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Back again in time for strawberry season! Preserving the food you grow or buy seasonally is a foundation of food sovereignty, saves money, reduces our carbon footprint, captures peak flavour and nutrients, and is incredibly rewarding. Jams also make fabulous consumable, low-waste gifts!
Learn two canning methods in this hands-on class where we’ll capture and preserve the fresh taste of local strawberries! You'll leave with confidence to start preserving at home!
Your ticket includes:
- Safe Canning + Food Harvesting practices
- Hands-on demonstration of 2 canning methods
- Food Samples
- Take-home guide with recipes
- 1 jar of jam
Ages 16+
Celebrate the first taste of spring produce with our Strawberry Rhubarb Sunshine Jam! Rhubarb + Lemon Balm from our Suburban Homestead Gardens meets Ontario strawberries in this modern take on a classic favourite.
Preserving the bounty from my Uxbridge suburban Homestead gardens + Ontario growers is among my greatest joys, capturing the incomparable taste of sun-kissed local food. Every product is made by hand, in small batches, in our Celiac-safe gluten-free kitchen.
INGREDIENTS: strawberry, rhubarb, lemon balm, lemon juice, pectin, sugar
Strawflowers are so pretty and unusual! They are a must have for the cutting garden and make an excellent dried flower. The flowers in this mix range from yellow, bronze and crimson to pinky rose colour. Petals are papery and dry, like straw.
Type: Annual flower
Height: 2'
Light: full sun
Soil: any good garden soil
Water: keep evenly watered throughout the summer
Bloom time: July onwards. Cutting the blooms will encourage continuous growth.
Planting: Sow seeds indoors 3-4 weeks before the last frost. Press seeds into the soil but do not cover the seeds as light aids germination. Transplant to the garden once the danger of frost has passed and the seedlings are big enough to handle. Alternatively, they can be directly sown into the garden once the soil is warm.
The String of Beads is a cute little plant that resembles beads.
Scientific Name: Senecio rowleyanus
Common Name: String of Beads
Growth: Could reach 12 inches long
Light: Bright indirect light
Watering: When top soil is dry, ensure good drainage
Pet Safe: No
Care: Intermediate
The String of Fishhooks is a popular trailing succulent plant that has cascading vines and fishhook-shaped leaves. It is very low-maintenance, hearty plant. It is native to South Africa.
Scientific Name: Senecio
Common Name: String of Fishhooks
Light: Bright indirect light
Watering: When top soil is dry, ensure good drainage
Growth: 3-4 feet in length
Pet Safe: No
Care: Easy
This beautiful plant has cascading vines and heart shaped leaves. This plant stores water in its leaves and roots making it drought tolerant. In the spring and fall the String of Hearts actually produces flowers!
mall, tubular, pinkish-purple flowers and they have tiny hairs that trap insects helping with pollination!
Scientific Name: Ceropegia Woodii
Common Name: String of Hearts/Rosary Vine/Chain of Hearts
Light: Bright indirect light to full sun
Watering: Let dry out between waterings
Pet Safe: Yes
Care: Easy
This beautiful plant has cascading vines and heart shaped leaves and sparkles in this disco planter.
Small, tubular, pinkish-purple flowers and they have tiny hairs that trap insects helping with pollination!
Scientific Name: Ceropegia Woodii
Common Name: String of Hearts/Rosary Vine/Chain of Hearts
Light: Bright indirect light to full sun
Watering: Let dry out between waterings
Pet Safe: Yes
Care: Easy
This beautiful plant has cascading vines and heart shaped leaves. This variety has lovely green leaves with white veining. This plant stores water in its leaves and roots making it drought tolerant.
Scientific Name: Ceropegia Woodii
Common Name: String of Hearts/Rosary Vine/Chain of Hearts
Light: Bright indirect light
Watering: Let dry out between waterings
Pet Safe: Yes
Care: Easy
String of Needles is a trailing succulent-like plant native to South Africa. With slender, long, mottled green leaves that are reminiscent of needles, it's easy to understand why this plant has been given the name.
Scientific Name: Ceropegia Linearis
Common Name: String of Needles/ Needle Plant
Light: Bright, indirect light
Watering: Water thoroughly when soil is completely dry
Growth: It can reach up to 6 feet
Pet Safe: No
Care: Easy
String of Pearls. An absolute stunner and collectible!
Despite how these are shown in pop culture and traditional garden centres, String of Pearls (and their various cousins Beads, Dolphins etc) are crawlers - drape them on top of the soil and expand your pot width as they grow, as opposed to letting them drape too long down the sides.
Scientific Name: Senecio rowleyanus
Common Name: String of Pearls
Growth: Up to 3 feet in length
Light: Bright indirect light
Watering: When top soil is dry, ensure good drainage
Pet Safe: No
Care: Intermediate
The String of Turtles is a cute little plant that resembles turtle shells. It originates from the rainforests of Ecuador and Brazil. It thrives in warm, humid conditions, growing as a trailing vine. A plant that is very easy to propagate and thrives in terrariums.
Scientific Name: Peperomia Prostrata
Common Name: String of Turtles
Growth: Could reach 12 inches long
Light: Bright indirect light
Watering: When top soil is dry, ensure good drainage
Pet Safe: Yes
Care: Intermediate
The Stromanthe Triostar is a beautiful tropical plant from the prayer plant family. It's known for is striking foliage that has green, cream, and pink variegated on top and deep magenta on the bottom. This plant is native to the tropical rainforests of Brazil which means that this plant loves humidity.
Scientific Name: Stromanthe Sanguinea Triostar
Common Name: Stromanthe Triostar
Light: Bright, Indirect light
Watering: Consistently hydrated. Needs well-draining soil
Growth: Fast growing
Pet Safe: Yes
Care: Intermediate
It’s a chicken!! How can anyone resist this cute face!
Light: Bright, Indirect
Watering: Water only when soil is completely dry. Then soak the soil right through. Always in a good draining pot.
Growth: 1-2 inches a year depending on the variety
Pet Safe: No
Care: Easy
This super cute dragon is a friend that is guaranteed to put a smile on your face!
Light:Bright, Indirect
Watering: Water only when soil is completely dry. Then soak the soil right through. Always in a good draining pot.
Growth: 1-2 inches a year depending on the variety
Pet Safe: No
Care: Easy
Light: Bright, Indirect
Watering: Water only when soil is completely dry. Then soak the soil right through. Always in a good draining pot.
Growth: 1-2 inches a year depending on the variety
Pet Safe: No
Care: Easy
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Picture it: A sunny, warm summer afternoon with a hint of a breeze that makes you close your eyes and breathe deep. It’s captured here with the bright flavour of lemon and richness of rose.
Preserving the bounty from my Uxbridge suburban Homestead gardens + Ontario growers is among my greatest joys, capturing the incomparable taste of sun-kissed local food. Every product is made by hand, in small batches, in our Celiac-safe gluten-free kitchen.
Ingredients: lemon balm, catmint, lavender, rose
Join us for an afternoon of fun to celebrate the longest day of the year. We'll have vendors on-site where you can participate in:
Felt Flower Bar - by Sonya Nelson of the Annex Felt Studio
Tattoos (*permanent, not the temporary kind) in Black and White or Colour - click here to book your timeslot
We'll also have in-store specials (free seedling with purchase of $10 or more) and a flower crown making station.
When: Friday June 26, 1-9pm
Where: Uxbridge Storefront 18 Brock St W, Uxbridge ON
All ages
