Hallockville Museum Farm on the North Fork is hosting a farm-to-table workshop about food preservation that includes hands-on instruction in basic canning and the making of a fruit preserve. 

Hallockville Museum Farm Hosts Farm-to-Table Workshop on Food Preservation;

Learn the Basics of Home Canning!

Hallockville Museum Farm, will offer a workshop on historic food preservation systems and engage participants in a hands-on class to learn the basics of home canning on Saturday, June 11 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.. Community gardener, home cook and educator, Susan Babkes, will lead a tour of the Museum Farm’s smokehouse, root cellar, canning equipment and food storage areas, followed by an exploration of the cultural transition of canning and preserving. The class culminates in an introduction to the basics of home canning during which participants will use local strawberries and rhubarb to create a delicious preserve. The food preservation workshop is part of the Hallockville Museum Farm’s “Turning Back Thyme: A Taste of Hallockville”  program.