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2009 Old-Style Life Skills Workshops
The Old-Style Life Skills Series (OSLSS) is a monthly series of workshops for the whole family
devoted to rediscovering
rural wisdom. Our mission in offering these classes and workshops is to foster self-sufficiency,
neighborly interdependence, and sustainable agricultural practices. As we thus rebuild cohesive
community, we strengthen our families, and improve the lot of all mothers.
Please visit Our Blog to read first hand reports of previous workshops and for more details about upcoming workshops
and join us on the second Saturday of every month!
All OSLSS workshops, except the Family Cow workshops, are scheduled from 10:30 until 1:30 with a pot-luck lunch and are $35 per family. Family Cow workshops are from 10:00 until 1:00, also include a potluck lunch and are $35 per person or $50 per family of up to four members. Registration for all workshops, before the workshop, is required. To register, please write
lifeskills@motherhouse.us or call Debra Tyler at (860) 672-0229.
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A STITCHIN' TIME
January 10, 2009
Work together as a family to create and decorate a handy apron. Learn about reading patterns, hand stitching, using a sewing machine, embroidery, and quilting.
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HONEY BEE MINE
February 14, 2009
Rescheduled to March 21, 2009
This workshop is full!
Learn about life in the hive of our friend the honey bee: who's who and what they do. Buzz over the tools of beekeeping. Fire-up a smoker. Examine an empty package and go through the steps of installing the real thing. Make beeswax candles.
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WOOL GATHERING
March 14, 2009
Area "spin-sters" will demonstrate carding, spinning, knitting, weaving, crocheting and felting with natural wool. Meet a sheep. Make your own knitting needles and try your hand at these soothing traditional arts.
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SOURDOUGH STARTER COURSE
April 11, 2009
Harness natural yeasts to create hearty, nutritious, delicious bread. Discuss how to feed and keep a starter and go home with your own. Bake and taste a loaf. Grind grain, mix dough, and cook pancakes. Sew a bread storage bag for fresher loaves.
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ORGANIC GARDENING: PEAS & CUES
May 9, 2009
Join Vicki Harkness in celebrating our wonderful earth while producing healthful food without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides. Get dirty as you learn about creating raised beds, co-planting mutually beneficial plants, mulching and other permaculture practices.
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EGGS-PERIENCE CHICKENS
June 13, 2009
A hands-on inquiry into a creature that enriches your garden, turns table scraps into eggs, and can be a tasty roast, which you prepare for the oven.
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JAM SESSION
July 11, 2009
Preserve the sweet fruits of summer for year round enjoyment. Learn to make jam, jelly, preserves, and fruit butters. Take home the fruits of your labors.
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YES, WE CAN CAN
August 8 and 22, 2009
Wyatt Whiteman will demonstrate methods of putting-food-by (preserving food) in glass jars. Learn when to use pressure canning or a hot water bath. Work as a group to prepare fresh produce and go home with a few jars so you can eat local all winter long.
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KEEPING A FAMILY COW
September 12, 2009
Learn about finding, feeding, housing, fencing, breeding, and caring for your cow with Debra Tyler of Local Farm. Try your hand at milking; make butter, soft cheese, ice cream, yoghurt and MOOre.
($35 per person/$50 per family of up to 4. Also held May 2.)
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APPLEY EVER AFTER
October 10, 2009
Press cider. Make apple butter from the pumice. Start some apple cider vinegar and discuss its many uses. Learn to preserve this autumnal bounty with different drying techniques including making fruit leather.
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THE WHEY OF CHEESEMAKING
November 14, 2009
Dr. Angela Greco will guide us through the mysteries of making cheese in the home kitchen. Learn about different kinds of milk, cultures, and rennet. Learn to use a cheese press and how to age cheese.
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SCENTSIBLE HERBAL GIFTS
December 12, 2009
Using herb-steeped oils make salves, lotions, or soap. Grind and combine dried herbs for seasoning salt. Have a scent-sational time as you sew and pack sachet packets and make other holiday gifts.
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