Jam, Jelly, and Canning For many years Martha Garcia, Charles’ mother made jams and jellies in a small two person company. She also preserved many of the fruits and vegetables grown in her garden. Martha passed much of this… Read More »Jam, Jelly, and Canning
I was born and raised in a time when neighbors did not lock their doors at night, when summer nights were punctuated by the rumbling of the nearby Contadina cannery, and pickup softball games could last until midnight. It was… Read More »A Summer Tale of Yerba Mansa
Ritual of the Orchards A few years ago I returned home to the central valley of California for a short visit and to pay my respects to the ghosts of memory that occasionally haunt me for good or ill reasons.… Read More »A Memory of Autumn: Ritual of the Orchards by Charles Garcia
A class with deep emotional influences for the instructor. Charles will share the many foods and drinks used by his mother to keep her family and neighbors well in hard times in California’s Central Valley. These will include soups, meals, teas,… Read More »Grandma Garcia’s Healing Foods & Remedies Class 1