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One of the easiest and most effective ways to improve home cooking is by the simple act of making stocks, in this class Chef Anna Davis will teach you how to make homemade vegetables, chicken, and beef stock and discuss the differences between homemade and commercially made broth. You will learn how to preserve your broth for seasons to come, make sauces, and take home a golden oatmilk, calming broth “latte” and a jar of broth that you’ve personally seasoned.

Please email us if you have any food allergies. workshops@finleyfarmsmo.com.

Join Rachel Denbow, well-loved blogger and author of DIY Woven Art in learning the basics of weaving on a loom. Students will receive three hours of instruction and immediate feedback as you learn to warp your artisanal loom, plain weave, add rya knots, stitch soumak, how to avoid the dreaded hourglass shape, and how to achieve a variety of designs using the stitches taught in class.

Price includes a cherry loom and tool set, warp, wooden dowel, tote bag, a wide selection of natural fibers in a variety of colorways, and a full color PDF workbook to reference at home.

Light refreshments will be provided, along with the best kind of company!

Explore the surprising bursts of colors offered up by the most humble of flora, experiment with the variety of colors given from one dye pot, and create your own dye journal to document the process and chronicle the colors of the day. We’ll use both everyday dyestuffs such as yellow onion skins as well as dye extracts found in the midwest and beyond.

You’ll walk away with a trio of cotton market totes, a sampling of fibers dyed in the same vats to study their color intake, and your own dye journal to record what you learn about the various elements needed to shift color along the pH spectrum.

The class will include light refreshments and the best kind of company. Come with a friend and make it even more fun!

*Aprons will be provided in class but please wear clothing and shoes that you wouldn’t mind accidentally getting some color on. Gloves will be provided.

Join Master Mixologist and owner of The Golden Girl Rum Club for a hands-on workshop featuring some celebratory cocktails perfect for a romantic night in. Rogan will introduce you to the bartender’s basic tool spread and help you navigate a simple back bar to produce an impressive spread: something stirred, something shaken and something bubbly. Techniques including syrup making, various cocktail mixing styles and spirit history. Included in the price of the class are three cocktails.

In this class, you will learn how to grow mushrooms outdoors on logs, using basic tools with Farmer Brendan Sinclair. We will discuss the many uses of mushrooms from culinary to health benefits and discover which varieties of mushrooms are most commonly (and most deliciously) used and why. Participants will partake in the preparation of logs for growing and harvesting, plugging their own shiitake mushroom spawn. By the end of class, students will take home their very own log that they’ve prepared for cultivating and leave with the confidence to grow mushrooms in their own backyard!

Join Chef Katie Baker from A Gracious Plate to learn the craft of handmade pasta. You will spend time in the kitchen making ravioli dough from scratch, stuffing it with leeks and mushrooms, and finishing it with a white wine brown butter sauce. You will learn the essentials of dough preparation, from kneading and rolling to shaping and stuffing. Chef Katie will break down the steps of making pasta into a conquerable process. End the class dining on your class’s creation with a glass of wine.

Please email us if you have any food allergies. workshops@finleyfarmsmo.com.

In this class, Baker Eleanor Taylor, will unfold her secrets on how to achieve a creamy key lime pie with a graham cracker crust. We will focus on the technical attributes of custard making and learn how to create a successful custard with minimal tools in your home kitchen. End the class sharing a slice of Eleanor’s beloved key lime pie. Take home the baker’s prized recipe and a key lime pie made especially by you.

Please email us if you have any food allergies. workshops@finleyfarmsmo.com.

Winter is temperamentally turning into Spring! Our immune system needs additional support to undergo these changes. In this class you will learn how to make your own elderberry syrup as well as gain an understanding of why this herbal supplement is the perfect addition to your daily health ritual. Save money by whipping up your own medicine rather than buying it at the store and go home with a bottle you made in class.

In the kitchen, it can be intimidating to break down a whole chicken without formal instruction. Chef Korman will take you through the ins and outs of proper chicken butchery. We’ll start by introducing the appropriate knife to use, and break down the chicken piece by piece, while identifying the different cuts. We will walk you through how to cook the different parts to perfection and how to use the whole animal. We’ll end the class around the table, tasting a variety of family-style dishes that Chef Korman will show you how to prepare while you are hard at work perfecting your skills. Go home with a full belly, lots of knowledge, and some beautiful recipes for the next time you decide to cook a bird.

Please email us if you have any food allergies. workshops@finleyfarmsmo.com.

The last frost is just around the corner, which means it’s time to get prepared for your home garden! In this class you will learn the principles of seed starting : soil, water, heat, and light. We review necessary tools for success and discuss troubleshooting. You will get to start numerous seeds to take home, including potted up transplants, and seed catalogs with extra seeds.

Survive winter by learning the building blocks of creating a perfect brothy bowl of ramen. Chef Katie Baker will take you through staple beginner broths, such as miso and shoyu. She will show you the genius of layering flavors and will break down what creates an excellent soup: broth, tare, noodles, topping, and aroma oil. Make a complete bowl by the end of the class, and top off the experience by mastering the six-minute egg. Dine on your accomplishment and go home warm & full.

Please email us if you have any food allergies. workshops@finleyfarmsmo.com.

Join us for a hands-on class to learn the basics of basket weaving. You’ll flat weave a reed basket, a timeless design using simple tools, and natural materials that will look right at home when decorating for spring. We’ll walk you through the process from start to finish, beginning with treating your reed for weaving, to showing you the techniques for shaping your lattice. By the end of class, we’ll attach our braided handles to the basket you completed, and discuss methods for customizing your basket at home, like natural dying, painting, and sealing. No basket weaving experience is necessary and all materials will be provided.