Facilitate a Community Table!
Love sharing ideas, stories, or hands-on activities about local food, sustainability, or community well-being? We provide the tea and mugs—you bring the topic! Sign up here to host a conversation and connect with community.
Community Table: Heirloom Corn
WEDNESDAY // October 14
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Discover the possibilities of locally grown, heirloom corn with local farmer, Ben Monroe. Learn how corn goes from field to table through hands-on demonstrations of shelling and grinding and explore how this traditional crop can nourish our community.
No Cost
Community Table: Washtenaw Tool Bank Collective
WEDNESDAY // October 21
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Learn how the Washtenaw Tool Bank Collective supports land care with Doug Reith of the Washtenaw County Conservation District. Explore tools for fall ecological restoration, farming, and gardening through hands-on demonstrations and practical guidance. Discover which tools are best suited for different projects, when to use them, and how they can help care for local landscapes.
No Cost
Taste Local @ SFFM: Smiling Jim’s Organic Seasonings
SATURDAY // October 24
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Smiling Jim’s Organic Seasonings returns for this month’s pop up event! Meet Deborah Bliss and hear the story behind their seasonings while sampling blends perfect for adding flavor to your favorite fall dishes. Made with certified organic herbs and spices, locally grown organic peppers, and organic compliant kosher salt, their blends are always free from additives, fillers, MSG, GMOs, and artificial ingredients.
No Cost
The Open Spoon
SUNDAY // October 25
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Join Liz Barney for a full moon gathering to share stories and celebrate the seasonal shifts. In October, our theme is BELONGING. Bring a story about a time you experienced this feeling, a memory of a place or food that the theme reminds you of, or just come to listen and enjoy tea.
$10.00
Community Table: Brew’d : Fresh-Hopped Rice Ale, Pt.1
WEDNESDAY // October 28
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Join Rachel Kanaan and Mason Shipe for a hands-on introduction to fresh-hopped rice ale. Learn how to brew with local hops and alternative grains, take home a recipe, fresh hops, and a koji cake to continue fermenting at home. This is the first of a two-part series, with a tasting and follow-up in November.
$22.00
Community Table: Hand-Rolled
Beeswax Candles
WEDNESDAY // November 4
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Make your own hand-rolled taper candles from beeswax sheets and wicks with Malinda Barr of Beeswax Barrn. Discover the many uses, benefits, and history of beeswax, see how candles are made using silicone molds, and learn what makes beeswax such a unique and sustainable material.
$10.00
Community Table: Botanical Bath Bombs
WEDNESDAY // November 11
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Join Violet Whitney, owner of Tiani Body Care, for a festive, family-friendly bath bomb painting activity using natural plant powders, herbs, and dried flowers. Learn about clean, plant-based ingredients while letting your creativity bloom as you decorate your own bath bombs! Create a gift for yourself or give one to someone special this holiday season.
$5.00
Community Table: Fresh-Hopped Rice Ale, Pt.2
WEDNESDAY // November 18
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Join Rachel Kanaan and Mason Shipe for a follow-up discussion and tasting of the wild-fermented rice beers participants have been brewing at home since the first event in this two-part series. Share your brewing experience, compare how your batches turned out, and taste what others created. Participants are invited to bring their own batch to sample with the group.
No Cost
Taste Local @ SFFM: Miss Kim’s Jams
SATURDAY // November 21
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Join Kim Pendygraft of Miss Kim’s Jams for a delicious pop-up featuring her handcrafted, small-batch specialties. Using ingredients sourced from farms and producers throughout Michigan, Kim creates jams, pickles, and pie fillings that celebrate the flavors of our local harvest. Stop by to sample her seasonal creations and learn more about the inspiration behind each jar.
No Cost