PA Library hosts ‘Homestead Home-Ec’

Published 12:30 pm Wednesday, April 6, 2016

What was life like for the handful of individuals who first settled in Clallam County?

Learn the answers to these questions and more at Homestead Home-Ec, a free series of hands-on programs at the Port Angeles Library exploring the handicrafts and skills of early Olympic Peninsula residents.

Come learn a new-old skill and pick up a little history about the area. These timeless skills are coming into fashion again as people try to avoid unnecessarily processed foods, use more natural ingredients and focus on less wasteful handmade clothing and other household items.

All Homestead Home-Ec programs are at 6 p.m. in the Raymond Carver Room of the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St., on the following dates:

• Wednesday, April 13: “Water-Bath Canning”

Learn how to preserve your own foods, whether homegrown or hand-foraged, from the grocery store or the farmers market.

• Wednesday, April 20: “Yeast Bread Made Easy”

Craft your own basic honey wheat loaf to take and bake at home.

• Wednesday, April 27: “Chickens, Ducks and Turkeys”

Get all the information you need to start raising and keeping poultry in your backyard. Enjoy a lively talk about the handling of eggs. Copies of Victoria Miller’s “Pure Poultry” will be available for purchase on-site.

Reserve a spot

Space is limited and registration is required; to reserve your place, call the library at 417-8500, send an email to Discover@nols.org or register using the online calendar at www.nols.org.

For more information, call librarian Sarah Morrison at 417-8500, ext. 7750, or visit www.nols.org and select “Events” and “Port Angeles.”

This program series is supported by the Port Angeles Friends of the Library.