Laughing Duck

Cook Fresh & Local! Cook Seasonal!

Grow Your Own!

 

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Fresh from the Garden, the Fields, the Orchards & the Woods

Laughing DUCK GARDENS & Cookery

         Welcome!

Want to eat better but not sure how to start? Spending a week-end in the country and want somebody to help you with the cooking? Have a small event and want a chef to compose and cook a seasonal meal for you and your guests? Want to grow your own food but need some advice? Interested in learning how to cook or improving your culinary skills?

You have found us, and yes, we can help you.

In Rappahannock County, Virginia, at the foothill of the Blue Ridge Mountains, an area blessed with beautiful natural and agricultural landscapes, farms, pastures, woods and orchards provide an abundance of varied food. The terrain is hilly and there is not always a lot of topsoil, so traditional agriculture has been orcharding and pasturing.  But in favored pockets also grow beautiful vegetables. Wild food surrounds us: berries, mushroom, pawpaw, persimmon, nuts, greens... Laughing Duck Gardens & Cookery focuses on growing and using such local flavorful food and offers:

· Cookery Services make eating well easy and entertaining fun.

· Personal Chef Services for your every day needs;

· Dinner parties, luncheons & brunches;

· Small private events (up to 100 people);

· Week-end and vacation packages.

· Gardening & Cookery Workshops:

· Gardening workshops show you how grow beautiful, healthy and productive edibles.

· Cookery workshops will demystify cooking and teach you how to cook using fresh seasonal ingredients.

· Private lessons - one on one  or for a group - is also available.

Our current workshop calendar lists the classes open to the public.

· Kitchen Gardening Coaching/ Design/Consultation for those more targeted and personalized advice

· Gift Certificates let you give a truly unique gift.

· Seasonal recipes and kitchen gardening notes through my blog.

· Note Cards & Photos with Nature, Landscape and Botanical themes make wonderful gifts for gardeners and nature lovers.

 

If you want to learn more about me, read here.

2010 Gardening & Cooking Workshop Schedule

(including Canning)

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