learned many traditional skills that have been forgotten over time.  She was taught ways of the hearth by her mother and grandmother, and the ways of the wild by her father who was an outdoor instructor and park ranger.  Her stories and insights will keep your entertained as she passes along the knowledge of the “old ways”.

This class is part of our new Home Spun series, designed to get us back in touch with our hand-made heritage.