Learn to make sourdough, it is easy to do. And you don’t need a perfect schedule to make one or two. You don’t need to fit in with it, it can fit in with you. Sure it won’t always be perfect but it will always taste good. I will teach you to make your own […]
Join our CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) Pork Share and receive pork directly from our farm OUR NEXT SHARE IS READY FOR PICK UP ON SATURDAY 25TH NOVEMBER 10am-5pm 2023 (For City of Ballarat, Hepburn Shire, Castlemaine, Woodend, Inner City Melbourne Suburbs: Melbourne CBD, Fitzroy, Northcote, Coburg, Collingwood, Abbotsford, Footscray, Pascoe Vale, Carlton, Fairfield, Brunswick East […]
What you will learn Learn to make beautiful handmade soap at home using readily available kitchen tools. And learn to extract essential oil and hydrosol from various plants through distillation. Class Detail We will make oil and hydrosol from seasonal plant material, either lavender, eucalyptus, rosemary, or some other seasonal herb or foliage. This class will be divided […]
Learn to make sourdough, it is easy to do. And you don’t need a perfect schedule to make one or two. You don’t need to fit in with it, it can fit in with you. Sure it won’t always be perfect but it will always taste good. I will teach you to make your own […]
Join the extremely talented Ilka White and make your own Braided Rag Rug here at ORTO Farm. We will start with a very brief introduction and tour of ORTO then leap deeply into making fantastic rag rugs using an off-loom, spiral-woven braiding technique. This braiding technique weaves in as we go so there is no stitching up required […]
Wild weeds in your garden can be used to create sumptuous rewilding meals! In my kitchen garden, I manage weeds to ensure they don’t overtake the garden, but I never get rid of them entirely, because I need them. They help me to create diverse nutrient-rich meals. The only weeds I don’t like are those […]
Join the extremely talented Heather Thomas in this very informative Natural Dyeing Class. This class will Introduce you to the world of natural dyeing. Learn how to effectively dye wool and cotton cloth with plants using techniques which you can easily recreate at home. Understand the mordanting process, which uses mineral salts to help the […]
Beautiful hand made soaps for sale at ORTO, $5 each, or three for $12. Join me on Saturday 11th November 2:30pm - 5pm here at Village Dreaming, 100 Allisons Rd Blampied. Cash or EFT. Coconut & olive oil soap bars or Tallow soap bars from our pasture raised pigs
I am selling beautiful hand made soaps Monday 13th November to Friday 17th November. Soaps are $4 each and gift packed. Come to ORTO Farm, 100 Allisons Rd, Blampied, by making a time with me. Text me on 0487 063 745 and let me know when you would like to come. You can be spontaneous […]
The art of infusing alcohol with herbs, spices, flowers and fruits has long been valued for both fun and for good health. And aren't they very much the same thing? In this class Anne Shea (award winning maker of wines, beers, liqueurs and more at @smallbatchbooze) will guide you through making infusions from scratch. You'll […]