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Preserving fruit, Vegetables and Herbs
Some of the most appreciated gifts, treats and specialty foods can come from our own gardens and kitchens.
This course will give you the confidence and knowledge to make use of everything your garden has to offer.
You will learn how to make the yummiest jams, with minimal use of sugar, how to quickly preserve fruit like plums or pears, how to use the sun or an electric dehydrator to make delicious healthy snacks and, most importantly, how to make your precious creations keep.
We will only use basic recipes with 2 to 4 ingredients but with potential to ‘pep them up’. Variations and gourmet options will be discussed.
This course is held at the peak of the harvest season so that everything students learn is relevant and can be put into practice immediately. Most of the recipes can be used at home with only a medium sized pot, sugar, salt and vinegar plus the produce.
All learning will be hands-on and each participant will be able to take home what they created.
No extra material costs involved if students provide their own glass jars but this will be discussed during the first session.
To help keep the cost of this course down we receive Government Funding and they require proof of residency/citizenship status. When you enrol you may be asked to provide a CERTIFIED copy of your Identity Documentation – click here for a full list of accepted IDocs.
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Marina is an enthusiastic home gardener and, over the past 30 years, has learned to make the bounty from her spray free garden last all year. Her emphasis is on using what she has in many different ways to keep food interesting. She contributed an article about ‘Preserving by Dehydration’ to the book ‘A fresh take on Preserves’, published in March 2013 as part of the LifestyleBlock Self Sufficiency Series. She is also known for her articles about keeping poultry.
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No classes on public holidays.
All courses need a minimum number to go ahead. If your course does not have enough enrolments, we regret that we will have to cancel and will let you know either by email or text. Please check your emails regularly. Courses are usually confirmed or cancelled 2-3 working days prior to the scheduled start date.
Refund Policy
We may, regretfully, have to cancel courses if we do not receive enough enrolments, in which case you will get a full refund.
We may choose to close a course if there is a high level of non-attendance or withdrawals, in which case a proportional refund may be made.
Wherever possible, we will offer replacement or extended sessions to make up for sessions cancelled/postponed/suspended due to extreme weather, tutor illness or other unforeseen reason.
If you need to withdraw from a course and you inform us in writing, at least a week before the course is due to start, you will be eligible for a refund minus a $20 administration charge.
If you withdraw from a course at any other time, you will not be eligible for a refund. No refunds are given after commencement of a course to ensure course viability.
