ALFN Foodcraft: Fall Workshops

Good Morning Locavores,

Though our market is closed this week, we’ve got some exciting news: Tickets are now on sale for ALFN’s Fall Fundraiser titled Foodcraft: Fall Workshops. With the holiday season approaching, learn how to create an appetizer plate just in time for your next gathering. Join us on Saturday, October 11th for any or all of 3 consecutive interactive workshops led by some of the best artisan foodies around.

• At 1:00pm, preservationist extraordinaire Angela Gardner of GardenWorks will teach participants how to make pickles. Fall is in the air and soon it will be the end of a fair growing season; full of late summer stragglers and fall delights. In this session, Angela will demonstrate how to make pickles using the last of the summer’s bounty and also discuss the equipment and techniques to properly can up produce that you will savor throughout the winter. Bring a crack-free pint jar and we’ll put a lid on it.

• At 2:30pm, Kent Walker will teach folks how to make some of his artisan ricotta cheese. Kent will teach participants how to make this fresh Italian-style cheese using a “direct set” method, giving you the skills you need to replicate this delicious recipe in your own home.

• At 4:00pm, Ashton Woodward of Arkansas Fresh Bakery will teach you how to make the absolute best Bavarian pretzels. The pretzel is an iconic northern-European bakery snack. Arkansas Fresh makes their soft pretzels using an authentic German process, complete with imported ingredients and a long-fermentation method. In this class, you will learn the fundamentals of baking your own soft pretzels at home. Included in this workshop are some of the hard-to-find ingredients that the bakery uses to make their pretzels for you to take home.

The cost is $25 per session or $60 for all three, and tickets can be purchased online here. Each session will last approximately one hour and will be held at Christ Episcopal Church, 509 Scott Street in downtown Little Rock. All proceeds benefit the Arkansas Local Food Network, a 501c3 nonprofit working to build a stronger local food system.

For more information, contact Alex at 291.2769 or arlocalfoodnetwork@gmail.com.

And even though our market is closed this week, you can still snag delicious food from local farmers through some of the other wonderful markets in town, which can be found in our FRESH Local Foods Directory.

Thanks so much! We could not do the work we do without your constant support.

- Alex Handfinger
Director of Operations

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