Community Education & Enrichment   

It's harvest season! Break out your Mason jars and pressure canners and come learn safe home canning practices.

This introductory course provides students with a science-based understanding of safe home canning practices. Participants will learn the principles of food preservation, the microbiology of foodborne illness, and the factors that influence food safety during the canning process.

Topics include:

• Food acidity
• pH
• Pathogen growth conditions
• Botulism prevention
• Differences between water-bath and pressure canning methods

Students will become familiar with canning equipment, approved food preservation techniques, and current recommendations from recognized food safety authorities.Demonstrations of both water-bath and pressure canning processes will illustrate proper procedures for preparing, processing, storing, and evaluating home-canned foods.

This course is designed for beginners as well as individuals seeking to update their canning knowledge according to current food safety standards.

Students are encouraged to bring note-taking materials. All instructional materials, handouts, and demonstration equipment will be provided by the instructor.

Open season is coming soon - complete the TN hunter education course to buy a permit to hunt this fall!

This is an in-person TWRA-approved hunter education course. Class will meet four times on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 6pm - 8:30pm at the Northeast State Community College Blountville campus in the Technical Education Complex in room 027.

According to Tennessee law, all hunters who were born on or after January 1, 1969, must complete hunter education certification in order to hunt in Tennessee. The course is offered free of charge to anyone interested regardless of age; however, you must be nine years of age or older in order to become a certified hunter education graduate.

Students must preregister and attend all classroom hours to graduate. Do not bring firearms to the classroom.

Helpful Links:

• Open season dates: Summary of Tennessee Hunting and Trapping Seasons Dates.
• Tennessee hunting licenses information: Tennessee Hunting License | Hunter-ed.com™.

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Are you interested in getting started on your sewing journey, or have a sewing machine you just can't figure out? Join us for this beginner workshop where Alethea Skeen, owner of It's Knot What it Seams in Bristol, VA, will guide each participant through the ins and outs of learning to operate a sewing machine!

Topics covered will include:

• Threading and winding bobbin
• Stitch width and length
• Tension settings
• Troubleshooting issues
• Different types of stitches and machine feet options
• Overview of different kinds of machines for various projects
• ...and more!

Participants will end the session by practicing stitches on scrap fabric once the basics have been covered.

Sewing machines will be provided and are limited. Participants are welcome and encouraged to bring their own portable machines if they have one. Thread and scrap fabric will also be provided by the instructor.

Please reach out to WorkforceSolutions@NortheastState.edu or by phone at 423-354-5237 if you have any questions or concerns.

Join us for the second part of the beginner sewing series and learn how to read and understand patterns, choose a fabric, and assemble a final project using a pattern!

This will be a two-part session. On November 8th, students will become familiar with reading and understanding pattern sizing and terms, as well as pick their fabrics from a selection provided by instructor Alethea Skeen. At the end of the class, students will have cut the pattern out of their chosen fabric.

The second session on November 15th will combine all topics learned to assemble the final project. Students will walk away with their finished project and the knowledge to continue their sewing journey!

All materials will be provided as well as portable sewing machines. Students are welcome and encouraged to bring their own sewing machines for the second session if available.

For questions, please reach out to WorkforceSolutions@NortheastState.edu or by phone at 423-354-5237.

Join us for a relaxing afternoon of learning the art of sourdough - just in time for Thanksgiving! Whether you are a beginner or want to develop your skills, this workshop will walk you through every step to a beautiful loaf.

This is a four-hour workshop instructed by Treasure Phillips, owner of The Sourdough Treasury in Kingsport. All supplies to make the dough are included in the class fee. Students will need to bring their own hand towel, apron (optional) and a banneton/other container to transport their loaf in to bake the next day.

Class will be held at the Northeast State Community College Blountville campus from 1pm - 5pm in the Technical Education Complex room 027. 

Check out Treasure's delicious business page here: Artisanal Bakery in Kingsport, TN - The Sourdough Treasury!