Growing and Using Small Fruit
Sylvie Rowand
Saturday June 5, 2010
10 AM to 3:30/4:00 PM - approx! (with 1 hour break)
$125
Gourmet lunch included
If you are not growing small fruit in your kitchen garden you should! In this class, you'll learn about the history and the cultivation requirements of some of the more common small fruit (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and other brambles) as well as some more unusual ones (currants, figs, ground cherries etc). We'll discuss and/or demonstrate how to select, plant, grow, maintain and harvest small fruit for your kitchen garden or your edible landscaping. We'll discuss some specific cultivars and their fruiting calendar. After a lunch break, we'll use the small fruit that's in season in early June (strawberries) to demonstrate some fun and tasty things you can create at home to amaze your friends: minty strawberry sorbet, strawberry liqueur, strawberry sauce and we'll also create a spectacular strawberry parfait!
[Image courtesy of http://laughingduckgardens.com]