Canning made easy

Learn the most simple canning techniques for acid fruits and tomatoes. We will can seasonal organic ingredients in a failproof method that will knock yer socks off it is so easy and quick. Plus you will take home a jar or two of the goodies we make. Canning is not only just for fun, it can help you preserve an overflow of fruit or tomatoes from your urban garden, take care of your Christmas giving and help you enjoy the bounty of summer in January.

Tuesday June 8, 7-10pm: Fruit Compotes Jam & Jelly

Thursday August 19, 7-10pm: Tomatoes

Instructor: K. Ruby Blume

Location: North Oakland

The Institute of Urban Homesteading's classroom is a gathering place to research, ferment and learn together. We feature small class sizes and experiential learning.

Our mission is to

Offer affordable classes in the art of living in an urban environment

Preserve a slower, more intentional, more sustainable and more pleasurable way of life

Rescue the lost arts of the garden, the kitchen and things done by hand

Imbue everyday tasks with wonder and beauty

Promote self-determination and the ability of each person to educate themselves

The Institute of Urban Homesteading is a response to current interest in food security, localization and self-determination. We are riding the wave of a massive global movement to change our relationship to food and resources. Necessary components of this movement are small-scale person-to-person, person-to-land based projects. IUH seeks to fill this need and to model sustainable, local direct-action through education. We intend to conserve both personal and global resources by staying home and tending the garden.

So please come on down to our kitchen garden and workshop to learn with us and teach us. Let's make friends, grow food and expand the urban knowledge base!