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New Design/Build Course!
Introducing our new, 2 part, hands on public interest architecture course!
Pride Month in Full Swing
At Yestermorrow, we are celebrating Pride Month in full swing! We kicked off our summer season over Memorial Day weekend with LGBTQ+ Carpentry Fundamentals, one of our first courses just for members of the LGBTQIA+ community. Back in 1999, we ran our first Women’s Carpentry course, and saw a clear and immediate response to having a...Chef Michelle Reflects on Eight Years!
As I wait for students to arrive for their dinner meal I thought it would be a great time to reflect on my eight-year stint as the Kitchen Manager for Yestermorrow. I have stated often that I have found my happy place. This still holds true. I believe in longevity and can only think of one job where I had one foot out the back door...Trying to get the best out of parsnips
Recipes are living things, always in need of review and reinvention. Working on a dish at Yestermorrow can be a funny process, since I don’t want to repeat menu items too frequently - so like a home cook might I come back to a dish every few weeks to work on it, whereas in a restaurant I might work on it consistently for several weeks....Cabinets and Junk Beds: Updates from the current Woodworking Certificate and Home Design/Build classes
