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A Nice Piece on Post Somerville about the Market Stand

October 11th, 2010

Post Somerville, a great new blog about Somerville goings-on just wrote a really nice piece about the kimchi skillshare at the UHL Market Stand a few weeks ago.  You can check it out here.

This Saturday’s Skillshare Schedule

October 6th, 2010

There are two more days of the Urban Homesteaders’ League Market Stand left–THIS Saturday, October 9th, and Saturday, October 23rd.

Here’s this week’s schedule:

10:00a.m. Developing Eco-Friendly Habits w/ Kat Friedrich
10:45a.m. Lactofermenting Fall Vegetables w/ Alex Lewin
11:30a.m. Recycling Old Sweaters into Yarn w/ Iryna Merideth
12:15p.m. Backyard Chickens w/ Tessa Desmond

We’ll be at the Union Square Farmers Market as always, across from El Potro (which has great Mexican food, by the way).

A few photos from 9.25

October 6th, 2010

Unfortunately, I accidentally erased the photos I took, but these two were taken by a friend.  Nice to get a different perspective…

The crowd.

Herbs at the swap table.

The Broadside from 9.25 designed by Melissa Gruntkosky

October 5th, 2010

Here is the broadside from September 25th, designed by Melissa Gruntkosky.

It covers how to prepare for a locavore winter, and how to make sauerkraut, refrigerator pickles, and kimchi.

It’s designed to be printed 11″x17″.

Let us know if you try anything!

UHL Broadside #5 (PDF)

This Saturday’s Skillshare Schedule

September 23rd, 2010

We have some great skillshares lined up for this Saturday (9.25).  Swing by and learn something new!  (And don’t forget to bring something you’ve made or grown to swap at the swap table.)

Skillshare Schedule

9:45am Making Kimchi w/ Lisa Gross

10:30am Preparing for a Locavore Winter w/ Diana Limbach

11:15am Refrigerator Pickles & Wild Fermentation w/ Andi Sutton

The Broadside from 8.14 Designed by Oat

September 9th, 2010

Here’s the 8.14 broadside designed by Oat (Rory Keohane and Jennifer Lucey-Brzoza).

It covers Top Bar beekeeping, basic canning, making no-knead sourdough bread, and herbalism.

It’s meant to be printed 11″x17″.

Enjoy!

UHL Broadside  #4 (PDF)

Photos from the 8.14 UHL Market Stand

August 29th, 2010

The stand.

The Skillshare schedule.

Bridget Molloy presenting on herbalism.

Sam Musher discussing canning.

The Swap Table.

Erik Phillips-Nania presenting on Top Bar beekeeping.

The crowd.

Jonah Essers demonstrating how to make no-knead sourdough bread.

The crew.

This Saturday’s Skillshare Schedule at the UHL Market Stand

August 10th, 2010

Here’s this Saturday’s Skillshare Schedule at the UHL Market Stand in Union Square, Somerville.

10:00a.m. Herbal Tinctures with Bridget Molloy

10:45a.m. Basic Canning w/Sam Musher

11:30a.m. Top-Bar Beekeeping w/Erik Phillips-Nania

12:15p.m. No-Knead Sourdough Bread w/Jonah Essers

The Broadside from 7.17 Designed by Justin Perricone

August 10th, 2010

Here’s the  broadside from July’s UHL Market Stand designed by Justin Perricone.

It covers city composting, making kombucha, making jam, and herbal salves.

It’s meant to printed on 11″x17″ paper.  Have fun!

UHL Broadside #3 (PDF)

Photos from the 7.17 Market Stand

August 10th, 2010

Alexa making jam.

The scene.

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