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Children ages 3 to 14 and their parents are invited to a fun summer program focused on tomatoes. Kids will learn about the Nightshade Plant Family, make salsa fresca and listen to a hilarious story called Chicks and Salsa while they snack on their salsa.
Parents need to remain with their children for the duration and families will be sent home with ingredients and recipe to make their own salsa again.
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Address: 209 West Palmer
Cave Junction, OR 97523Please enter the new library meeting room entrance. NOT the main library entrance.
Tomato Time for Kids
Farm to School
We believe in experiential hands-on learning!
Download our Farm to School Curriculum Catalog and submit the program interest form to discuss how we can help support your student’s education.
Our curriculum ranges widely connecting many disciplines and skill building with agriculture. Let us know what you are looking for!
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Available October - March
Each visit provides a short instructional lesson followed by a hands on activity and/or tasting opportunity in the classroom or school garden if available. Some lessons have multiple activity options to build a customized experience for each class. Lessons may be used stand alone to introduce a new unit or provide enrichment to an ongoing project.
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Available April - May 2025
Farm Tours provide an engaging combination of physical exercise, sensory stimulation and hands on learning while students rotate through activity stations presented by our educators. With plenty of time for discovery, students will breathe in a snapshot of life on the farm. Use our catalog to select topics of interest for your class to learn during their farm tour visit. We will do our best to accommodate your request or make seasonally appropriate recommendations.
All farms tours are held at Daily Blessings Farm, aka Josephine County Farm Collective's food hub. We are located 8 miles west of Grants Pass off highway 199.
Busses drop students off at Bonnie Lane for a easy 1/4 mile walk to Daily Blessings Farm.
Packed lunches may be stored in our walk in cooler. An outhouse and handwashing stations are provided.
Cooking From the
Garden
Cooking from the Garden classes are for anyone wanting a few tips on how to make delicious food with the bounty from your own garden and local farms. Whether you have years of experience cooking or are just getting started, these demonstrations will help you make a great meal from whatever is in season. Each class brings a combination of basic cooking skills with simple suggestions and recipes for you to take home . . . and there’s always a tasting session!
Sizzle & Crunch
Cabbage & Carrots Done Right!
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Back by popular demand! Chef Deanna from Gourmet Vegetarian will demonstrate Easy and Quick dishes for summer or back to school packed with flavor and nutrition. Learn how to use fresh cabbage, carrots and veggies to make spring rolls and a delicious Vietnamese salad to enjoy during August’s hot weather. We’ll also demonstrate a quick roasted cabbage wedge that can compliment any main course or suffice as a main course.
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Find us in the new meeting room. The Cave Junction Library is located at 209 W Palmer, Cave Junction, OR, 97523
Fermenting on the Farm
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Learn from fermenting expert and business owner, Tara, of Wyldearth Farm, who will lead each participant through a step-by-step fermentation process, followed by sampling of other fermented vegetables. This hands-on workshop will cover the basics of vegetable fermentation and is perfect for the beginner. Each attendee will receive ingredients and equpiment to complete the fermentation prepared in class, and equipment to replicate the process after class. Due to the space and equipment requirements, this class is limited to 8 participants.
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Find us in the packhouse kitchen. 485 Daily Lane, Grants Pass, OR 97527
Wonderful Winter Squash
Zoodles
& Summer Squash
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Tired of zucchini? Here’s a super fun way to enjoy fresh summer squash as a pasta substitute with all the tremendous summer flavors of homemade tomato sauce. A zoodle tool will be sent home with the first 10 participants to arrive and sample produce will be sent home with all participants.
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1701 NE 7th Street, Grants Pass, OR 97526
Cookie Exchange
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Bring a friend and a dozen cookies to share. Sip some locally pressed warm cider while visiting, then pack a mixed dozen of cookies to take home. A relaxed and casual time to breathe during the busy season.
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Located at 485 Daily Lane, Grants Pass, OR in the big blue barn. Park on the left up against the fence please.
Rural living can be hard! These classes explore topics for those interested in growing your own food, protecting natural resources, resiliency during difficult times and entrepreneurship. Let’s learn together!
