Seeds in your Hand, Love in your Heart, Life in your Soil. An intensive gardening workshop: www.piebird.ca/growfood

With organic & sustainable practices of soil preparation learn how to build healthy happy soil that is balanced in nutrients, high in humus and host to a broad diversity of soil organisms -- all by working with the natural processes and in this northern climate. A great introduction for folks wanting to start their own gardens -- or established gardeners that want to push their knowledge of alternative-organic gardening.

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In addition to the dates listed below, all of our workshops are available anytime for you and a few of your friends. Contact us at happy@piebird.ca or (705) 724-1144 for more info.

Feast without the Fowl!

Sunday Oct. 2, 4-7 PM
Sunday Nov.27 4-7 PM

Did you ever wonder why our in our culture, we celebrate love and family by eating animals? Makes no sense to me either! That's why I want to show

Herbs - growing and using herbs for culinary and medicinal uses. 

Herbs and plants are a great source of nutrition and medicine and they also enhance the taste of our meals. In this class participants will learn about Sherry's favoured herbs, plants and flowers while taking a stroll through the gardens on a "herb walk" -- an informative and hands-on way to learn to identify some of these incredibly varied and useful plants. 

Dress for the elements. Class $55 per person, includes favourite herbal snacks, recipes and information sheets.

Animal free baking

Wednesday March 16, 6-8:30 PM
Wednesday November 16, 2-4:30
Sunday, November 20, 2-4:30 PM 

 Learn how to make beautiful and yummy baked goods for you or for your loved one who requires a dairy free/egg free diet. Participants will learn about alternative binders and leaveners, different flour combinations for a lighter consistency, try out a few recipes and sample some fresh baked goods. Bring a container for your take home samples.

Gluten free baking, an introduction to Sherry's methods and techniques

Thursday Dec. 1, 6-8:30 PM
Sunday Dec. 4  2-4:30 PM

This time of year is often dreaded by those with specific dietary allergies. Make your Christmas baking gluten free this year and 

Make beautiful artisan bread! And amazing vegetarian stew!

Wed. March 2, 2:00-4:30 PM
Wed. March 2,  6-8:30 PM
Sunday March 6, 2:00-4:30 PM     

Learn the tricks of no fuss, beautiful artisan-style bread and the secrets of making the perfect vegetarian stew. 

Peaches and Peach Chutney

Wednesday August 17,  2-5 PM or 5-8 PM
Sunday August 14, 5-8 PM

Oh yummy!

Peaches and peach chutney -- the glorious golden scrumptiousness on your pantry shelves can be enough to get you through a cold, dark wintery day. By learning how to preserve them yourself, you are freeing yourself of wondering what is in your food-- you know because you put it there! Control the sugar, the salt and the packaging; learn how to bottle up summer's goodness while it is at it's peak. The method for learning to preserve peaches this way is transferable to other fruit too like pears and apples.

Preserve them when they are at their best!

Sunday July 10 4:00 - 7 pm
Wednesday July 13th 5:00 pm to 8 pm

Fresh local strawberries are better than any other! Learn how to make delicious sugar free jam to keep you and your toast happy throughout the winter months.

Immune health through Diet- a Whole food approach. Using food as medicine

Sunday March 27, 2-4 PM
Sunday November 13, 2-4 PM
Thursday November 17, 2-4 PM  

Our immune system is our defense against viruses and disease. Learn how your immune system works, why it weakens  and how to boost it up with common foods, herbs and plants to keep you healthy and ward off sickness & disease.