NEA Big Read Kickoff Event: The Round House

National Endowment for the Arts Sponsored Big Read Kickoff Event on the book The Round House by Louise Erdrich. Key Note Speaker is Bryan Newland, Chairman, Bay Mills Indian Community. Showing of This River which is a short documentary that offers an Indigenous perspective on the devastating experience of searching for a loved one who…

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Sustainability Series: Beth Waitrovich & Stephanie Ostrenga-Sprague MSU Extension “Home Food Preservation Demonstration”

This virtual presentation featuring Beth Waitrovich and Stephanie Ostrenga-Sprague with MSU Extension will cover the basics of food preservation including equipment needed, ways to preserve food including canning, freezing and dehydrating, what foods need to be canned in a pressure canner and what can be processed in a hot water bath or steam canner. Click…

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Culinary Series: Zach Schroeder “Cooking Demonstration: Lacto Fermentation”

Zach Schroeder, Program Director & Executive Chef, joins us from the Les Cheneaux Culinary School with a Cooking Demonstration on Lacto-Fermentation. What is lacto-fermentation? It is the process by which bacteria break down the sugars in foods and create lactic acid. Lacto-fermented foods include yogurt, sauerkraut, kimchi, and pickles. Click here to access the Closed…

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