Fire Cider Workshop

$

75

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Overview:

Craft your very own winter tonic during this Fire Cider guided workshop with owner Rachael Robertson. Explore Robertson’s Farm to learn about small-scale farming, and if available within the season, forage ingredients from the garden and surrounding area to add to your tonic. You will discuss the origins, adaptations and uses for making unique Fire Ciders to suit your tastes and availability of seasonal harvesting.

There will be an opportunity to shop in their small on-farm store of health and body care products focused on nature and the abundant gifts it offers

Experience Includes:

  • Walk Robertson’s Farm with your passionate guide Rachael and hear about the Robertson family’s journey to Nova Scotia.
  • Choose and harvest herbs to craft a traditional folk remedy tonic with all equipment and necessary packaging provided.
  • Hot tea in Rachael's home kitchen, that has been crafted and blended on site
  • Chop and crush herbs and vegetables as you prepare the ingredients for your unique blend.
  • Create and take home your very own bottle of Fire Cider

Location:

Robertson's Farm & Apothecary: 754 Canaan Mountain Rd, Canaan, NS

Time:

10am - 11:30am

Price: $75 per person (16+) + HST + booking fee*

Good to Know:

  • This experience is 90 minutes in length and is offered rain or shine.
  • Outdoor footwear is required to walk the farm. Dress for the weather and consider wearing layers as we will be outside for part of the morning.
  • A washroom is available on site
  • All ingredients and packaging for this experience is provided.
  • Guests must be able to navigate uneven terrain and short stairs.

*an online booking platform called FareHarbor helps us manage our bookings.

Calum and Rachael Robertson

Calum and Rachael Robertson are Scottish expats living in rural Nova Scotia with their two boys Hamish and Fearghas.The family share their farm with 11 Highland cattle, who help work the land by nourishing the soil, providing them with beef and are non stop entertainment for the farms cattle herding dog ; Muireach, who is yet to actually excel at his current profession.Botanical formulations are Rachael's hearts desire. Encouraging people to experiment with lotions and potions from garden grown herbs, botanicals and vegetables is Rachael's favourite past time.

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