Kitchen Garden Spring Workshops

ELDERBERRY POND KITCHEN GARDEN WORKSHOPS

(Three Seasons of Sustainably Growing and Preparing Fresh Local Produce)

Organic Gardening Workshops and Kitchen Demonstrations

According to the New York Times one business that has not seen an economic downturn in recent months is the seed and garden plant business. Home "Victory" type gardens are on the rise, and for good reason. A small home garden can produce hundreds of dollars worth of fresh produce in a single season. Add to that the convenience, quality, nutritional advantage, value of the exercise and the satisfaction of watching your food grow, and this should be the fastest "growing" business in the Country! Well, for our part we would like to pass along some of our experience in planting and caring for your victory garden without using any dangerous (and expensive) chemicals or fertilizers. To that end we will be offering a series of gardening and fresh food preparation classes this spring and summer here at the farm. Each session will begin with a power point presentation reviewing organic gardening principles. We will then discuss some specifics on particular seasonal fruit and vegetable crops (either growing, preparing in the kitchen, or both), and finish with a tour of the farm to see what is happening on the farm during that particular season.

During April and May we have scheduled the following workshops. If you are interested in attending any of them please call 315-252-6025 or e-mail us at lou@elderberrypond.com to register

Fruit Tree Selection, Planting, Pruning and
Care Using Organic Methods
Saturday April 6th 2PM until 5:30 PM
Fee for this session is $25

We get many questions during the year about growing apples and other tree fruit organically. In this session we will discuss the principles of organic orcharding, present the results from a recent grant we received to determine which varieties are best for organic production, and in the orchard we will demonstrate pruning techniques and insect monitoring and trapping.
An Introduction to Organic gardening principles
Apple Variety Selection
Fruit Tree Planting and Pruning
Organic and Low Spray Disease and Insect Management
Orchard walk with planting, pruning, scouting and trap setting demonstrations

Bright Lights Swiss Chard

Planning and Starting Your Garden

Half Day Workshop

Sunday, April 21st - 2:30PM until 5PM

Selecting and Planting Vegetables for an Early Spring Harvest

A fee of $15 will be charged for this session

Some hard to find seeds will be available for sale

Our Favorite Early Spring Vegetable Varieties
Sourcing and Starting Seeds (indoors in trays and outside in the ground)

Care of Young Seedlings- Organic Amendments and Pest Control
Seed Starting Demonstration
Tasting Some Interesting Varieties

WILD FIRE MESCLUN MIX

Field Preparation and Planting Out Summer Vegetables

Growing Summer Vegetables and cooking with spring crops

Sunday, May 5th - 2:30PM - 5PM

Fee for this session is $15 includes Handouts & Tastings

Some hard to find organic seeds and plants will be available for sale

An introduction to organic gardening principles

Best Varieties of Summer Vegetables

Protecting Vegetables from Disease, Insects, and Critters in the Field

Harvesting, Storing, and Succession planting

Kitchen Preparation & Tasting

HERB GARDENING CLASS AND LUNCHEON

Saturday May 18th - 11:30AM until 2:30PM

Price for the class & luncheon will be $25.

Join us for a class on growing and cooking with culinary herbs. We will start in the restaurant with a light luncheon featuring some of the interesting culinary herbs we grow. We will discuss our favorite herb varieties. You will see these herbs growing in our herb garden and we will show you how we plant and propagate them. We will discuss how to use them in some delightful summer salads, entrèes and beverages. Please call 315-252-6025 for reservations.

Elderberry Pond Gift Certificates

A perfect gift for those who enjoy fresh seasonal food in

a relaxing country setting.

Just call 315.252.6025 and we will send the certificate out along

with a colorful broshure with restaurant photos, sample menus, driving directions

and more.

THE RESTAURANT IS NOW OPEN FOR THE SEASON.

WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

LUNCH FROM 11:30 AND DINNER FROM 5PM

TO MAKE A RESERVATION CALL

315.252.6025

THE COUNTRY FOOD STORE

The Country Food Store is now closed for the season. We will re-open in June of 2013.

Elderberry Pond - 3728 (Store) or 3712 (Restaurant) Center Street Road, Auburn, NY 13021. Located 2 miles from Rt. 5 and Rt 20 between Skaneateles and Auburn. See "driving directions" link at the top of the page

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