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    © Photos courtesy of Johnny Liu

    October: Canning

    Big donation from Whole Foods!
    Big donation from Whole Foods!
    Jenny starts with applesauce basics
    Jenny starts with applesauce basics
    Apples, vinegar, sugar, spices....
    Apples, vinegar, sugar, spices....
    Demo migrates to the kitchen
    Demo migrates to the kitchen
    Things get steamy
    Things get steamy
    Ready for FUN
    Ready for FUN
    Now the manual labor starts
    Now the manual labor starts
    Trying different ways of straining
    Trying different ways of straining
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    March: Spice Blending

    June: Fermentation

    A spicy mélange
    A spicy mélange
    Assembling our ingredients
    Assembling our ingredients
    Five spice beginnings
    Five spice beginnings
    Playing with food - what we do best
    Playing with food - what we do best
    Chili powder in progress
    Chili powder in progress
    Toasting whole spices
    Toasting whole spices
    Into the grinder
    Into the grinder
    I want one at home!
    I want one at home!
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    The first community potluck!
    The first community potluck!
    Yum
    Yum
    Intro's
    Intro's
    Kombucha talk
    Kombucha talk
    Coconut kefir
    Coconut kefir
    Getting dirty
    Getting dirty
    Fermenting together is much more fun
    Fermenting together is much more fun
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    February: Gluten-Free Desserts

    July: Sprouting Seeds

    Sondi & Tami talk gluten-free vegan
    Sondi & Tami talk gluten-free vegan
    Chocolate avocado pudding first up!
    Chocolate avocado pudding first up!
    Adding coconut milk to pudding
    Adding coconut milk to pudding
    Fig & Tahini Truffles
    Fig & Tahini Truffles
    Mashed up
    Mashed up
    Then rolled into balls
    Then rolled into balls
    And decorated with coconut!
    And decorated with coconut!
    Giving the truffles a try
    Giving the truffles a try
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    Beautiful spread!
    Beautiful spread!
    First you need some nuts
    First you need some nuts
    Grab your flavours, blend
    Grab your flavours, blend
    Squeeze out the milk
    Squeeze out the milk
    Blend again with flavours, pour
    Blend again with flavours, pour
    Taste
    Taste
    Cashew Blueberry
    Cashew Blueberry
    Choco hazelnut milk, here we come
    Choco hazelnut milk, here we come
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    August: Condiments

    January: Cheese

    The cooking demo begins
    The cooking demo begins
    Lots of milks involved!
    Lots of milks involved!
    Aaron talks about the easy process
    Aaron talks about the easy process
    All you need is 20 min. of patience
    All you need is 20 min. of patience
    Prepping savory & sweet toppings
    Prepping savory & sweet toppings
    Making cashew cheese: dead easy
    Making cashew cheese: dead easy
    Just throw it all into a blender
    Just throw it all into a blender
    The ricotta emerges
    The ricotta emerges
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    Getting ready for battle
    Getting ready for battle
    Horseradish in progress
    Horseradish in progress
    Pre-pesto stage
    Pre-pesto stage
    Oiling up the pesto
    Oiling up the pesto
    Preparing the mustard
    Preparing the mustard
    Arm workout
    Arm workout
    Delicious mayo
    Delicious mayo
    All four finished condiments!
    All four finished condiments!
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    November: Soap

    September: Pizza

    Safety first!
    Safety first!
    Athenaise warns us about lye
    Athenaise warns us about lye
    Mixing oils
    Mixing oils
    Adding beeswax
    Adding beeswax
    Adding palm & coconut oil
    Adding palm & coconut oil
    The mixture simmers to 160 degrees
    The mixture simmers to 160 degrees
    Soap is a very measured process
    Soap is a very measured process
    Waiting for the perfect temp
    Waiting for the perfect temp
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    Friends arrive and start prepping
    Friends arrive and start prepping
    Layout of our potluck toppings
    Layout of our potluck toppings
    Overnight dough & battle equipment
    Overnight dough & battle equipment
    Showing everyone a new dance
    Showing everyone a new dance
    Chef Ken begins his cooking demo
    Chef Ken begins his cooking demo
    2 different masters & rolling styles
    2 different masters & rolling styles
    Alison talks buckwheat crust
    Alison talks buckwheat crust
    Buckwheat crust ingredients
    Buckwheat crust ingredients
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    April: Gardening

