Acupressure for Pain Relief and Self-Healing
2019-10-16 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | The Common Market, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, FREDERICK, MD, 21704, United States
Do you suffer from chronic headaches, neck tension, or shoulder and back pain? Are you tired of resorting to over-the-counter medication? In this class, you will gain an understanding of what acupressure is and how to use it for self-healing and to relieve common musculoskeletal pain.
Jenna Rucker, L. Ac., is an acupuncturist at the Frederick Natural Health Center in downtown Frederick. She specializes in treating chronic pain and women’s health issues. She received her Master of Acupuncture degree at the Maryland University of Health (MUIH) in 2016. Jenna loves healing patients and teaching and empowering people to heal themselves.

Cooking with a Nutritionist: Whole 30
2019-10-19 13:00 - 15:00 | The Common Market, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, FREDERICK, MD, 21704, United States
Do you want to learn how to do Whole 30 right? From breakfast and dinner to desserts and snacks, local Nutritionist Christina Brockett will teach you how to make your Whole 30 lifestyle simple and delicious.
Christina Brockett, MS, CNS, LDN is a representative of Encompass Integrative Wellness, LLC. As a practicing nutritionist in Frederick, MD, Christina helps busy people eat well and feel their best.

Kombucha Science: The Basics of Brewing Kombucha at Home
2019-10-26 13:00 - 15:00 | The Common Market, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, FREDERICK, MD, 21704, United States
Discover the magic and science behind kombucha brewing! You’ll gain knowledge about the beneficial bacteria, yeasts and acids found in kombucha, as well as tips regarding the best teas, sugars and techniques to make your own kombucha at home. As an added bonus, you’ll get to taste The Kombucha Lady flavors and leave with everything needed to brew your own kombucha at home.
Liz Dodson a.k.a The Kombucha Lady is a professional brewmaster based in Northern Frederick County. She has been making kombucha for over 8 years, 3 of which she has been producing kombucha commercially. Liz specializes in hand-crafted, micro-brewed kombucha—just about as local as you can get!

Open House & Special Capital Campaign Info Session
2019-11-03 12:00 - 15:00 | 7th Street Location, 927 West 7th Street, Frederick, MD, 21701, United States
You’re invited to take a peek at construction, view the plan for the site, ask questions, and enjoy refreshments. Arrive anytime!
Maryland Owners can invest in their second store by purchasing C-shares. Not an Owner yet? Stop by the Customer Service Desk to sign up, then ask about investment. You can drop off completed agreements at the open house!
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Modern Homesteading w/ Ilene Freedman
2019-11-07 18:00 - 20:00 | The Common Market, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, FREDERICK, MD, 21704, United States
How do I begin to learn the skills it would take to call my household sustainable or self-sufficient? Ilene Freedman of House in the Woods Farm will share her family’s story to inspire your own path to sustainability. Ilene will share her family’s tips, challenges, and lessons learned along the way. We will end with plenty of Q&A and an opportunity to network with others in our community who are working toward similar skill-building goals.
Ilene White Freedman operates House in the Woods organic CSA farm with her husband, Phil, in Frederick, Md. Ilene has a master’s degree in Environmental Psychology and Behavior from The University of Michigan School of Natural Resources and Environment. The Freedmans are the 2013 MOTHER EARTH NEWS Homesteaders of the Year.

Tapping for Health and Well-Being
2019-11-09 10:00 - 11:00 | The Common Market, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, FREDERICK, MD, 21704, United States
Do you sometimes feel stuck and are having a difficult time getting through pain, discomfort, or a bad habit? Learn what tapping is and how it serves as a healing tool for physical, emotional, and performance issues. In this class you will learn how to perform EFT tapping (Emotional Freedom Techniques) on yourself or on loved ones to help restore calm and well-being. This class will provide another means to create healthier individuals without harmful drugs, while enhancing and empowering the mind and body.
Dr. Mimi McLaughlin Galanis, founder of McLaughlin Family Chiropractic, is a practicing wellness expert in the Frederick area with over 26 years of experience. Dr. Mimi strives for each of her patients to reach his or her fullest innate potential through education toward optimum health by helping the body use its inborn intelligence to heal itself.

Natural Immune Boosters for the Cold & Flu: Hands-on Elderberry Syrup Making
2019-11-10 13:00 - 14:30 | The Common Market, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, FREDERICK, MD, 21704, United States
Let’s start the season out right! This class will provide the audience with an introduction to the immune system and how to boost it to prevent and treat infections. Solutions will include dietary and lifestyle habits, as well as medicinal herbs and nutritional supplements. Get a chance to smell, taste, and learn about the benefits and uses of some of these wonderful herbs like elderberry, astragalus, and echinacea. Each attendee will take home their own elderberry syrup that will be made in class!
Dr. Cristine Ehly graduated from Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in Tempe, Arizona, where she developed a strong background in nutrition, botanical medicine, and homeopathy. Rounding out her core education, she also received training in craniosacral therapy, advanced hydrotherapy and traditional Mayan medicine.

