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*Introduction to Canning - new date Tues, July 22

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*Introduction to Canning - new date Tues, July 22

Time: July 8, 2014 from 6:30pm to 9:30pm
Location: Strathcona Community Centre
Street: 601 Keefer St.
City/Town: Vancouver
Phone: Registration/Information: 604.713.1838 or in person at Strathcona Community Centre.
Event Neighbourhood and Type: strathcona, workshop, canning, cultivating food, cultivating community series
Organized By: Organized By: Ross Moster (VV Neighbourhood Food Networks), Lauren Brown (Strathcona CC Food Security Program), and Caitlin Dorward
Latest Activity: Jul 8, 2014

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Event Description

Learn how to can and preserve some of the local, seasonal bounty which surrounds us at this time of the year. Participants in this hands-on workshop with Caitlin Dorward will learn safe techniques using the boiling water bath method, and will be able to take home a jar or two of what we make.

$25, plus $6 materials fee. Please pre-register. Maximum 12 participants.

50% Subsidies on the non-materials portion of the workshop fee are available to low income residents of Vancouver with a Leisure Access Card. For details on how to apply, please contact Strathcona CC or Leisure Access Program.

Part of VV's Summer 2014 Cultivating Food, Cultivating Series at SCC. Other offerings: Native Edibles (Tues, July 15) and Strathcona Food Earthwalk (Tues, July 29).


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