    Pre-potluck mingling
    Pre-potluck mingling
    Ken's beautiful bread!
    Ken's beautiful bread!
    Volunteer made brownies
    Volunteer made brownies
    Free gardening magazines!
    Free gardening magazines!
    We get to garden talk
    We get to garden talk
    Check out those tomato plants
    Check out those tomato plants
    More garden talk
    More garden talk
    Seeds!
    Seeds!
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    May: Mexican Salsa

    Edwin teaching us salsa basics
    Edwin teaching us salsa basics
    Time to roll up our sleeves!
    Time to roll up our sleeves!
    Serrano peppers for Salsa Verde
    Serrano peppers for Salsa Verde
    Can't be a cilantro hater with salsa
    Can't be a cilantro hater with salsa
    Tomatillos!
    Tomatillos!
    Gili adding salt to the concoction
    Gili adding salt to the concoction
    Shaunette using the blender bot
    Shaunette using the blender bot
    Big shwack of salsa verde!
    Big shwack of salsa verde!
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    June: Istanbul Cuisine

    Intros in a hot and steamy room
    Intros in a hot and steamy room
    Nil shares Istanbul cooking with us
    Nil shares Istanbul cooking with us
    Ingredients for Kisir
    Ingredients for Kisir
    Looking stylish while cutting onions
    Looking stylish while cutting onions
    Happy chopping party!
    Happy chopping party!
    An easy recipe to prepare at home
    An easy recipe to prepare at home
    Mixing bulgur and tomato pastes
    Mixing bulgur and tomato pastes
    Kisir (spin on tabouleh salad)
    Kisir (spin on tabouleh salad)
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    July: Foraging Tour

    Herbalist Lori Snyder
    Herbalist Lori Snyder
    Overview of the herbal world
    Overview of the herbal world
    Mix of homemade herbal products
    Mix of homemade herbal products
    Her trusty resources
    Her trusty resources
    A gorgeous & informational handout
    A gorgeous & informational handout
    Embarking on our tour outside MPNH
    Embarking on our tour outside MPNH
    Red Clover
    Red Clover
    Narrow leaf plantain
    Narrow leaf plantain
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    August: Bees & Honey

    Another spectacular bounty!
    Another spectacular bounty!
    Robin's gorgeous salad
    Robin's gorgeous salad
    Amazing flatbread
    Amazing flatbread
    Cassie & Sarah of Hives For Humanity
    Cassie & Sarah of Hives For Humanity
    Sharing the world of bees with us
    Sharing the world of bees with us
    Cassie talks honeycomb
    Cassie talks honeycomb
    Honeycomb & Handout
    Honeycomb & Handout
    Brushing bees off to harvest honey
    Brushing bees off to harvest honey
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    September: Harvest Feast!

    Our new tablecloth finished in time!
    Our new tablecloth finished in time!
    Best way to celebrate the harvest!
    Best way to celebrate the harvest!
    Grabbing ingredients for stations
    Grabbing ingredients for stations
    Everyone gets busy with chopping
    Everyone gets busy with chopping
    Fresh local lemon cucumber!
    Fresh local lemon cucumber!
    Many flavor combos at the Salad Bar
    Many flavor combos at the Salad Bar
    Soup is simmering
    Soup is simmering
    Flatbread pizza station!
    Flatbread pizza station!
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    October: Kimchi

    Part 1: Community Food Dialogue
    Part 1: Community Food Dialogue
    What makes a healthy food community?
    What makes a healthy food community?
    Input for Mt Pleasant food map
    Input for Mt Pleasant food map
    Part II: Amazing potluck!
    Part II: Amazing potluck!
    Part III: Kimchi Workshop!
    Part III: Kimchi Workshop!
    Salted napa cabbage
    Salted napa cabbage
    Cooking show style
    Cooking show style
    Jennifer shows red pepper powder
    Jennifer shows red pepper powder
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    November: Pickling

