Seneca County Cornell Cooperative Extension is kicking off their food preservation series with a class on growing and preserving fresh herbs offered on Monday, May 20th from 6:30PM to 7:30PM at the CCE Seneca Offices. Cost is $15 per person.
Participants in this workshop will learn:
- How to grow herbs at home
- How to preserve your harvested herbs with techniques such as drying, freezing, making pestos and herbed butters
- Recipes for preparing and consuming foods with fresh herbs
- Nutritional benefits of many popular herbs
Participants will receive educational materials, taste samples, and leave with some herbs to take home.
This workshop will be led by CCE nutrition staff, along with a Master Gardener, and Master Food Preservers.
ABOUT HERBS
Historically, herbs are described as any plant that has aromatic or savory properties used for flavor-enhancement and medicine. Herbs play a large role in culture all around the world, being used in signature ethnic cuisines and in traditional medicine practices. Not only do herbs pack a lot of flavor, they also are rich in nutrients. Fresh parsley is used in many recipes, and gram for gram it also contains three times the amount of Vitamin C than an orange and is high in iron and calcium!
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