Grokfest Fall 2022
Check out Grokfest here.
Check out Grokfest here.
Textile Arts is an umbrella term describing functional or decorative arts using sewing, weaving, crocheting, knitting, and embroidery. We’ll learn all of these crafts, individually, and then in combination. The class is 2 hours with a short break in the middle for snack and chat Ages 9 and up.
Intro to woodworking, ages 8 and up Topics covered: Wood properties, species identificationMeasurements, angles, markingFasteners, clamping styles, glue-upsCutting, drilling, hammering, mostly hand toolsBuilding small household items with kits, sanding, finishing
It's almost Halloween, our favorite time of year! Join us for a little festival at Garnet School. You'll have fun, and also get prepared for the big day! Cookie decorating, fall and Halloween shapesPumpkin carvingFace paintingWreath makingApple bobbingMake a scarecrowMulled apple cider, fresh from the farmPumpkin pie and pumpkin cheesecake, organic and homemadeAutumnal quiche, farm...
Learn how to make gorgeous, outdoor wreaths. Displayed proudly on your front door, it'll be the envy of your neighbors! Finished wreaths will be approximately 22", built on a specialty wire frame, using a variety of fresh evergreens from the garden and forest. All materials provided, each person takes one beautiful wreath home.
Pemmican is the ultimate survival food; it is delicious and healthful as well. Lil' anecdote: Anthropologist and explorer Vihljamur Stefansson observed that the Inuit would spend weeks away from camp with nothing more than pemmican to eat and snow to drink. Despite this extremely limited diet, they would return in sterling condition. While living with...
Handmade gifts are the best! Forget the stores, come to Garnet School and craft some gifts for family and friends. There will be a variety of things to make; you can make one or more, priced individually.All materials are included, and full instruction and assistance provided. Class time runs from 1-5, come by early, or...
Learn how to make pie from scratch, the way your great-grandmother would have.We'll make Tourtiere, a French-Canadian meat pie. At class end, we'll enjoy the delicious pie we made with tea and coffee.
Want to improve the fit of your clothing? Learn to hem, alter and repair everything in your wardrobe, from hats to boots. This is a great skill to have, and will save you $$$! Get your tickets below.
Root beer is a distinctly American drink with a sweet, herbal flavor that's been made since the colonial era. Traditionally, brewers made the drink by fermenting an herbal decoction made with sassafras bark, sarsaparilla root, and other herbs with sugar and yeast to make a naturally bubbly, probiotic soft drink. Sassafras, sarsaparilla, ginger root, and...
Besides adding color and beauty to our gardens, wild birds consume vast quantities of weed seeds, harmful insects, and other pests. Providing homes for birds will attract more of them to your yard for above benefits, as well as the entertainment that they provide. We'll build a variety of birdhouses, learning which kinds of wood...
A sure sign that Spring is on its way is when you start to notice buckets, hung onto Maple trees, peppered along rural roads. There's a sweet spot in temperature ranges that makes for tapping trees the most proficient; when the nights dip below freezing and the daytime temps are above and into the forties....