Home Gardening, Disaster Preparedness & Business Development
Rain Catchment Systems
Installation Demonstration
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Learn hand-on how to install a rain capture water system for fire preparedness and farm resiliency.
Soil Sleuths
Part 3 of a 4 Part Series
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Let’s dive into your soil lab results to understand what they mean. OSU Assistant Professor of Practice in General Agriculture, Nan Xu will I guide participants through interpreting soil test results, discuss the importance of soil pH, organic matter, macronutrients, micronutrients, CEC, and how these influence nutrient uptake, planting choices, and overall soil management. This is part two of a three part series, however attendance of the October course is not required.
Domestic Wells
What farmers and landowners need to kcnow
Food Innovation Center
Product Development Workshop
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Do you sell a food or beverage product? Are you interested in selling a product at the farmers market or retail outlets?
Josephine County Farm Collective is pleased to host OSU’s Food Innovation Center for a Product Development Workshop. For the first time EVER in Southern Oregon, this in-person workshop will focus on:
Converting your recipe into a formula.
Scaling up production of your product
Important food safety considerations
Writing a process flow chart
Understanding your product shelf life
Nutritional Labeling
This workshop is geared towards small makers, farmers, or producers and includes 1:1 Q&A time with food scientists. Continued consultation and lab testing will also be available to those who attend the workshop.
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125 Ringuette St, Grants Pass, OR
(The old OSU Extension Service Auditorium)
Soil Sleuths
Part 2 of a 4 Part Series
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Take a closer look at the foundation growing your food, flowers or pasture! OSU Assistant Professor of Practice in General Agriculture, Nan Xu will lead us through a hands-on demonstration on how to use a soil probe to collect a soil sample, and discuss how to determine the best timing, depth, and locations for collecting representative samples. Nan will also lead a hands-on texture analysis and talk about the soil test kits—such as N-P-K strips and moisture meters. These can be engaging tools for home gardeners, however, we’ll discuss what they can and can’t reliably tell us. A list of regional soil testing labs will be provided with guidance on choosing the right lab and analysis package based on the participant’s needs. This is part one of a three-part series.
Soil Sleuths
Session 4 of a 4 Part Series
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Let’s plan for successes! Bring our soil health plan with you for one on one consultation with professionals. Talk to Soil Health experts from OSU Extension Service, NCRS and/or Farm Service Agency
Soil Sleuths
Part 1 of a 4 Part Series
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Assistant Professor of Practice, Nan Xu of OSU Southern Oregon Research and Extension Center will lead us through soil sampling demonstration at Daily Blessings Farm. Learn how to prepare a sample and select the right test package and identify soil texture with a simple DIY test. Send your sample to a lab and sign up for part 2 to interpret your test results.
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Take a closer look at the foundation growing your food, flowers or pasture! OSU Assistant Professor of Practice in General Agriculture, Nan Xu will lead us through a hands-on demonstration on how to use a soil probe to collect a soil sample, and discuss how to determine the best timing, depth, and locations for collecting representative samples. Nan will also lead a hands-on texture analysis and talk about the soil test kits—such as N-P-K strips and moisture meters. These can be engaging tools for home gardeners, however, we’ll discuss what they can and can’t reliably tell us. A list of regional soil testing labs will be provided with guidance on choosing the right lab and analysis package based on the participant’s needs. This is part one of a three-part series.
Grow Your Own
Video Recording Archive
Cooking from the
Garden
Great on the Grill
Zucchini Boats
with Jamie Talarico
Great on the Grill
Cutting Up a Whole Chicken
with Jamie Talarico
Grilled Cauliflower
& Beet Salad
Crock Pot Roasted Garlic
Tomato Bruschetta
Ginger Miso Salad Dressing
Basil Pesto
Strawberry Vinaigrette Salad
Dressing
Nourishing Teas
Video Coming Soon!
Soups & Stews
Video Coming Soon!
Eggscellent Eggs
Quiche - Frittata - Puff Pastry Baked Eggs
