LandPaths' "Weekend Here" at Rancho Mark West: Fermentation

Friday, August 15th - Sunday August 17th

Arrive between 5pm and 7pm Friday, Depart 11am Sunday
Leaders:  Heather Knoll, Beth Sabo, Jessica Holloway (LandPaths' Staff)

Cost:  $200-$300 Sliding Scale 
(includes all meals except Friday Night Potluck)

Pre-registration is required for this event.  


At a LandPaths' Weekend Here, enjoy easy camaraderie and an enriched awareness of the land.  You will take part in a group project, learning a new skill that supports personal and environmental health.   We believe that a healthy and whole community is a critical piece to solving our environmental problems of today.  Come learn, meet new people, sink into your nature and rest at aWeekend Here with LandPaths.

Fermentation

Fermentation makes foods more nutritious, and arguably - tastier!  Throughout millennia, humans have enjoyed the unique flavors and health benefits resulting from the process of fermentation - where microscopic organisms work to transform food and expand its usefulness.  Examples of fermenteed foods are found throughout human cultures and history.  Recent studies agree that eating fermented foods help people to stay healthy. Some of your favorite foods and drinks are probably fermented - bread, cheese, wine, beer, mead, cider, chocolate, coffee, tea, pickles, sauerkraut, kimchi, salami, miso, tempeh, soy sauce, vinegar, yogurt, kefir, kombucha.

During this weekend workshop we will learn about and experiment with various  types of fermentation, including veggies, kombucha and making hard apple cider.  In addition to a substantial amount of time spent learning this skill, there will be ample opportunities to hike, swim, canoe, birdwatch, stretch, wander among redwoods, explore Mark West Creek, sit around a campfire and listen to music, stargaze, relax and restore.  

While staff will provide many guided activities in addition to the fermentation workshops, all offerings during the weekend are optional. We will enjoy a potluck dinner on Friday evening.  All other meals (including breakfast, lunch and dinner on Saturday, as well as breakfast on Sunday) will be prepared for you using local and organic ingredients whenever possible, some from the organic garden onsite at Rancho Mark West.  Participants will be camping in their own tents on Friday and Saturday night.  This outing is geared towards adults.

Where:  We’ll meet at Rancho Mark West at 7125 St. Helena Rd, Santa Rosa

When: Friday, August 15th - Sunday August 17th.  Arrive between 5pm and 7pm Friday, Depart 11am Sunday

Details: 

• Event fee is non-refundable.  Thank you for registering only if you intend to join us
• You will be asked to sign a liability waiver when you arrive
• No pets or smoking are permitted and absolutely no smoking pets! 
• There are porta potties and outhouses onsite and rustic solar showers will be set up for this event
• There is potable water onsite
• Flat spots will be provided for you to pitch your own tent

More specific details, including what foods we will be fermenting, experts who may be joining us, precise timeline for the event and what to bring, will follow.  

Registration Details:  The cost for this event is $200-$300 sliding scale.  Any amount within the sliding scale is considered a full payment.  

Register here.