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 our community.
Taste Local @ SFFM: Mindo Chocolate Makers
SATURDAY // July 25
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Join Barbara Wilson, founder of Mindo Chocolate Makers, for a special pop-up celebrating award-winning, small-batch, bean-to-bar chocolate. Sample a variety of handcrafted bars and learn how Mindo transforms ethically sourced cacao from Ecuador’s cloud forests into exceptional confections. Discover the company’s commitment to pure ingredients, sustainability, and education, and explore Mindo’s unique Dexter-to-Ecuador connection.
No Cost
Community Table: Brew’d – Tepache
WEDNESDAY // July 29
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Join us this week with Rachel Kanaan, cofounder of Unity Vibrations, to learn how to brew tepache, a refreshing fermented pineapple drink. Explore simple seasonal ways to customize flavors and discover how natural enzymes and beneficial bacteria develop during fermentation. Participants will enjoy samples, receive recipes, and leave ready to make it at home.
$7.00
Community Table: Botanical Bath Bombs
WEDNESDAY // August 5
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Join Violet Whitney, owner of Tiani Body Care, for a family-friendly bath bomb decorating activity with natural plant powders, herbs, and dried flowers. Learn about clean, plant-based ingredients and the local farms that grow the botanicals used in their thoughtful products.
$5.00
Community Table: Stitch & Sip
WEDNESDAY // August 12
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Calling all knitters, crocheters, and fiber artists! Join Robin Lehman this week to stitch, chat, and sip locally crafted Fraser iced tea while discovering how natural yarns can bring beauty to your creations. Bring a project to work on—makers of all skill levels are welcome.
No Cost
Community Table: Sourdough Basics
WEDNESDAY // August 19
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Discover the art of sourdough baking with Catherine Badgley. Learn how to create and care for your own starter, explore the basics of baking with sourdough, and see how Michigan-grown grains connect you to our local food system.
No Cost
Taste Local @ SFFM: Mindo Chocolate Makers
SATURDAY// August 22
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Join Kori Kanayama of Purslane Commons for a seasonal cooking demonstration featuring a fresh vegetable stir-fry, homemade salad dressings, and peak-season produce from her homestead and local farms. Discover simple techniques for creating nourishing, locally inspired meals.
No Cost
Community Table: Brew’d – Apple & Pear Bug
WEDNESDAY // August 26
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Join Rachel Kanaan, cofounder of Unity Vibrations, to learn how to create an Apple & Pear Bug, a wild-fermented starter made with seasonal fruit, water, and sugar. Discover how natural yeasts and beneficial bacteria transform fruit into a bubbly drink. Enjoy samples, recipes, and tips to make your own.
$7.00