Schedule of Events

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Thursday August 21

5:30 pm: Chocolate Cherry Jam Cherries and chocolate are a decadent paring in this luscious jam that will have you eating it off the spoon.  Top ice cream or cheesecakes or stir into your morning yogurt for a real treat!  Join Nancy Bishop as she creates chocolate cherry jam.

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7:00 pm: Mini Bouquets During the Victorian era, compact bouquets of flowers and herbs (tussy mussies), often associated with symbolic meanings, were given as gifts.  Join Master Gardener Joy Phelan in crafting a small fragrant bouquet of your own.

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Friday August 22

5:30 pm: Sweet Spreads: Jams and Jellies What is summer without fruit?  And what is a PBJ without jam or jelly?  Join Chattooga County Extension Agent Rebecca Thomas as she teaches the basics of preserving sweet spreads.  Guaranteed to be delicious!

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7:00 pm:  Beeswax Lip Balm  Stacie Marshall—Mountain Mama Farms – From her family farm in Gore, Ms. Marshall specializes in Appalachian Heritage Products such as bees wax candles, goat’s milk soap, herbal salves, and remedies.  This year she will be making beeswax lip balm.

 

Saturday August 23

2:30 pm: Beginning Book Folding Join Rebecca Kennedy as she teaches basic folding techniques for this soothing hobby. Each participant gets a book to make and take!

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4:00 pm: Grow Bag Gutter Garden System Join Melanie Morris for a demo of her raised grow bag gutter growing system. The system eliminates bending and weeding.  A rain gutter irrigation set up delivers water to the roots, minimizing maintenance. A perfect set-up for small spaces and for those with physical challenges.

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5:30 pm: Seasonal Southern Charcuterie Join Stephanie Yarbrough—Chattooga County 4-H Program Assistant-as she explains how to create a seasonal southern charcuterie board. An edible work of art, vibrant canvas of artisanal cheeses, cured meats, and fresh accoutrements.

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Sunday August 24

2:30 pm: Growing Solutions with Native Plants Just what is a native plant anyway?  Lots of plants grow wild in Georgia, but are they native?  Join horticulturist Logan Money to learn about native plants and how to incorporate them into your landscape.

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4:00 pm: Mozzarella Cheese Making Join Katie Carlson Bandy—Sunset Creek Farms—as she demonstrates her farm to table process of making mozzarella cheese from goats’ milk!

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5:30 pm: Ice Cream in A Bag --Chattooga County Farm Bureau—Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake! Shake that baggie!  Make some yummy ice cream right inside a baggie with a tasty science experiment.

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