Past Workshops
IDEA TO MARKET: HOW TO START A FOOD BUSINESS
Participants will learn how to refine their product idea, understand food safety and regulatory requirements, choose the right business structure, price products profitably, and navigate packaging, labeling, and distribution. We’ll also cover common startup pitfalls and smart ways to test your product before making major investments.
SCALING YOUR FOOD BUSINESS: FROM SMALL BATCH TO SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
Participants will explore how to assess readiness for growth,streamline operations, improve margins, manage cash flow, and make informed decisions about scaling production, staffing, and distribution. Topics include wholesale versus direct-to-consumer strategies, co-packing considerations, pricing for growth, and avoiding the most common scaling mistakes that derail food businesses.
FERMENTATION 101
A comprehensive workshop designed to educate participants on the science and health benefits of food fermentation, one of humanity's oldest preservation methods. Through fermentation's impact on the gut microbiome, these traditional foods support digestive health, metabolic balance, and immune function in ways that modern research continues to validate.
MICROFARM INTENSIVE
We, at FoodLab, believe that farming on smaller parcels of land in a biointensive way is the future of food production. It’s a different type of farming than conventional farming that can lead to higher yields and higher profits, while respecting the environment. It’s a technique and a practice.
GARDEN SIGNAGE: THE FUSION OF CREATIVITY AND HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE
Dive into the captivating realm where art and science converge! In the Signage:The Fusion of Creativity and Horticultural Science workshop, you will embark on a creative journey to breathe life into the FoodLab Education Garden through visually stunning and intellectually engaging signage.
HANDS ON HORTICULTURE: UNVEILING THE SECRETS OF PLANT SCIENCE
A series of workshops, each comprising four engaging sessions where we blend horticultural theory with practical, hands-on learning. Explore the world of plants in our educational space and greenhouse, gaining a deep understanding of horticultural concepts while actively participating in planting, cultivating, and nurturing.
CULTIVATING WELLNESS: DESIGN AND PLANT SELECTION FOR MEDICINAL HERB GARDENS
Unlock the secrets of nature’s pharmacy in our immersive and empowering workshop series, “Cultivating Wellness.” This comprehensive course invites you on a botanical journey into the world of medicinal herbs, offering you the skills to design and curate your own vibrant and therapeutic herb garden.
NO POLLINATORS; NO FOOD
Make a Pollinator garden!
The focus of this workshop is everything Pollination, with an emphasis on growing pollinator plants.
BERRY CULTIVATION & MEDICINAL USES
Rachel Stephens will share the folklore, cultivation and health benefits of berries and bring elderberry branches from the farm to be cut and potted by the students.
RAISED BED GARDENING
This workshop will compare raised bed, flat ground, and container gardens and how each affects the quality and quantity of the food grown in it.
WHAT THE FORK ARE YOU EATING?
If cooking at home means less money spent, healthier food choices, less calories, and greater control over health, why isn’t everyone doing it?
What The Fork Are You Eating, taught by Stefanie Sacks, is designed to help you remove your obstacles, whether lack of knowledge and skills, confusion, perceived access to and cost of healthy food, and time.