• MILK CULTURING CLASS

    Common Ground Alaska Farmstead 6189 S. Carat, Big Lake, AK, United States

    Milk Culturing – Cheese & Fermented Dairy Basics Have you ever wondered how to make fresh mozzarella from scratch? Or been curious about milk kefir, its benefits, and how to actually use it in your kitchen? This is the class for you. In this very hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to make cheese and cultured…

  • Learning to Grow Mushrooms with Far North Fungi

    Join Common Ground Alaska and Far North Fungi for a fun morning learning all about growing mushrooms both indoors and outdoors - and then plant some to take home! Saturday, March 28th, 2026 10:00a & 1:00p Register here! https://www.tixtree.com/e/hands-on-mushroom-growing-7ee77ed5b377 Come join Allison Dunbar and Gabriel DeGange of Far North Fungi for a hands-on mushroom growing…

  • DEMYSTIFYING DETOX AND GUT HEALTH with Emily Foster, Alaska Wellness Woman

    Susitna Brewing Cafe Room 5120 S Big Lake Rd., Big Lake, AK, United States

    In this class, Emily Foster from Alaska Wellness Woman will guide us through the basics of functional digestive anatomy, and how it plays a role in parasite protocols and healthy detoxification. We’ll finish with a Q&A—so come ready with your questions! And it's all FREE! There will be prizes, samples, and we're even going to…

  • FRUIT TREE PRUNING & SPRING ORCHARD MAINTENANCE

    Common Ground Alaska Farmstead 6189 S. Carat, Big Lake, AK, United States

    In this awesome, interactive class, you’re going to learn all about spring orchard maintenance including how to look for winter damage and what to do about it. Then, you’ll have a lesson on pruning that will help you with your home orchard to achieve maximum production and disease resistance. You will be asked to determine…

  • FRUIT TREE PRUNING & SPRING ORCHARD MAINTENANCE

    Common Ground Alaska Farmstead 6189 S. Carat, Big Lake, AK, United States

    In this awesome, interactive class, you’re going to learn all about spring orchard maintenance including how to look for winter damage and what to do about it. Then, you’ll have a lesson on pruning that will help you with your home orchard to achieve maximum production and disease resistance. You will be asked to determine…

  • PORK & PANTRY with Tandy Hogate

    Susitna Brewing Cafe Room 5120 S Big Lake Rd., Big Lake, AK, United States

    Learn to make homemade sausage from ground pork and how to make homemade bacon, too! Once you've tried them, you won't go back! It's more economical, it's healthier, and the flavor simply can't be beat. After you know all about making sausage and bacon, we'll talk in-depth about filling your pantry with good, Alaska products.…

  • SEED SWAP AND SOWING with Tandy Hogate & Local Gardener(s) Panel

    Susitna Brewing Cafe Room 5120 S Big Lake Rd., Big Lake, AK, United States

    Let's get together and swap some seeds and learn all about gardening in Alaska! We will have a panel of a few local gardeners available for Q&A after they share their favorite gardening tips. We'll round out the evening with a good old-fashioned seed swap! Bring any seeds you want to share and we'll swap!…

  • MILK CULTURING AND CHEESEMAKING with Tandy Hogate

    Susitna Brewing Cafe Room 5120 S Big Lake Rd., Big Lake, AK, United States

    If you've ever wondered how to make your own cultured milk products and cheese (and why you would even want to), be sure to grab a spot in this FREE class! This is my very favorite class to teach because it's really very simple! After the demonstration, we'll follow up with a Q&A time to…

  • SPRING OPEN HOUSE & PLANT PICKUP WEEKEND!

    Common Ground Alaska Farmstead 6189 S. Carat, Big Lake, AK, United States

    It's our favorite time of year, when all of the planning we did over the winter is finally just about ready to be put into fruition! If you pre-ordered plants from us for spring pickup - you can pick them up at this event. If you need orchard plants, hanging baskets, perennial veggies, or if…

  • HEALTH & HUSBANDRY FOR HOMESTEAD ANIMALS with Doctor Tom Roskos

    Big Lake Lions Club 2942 S Lions Ct, Big Lake, AK, United States

    Our livestock deserve this. They deserve our confidence in their care, ensuring good preventative health practices & natural methods of treatment. That is exactly the confidence that an upcoming intensive workshop, “Health & Husbandry for Homestead Animals” with Dr. Tom Roskos will provide. About Doc Tom: Doc Tom Roskos is a licensed veterinarian in western…