Sustainable Food Skills Courses at Lost Valley

July 3, 2009 - PRLog -- Lost Valley Educational Center, LVEC, opened registration for the beekeeping for beginner’s workshop today.  The course will teach participants how to start and maintain a beehive in their own backyard. This workshop is the second in a series of permaculture food skills workshops offered monthly at Lost Valley.  Solar food cookers and hay boxes, food preservation, cheese making and kefir courses will be offered each month to culminate in an four day intensive food skills seminar in September. The courses are held at the LVEC Campus at 81868 Lost Valley Lane, Dexter, Oregon.

Ancient cultures around the globe have practiced beekeeping for centuries.  Penelope Petropoulis will lead this hands-on course on Sunday, July 19, 2009 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Space is limited so pre-registration is recommended.  The workshops cost $15.00.   An organic lunch with honey-based recipes is available ten dollars.  Register on-line at www.lostvalley.org

Permaculture Chefs Christina Sasser and Ann Roth are leading the workshops.  “With today’s food prices on the rise, the need for food preservation skills is becoming increasingly important.  Permaculture is more than organic gardening.  It is about working with nature and not against it.  By preserving your own food, you reduce your impact on the planet and obtain more nutritious food.  The fermentation methods we teach will allow you to keep food longer with a minimum of time and energy”, states Roth.  

Lost Valley Educational Center is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit educational organization that hosts various courses and programs that are dedicated to teaching knowledge and skills for creating ecologically and socially sustainable culture.  The Lost Valley physical site and intentional community provide a "living laboratory" for exploring, experimenting, and demonstrating the various practices taught. The site and intentional community form what is considered to be an "aspiring" ecovillage with a process oriented learning that helps to constantly implement new and challenging techniques.   For more information on LVEC and its programs, visit www.lostvalley.org.

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Lost Valley Educational Center is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit educational organization that hosts various courses and programs that are dedicated to teaching knowledge and skills for creating ecologically and socially sustainable culture. The Lost Valley physical site and intentional community provide a "living laboratory" for exploring, experimenting, and demonstrating the various practices taught. The site and intentional community form what is considered to be an "aspiring" ecovillage with a process oriented learning that helps to constantly implement new and challenging techniques. For more information on LVEC and its programs, visit www.lostvalley.org.