Preserve the Spring Harvest with Tim

As part of a new seasonal workshop series, Preserve the Harvest: Spring, celebrates the art of making the most of fresh, delicious and locally available produce while it’s at its very best! 

Join us at Perth City Farm this June for a hands-on class exploring traditional preservation techniques and recipes from around the world. Guided by what’s in season from the farm and market, we’ll discuss, taste and create a selection of sweet or savoury preserves — from jams and chutneys to condiments and sauces.

Along the way, you’ll learn the fundamentals of home preservation, including safe and simple methods for pickling, lacto-fermenting, jam-making and dehydrating. We’ll also cover the basics of equipment, terminology, sourcing ingredients, and how to adapt all recipes to use what you have at home. 

Enjoy tastings throughout the session, take home a jar of your own preserves, and leave with the skills, recipes, and confidence to continue seasonal preservation in your own home kitchen.

Most equipment and materials are provided, but please bring a few wide-mouth clean glass jars for your products.

Meet Tim

Tim Greaves has over 25 years of experience as a chef in Australia and the U.K., focused on European and Modern Australian Fine Dining. These days he focuses on sharing his skills as a teacher and running his hot sauce business 'Foraged Fire.' Tim is passionate about sustainability, minimising waste and sourcing and eating locally and an obsessive forager, fermenter and home gardener.

On Saturday our weekly farmer's market will be in full swing during your workshop, so it's worth arriving a little early to check out the stalls and maybe buy some fresh produce.

Perth City Farm is a community urban farm that supports connected, sustainable communities. Established on a former industrial site in East Perth, this polluted site has been lovingly rehabilitated by volunteers to become a Western Australian icon for environmental sustainability and community engagement. We provide space and opportunities to build community connections, and educate and enable people to live sustainably.