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: Seasonal Salad Dressings
WEDNESDAY // September 16
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Discover how to make flavorful salad dressings with Robin Lehman using locally crafted vinegars from Donkey Provisions. Learn simple recipes for salads, marinades, and more while experimenting with seasonal flavor combinations. Sample a variety of dressings and take home recipes to recreate at home.
No Cost
Community Table: Wet Felting Basics
WEDNESDAY // September 23
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Join local fiber artist and shepherd Mitch Fehrle of the Michigan Fibershed for a hands-on wet felting workshop. Learn basic felting techniques while creating a hot pad using Michigan-sourced wool. This beginner-friendly class highlights local, sustainable fibers, with all materials provided—no experience necessary.
$15.00
Taste Local @ SFFM : Mindo Coffee
SATURDAY // September 26
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Join Barbara Wilson founder of Mindo Chocolate Makers for a coffee tasting pop-up featuring locally roasted coffee beans from around the world. Sample freshly brewed coffee, explore the flavors and stories behind each bean, and learn more about Barbara’s passion for roasting and the craft behind every cup.
No Cost
Workshop: From Bean To Brew
SATURDAY // September 26
11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Experience a hands-on coffee roasting workshop with founder Barbara Wilson of Mindo Chocolate Makers. With more than 25 years of experience roasting coffee, and drawing from her work as a chocolate maker, café owner, and coffee roaster, Barbara will explore how varietal, harvest, processing, roasting, and brewing all influence flavor. Watch a live roasting demonstration, taste a variety of coffees, and discover the journey from bean to brew.
$75.00
Community Table: Black Walnut Revival
WEDNESDAY // September 30
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Black walnuts are often seen as a nuisance, but they can be a valuable source of free, local food. Join Billy Sullivan to rediscover these abundant, nutrient rich nuts and learn how to collect, dehull, cure, and shell them for your own table.
No Cost
Community Table: Lacto-Fermented Hot Sauce
WEDNESDAY // October 7
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Louis Daher, a longtime fermentation enthusiast, demonstrates how to turn hot peppers and mango into lacto-fermented hot sauce. Learn the process, explore flavor variations, and discover how to preserve locally grown produce. Take home a sample in your own jar, along with recipes and tips to make your own.
No Cost
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
Community Table: Brew’d : Fresh-Hopped Wild Rice Ale, Pt.1
WEDNESDAY // October 28
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Join Rachel Kanaan and Mason Shipe of Jupiter Fen Kombucha Club for a hands-on introduction to fresh-hopped wild 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