Half a Loaf Blog

*OCTOBER Classes:*
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> *Keep those Crops! *
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> How to pickle, freeze, and preserve your crops to keep them through the
> winter.
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> Location: Mullingar Educate Together National School
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> Date/Time: October 6th, 13th,20th, 7.30pm to 9.30pm. Cost: €50.00
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> *Seed Saving Workshop. *
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> How to collect, test, and store seeds, and why it’s so important. Includes a
> walk in Belvedere’s famous walled garden to spot and collect ripe seeds.
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> Location: Belvedere House Gardens & Park, Mullingar.
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> Date/Time: 24th October, 10.30 am to 1.00pm. Cost: €25.00
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> *Parent & Child Seed Saving Workshop. *
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> Family fun with nature! Bring a grown-up helper, learn how to spot and save
> seeds, and bring some home with you to plant next Spring!
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> Location: Belvedere House Gardens & Park, Mullingar.
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> Date/Time: 27th October, 2.00pm to 4.30pm. Cost €30.00 per child/adult pair.
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> *NOVEMBER Classes*
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> *Make (and Bake) it a Christmas to remember!*
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> Have a simpler, saner, Christmas this year. Nothing says you care about
> someone quite like a hand-made gift – learn how to make and/or bake
> something to suit everyone on your list. Stress-relief Guaranteed!
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> Location: Mullingar Educate Together National School
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> Date/Time: 5th November 10.00am to 5.00pm. Cost: €75.00
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> *Here comes the Summer! (Eventually)*
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> Gardening isn’t just for half the year – learn how to prepare your patch
> before and during Winter, to maximise crops and minimize necessary work next
> Spring.
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> Location: Mullingar Educate Together National School
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> Date/Time: 17th November, 7.30pm to 9.30pm COST:€25
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> *Make a big splash!*
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> Luxuriate in your own cleverness – learn how to make bath bombs, scented
> oils, balms, and exfoliants using natural ingredients. All materials will be
> provided and you will take home a variety of products you will have made
> yourself.
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> Location: Belvedere House Gardens & Park, Mullingar
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> Date/Time: 24th November, 10.30am to 1:00pm. COST:€35.00
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> *The staff of life…*
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> …never tasted so good! Fill your home with the aroma of fresh baked
> Sourdough and other Artisan breads, or make your own Pizzas from scratch. A
> 3-session course, held over a weekend.
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> Location: Mullingar Educate Together National School
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> Date/Time: Friday 26th 7.30pm to 9.30pm, Saturday 27th 10.00am to 4.00pm,
> Sunday 28th 10.00am to 12.00pm. COST:€90.00
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> *DECEMBER Classes *
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> *Make a big splash! *See above- Nov 24th**
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> Location: Mullingar Educate Together National School
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> Date/Time: 5th December, 7.30pm to 9.30pm. Cost: €35.00
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> *JANUARY 2010 Classes*
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> *No Wheat? No Problem!*
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> Learn how to bake your own delicious Wheat-free bread – like mixed grain
> no-knead bread (No wheat, no work – a no-brainer!), sourdough spelt, and a
> variety of non-yeast breads. A 2-session course, held over a weekend.
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> Location: Mullingar Educate Together National School
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> Date/Time: Friday 8th, 7.30pm to 9.00pm. COST:€90.00
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> *Grow Your Own Food.*
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> Get back to basics with this 6-session course, to prepare for a bountiful
> harvest. Whether you have a garden or a window-box, there’s something here
> for you, even if you don’t know a trowel from a dibber. Cost: €120.00
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> Starting January 16th at Belvedere, from 11.00am to 1.00pm,
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> *or* January 19th at Mullingar Educate Together National School from 8.00pm
> to 10.00pm