Countryside Back to
Basics Workshop
Does the idea of taking something as simple as milk and
turning it into artisan cheese appeal to you?
What about enjoying fresh eggs from your own flock of backyard chickens?
Simplicity, self reliance, a desire to do more with less;
these are traits shared by many people today who are searching for a more
authentic and simple life. Countryside
Network would like to help.
Countryside Network is proud to present our Back to Basics
workshop. Choose from 6 specific courses (or take them all) and get an introduction to skills that can enhance, and simplify your life.
·
Meet the editor of Backyard Poultry magazine and
discuss how to care for your own flock of poultry.
·
Learn to craft artisan cheese from fresh milk.
·
See what it takes to raise a herd of dairy goats
and learn about the different breeds available.
·
Explore what it would take to start a cottage
food business and the basics of home food preservation.
· Learn about the best grapes and how to grow them for winemaking on the Front Range.
·
Discover the wonders of Beekeeping and
harvesting your own honey.
Please join us on April 1st 2017, and start your journey Back to the Basics. Learn more information about classes and pricing here.
This will be an indoor event.
Kate Johnson, Owner/Cheese Coach at The Art of Cheese.
Kate Johnson is the owner and main “Cheese Coach” at The Art of Cheese, an artisan
Home-Cheesemaking School based in Longmont, Colorado. She and her family raise Nubian, Nigerian
Dwarf and Oberhasli dairy goats at Briar
Gate Farm, which is how she got her start in cheesemaking. Having a ready supply of delicious farm-fresh
goat milk, she initially taught herself to make cheese for her family and
friends. Once she perfected some of the
simpler cheeses, she decided to further her education by taking an advanced
cheesemaking course from Larry and Linda Fallaice of Three Shepherds Farm of Vermont
as well as a class from the San Francisco
“Milkmaid”, Luella Hill. She has
won many champion and blue ribbons for her cheeses at the Boulder County Fair
and taught cheesemaking classes for several years through Colorado State
Extension Services, the City of Longmont, Front Range Community College,
Boulder Valley Lifelong Learning, at local wineries and breweries and in
private homes before opening The Art of Cheese in 2014. She currently teaches most of her classes in
the Cheese Education Center located within the Haystack Mountain Cheese
Creamery in Longmont. Students can learn
to make a wide variety of cheeses from goat, cow and sheep milk that can be
sourced from local farms, dairies and grocery stores.
When not making cheese or teaching cheesemaking, Kate also co-leads The Goats & Galore 4-H Club and is the Utility Goat Superintendent for the Boulder County Fair.
John Martin, Stonebridge Farm Winery
John Martin operates Stonebridge Farm Winery as part of Stonebridge Farm CSA just east of Lyons CO. In the micro-vineyard at Stonebridge 18 hybrid varieties are being trialed for suitability to this region. John teaches small-scale viticulture, pruning, and winemaking classes and consults on established vines. For information on classes and how to purchase Stonebridge wines please contact John at frontrangebackyardviticulture.com
Pam Freeman, Editor of Backyard Poultry and Countryside & Small Stock Journal magazines.
Pam Freeman is the editor of Backyard Poultry and Countryside
magazines. She is the author of Backyard Chickens: Beyond the Basics (Voyageur Press, 2017) available now for pre-sale and in stores May 1, 2017. Pam's chicken-keeping started after she received four Silver Laced
Wyandotte chicks from the Easter Bunny. Her flock quickly grew and she
launched pamsbackyardchickens.com. In the years that followed, she hand-raised
chicks, nursed chicks and chickens back to health, and experienced the entire lifecycle
many times over. Pam is also a resident "Ask the Expert" columnist
for Backyard Poultry magazine and continues to write regular posts and articles
about chicken keeping and homesteading. In her spare time, Pam loves to hunt
for antiques, bolster her life list as a life-long bird watcher, plus tend her
herb and perennial gardens that are set up to encourage local wildlife such as
bees, butterflies and birds.
Anne Zander, CSU Extension of Boulder County
Anne Zander is the Family & Consumer Sciences Extension Agent for Colorado State University Extension of Boulder County. The CSU Extension of Boulder County office is located in Longmont, CO on the Boulder County Fairgrounds. Anne is one of several CSU Extension Agents in this office that provides education and research from the CSU campus to residents in Boulder County and also along the Front Range. Anne has been conducting classes and trainings in food safety, food preservation, nutrition, and health since the Colorado Cottage Food Act passed she and her team members are teaching monthly CSU Extension Cottage Food Safety Trainings that provide a 3-year food safety certificate. To date over 600 cottage food producers have been trained in food safety when preparing foods in their home kitchen that they are they selling to the public. Her contact information is azander@bouldercounty.org or 303-678-6238.
Josh Vaisman, Apiarist and Instructor
Josh Vaisman is an avid beekeeper and instructor in
Northern Colorado. An active member of the Northern Colorado Beekeepers
Association, Josh has been involved in the education of new beekeepers on
behalf of the association and privately. Like most people who study
apiculture, Josh started into beekeeping as a hobby, and offers valuable
experience to those wanting to start beekeeping about the learning
curve involved, what to do, and what not to do when getting started.
When not tending to his three hives, Josh is a
Hospital Administrator and Partner at Avenues Pet Clinic in Cheyenne,
WY. He lives in Firestone, CO with his wife, Greta.
For questions email events@countrysidemag.com or call
970-392-4436.
