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: Herbal Syrups
WEDNESDAY // September 9
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Join Rachel Kanaan, cofounder of Unity Vibration, to learn how to make herbal syrups using local seasonal herbs. Discover simple techniques for crafting versatile syrups for cocktails, mocktails, teas, and more. Enjoy samples, recipes, and tips to create your own at home.
$7.00
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 – 1:00 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