Homestead Arts: Homemade Condiments

Homestead Arts: Homemade Condiments

Dec 29, 2019

Due to the Coronavirus we have to cancel this event. We hope to reschedule! Please check back.
Make your next picnic amazing with your own home-made condiments. Learn how to make mayonnaise, mustard, ketchup, and relish, and how to tailor each recipe to make your own signature versions.

Homestead Arts: Garden Prep and Seed Starting

Homestead Arts: Garden Prep and Seed Starting

Dec 29, 2019

Due to the Coronavirus we have to cancel this event. We hope to reschedule! Please check back.
Get your garden ready for planting and start your tomato seeds inside so they are ready when the weather warms up.

Homestead Arts: Fruit Tree Grafting

Homestead Arts: Fruit Tree Grafting

Dec 29, 2019

Due to the Coronavirus we have to cancel this event. We hope to reschedule! Please check back.
Learn how to graft new varieties of fruit onto existing trees or new rootstock for custom fruit trees.

Homestead Arts: Beyond Sauerkraut Class

Homestead Arts: Beyond Sauerkraut Class

Dec 28, 2019

Ready to explore the world of fermentation? Learn how to make your own fermented pickles, salsa, hot sauce, a variety of fermented non-alcoholic beverages, and even corned beef. Take home a pint of giardiniera and some habanero hot sauce to finish fermenting at home....
Homestead Arts: Sauerkraut & Kombucha

Homestead Arts: Sauerkraut & Kombucha

Dec 19, 2019

Learn fermentation basics as we turn a head (or several) of cabbage into sauerkraut and take home a pint to ferment and enjoy. A special modified technique lets you ferment directly in the jar. We will also make a batch of kombucha and there will be kombucha SCOBY to...
Girls Scouts Only: Pioneer Girls Early Settlers May 2020

Girls Scouts Only: Pioneer Girls Early Settlers May 2020

Dec 2, 2019

Due to the Coronavirus we have to cancel this event. We hope to reschedule! Please check back.
Go back in time and live like an Oregon settler in 1890 at the historic Dr. Snapp House. Built in 1886, this home is in a park next to the Coast Fork Willamette River.

Homestead Arts: Soap Making Class

Aug 16, 2019

Soap Making with Kevin PrierThe techniques have been refined, but the chemistry of making soap has been the same for thousands of years. Learn the basics of making bar soap from scratch. We will discuss the chemistry of saponification, properties of different base...

Oregon Trail Talk & Tea March 2018

Jan 8, 2018

Oregon Trail Talk & Tea Experience our Letters From the Trail Presentation and Curriculum For home schoolers, at the SMJ House, in Eugene Oregon on Sunday March 18th Event is FULL, Please catch us next year. Meet Mrs. Annabelle Smith, an emigrant on the Oregon...
Girl Scouts Day: Home on the Prairie March 2018

Girl Scouts Day: Home on the Prairie March 2018

Jan 8, 2018

Go back in time and live like an Oregon settler in 1850 at our pioneer education center. The family farm includes a pond, chickens, garden, one-room schoolhouse, and a pioneer “homestead”. We can provide pioneer clothing like bonnets and aprons or you can...
Homestead Arts: Felted Placemats May 2018

Homestead Arts: Felted Placemats May 2018

Dec 28, 2017

Come make your own unique placemat using felting techniques! It’s easy, all it takes is soap and water and the colored wool rovings- a little agitation and presto! You have your very own felted creation. These fun placemats can be used around the house under a...