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Homemade Yeasted Breads WORKSHOP (Saturday, November 21)

$60.00

Saturday, November 21, 2026

10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

On-farm and in-person right here at The Collins Cluckery in Riley Township!

HOMEMADE YEASTED BREADS

What can you expect?

Homemade Yeasted Breads is calm, organized, deeply practical, and highly approachable. During our hands-on workshop, you’ll mix, knead, raise, and bake your own yeasted bread, discovering during the process how approachable, satisfying, and EASY homemade bread from your own kitchen can be.

Get hands-on with your dough and learn to craft nourishing everyday breads your family will LOVE.

From warm dinner rolls to basic white bread; from gooey cinnamon rolls to Czechoslovakian Braided Bread, the options are endless.

We’ll answer frequently-asked questions, trouble-shoot common bread issues, and learn time-saving techniques.

You’ll learn to “read” your dough and adjust recipes to fit your own family’s tastes and dietary needs.

Join me in my homestead kitchen (Awww…doesn’t that sound cute? It’s just a plain kitchen, I assure you!) as we explore and relearn lost skills…the skills my mom taught me…the skills Grandma Mary taught her…the skills Aunt Mary taught her…

 Join me, Jen, as we bake, we chat, and I teach.

Space is limited, so there are only 8 tickets available.

THIS CLASS IS OVER THE LUNCH HOUR, SO A SIMPLE MEAL WILL BE PROVIDED.

Kids 10 and under are free, but each child must be accompanied by a paying adult. This event is not geared toward young children (read…may be long and boring for your 2-year-old!), so bear that in mind.

Tickets are non-refundable but may be transferred to someone else. Obviously, if WE cancel for any reason, we will refund the price of your ticket.

Saturday, November 21, 2026

10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

On-farm and in-person right here at The Collins Cluckery in Riley Township!

HOMEMADE YEASTED BREADS

What can you expect?

Homemade Yeasted Breads is calm, organized, deeply practical, and highly approachable. During our hands-on workshop, you’ll mix, knead, raise, and bake your own yeasted bread, discovering during the process how approachable, satisfying, and EASY homemade bread from your own kitchen can be.

Get hands-on with your dough and learn to craft nourishing everyday breads your family will LOVE.

From warm dinner rolls to basic white bread; from gooey cinnamon rolls to Czechoslovakian Braided Bread, the options are endless.

We’ll answer frequently-asked questions, trouble-shoot common bread issues, and learn time-saving techniques.

You’ll learn to “read” your dough and adjust recipes to fit your own family’s tastes and dietary needs.

Join me in my homestead kitchen (Awww…doesn’t that sound cute? It’s just a plain kitchen, I assure you!) as we explore and relearn lost skills…the skills my mom taught me…the skills Grandma Mary taught her…the skills Aunt Mary taught her…

 Join me, Jen, as we bake, we chat, and I teach.

Space is limited, so there are only 8 tickets available.

THIS CLASS IS OVER THE LUNCH HOUR, SO A SIMPLE MEAL WILL BE PROVIDED.

Kids 10 and under are free, but each child must be accompanied by a paying adult. This event is not geared toward young children (read…may be long and boring for your 2-year-old!), so bear that in mind.

Tickets are non-refundable but may be transferred to someone else. Obviously, if WE cancel for any reason, we will refund the price of your ticket.

Homestead Where Life Finds You (Classes with Jen)

In our increasingly disconnected and chaotic world, the call for a return to our roots rings ever louder. Join me (Jen) in my homestead kitchen as we rediscover the skills our great-grandparents took for granted. There is little in life more satisfying than pulling a loaf - or four - of freshly-made sourdough bread or fragrant rosemary croissants out of the oven, or seeing your pantry filling with jars of your own home-canned jams, sauces, tomatoes…and even meats or heat-and-eat meals!

The truth is that most of DON’T have a “back 40.” Hey, I call myself a homesteader, yet I’ve “only” got 12 acres, and we really only “farm” on 3 of them. What’s more, I started canning, fermenting, and baking back when I lived on a little city lot in Fraser. One of my friends blows my mind with how much she grows, composts, forages, ferments, cans…all on a city lot on the outskirts of Detroit! When I hear her talk, I’m reminded of the woman in the Bible of whom our Lord said, “She hath done what she could.” We could ALL do more with what we have NOW, where we live NOW.

So don’t let where you are right now hold you back. Once you start diving in, you’ll be surprised at how much you can accomplish.

Stay tuned for announcements of more upcoming classes! Things like…

  • Homemade Yeasted Bread Baking

  • SOURDOUGH Bread Baking

  • Yogurt and Butter Making (No raw milk required!)

  • Cheese Making

  • Canning without a Pressure Canner! (Think fruits and jams.)

  • Canning with a Pressure Canner (It’s not as scary as you think.) Learn to fill your pantry shelves with YOUR OWN “pre-packaged” meals!

  • Fermenting (A terrific way to put up a little of this, a little of that…it’s how folks “canned” before canning was a thing. And, oh, the gut-health benefits!)

  • Bone Broth