We’ll bring the jars.
Private classes, workplace events, kids' workshops, and concierge canning, all taught hands-on by a certified Master Food Preserver. Tell me what you have in mind and I'll reply within two business days with dates and a quote.
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Private Classes
Your crew, your kitchen. Pickles, jams, herb salts, or holiday gift jars. Everyone leaves with a jar.
Your crew, your kitchen. Gather friends, family, or neighbors for a private preserving class at your home or a venue of your choice. Pick a theme: pickles, jams, herb salts, or holiday gift jars. We bring the equipment, ingredients, and jars.
Demo class: watch, learn, and taste. About 2 hours.
Hands-on class: everyone makes their own jar to take home. About 2.5 hours.
Beginner-friendly. No experience needed.
Great for birthdays, showers, girls' nights, and holiday gatherings.
We’ll email you within two business days of booking to confirm your date. Travel beyond a 20-minute drive from Woodstock, Illinois adds a mileage fee.
A team activity people actually talk about. Bring a certified Master Food Preserver to your office or an offsite venue for a relaxed, hands-on experience that fits wellness weeks, holiday parties, ERG events, and client appreciation.
Lunch & Learn: a 60-minute live demo with tastings and take-home recipes.
Hands-on workshop: 90 minutes, and everyone takes home a jar they made.
Low-stress, no experience needed, and everything is provided.
We’ll confirm your date within two business days. Travel beyond a 20-minute drive from Woodstock adds a mileage fee.
Pint Size Preservers
Sensory, hands-on preserving fun for preschools, classrooms, scouts, and birthday parties.
Corporate Wellness & Team Events
A 60-minute Lunch & Learn or a 90-minute hands-on workshop.
Little hands, real jars. A sensory, hands-on introduction to food preserving for kids ages 4 and up.
Ages 4–5: smell & taste station, apple washing and peeling, storytelling, and jar-filling practice.
Ages 6+: a mini canning demo with tasting, jar-size sorting, and lid & ring assembly.
Perfect for preschools, classrooms, scout troops, homeschool groups, and birthday parties.
Every child goes home with a jar.
All activities are kid-safe; children will never handle hot or sharp objects. We’ll confirm your date within two business days of booking. Travel beyond a 20-minute drive from Woodstock, Illinois adds a mileage fee.
Your harvest, handled. Garden overflow, CSA box, or orchard haul? I come to your kitchen with the equipment, and we can it together, so you keep the know-how and not just the jars.
Tested, USDA-approved recipes only.
Great for tomatoes, pickles, jams, applesauce, and salsa.
You provide the produce. Jars, lids, and supplies are billed at cost after your session. Not sure how long you need? A bushel of tomatoes is usually 4–6 hours. We’ll confirm your date within two business days of booking. Travel beyond a 20-minute drive from Woodstock, Illinois adds a mileage fee.
Concierge Canning
Your harvest, handled. I bring the equipment to your kitchen and we can it together.