The Arroyo Time Bank and Altadena Urban Farmers’ Market presents five free workshops, Sun., May 29, covering topics every Urban Homesteader should know. Even if you are “Homesteader-Curious” you will walk away from these demos armed with information and recipes to dip your toe into the world of urban D.I.Y.
The workshops are part of The Arroyo Time Bank's Neighborhood Resiliency Project, a series of free Sunday workshops meant to strengthen neighborhood bonds and build resilience among community members. These workshops are presented in partnership with The Echo Park Time Bank, NELA Transition, and The Armory Center for the Arts. For a calendar of workshops, visit www.arroyotimebank.org.
1:30 PM: Intro to Cheesemaking: An introductory discussion of the properties of milk, some basic techniques, and recipes to make your own cheese. We'll demonstrate chevre at various stages of the process. Instructor: Steve Rudicel is one of ZGE resident goatherds and cheesemakers, a lecturer at Cal Poly Pomona, owner of The Press Restaurant in Claremont, and a member of the first LA County Master Food Preserver class in over 10 years
2:00 PM: Beyond the Victory Garden: This workshop will provide a brief history of the "Small Farm Home" movement inthe first half of the 20th century in Los Angeles, a precursor to todays "Urban Homestead" movement. In addition,participants will learn some strategies for researching farming and gardening histories in their own neighborhoods. Lecture by: Alex Tarr is a Ph.D. candidate in the Geography Department at UC Berkeley. He currently lives in Los Angeles where he is conducting research for his dissertation on the renaissance in urban agriculture.
2:30 PM: DIY Cleaners and Toiletries: More Than Just Vinegar & Water: Janine Christiano will take you through a few of her favorite recipes for detergent, toothpaste, deodorant, all-purpose cleaner, and more using very simple common items you probably already have in your pantry and garden. Participants will leave with samples. Please bring a small mason jar or container. Instructor: Janine Christiano is the founder of the Arroyo Time Bank, co-coordinator of the newly formed California Federation of Time Banks, and works as a program coordinator for the Armory Center for the Arts. She lives in Pasadena with her husband Guy, their pitbull/boxer mix Chloe, and three chickens.
3:00 PM : Artisanal Bread Baking: Erik Knutzen of the Los Angeles Bread Bakers and http://RootSimple.com/ will demonstrate how to make a no-knead artisanal loaf of bread using a levain starter. Instructor: Erik Knutzen is the co-author, with his wife Kelly Coyne, of The Urban Homestead and Making It: Radical Home Ec for a Post Consumer World.
3:30 PM: The New Craft Pantry: Homemade Condiments and Extracts: We will cover how to make three basic kitchen pantry items every home cook should add to their repertoire: homemade mayonnaise, Dijon-style grainy mustard and pure vanilla extract. Ridiculously simple to make, you will never buy these pantry staples commercially again. Instructor: Cookbook author Joseph Shuldiner is the owner and creative director of Shuldiner Studio, a design and consulting company in Eagle Rock. The studio specializes in the areas of; publication design and content, food culture, fashion, photography and critical thinking. Joseph is the author of the upcoming cookbook, Pure Vegan to be released in Spring 2012 from Chronicle Books.
The Altadena Urban Farmers Market is a project of the Arroyo Time Bank and is held at the Zane Grey Estate, 396 EMariposa Street, Altadena. More information is available at www.facebook.com/AltadenaUrbanFarmersMarket.