    Starting the last event of the year!
    Starting the last event of the year!
    Another successful potluck
    Another successful potluck
    Jenny gets down to business: pickles
    Jenny gets down to business: pickles
    Prepping veg for pickled antipasto
    Prepping veg for pickled antipasto
    Let's get this in the oven
    Let's get this in the oven
    Roasting veg!
    Roasting veg!
    Another amazing face captured
    Another amazing face captured
    Sniffing spices
    Sniffing spices
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    January: Dumplings

    Megan & Kevin from Hua Foundation
    Megan & Kevin from Hua Foundation
    Big hungry crowd
    Big hungry crowd
    Local pork from Windsor Meat
    Local pork from Windsor Meat
    Tenderizing master!
    Tenderizing master!
    Chopping fun
    Chopping fun
    Easy filling: cabbage, onion, pork
    Easy filling: cabbage, onion, pork
    Make sure it's all finely chopped
    Make sure it's all finely chopped
    Next step, seasonings
    Next step, seasonings
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    February: Japanese Home Cooking

    The whole gang
    The whole gang
    We want you!
    We want you!
    Dashi is delicious!
    Dashi is delicious!
    Greens are good for you!
    Greens are good for you!
    Four cooks in the kitchen
    Four cooks in the kitchen
    Chopping away
    Chopping away
    Cleanup is key
    Cleanup is key
    Laughter's the best medicine
    Laughter's the best medicine
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    March: Tea Exploration

    Sample of looseleaf contributions
    Sample of looseleaf contributions
    Another delicious potluck
    Another delicious potluck
    Show + Tea: Sharing what we brought
    Show + Tea: Sharing what we brought
    Preparing ingredients for brewing
    Preparing ingredients for brewing
    Chocolate mint, vanilla, orange peel
    Chocolate mint, vanilla, orange peel
    Fun & easy experimentation!
    Fun & easy experimentation!
    Blending up a storm
    Blending up a storm
    Perfect way to spend a rainy evening
    Perfect way to spend a rainy evening
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    Photos by Shirley Soo & Katherine Allen

    May: Chicken

    Get ready for carbs!
    Get ready for carbs!
    Yannick's no-knead bread
    Yannick's no-knead bread
    Alison's Gluten-free Bread
    Alison's Gluten-free Bread
    Matt's olive no-knead bread
    Matt's olive no-knead bread
    L-R Gluts-free, Danish rye, No Knead
    L-R Gluts-free, Danish rye, No Knead
    These ladies are excited for bread!
    These ladies are excited for bread!
    Many bread spreads
    Many bread spreads
    The baker at work
    The baker at work
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    Photos by Johnny Liu & Jenny van Enckevort

    April: Bread

    Whole roasted chickens, ready to go!
    Whole roasted chickens, ready to go!
    Andrew starts by talking soup stock
    Andrew starts by talking soup stock
    Handling carcasses like nobody's biz
    Handling carcasses like nobody's biz
    The first brave warriors
    The first brave warriors
    Chicken trussing party!
    Chicken trussing party!
    Friends start trussing left & right
    Friends start trussing left & right
    Chicken teamwork
    Chicken teamwork
    Awesome skills being learned
    Awesome skills being learned
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    June: Veggie Burgers

    Great turnout for veggie burgers!
    Great turnout for veggie burgers!
    Ida & Anissa
    Ida & Anissa
    Kimberly & little Noah
    Kimberly & little Noah
    Meghan's delish squash noodles
    Meghan's delish squash noodles
    Whitewater Burgers to taste
    Whitewater Burgers to taste
    Cute little veggie slider
    Cute little veggie slider
    Now it's time to make some together
    Now it's time to make some together
    Lourdes & Ron teaming up
    Lourdes & Ron teaming up
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    July: Creative Kitchen Challenge

