Handmade Marshmallows

Instructor: Bonnie Lenneman

Day & Date: Thursday, January 30, 2025

Time: 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Tuition: $40.00

Ages: Intergenerational (16 and up welcome with parent or guardian also registered for the workshop)

Experience Level: Intergenerational (16 and up welcome with parent or guardian also registered for the workshop)

Students Please Bring:

• An Apron or clothes you don’t mind getting messy
• Candy thermometer (if you have one)
• Hand mixer (if you have one)
• Note taking materials
• (Optional) A snack and/or water bottle. Filtered water is available in the classroom

Are you ready to try marshmallows that taste nothing like what comes from the grocery store, made right in your own home? Join us for this hands-on workshop to craft delicious and nourishing handmade marshmallows made with grass-fed beef gelatin, honey, and real marshmallow root. We'll sample flavor variations, and everyone will go home with a tray of marshmallows in the flavor of their choice!

An additional fee for materials provided by your instructor for this workshop is estimated at $15.00 THIS FEE IS PAYABLE TO THE INSTRUCTOR at the time of the workshop. Material fees may change depending on the number of participants and price of materials at the workshop. *Payment by cash or check is required for materials fees. 

* Workshops are subject to low enrollment cancellation if the minimum number of 4 students is not reached. If you have any questions, you’re welcome to call Olive’s Porch for up-to-date enrollment information.

About Instructor: Bonnie Lenneman (she/they) is an herbalist and community educator residing on traditional ᏣᎳᎩ or Tsalagi (Cherokee) land near what's now known as Brasstown, NC (Itseyi), where she explores mountains and creeks, forages, makes medicine, and learns from plant and fungal teachers.  She is passionate about good (and wild) food, the intersection between food and medicine, ancestral skills, ecology, community resilience, and the healing properties of plants. Bonnie shares her enthusiasm with her community through plant walks, food and medicine workshops, an herbal CSA, and wellness consultations through her small business Hearth & Hedge. A former Folk School work study student, student host, and Olive's Porch Artist in Residence, Bonnie has been teaching and assisting Folk School classes since 2015.