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Sustainable Cooking in the Off-Season: Preparing Soups & Stocks

January 7, 2020 By jspragins

Sustainable Cooking in the Off-Season: What to Cook While the Rushton Farm Fields Are Dormant

Come sharpen your culinary skills while we wait for the spring thaw, with a series of classes that focus on basic techniques. Classes, which are all BYOB, will explore preparing stocks and soups (February 12, $75), using different cooking methods, including braising, pan searing, roasting and steaming (March 5, $75), and creating classic sauces (March 18, $75).

February 12, 6 – 8 pm, $75
Discover the basis for delicious soups by learning to prepare basic, deeply flavored vegetable & meat stocks. We will then use our Easy Vegetable Stock & Roasted Chicken Stock to make Tuscan Farro & Bean Soup,  Creamy Leek & Parsnip Soup with Rye Croutons, Chicken Soup with Orzo & Dill.Please note: final menu subject to change.

Read our FAQs for important information.

Tagged With: Cooking, Open to the Public, Sustainable Agriculture

Sustainable Cooking in the Off-Season – Knife Skills

January 7, 2020 By jspragins

Sustainable Cooking in the Off-Season: What to Cook While the Rushton Farm Fields Are Dormant

Come sharpen your culinary skills while we wait for the spring thaw, with a series of classes that focus on basic techniques. Classes, which are all BYOB, will explore basic knife skills (January 16, $85), preparing stocks and soups (February 12, $75), using different cooking methods, including braising, pan searing, roasting and steaming (March 5, $75), and creating classic sauces (March 18, $75).

January 16, 6 – 8 pm, $85 (hands-on class for only 10 people — BYOB and BYOK – Chef’s Knife!)
We begin with a hands-on knife skills class, to learn the fundamentals of preparing fruits and vegetables, using chopping, dicing, slicing, and julienne techniques. We’ll prepare a meal, to include salad, soup, and dessert, with a focus on local and sustainable ingredients. Please note: because this is a hands-on class, we are limited to 10 guests, who should each BRING YOUR OWN CHEF KNIFE so that you learn with a knife you know.

Read our FAQs for important information.

Tagged With: Cooking, Open to the Public, Sustainable Agriculture

Plant-Based Living: Simple, Savory Soups and Sides

July 25, 2019 By jspragins

Join Rushton Farm CSA Member and Integrative Health and Nutrition Coach Sandra Gargus as she helps us kick-off the holiday cooking season by learning to prepare some plant-based recipes to keep us nourished and fulfilled. Using Rushton Farm produce and other locally-sourced ingredients, Sandra will help us plan delicious holiday menus. $50/person.

Tagged With: Agroecology, Conservation, Cooking, Open to the Public, Sustainable Agriculture

Rushton Farm Sunday Night Supper

July 25, 2019 By jspragins

We’re sorry. This event is Sold Out! Chef Donna Laveran is back with holiday comfort foods, prepared for guests in the Rushton Conservation Center Kitchen. As always, Donna will demonstrate how to make a delicious, three-course meal, with recipes you are guaranteed to reach for again and again in your own home kitchen. The evening is BYOB, $75/person.

Tagged With: Agroecology, Cooking, Open to the Public, Sustainable Agriculture

Field-to-Feast: The Teen Edition

July 24, 2019 By jspragins

School’s out for summer . . . STILL! That means there is still time for your teenager to learn a new skill, like farm-to-table cooking. Rushton Farm regular, Chef Donna Laveran, will teach teens, ages 13 through 18, how to prepare a farm-fresh meal featuring the best of the summer harvest. Teens will learn to cook with seasonal, local ingredients from Rushton Farm and prepare a memorable feast, while developing a lifelong appreciation for the bounty made possible through sustainable agriculture.

Menu to be determined based on the harvest calendar, so check back soon for an update. Due to our small class sizes and field-to-feast format, we may not be able to accommodate dietary restrictions.

Please email kkg@wctrust.org before buying your ticket with questions or concerns.

$50/person

Tagged With: Agroecology, Children's Programming, Cooking, Open to the Public, Sustainable Agriculture

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OUR NATURE PRESERVES

Our nature preserves are open to the public 365 days per year, providing natural places that offer peace and respite for all. We will keep them open as long as it is safe to do so. While visiting our preserves, please practice social distancing and wear a mask if you encounter another person who will be closer than six feet … Learn more about our nature preserves.

Upcoming Events

01 - 31 March

Family Preserve Hike: Three Preserve Bingo!

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04 March

“Love the Land” Stewardship Volunteer Thursdays

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04 March

Sharpen Your Knife Skills for Spring Cooking!

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925 Providence Road
Newtown Square, PA 19073
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