Freeze-dried foods are becoming more popular, but many people still aren’t sure how to actually use them in everyday life. This workshop is designed to make freeze-dried foods feel simple, practical, and approachable—using real ingredients in ways that support busy schedules, travel, meal planning, emergency preparedness, and everyday convenience.

Participants will learn what freeze-dried foods are, how they compare to other food preservation methods, and why they work so well for both convenience and quality. We’ll cover practical ways to use freeze-dried ingredients in meals, snacks, smoothies, soups, travel food, and quick everyday cooking. The workshop will also explore when to rehydrate foods, when you don’t need to, and how to build a simple pantry with versatile freeze-dried staples.

Christine, along with her husband and sister, has spent the past five years freeze-drying food for their families and business. What began as a way to store food has grown into a practical system for simplifying meals, reducing food waste, and keeping real food options readily available for everyday life.

This class focuses on practical use—not how to operate a freeze dryer. Participants will leave with beginner-friendly guidance, everyday meal ideas, preparedness tips, and simple ways to start using freeze-dried foods with confidence.

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Christine Lunceford is the co-founder of Oh My Goodness Farm, a small family business focused on helping people use freeze-dried foods and simple, real-food solutions in everyday life. She works along side her sister, Autumn, and her husband, combining their shared passion for practical, healthy living.

Together, they have been freeze-drying food for the past five years. What started as a way to store food and reduce waste for their own families has grown into a business where they teach others how to use freeze-dried ingredients in meals, snacks, and pantry cooking.

Christine enjoys helping others discover that real food doesn’t have to be complicated—meals can be quick, convenient, and still made with simple, wholesome ingredients.

“Value” in visual arts is how dark or light a surface is. Most accomplished artists know that value is more important than color. Training the eye to see value is key to creating believable, three-dimensional illusion when drawing or painting. In this course, students will complete assignments that improve the artist's ability to see value and use simple tools to find the value of any given object.

Appropriate for age levels 15 thru Adult.

It is recommended that students take Basic Drawing I or have some drawing experience.

There is a supply fee of $15 rendered to the instructor at the beginning of the first class. 

“Value” in visual arts is how dark or light a surface is. Most accomplished artists know that value is more important than color. Training the eye to see value is key to creating believable, three-dimensional illusion when drawing or painting. In this course, students will complete assignments that improve the artist's ability to see value and use simple tools to find the value of any given object.

Appropriate for age levels 15 thru Adult.

It is recommended that students take Basic Drawing I or have some drawing experience.

There is a supply fee of $15 rendered to the instructor at the beginning of the first class.