If you are a beginner cheese maker then this is the kit for you!!! This kit makes eight delicious, homemade cheeses: Farmhouse Cheddar, Gouda, Monterey Jack, Feta, Cottage Cheese, Colby, Parmesan and Ricotta. read more
$29.95
Welcome!
Welcome to FARMcurious, an organization designed to educate, inspire and equip urban homesteaders with an interest in producing their own food, preserving the harvest, reducing their environmental impact and eating seasonally and sustainably without abandoning their urban lifestyle. Check out our Events page for an urban homesteading demonstration or our Store to purchase homesteading products to get you started!
Featured Products:
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Apple Tool – Peels, slices and cores in one motion!
This is one of those kitchen gadgets you really truly need if you get into Fall apple mania like I do. With a turn of the lever, it peels, slices and cores the apple all at once. read more
$28.00
Ultimate Cherry Pitter with Hopper
Have you ever pitted ten pounds of cherries? Well, we have – and we found the only way to get help is to have the best toys on the block. Everyone will want to help out when they see this cool pitter meant for big jobs. read more
$17.00
5-Piece Basic Canning Starter Kit
Yeah, sure you can preserve without the appropriate tools. Never mind the scalding hot water, liquid magma-filled 3-lb jars waiting to slip out of your grip onto your toes.
$15.00
Fresh French Goat Cheese Kit for Beginners
The perfect beginner kit for making cheeses with delicious goat milk!!!! Includes recipes for Chevre, Fresh French Style Goat Cheese and Lactic Cheese.
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$24.95
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Upcoming Events and Classes:
Don’t miss our final event of the summer before Nicole goes out on maternity leave:
May 12, 2012 (1-8pm) - Underground Homestead Party – reserve your tickets here
Sample delicious homemade creations while you explore your homesteading wish list and learn some new skills! Our third semi-annual Underground Homesteading Party will be part DIY food & gardening demos, part spring shopping and all celebration.
MORE TO COME! Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter and sign up for our newsletter (upper right corner of this page) to be informed about all of our upcoming events and classes, including our guerrilla canning classes.
Inspiration:
See more!Small garden tips and a book giveaway
My very favorite Bay Area gardening book is Golden Gate Gardening, a work of genius written by Pam Peirce. I love the book so much that when I speak to serious SF Bay Area gardeners and find that they don’t own it I’m shocked. I reference it anytime I plant something new and frequently before harvesting a new crop. If you’re growing veggies here in our climate, I consider it a must-have, which is why I’m going to give one away this month.
A Fermentation Primer
Gorgeous hand-made fermenting crock
Fermentation is an age-old practice that may date back to as many as 12,000 years ago during the Paleolithic period.
That said, it’s a practice that holds as much value today as it did thousands of years ago. Not only is fermentation a time-honored way to preserve the harvest or create a mind-altering beverage, it’s also a healthful and natural way to boost the nutritional value of the food.
Testimonials:
“I had Nicole over to teach myself and 10 friends the basics of kombucha making, yogurt making, and canning and we had such a wonderful evening! Nicole is knowledgeable, friendly, and adaptive to the group and it’s questions or specific interests. We all came away excited to make one of the things we learned, and actually followed up to make them. Was such a fun thing to do with friends vs another dinner out. Nicole structured the session based on our interests, and was flexible to the group. Highly recommend!!” – Danielle G.
“We had a farmCurious party at our house and it was a huge hit. Nice excuse to have people over, and it was interesting to learn all the different areas of urban homesteading that our friends were into (It was like a coming out party for closeted cheesemakers and beer brewers). We had about 15 people over and everybody was transfixed. We learned soooo much stuff, and got hooked into some very, very useful resources that are specific to Bay Area gardening, including Nicole who’s knowledge is encyclopedic. Would definitely do this again, but am hoping I get invited to somebody else’s farmCurious party (hint hint).” – Arkay K
