Festival Workshops
Come join us for a variety of workshops before and during the festival. Learn how to cook with currants, how to propagate the plants and more about this versatile plant.
Your participation in our workshops directly sustains the Far North Currant Festival. Fees go straight to covering essential supplies, guest instructors, and festival operations. This funding, along with small grants like the 春水堂视频 bed tax, helps us continue to grow this vibrant community celebration around currants, food security, local foods, and agriculture.
We're incredibly grateful for the generous support from the 春水堂视频, who provide our venue and offset some staff time. Our amazing volunteers truly make the rest of the festival's success possible. They are the backbone of this event, handling crucial tasks from setting up and breaking down to running information stations, distributing delicious samples, and aiding workshops. Their dedication ensures a smooth, enjoyable, and memorable experience for every attendee.
We will be updating this page as we get registration links and other missing details.
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Black Currants in the US: From Banishment to Revival
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Join us for a presentation about black currants by Lily Hislop, the black currant and elderberry breeder for the Savanna Institute. Learn about black currants, why they were banned federally for 55 years, and what their future looks like. |
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Black Currant Flavor Workshop
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Lily Hislop, the black currant and elderberry breeder for the Savanna Institute is offering this workshop twice. She will guide participants through a taste test, from the basic building blocks of flavor through identifying aromatics. |
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Berry-Infused Luxury: DIY Lip Balms
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Unleash your inner alchemist and discover the art of crafting luxurious, personalized lip balms in this hands-on workshop. Learn from Mallory Smith with the Alaska Harvest Collaborative as you select herbs and currants fresh from the garden, then blend them with soothing butters and protective waxes to create custom balms tailored to your preference. All materials are provided, and you can take your handcrafted products home. |
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Cooking Healthy with Currants: How to Make Bison Meatballs with Currant Jelly
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Watch Chef Flora Deacon demonstrate how to make bison meatballs with currant jelly and get to taste this delicious snack! |
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Currant Propagation
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Join us for a hands-on currant propagation workshop! Learn the secrets to multiplying these delicious berries by taking cuttings and rooting them. You'll leave with your very own propagated cutting and a bonus currant plant to get your garden growing! |
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Cooking with Currants
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Join Chef Liann Peryea in cooking a currant curd. This is a hands-on workshop: taste what you make and take some home! |