SKILL SWAP

The wonder of blueberrieslCANNING AND FOOD PRESERVATION
Want to support and participate in canning workshops in our area in the coming year? For Colleen and I Pine Lake was our site last year. In the future, we can find and make canning workshops that can be predicted each late summer/fall, at the same place and time every year so that it can be part of a community calendar at Pine Lake and other spots.

Secondly, Colleen and I wondered whether an EXISTING kitchen might become certified, so that food preservationists in our area could can/bottle and sell their wares here in this area. Although I'm not interested in selling myself, I AM interested in developing it for others to use.

HERE ARE SOME PLACES that I can think of THAT MAY ALREADY HAVE COMMUNITY KITCHENS:
Otsego County Fairgrounds.
BOCES for both community kitchen and workshops.

Read below for what they have in their catalog, strangely it seems to have been run in MAY? Read at the bottom for info on BOCES sessions.

GRANGE, particularly the Butternut Grange
CCAL Linda Wilcox teaches a Local Food Workshop food preservation class, I'm including you Linda so that you can let us know what you are doing.
BOCES: Introduction to Food Preservation
Not only learning how to preserve your own food is healthy but it is also fun! We will be offering a series of 4 hands-on workshops covering the basics. Pick 1, 2 or all-4 workshops and learn the how's and why's of preserving for not only your enjoyment, but also the chance to share with friends and family. Those who choose to participate in all 4 workshops will receive a certificate and canning tools from the Master Preservers. PLEASE NOTE: Tuition cost is per class, and registration and pre-payment are required at least 1 week prior to class date. $5 materials fee per class paid to instructor the night of class. Canning Vegetables CCE 5/12 M 6-9 PM $20 Pickling CCE 5/3 Sat. 9 AM-Noon $20 Dehydrating & Freezing CCE 5/19 M 6-9 PM $20 Jams & Jellies CCE 6/2 M 6-9 PM $20

Hoping that many of us are interested in a sewing club.
It might take the form of
1.-a list of people (including phone #'s and email) interested in sewing projects who want to work together to exchange ideas and cooperate in the fitting stage of a project
2.-a group with a formal meeting time?
3.-(?)
I hope that whatever form it takes, it will include everyone from expert sewers to wanna be's because there's always something new to learn and something new that you learn when you explain.
contact Janet Sutta 607-432 2999 or thisfineday@hotmail.com

Want to add your own skill? Go to the bottom HOW TO EDIT.
The skills registry is for everyone to add to with a skill they can share in the community. As this list grows, our community can build a network of friends and neighbors that can work locally, potentially on a barter system.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=dVv597m848s

SOIL HEALTH David Yarrow, Jeff Hehl

PERMACULTURE
Dan Blacklock, Andrew Philips

HERBS
Marguerite Uhlmann-Bower, Sharon Hubbs-Kreft,Colleen Blacklock

GARDENS AND MICROFARMING
Jeff Hehl

MUSHROOM CULTIVATION AND FORAGING
Jeff Hehl, Marguerite Uhlmann-Bower

FOOD PRESERVATION
Sophie Belanger, Marguerite Uhlmann-Bower, Colleen Blacklock

WOOD
Terra Preta: David Yarrow

WIND

Improving Gas Efficiency
See Andy Goodell's guide on the Car Share page

Clark Sanders, Jeff Hehl, Russ Honicker

STREET THEATER
Maryann Stow

FILMAKERS
John Miglietta, Joseph Stillman

PHOTOJOURNALISTS
Russ Honicker

PAINTERS
Maryann Stow, Catelyn Augustine

FABRIC CONSTRUCTION SEWING
Janet Sutta

Maryann Stow: - watercolor,mixed media. I'm interested in forming a group of folks to do street theater or something like it regarding issues found on this wiki and the general global crisis/opportunity;
organic gardening; willingness to schedule car pooling trips to Southside, Annuttos, etc from center city Oneonta (I have a station wagon) maryannart@hotmail.com 607-433-6719
Andrew Phillips: Permaculture Design www.hancockpermaculture.org
David Yarrow: Soil Fertility,Terra Preta Soil Albany, dyarrow@nycap.rr.com
Jeff Hehl: Mushroom Gardens willing to teach masonry, concrete work, doghandling (lets face it, he has an English Mastiff that doesn't know how to walk on a leash) mushroom cultivation and foraging/permaculture wildcrafting. Rough carpentry. Masonry bread ovens. Hoop houses, organic gardening, preparedness skills. Woods walk. Morris, johhnyrayell.hotmail.com 607 – 263-9825
Daniel Blacklock: Permaculture Design abcde@stny.rr.com Oneonta, 607- 433-4729
Colleen Blacklock: Licensed Acupuncturist, Self-Help Acupressure, Chinese Herbal Medicine cb@stny.rr.com Oneonta, 607-432-2211
Ed and Vicky Lentz: Raising Sheep, Fiber Arts edlentz@mac.com New Lisbon 607-263-5425
Sophie Belanger: Food Preservation sophiebel@hotmail.com
Marla & Fred Karr: Garlic Growing mmc121548@frontiernet.net
Sharon Hubbs-Kreft: Certified Herbalist wintersaurora@yahoo.com
Sherril Berry-Wysong: Llama Farmer alpaca@delhi.net Meredith, 607 746-9823
Bkakti Karla Sikora: Yoga omsik@frontiernet.net
Russ Honicker: Stone and Brick work russell.honicker@gmail.com 607 547-6126
John Coughlin: Shaman - Reiki Master -Guide & Practitioner ~ energy.therapy@hotmail.com 607-369-2357(pm)
John Miglietta is a cameraman, editor and Producer working in broadcast and industrial television. As an independent Producer he has won numerous awards over the past 12 years. His "The Delhi Communication Project..." about pro and anti-Iraq war people in Delhi, New York won a (New York regional) Emmy award after being broadcast on WSKG-TV in Binghamton. His latest project is an educational documentary called "Just Around the Corner", a solutions-oriented video with and for teenagers about what to do about upcoming problems around Peak Oil and Climate Change. For more info, visit his website www.jdmpromedia.com
Catelyn Augustine: Mixed/Multi Media artist. A student at SUCO who is interested in getting more involvement, awareness, and voices from the students in Oneonta to help with these various topics. Also is interested in doing multi-media performances, music, art, theater, film, etc. Is able to help anyone who needs some extra hands..gardening, building, various projects, etc. augucj34@oneonta.edu
Tom Pritchard: is 'retired' with undergraduate and graduate degrees in business and health services administration. Have served on municipal (Hartwick) and county (Otsego) planning boards for 28 years. Past work of Electric Deregulation and Municipal Control of Septage. Frequent letters to editors and guest editorials. anotherthyme@yahoo.com (607) 282-0210.
Marguerite Uhlmann-Bower: Registered Nurse Herbalist. Wild foods foraging, sustainable herbalism, herbs as food, nature oriented community continuing education. Researching and sharing of old herbal texts and ethnic & historical uses of plants as foods and medicines; interviewing & recording, if interested - please call or email: 3moonsisters@gmail.com 607-278-9635
Janet Sutta: Sewing Skills including drafting, altering and designing patterns for clothing and upholstery. Interested in A COOPERATIVE SEWING CLUB (please go to "groups") thisfineday@hotmail.com (607) 432 2999

http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/index.html
The National Center for Home Food Preservation is a source for current research-based recommendations for most methods of home food preservation. The Center was established with funding from the Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture (CSREES-USDA) to address food safety concerns for those who practice and teach home food preservation and processing methods

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