Workshops & Short Courses

Growing Season Workshop Series

Intergenerational learning: A Growing Season Workshop hosted at the Tapestry Wesbrook Village UBC retirement community

The Growing Season Workshop Series aims to connect the local community with sustainability and life-skill experts through accessible and affordable workshops. The workshops are open to everyone, and the revenue generated from workshops supports both the presenters and continued workshop programing at the UBC Farm. Some popular past workshops include cheese making, seed saving and plant breeding, food preservation by fermentation, and a traditional Maya cooking class.

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Upcoming Workshops:

Intro to Cheese Making (Two sessions – May 16 and 29)

Join cheesemaker David Asher Rotsztain as we explore the fascinating realm of cheese. David will demonstrate and explain the techniques for making three basic styles of cheese: paneer, yogourt cheese and camembert, an aged rennet cheese.
Cost: $40 ($1.99+ registration fee). Materials included.
Dates: Wed, May 16th, 6pm-9:45pm: http://intro-to-cheese-making-wednesday-may.eventbrite.ca/

Tues, May 29th, 6pm-9:45pm: http://intro-to-cheese-making-late-may.eventbrite.ca/

Advanced Cheese Making

In this advanced workshop, we will explore many different aged and fresh cheeses. Two new classes of cheeses will be introduced: hard cheeses and goat-milk cheeses. We will examine some of the many pathways for ageing soft cheeses by demonstrating the techniques of making blue cheeses, washed rind cheeses and feta. In addition, we will be learning about whey cheeses and mozzarella.
Cost: $40 ($1.99+ registration fee). Materials included.
Date: Wed, May 30th, 6pm-9:45pm

For more info and to register: http://advanced-cheese-making-workshop-may.eventbrite.ca/

Other Short Courses & Workshops

Learning about agriculture’s most important pollinator with UBC Farm beekeeper Allen Garr

In addition to the Growing Season Workshop Series, the UBC Farm hosts numerous other short courses and workshops. Highlights include:

• Summer Free School, a student-driven, experiential learning initiative
• Permaculture Design Certificate course offered by the Conscious Design Collective
• Site visits from the Summer Institute in Sustainability Leadership, offered through UBC Continuing Studies.
• Tour and discussion with students from the Simon Fraser University Semester in Dialogue