2 CLASSES THIS WEEK - FOOD PRESERVATION ON WED 7/20 AND MORE WILD HERBALISM SAT 7/23
RSVP BY EMAIL OR TEXT: mustardseedbee@gmail.com 978-471-8414

FARM CLASSES - We have a small farm class every week for our interns and there's space for a few more people to come join us. These are mostly on Wednesday afternoons at 1pm and RSVP is needed.
6/29 - SOIL SCIENCE with Amber Anderson
7/20 - FOOD PRESERVATION with Lonna Nachtigal and Donna Pritzgintas from the Lonna Donna Kitchen Show
7/27 - SEED SAVING - with Alice McGary
8/3 - FOOD SYSTEMS AND FOOD JUSTICE
8/10 - FIBER ARTS (times tba - potentially longer than 2 hour class)

Other Invitations to Agro-Ecology Classes and Events

WILD HERBALISM Part II
Saturday, July 23 at 9:30 AM

The second installment of wild herbalism with Nancy Beatty will focus on gathering and processing herbs. The group will work together to identify and harvest plants from around the farm, followed by a discussion of preservation and processing techniques. Nancy will demonstrate tincturing with fresh herbs and we will make tinctures together. It's totally ok if you missed the first class!!

Things to Bring:
-Clean glass jar with tight-fitting lid
-Cutting board and knife (optional, some available at the farm)
-Digital kitchen scale (optional)
-70%, 140 proof vodka (for tincturing)

Space is limited to 15 people. Please RSVP to mustardseedbee@gmail.com

Nature Share Roundtable & Potluck
- Great event for families and people of all ages!
Friday, July 29 from 6-8 PM

Join us at the farm for this family-friendly potluck and roundtable discussion! We will start the roundtable by taking a short walk around the prairie. Then, everyone is invited to give a 1-5 minute "nature share." Maybe you want to talk about something you saw in the prairie, maybe you want to talk about your favorite plant or animal. It's up to you! This will be a fun conversation where we can share our love for the natural world with one another.

Romero House Potluck and Roundtable
Friday, August 5 from 6-8 PM
709 Clark Ave, Ames, Iowa 50010

FLOWER PICKING/ARRANGING
August 13 time TBA

A special thanks to the Sisters of St. Francis in Dubuque for giving us extra support in our ecological education programming this year!!! And thanks to all our amazing teachers and learners!

peace,
alice mcgary
mustard seed community farm
978-471-8414
http://mustardseedfarm.org/