Spring 2012 Workshops
All Strung Out?
A thoroughly relaxing Saturday afternoon workshop featuring alpaca yarn, harp and medicinal teas. Aurora Farm welcomes guest instructor Mary Robinsong on harp to share soothing melodies and give short lessons for everyone who has always wanted to play the harp. Explore the basics of alpaca fleece with knitting, crochet, weaving and felt-making stations. If you’ve got some experience bring along a project. If you’re a beginner you’ll be on your way by the end of the afternoon. Various relaxation teas will be served along with Louise’s famous bread and goat cheese. Yes, we’ll have a relaxing cup of tea with the alpacas too!
Saturday, March 24th 1pm-4pm
Cost: $40
Goat-Milk Soap Workshop
Learn how to make goat milk soap from scratch. Kits for home soap-making can be purchased so that you can make your own soap for yourself at home. Or you can purchase the soap you make at material cost.
Sunday, March 25 1pm – 4pm
Tuesday, April 3 7pm – 10pm
Cost per session: $30
Natural Beauty Products
Don’t want to use unknown chemicals in your basic personal care routine? Find “natural” commercial products too expensive? Learn how to make your own natural shampoo and conditioner, toothpaste, lip balm, moisturizer, facials, shaving cream and deodorant. Take home lots of samples and recipes.
Friday, April 6th Good Friday, full-moon
11am – 4pm
Cost: $80
Bread-Making from Scratch
Who needs a bread machine? Learn how to make Louise’s famous bread, cinnamon buns, pretzels and bagels. Samples to take home and impress your family! Recipe and pep talk to keep on bread-makin’.
Tuesday, April 10
7pm – 10pm
Cost: $30
Bread-Maker Pro
Now that you know the basics of bread-making, how about trying out some new things? Like sourdough, sprouted grain bread, gluten-free bread and naan bread. We’ll even mill our own flours and seeds. You’ll walk away with your own sourdough starter too.
Tuesday, April 17
7pm – 10pm
Cost: $30
Natural Paint
Here’s a different way to paint the interior of your home, traditional clay paint. We’ll mix different colours using natural pigments and experiment with some different textures. Learn how to prime a new wall and finish-coat with a milk-based casein. We’ll use a beer (yes beer!) paint to bring to life a wooden coffee table.
Sunday, April 15
11am – 4pm
Cost: $40
Egg Tempera Paint
And for a natural artist’s paint… Learn the techniques of egg tempera paint, an age-old traditional artistic paint medium used around the world. We’ll make our own egg tempera paint with Aurora Farm hens’ eggs and natural pigments. Then we’ll spend the rest of the evening painting!
Saturday, April 21
1pm - 4pm
Total: $30
Your Own Backyard Chickens
Thinking about having a clutch of hens in your backyard so that you can have delicious and nutritious fresh eggs (not to mention food security!) Join us for an evening of discussions and demonstrations. You’ll leave with handouts, plans and feeling ready to do it!
Tuesday, April 24
7pm – 9pm
Cost: $10
Coming up soon!
Full-moon Medicinal Herbology. For each of the full moons of May through September, Aurora Farm will host a day of making herbal medicine health products.
Three-day Dairy Goat School. If you are seriously thinking about having your own dairy goats for milk, cheese, yogurt, etc, this three-day workshop will give you everything you need to know to get going!
Space is limited so please register in advance for all workshops by phone or email:
Louise May
Advance payment required to save your spot by cash, cheque or Visa/Mastercard
Aurora Farm is located at 4265 Waverley Street, 3 miles south of the Perimeter Hwy in St. Norbert.
Have a lovely Spring!
Have a lovely Spring!
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