Plant Preservation in the Pale

Description

In this 75-minute class, we will learn about how Ashkenazi farmers and everyday folk harvested and preserved fruits, vegetables, and herbs for healing. In historic Jewish communities of the Pale of Settlement, the gathering, harvesting and preserving of plants for use as food and medicine each year was a matter of communal survival. Even if they could not access hospitals or formal healthcare, many Jews had their own internal communal systems in place for caring for their sick, keeping them company, and supplying them with food and homemade medicine. Plant remedies in the form of syrups, preserves, cordials, wines, and liqueurs were staples in the folk Ashkenazi medicine cabinet. Access to a pre-recorded class will be available within 72 hours of the live class. Registration Options: Subsidized rate: this rate is intended for working class and poor people who otherwise would not be able to access this class Solidarity rate: this rate more accurately reflects the value of the class and helps us sustain our birthkeeping work and research