Community Teaching Garden Workshop: Canning Fruit, Jam

This workshop will focus on canning fruits — hot pack vs. cold pack — including apple pie filling, jam, etc., with an emphasis on preparation and processing. To maximize nutrient content, proper and safe techniques will be emphasized. Please do… Continue Reading

Quit For Good Smoking Cessation Class Starts Tuesday

If you’re a smoker, make this the time to quit. Mercy offers another free Quit for Good class in September. You may already know that smoking causes lung cancer, emphysema, heart disease and many more health related illnesses, but have… Continue Reading

Community Teaching Garden Workshop: 4-Season Gardening

This workshop will focus on organic gardening principles for the year-round gardener, including cover cropping. Gerry Long, along with his wife Margaret and son Ian, owns and operates Good Work Organic Farm, specializing in garlic and in early spring and… Continue Reading

Blue Goose Fine Art Gallery Explores Co-Op Transition

To continue the spirit of the Blue Goose Gallery, Deb Groesser and others are exploring the opportunity of transitioning it into an artist’s co-op, and they need your help. If you are an artist of any medium (paint, photography, wood, glass,… Continue Reading

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Klamath River ‘MandoJam’ Combines Camping, Music

MandoJam is a 3-day music camp starting Thursday evening (Aug. 25) with acoustic workshops, jams, and fun in the sun on the Klamath River in Northern California. There will be access to swimming, rafting, hiking, and more. Come learn and… Continue Reading

Limited Spaces for Palul’s Summer Pottery Class in Redding

This July, master ceramic potter and college instructor Paul Rideout (Palul) will lead a two-week pottery class introducing students to the use of clay and its history. Beginner to experienced students will be shown methods of creating hand-built art and/or functional pieces with clay.
Classes meet from 8:30-11:30 a.m., four times the first week and two times the second week at Palul’s private studio in Redding. Space is limited to 10 students, ages 12 & up, though parents may be present. Continue Reading

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Community Teaching Garden’s Spring, Summer Workshops

The Shasta College Community Teaching Garden offers these four workshops, starting Saturday. Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants Saturday, May 21, 10 a.m. to noon Community Teaching Garden, Shasta College Main Campus This workshop will be a tour of the immediate… Continue Reading

Letting Go: Workshop Tackles Clutter, Hoarding

What: “Letting Go of Holding On,” a workshop on recognizing and responding to clutter and hoarding, presented by Patrick Arbore, EdD.

When: Wednesday, March 30, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.; Registration ends Monday

Where: Eagle Room at Win-River Casino

Cost: $10 donation (lunch included) … Continue Reading

Workshop: Raising Confident, Creative, Compassionate Kids

What: A workshop for parents, caregivers and teachers of children 0 to 5 years old. When: Feb. 26, 2011. Check in begins at 8:30 a.m.; Workshop runs 9 a.m. to noon. Note: Please submit registration form by Tuesday (Feb. 22).  Where: Sequoia Middle School’s McLaughlin… Continue Reading