Here are descriptions of our Foodie Talks and Demos with associated attachments and links.   Videos of the webinars will be posted shortly.  We’d really appreciate your feedback.  Just click on the Feedback button below to submit your anonymous comments.  Thank you in advance.

10:00 AM

Alternative Packaging and Its Impact on Wine

Speaker:  Shelby Hearn

Bottles, cans, boxes, corks, screw caps… wine comes in all shapes and sizes.  Shelby Hearn of Suhru Wines in Cutchogue discusses the reasons vintners choose different closures and packaging and what it can mean about the quality of the wine they contain.  You may be surprised!  Learn more at Suhru Wines.

11:00 AM

Challah Baking Workshop

Speaker: Ellen Love

Ellen Love explains the art of baking challah, the festive bread served at Jewish celebrations. You’ll receive the recipe for this rich and delicious egg bread when you register so you can bake along with  Ellen as she demonstrates all the steps to creating a beautiful and delectable loaf including kneading, proofing, braiding and more.

View Ellen’s recipe HERE.

12:00 PM

How to Taste Wine Like a Pro

Speaker: Lilia Perez

Have your wine and glasses ready to participate at home when RGNY’s Bordeaux-trained Winemaker, Lilia Pérez of RGNY Wine hosts a virtual wine tasting.  Learn about the Bordeaux-influenced winemaking processes at RGNY.  She will take participants through the how-to techniques for tasting wine like a pro.   Check out their website HERE.

Learn more about Lilia HERE and click on PREP WORK well before September 13th so that you will be ready for the tasting along with Lilia.

Please review these attachments and print them out before your tasting session:  How to Taste Wine Like a Pro, RGNY Wine Tasting Notes, and RGNY Technical Cards.

1:00 pm

Winter Seed Sowing

Speaker:  Sharna Nicholson

Master Gardener Sharna Nicholson will teach you how to start seeds OUTDOORS in January, February & March for easy planting in the springtime. Since many students could be doing remote learning this school year, this presentation offers an excellent science project for adults and children to do together.

Here are some TIPS for winter seed showing.

2:00 PM

Quick-Pickling with North Fork Produce

Speaker: Casey Corn

Casey Corn is a chef, caterer, food writer and general food enthusiast who loves sharing her knowledge and passion.    Casey will teach you how to save a little of the summer by quick pickling using ingredients found at local North Fork farm stands.  When you register for this webinar, you’ll receive a recipe and list of equipment so you participate at home. Learn more about Casey and watch a few videos HERE.

Check out pickling tips HERE.

3:00 PM

Backyard Vineyard – From Pruning to Harvesting Your Grapes

Speaker:  John Nicholson

Are you dreaming of growing your own wine grapes? John Nicholson is living proof that it can be done! His webinar will help get you started. John’s webinar will include discussions of different types of pruning, bud dissections to determine health of your vines, de-leafing and thinning the vines to get the best possible yield.

4:00 PM

Re-Imaging the School Garden

Speaker: Penny Rudder

Greenport School’s garden which once languished in the summer after the end of the school year has been reborn as expansive full-year space that offers nourishment of all kinds to the entire school and community, from the food they grow and share at their “Free for All Market” to a moment for art or meditation to an outdoor classroom to their engaging Facebook and Instagram pages. Penny describes the process of transformation, the ongoing collective work and how feeding a community with a garden nurtures hope, joy and unity.

Check out the Facebook page for the Greenport School Unity Garden HERE.  Here is a recipe you can try at home.