    Get ready for the Kitchen Challenge!
    Get ready for the Kitchen Challenge!
    Meghan presents her Kitchen Rules
    Meghan presents her Kitchen Rules
    Friends begin to arrive (with hugs)
    Friends begin to arrive (with hugs)
    Eyeing the pantry goodies
    Eyeing the pantry goodies
    Revealing the 3 secret ingredients!
    Revealing the 3 secret ingredients!
    Squash, onion and black beans
    Head Chef Bridget gets an apron
    Head Chef Bridget gets an apron
    Ayira & Nancy grab pantry items
    Ayira & Nancy grab pantry items
    The room erupts in chopping chaos
    The room erupts in chopping chaos
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    We begin with a mocktail bar!
    We begin with a mocktail bar!
    Ken adds apple bitters to the drink
    Ken adds apple bitters to the drink
    Ginger beer, bitters, lemon, mint!
    Ginger beer, bitters, lemon, mint!
    The Food Connection bar :)
    The Food Connection bar :)
    Gloria's polenta potluck dish
    Gloria's polenta potluck dish
    Nicola's broccoli hazelnut salad
    Nicola's broccoli hazelnut salad
    Our bitters library!
    Our bitters library!
    Tom leads with his bitters workshop
    Tom leads with his bitters workshop
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    August: Summer Drinks

    Photos by Jenny van Enckevort

    Photos by Jenny van Enckevort

    Photos by Johnny Liu

    Photos by Johnny Liu

    September: Freezer Jam

    Let's start jammin'!
    Let's start jammin'!
    66 lbs of grapes to work with
    66 lbs of grapes to work with
    A lot of sugar to work with too!
    A lot of sugar to work with too!
    Gettin' grapey
    Gettin' grapey
    The big immersion blender comes out!
    The big immersion blender comes out!
    Blending the grape seeds & skin
    Blending the grape seeds & skin
    Everyone gets a try
    Everyone gets a try
    Immersing ourselves in grapes (haha)
    Immersing ourselves in grapes (haha)
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    Photos by Johnny Liu

    October: Slow Cookers

    Delicious slow-cooked and fresh food
    Delicious slow-cooked and fresh food
    Crystal's chicken stew
    Crystal's chicken stew
    Slow cooked bean chilli
    Slow cooked bean chilli
    Sharon's slow cooked lentil soup
    Sharon's slow cooked lentil soup
    Main feature: pulled pork
    Main feature: pulled pork
    Rice pudding for dessert
    Rice pudding for dessert
    Workshop Station 1:
    Workshop Station 1:
    Create your own slow cooker recipe!
    Create your own slow cooker recipe!
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    November: International Holiday Feast

    Edible festive decorations!
    Edible festive decorations!
    Friends are welcomed with hot cocoa
    Friends are welcomed with hot cocoa
    Food Feast: Cheese cookies,
    Food Feast: Cheese cookies,
    Edwin's Bacalao tuna dish,
    Edwin's Bacalao tuna dish,
    healthy roasted veggies,
    healthy roasted veggies,
    Sondi's vegan latkes,
    Sondi's vegan latkes,
    Jesse & Brett's festive barley salad
    Jesse & Brett's festive barley salad
    Patrick's yummy cheese biscuits,
    Patrick's yummy cheese biscuits,
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    January: Emergency Preparedness

    Disaster simulation: no lights!
    Disaster simulation: no lights!
    Almost a romantic yoga studio vibe
    Almost a romantic yoga studio vibe
    We kept the potluck healthy at least
    We kept the potluck healthy at least
    Don't expect this in a real disaster
    Don't expect this in a real disaster
    Serving and eating in half-light
    Serving and eating in half-light
    Sitting on sleeping bags & blankets
    Sitting on sleeping bags & blankets
    Creating a campfire mood
    Creating a campfire mood
    Lots of laughter in the dark!
    Lots of laughter in the dark!
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    February: Indonesian Cooking

