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Fruit Share & My Bartending Career by Marc Tessier

Tue, 10 Sep 2013 02:59:40 +0000

A big THANK YOU to Marc Tessier for sharing his story. Enjoy the read! I’ve been an on again off again bartender for the past 6 years, but only started taking that career seriously about a year ago. After a trip to Victoria, BC for the Art of the Cocktail festival, I realized that being…

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Next Pick & Preserve Workshop – Apple Butter on September 9th!

Fri, 30 Aug 2013 02:57:01 +0000

This is your second chance to make apple butter! Due to unforeseen circumstances, our first apple butter workshop has been rescheduled. This means all you Fruit Sharers have a second chance to attend, make some apple product and take it home with you! Here are the new details: Topic: Apple Butter and Freezing Apples When:…

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Our First (2013) Pick and Preserve Workshop Was A Success!

Tue, 20 Aug 2013 01:57:51 +0000

Our first pick and preserve workshop was a great success! With five participants in attendance, our facilitator, Camille, led us through the process of making crab apple jelly, fruit leather and apple chips. Along with hands-on experience, Camille provided us with some practical knowledge about canning and preserving fruit and showed us useful resources for…

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Apple chutney workshop

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:47:47 +0000

Earlier this week, Mary Jane taught some Fruit Share volunteers how to make apple chutney! It was a really fun workshop, and after the chutney had been cooked, everyone took part in the canning process and learned about how to properly seal jars. Between two recipes – regular apple chutney and ginger apple chutney –…

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Recap of applesauce workshop

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 06:06:18 +0000

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Recap of dehydrator workshop

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:14:29 +0000

We were excited to have our first free workshop of the year earlier this week! On Monday, ten Fruit Share volunteers gathered together at the Robert A. Steen Community Centre to learn about how to preserve fruit through drying it. Along with a demo, volunteers sampled a variety of different dehydrator treats. The samples were…

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