The North Shore AgroEcology Center collaborated with the Finland Food Chain to run a series of workshops on a variety of food production topics in 2024-2025, funded with a generous grant from the Laura Jane Musser Foundation. Together, we were able to organize 22 workshops and 2 community visioning events, which reached over 130 local participants, building relationships and support networks for food producers in our region.
Below you will find links to each workshop event and any related handouts, videos, or other public resources generated through this program.
Nourish the North Workshop Series Schedule:
2024
- May 11th: Food Producers Visioning Session
Finland Food Producers Survey | Visioning Session Notes - June 1st: Mushroom Cultivation on Logs, Charlotte Hughes
Mushroom Cultivation Handout - June 15th: Foraging Wild Edibles, Kurt Mead
Class Recording - August 3rd: Jelly is my Jam, Laurie Kallinen
Class Recording | Slideshow - August 4th: Tincture Making, Lindsey Lockett
Class Recording - August 11th: Orchard Management, David Abazs
Orchard Management Handout - August 11th: Beekeeping, Lise Abazs
Beekeeping Handout - August 17-18th: DIY Solar Food Dehydrator, Zachary Charles
DIY Plans - September 14th & 21st: Poultry Processing Workshops, Laurie & Katee (Poultry to the People Project)
Brochure | Expense Tracker - November 16-17th: Willow Gathering Basket, Bozena Scheidel
- December 13-14th: Bringing Home the Bacon: Pig Butchering, Kaare Melby
2025
- April 12th: Seed Starting, Charlotte Hughes
Class Recording | Vegetable Varieties for Cook County | Extension: Seed Starting Indoors - April 12th: Pressure Canning Without Fear, Laurie Kallinen
Class Recording | Handout | Slideshow | Class Notes - April 13th: Maple Syruping, Jenna Pollard
- May 16th-18th: Suckers! From EWW to MMM!, Elaine Heine
- May 18th, June 22nd, August 3rd: Wild Edibles Nature Walks, Kaare Melby
- May 24th: Mushroom Cultivation on Logs, Charlotte Hughes
Mushroom Cultivation Handout - June 7th: Hop to it! Raising & Processing Meat Rabbits, Robin Sunquiet
Slideshow | Class Recording In Progress - June 28th: Moose Goose Farm Presents: Life with Livestock, Jonathan Beauchane
- July 26th: Herbal Infusions, Jennica Juniper
Handout | Class Recording in Progress - July 27th: Dill Pickles are Simple, Honor Schauland
Handout | Class Recording in Progress - August 17th: Nourish the North Celebration
Nourish the North Program Survey | Discussion Notes | Slideshow (view below)
We hope to be able to continue this work with future funding and encourage folks who are interested in leading a workshop or mentoring others in a food production skill to please reach out and let us know!
If you were unable to make it to our final Celebration and have input to share about the program or ideas for future classes, please fill out the Nourish the North Program Survey here.
