Glass Rooster Cannery Open House November 10; Art Gallery Barn Grand Opening

By LENNY C. LEPOLA

News Assis­tant Man­ag­ing Editor

If you’re into can­ning foods and also enjoy arts and crafts, you can enjoy both inter­ests dur­ing the Sat­ur­day, Novem­ber 10, Pre­served Foods Exchange and Art Gallery Barn Grand Open­ing at the Glass Rooster Can­nery at 1673 South Ohio 605 in Harlem Township.

What is a pre­serves exchange? Bring your over­flow bounty of pre­served food and barter with oth­ers to take home theirs. It’s an oppor­tu­nity to see what oth­ers are putting up for the win­ter and swap your goods for theirs.

Glass Rooster Can­nery co-owner Jean­nie Seabrook said there are rules, but the rules are simple.

• This year’s goods only, please

• Label prod­ucts, pro­vide ingre­di­ents, name is optional

• No money exchanged, this is a barter system

• There will be a lim­ited amount of tables; please bring a table and chairs if you are able

• No non-edibles

“And remem­ber, use friendly vibes when bar­ter­ing,” Seabrook said. “If you make an offer and it’s refused, don’t take it per­son­ally, and vice versa. Be kind in your refusals, or make a counter-offer.”

Seabrook said the pre­served foods exchange has lots of pos­si­bil­i­ties — dehy­drated foods, live fer­ments (pick­les, sauer­kraut, kim­chee …), honey, syrups, infused oils or vine­gars, sauces, jams, jel­lies, home­brew, cider, wine, rel­ish, pick­les, cheese, smoked meats, and frozen berries.

“If you pre­serve it you can exchange it, the pos­si­bil­i­ties are end­less,” Seabrook said. “Expand your pantry’s vari­ety, meet other food pre­servers, and glean ideas from other gar­den­ers and food pre­servers. Keep in mind though — share your val­ued sur­plus, not castoffs from past seasons.”

In addi­tion to exchang­ing pre­served foods, The Glass Rooster’s new Art Gallery Barn is now open and ready for shop­ping. Filled with re-purposed art, home­made crafts and antiques, the Art Gallery Barn is the per­fect place to shop for unique home décor items or for hol­i­day gifts.

“Come see the many one-of-a-kind gifts and fur­ni­ture just in time for hol­i­day shop­ping,” Seabrook said. “Enjoy a tour of the farm with refresh­ments avail­able; and watch a mas­ter carver pro­duce works of art on the spot with his chainsaw.”

Inter­ested in shar­ing some of this year’s bounty with oth­ers, and tast­ing what they have put up? Call Jean­nie Seabrook at 614–499-2958 to reserve a table. Just want to stop by and browse? Admis­sion is free, and Glass Rooster Can­nery pre­served foods will be for sale.

The Glass Rooster Cannery’s Pre­served Foods Exchange and Art Gallery Barn Grand Open­ing will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sat­ur­day, Novem­ber 10, at The Glass Rooster, 1673 South Ohio 605 in Harlem Town­ship (between Tren­ton Road and Wood­town Road).

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