Build Your Local Pantry & Herbal Apothecary. Reclaim the Timeless Skills of Self-Reliance.
Our hands-on workshops teach homesteading skills—like canning, fermentation, DIY natural skincare, and seasonal cooking—to help you eat locally, live seasonally, and take your health into your own hands.
Want to preserve the harvest, boost your gut health, or ditch store-bought skincare?
Join our hands-on classes in canning, fermentation, and herbal folk remedies—each one’s designed to help you live healthier, save money, and reconnect with the local food community. Classes held at The Common Market, 7th Street, Frederick, MD.
Spots are limited—reserve yours before they fill up!
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Learn how to eat locally year-round with our hands-on classes.
About Eat Local Frederick
Eat Local Frederick helps people reconnect with their food, their neighbors, and the land—through hands-on classes, local adventures, and seasonal living.
Founded in 2016, we’re building a growing community of people learning to can, ferment, garden, and craft natural remedies using local ingredients. From building your pantry to preserving Appalachian foodways, we’re here to help you eat fresher, live healthier, and gain timeless skills that nourish you for a lifetime.
Our workshops are designed to preserve traditional skills, support local farmers, and promote a healthier, more self-sufficient way of life.
Whether you're looking to reduce your grocery bill, ditch synthetic skincare, or simply eat with the seasons, you're in the right place.
Photo credit Sean Reel.About Your Instructor
These classes will be led by Katie Powderly, founder of Eat Local Frederick. A longtime advocate for local food systems and seasonal living, Katie brings over 20 years of hands-on experience in homesteading, fermentation, gardening, folk herbalism, and natural food preparation.
Since founding Eat Local Frederick in 2016, Katie has been helping people reconnect with their food, their neighbors, and the land through practical, joyful workshops rooted in tradition. Whether teaching how to can tomatoes, whip up a healing balm, or simmer nourishing bone broth, her mission is to empower others with timeless skills that build resilience, nourish the body, and strengthen community.
Katie believes the kitchen is a powerful place to reclaim independence, celebrate local abundance, and preserve the foodways of Appalachia and beyond.
Shop our (almost)
10-Year Anniversary
Frederick Farmers’ Market Poster Collection.
Support local farmers and brighten your kitchen with seasonal art. Originally launched in 2016, this collection celebrates Frederick’s vibrant local food scene and honors the farmers’ markets that make it thrive.