    Great spread of food and friends!
    Great spread of food and friends!
    As usual people outdo themselves
    As usual people outdo themselves
    Friendly introductions
    Friendly introductions
    Indonesian lontong (rice cake snack)
    Indonesian lontong (rice cake snack)
    Emil & Idris share cooking tips
    Emil & Idris share cooking tips
    Idris warns the sambal is HOT!
    Idris warns the sambal is HOT!
    Time to put the teens to work!
    Time to put the teens to work!
    Everyone helps out, of course
    Everyone helps out, of course
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    March: Community Growing Social

    DIY Buddha Bowls!
    DIY Buddha Bowls!
    Wheat berries
    Wheat berries
    Sprouts
    Sprouts
    Fermented chickpeas
    Fermented chickpeas
    Glory Bowl Dressing
    Glory Bowl Dressing
    Muhammara Dip
    Muhammara Dip
    Raspberry brownies!
    Raspberry brownies!
    Full house and table
    Full house and table
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    April: Wildcrafting

    Wildcrafting aids
    Wildcrafting aids
    Wildcrafter's library
    Wildcrafter's library
    Turkey tails and other treasures
    Turkey tails and other treasures
    Dried mushrooms, nettles
    Dried mushrooms, nettles
    Yay The Food Connection!!
    Yay The Food Connection!!
    Ayira's Fatoush dish
    Ayira's Fatoush dish
    Another great spread
    Another great spread
    Yummy corn bread
    Yummy corn bread
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    May: Lebanese Cooking

    30 old and new friends gathering
    30 old and new friends gathering
    Baba Ganouj
    Baba Ganouj
    Pork, squash and Asian greens
    Pork, squash and Asian greens
    Lebanese cookbooks and flag
    Lebanese cookbooks and flag
    Majid our great workshop leader
    Majid our great workshop leader
    Having fun with folks of all ages
    Having fun with folks of all ages
    Collaboration = community!
    Collaboration = community!
    Authentic humus: more tahini!
    Authentic humus: more tahini!
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    June: Herbal Vinegar + Oil

    New & old friends mingle
    New & old friends mingle
    Amelie's strawberry/basil lemonade!
    Amelie's strawberry/basil lemonade!
    Cherries in the salad
    Cherries in the salad
    Zucchini noodle salad
    Zucchini noodle salad
    Welcome to The Food Connection
    Welcome to The Food Connection
    Smiley introductions
    Smiley introductions
    Let's get some food
    Let's get some food
    Another beautiful potluck
    Another beautiful potluck
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    July: Zero Waste

    Lots to learn!
    Lots to learn!
    Beyond cloth bags...
    Beyond cloth bags...
    Rethink!
    Rethink!
    Kale & black bean salad
    Kale & black bean salad
    Black fungus & zucchini
    Black fungus & zucchini
    Deluxe coleslaw
    Deluxe coleslaw
    Corn & beets, topped with nasturtium
    Corn & beets, topped with nasturtium
    A few zero-waste benefits
    A few zero-waste benefits
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    September: Coffee

    A delicious September potluck
    A delicious September potluck
    Coffee Talk with Vania
    Coffee Talk with Vania
    Vania shares what coffee is
    Vania shares what coffee is
    First you measure out your beans
    First you measure out your beans
    Beans are measured!
    Beans are measured!
    This batch was too coarse
    This batch was too coarse
    Then you grind the beans
    Then you grind the beans
    Then it's time to brew!
    Then it's time to brew!
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    October: Pulses

    You can sprout your pulses!
    You can sprout your pulses!
    Spices for lentil curry
    Spices for lentil curry
    Spice mix
    Spice mix
    Fragrant curry
    Fragrant curry
    Go backcountry hiking with this meal
    Go backcountry hiking with this meal
    Recipe & chopping fun
    Recipe & chopping fun
    How do you deseed a pomegranate?
    How do you deseed a pomegranate?
    Cut in half, give a good many whacks
    Cut in half, give a good many whacks
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