Experiential Short Course Date: September, 26-28. 2025
This experience focuses on chile and garlic diversity and blends both culinary and medicinal benefits of these potent foods in a journey through fields and culinary tastings, leveraging diverse food cultures, scientific inquiry, and traditional dishes to inspire your own inclusion at home and capturing the many anti-bacterial and anti-viral benefits of these crops for health promotion and longevity.
Farm Tour with Tastings and Bakehouse Lunch Sept 27 (10AM-1PM): The Farm tour will focus on varietal chiles in the field with fresh chile tastings, chile roasting, and various garlic aiolis, roasted mud ball garlic and bread delights to sample. Lunch at the bakehouse will integrate the chiles and garlic you experienced in the field.
Bakehouse Experience Sept 28 (10AM-1PM): Sunday morning coffee/tea with morning buns will accompany an Introduction into the nutrition and health properties of garlic and chiles followed by hands-on learning in the kitchen emphasizing culinary applications and medicinal properties of working with garlic & chile at home.
Cost for the full experience includes a welcome basket, farm experience with tastings and bakehouse lunch, Sunday morning coffee with morning buns, introductory lecture, and bakehouse cooking/baking experience. Lodging is NOT included but we have partnered with the Canyon of the Ancients Guest Ranch and Ancient Echoes at Kelly Place to create one of the most beautiful and unforgettable Southwest experiences for you.
General Schedule:
Friday: Arrival between 12 and 6pm at Pueblo Seed & Food Co. Bakehouse in Cortez, CO to pick up Welcome basket & course schedule followed by check in. Dinner on your own or use what’s in the basket!
Saturday: Breakfast on your own at lodges with possible hiking, biking, yoga and other activities offered by your lodge hosts.
Late Morning 3-Hour Farm Experience led by Dan Hobbs with Lunch at Pueblo Seed & Food Co. Bakehouse (Exact times depend on season)
Afternoon Back to Lodges for relaxation.
Sunday: 10am Coffee with Morning Buns, Educational Session, Bakehouse Tour & Bakehouse Experience
Followed by Shopping at Bakehouse, the option of signing up for a Healthy Lifestyle Consultation, and departure
CANCELLATION POLICY: Host cancellations due to weather, other environmental or personal issues will result in a full refund to all participants.
Participants will receive full refund if requested 15 days prior to the event. For late cancellations, we will refund half of registration cost.
Hotel cancellation policies are separate from our policies. Please check with your host hotel for their cancellation policy.
COMMUNICATION: Two weeks prior to the course we will send you details regarding logistics, course details, and policies, with a short questionnaire regarding dietary and other restrictions or preferences.
OTHER RESTRICTIONS: This is an alcohol free event. However, we recommend Wild Edge Brewery, Sutcliffe Vinyards, and Fenceline Cider as great places to enjoy local beverages.
No pets are allowed on our farm or in our bakehouse but trained service dogs are welcome.
This event is for ages 18 years and up (special requests can be sent to info@puebloseed.com).