Processing & Preserving Elderberries [Workshop]

Name: Processing & Preserving Elderberries [Workshop]
Start: 2025-09-16T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-09-16T20:00:00-05:00
Location: City Sprouts

Schedule

Tue Sep 16 2025 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

City Sprouts | Omaha, NE

If you are looking to start or add to your herbal medicine cabinet, home-made elderberry syrup is a fantastic addition! In this class, we will discuss the healing benefits of this native plant, learn how to process the berries into a syrup, and safely preserve the syrup through a water bath canning method.

This class will be taught by guest instructor Cian Hassovic. Cian previously served as the Education Manager at City Sprouts from 2018-2023, where she managed and led a variety of gardening, culinary, and nature-based classes. Cian earned her Nebraska Master Naturalist certification in February 2023, and she is currently a student of Biology at the University of Nebraska Omaha. She strives to live a more natural and analog life by incorporating plant-based health into her food and medicine cabinets and creating as much from scratch as possible. Cian is excited to return to City Sprouts to cont…

Registration required to attend. Register today with the link below!
https://www.omahasprouts.org/events/processing-preserving-elderberries
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