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-2PM): 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-2PM): 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.