Brewing Coffee at Home [CANCELLED]
2019-11-10 15:30 - 17:30 | The Common Market, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, FREDERICK, MD, 21704, United States
***2nd Session on December 14th from Noon-2pm***
Ready to make cafe-quality coffee at home? This two-hour hands-on class gives you the tools you need to perfect your coffee routine. A guided coffee tasting will provide context for your flavor preferences, which you’ll then use to explore the fundamentals of brewing. Finally, you’ll practice brewing pour overs of your preferred coffee using some of our favorite home brewing wares. Each participant will take home their own bag of Counter Culture Coffee to enjoy at home using the skills acquired in this class.
Counter Culture Coffee has been continuously innovating in the coffee industry for more than two decades—setting the standard for quality and sustainability. With education being a core component of the Counter Culture message, they offer a wide variety of courses for beginners to professionals at their Washington, DC Training Center.

Hands-on Sauerkraut Making w/ The Sweet Farm
2019-11-13 18:00 - 20:00 | The Common Market, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, FREDERICK, MD, 21704, United States
You’ve asked for it; now here it is! Join Rachel Armistead of The Sweet Farm as she demonstrates how to make raw, probiotic sauerkraut, step-by-step. Participants will learn about the basic history and benefits of fermentation, and then will chop, salt, and mix their very own batches of kraut to take home. Space is limited, sign up today!
Along with her husband, Luke, Rachel Armistead is co-owner of Sweet Farm Sauerkraut, a Frederick-based fermented foods company that uses traditional fermentation methods to produce fresh, tangy, and probiotic ‘krauts from organic vegetables, sea salt, and spices.

Participants must bring a quart-sized Mason jar and lid to the class. Additional jars and other fermentation equipment will be available for purchase.

Board Meeting
2019-11-14 17:30, 2019-12-12 17:30, 2020-01-23 17:30 - 21:00 | The Common Market, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, FREDERICK, MD, 21704, United States

[CANCELLED] Conquering Holiday Stress
2019-11-16 10:00 - 11:00 | The Common Market, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, FREDERICK, MD, 21704, United States
Is the thought of the holidays getting you stressed? Do you feel that all you must do is interrupting the spirit of the season? In this class you will learn different strategies that will help you remain calm amidst the energy of the holidays. Come and learn how to develop a preventative plan for seasonal stress and how to confidently bring joy and peace to your home this holiday season.
Dr. Mimi McLaughlin Galanis, founder of McLaughlin Family Chiropractic, is a practicing wellness expert in the Frederick area with over 26 years of experience. Dr. Mimi strives for each of her patients to reach his or her fullest innate potential through education toward optimum health by helping the body use its inborn intelligence to heal itself.

[CANCELLED] Natural Immune Boosters for the Cold & Flu: Hands-on Elderberry Syrup Making
2019-11-16 13:00 - 14:30 | The Common Market, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, FREDERICK, MD, 21704, United States

Green Burials and Home Funerals in Maryland
2019-11-20 18:30 - 20:00 | The Common Market, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, FREDERICK, MD, 21704, United States
Are you curious about Home Funeral and Green Burial practices/options in Maryland? Caring for loved ones in the dying time at home, even a generation ago, was the way families traditionally made their farewells. This age-old wisdom is available to us today. The recognition that families may care for their loved ones at their time of transition offers great comfort and solace. Join Michael Judd and Rose Ma Sincevich as they invite you to consider choices for end-of-life care, home funeral, home burial, and green burial practices. Michael and Rose Ma will share information, resources, and personal experiences as they honor the wise traditions of past home funeral care and the relevance of these choices for us today.
Michael Judd has worked with agro-ecological and whole system designs throughout the Americas for the last 20 years focusing on applying permaculture and ecological design to increase local food security and community health in both tropical and temperate growing regions. The founder of both Ecologia, LLC, Edible & Ecological Landscape Design and Project Bona Fide, an international non-profit supporting agro-ecology research.

Sustainable Holiday Smoothies
2019-11-30 09:00 - 11:30 | The Common Market, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, FREDERICK, MD, 21704, United States
Crunched for time and feeling fatigued? Learn how to meet your macro’s and micro’s and make a healthy, sustainable meal choice using ingredients that are shelf stable and affordable. Easy to prepare “smoothie jars” can be tossed in a blender, made into overnight oats, or thrown on a salad. In this class you will learn about nutrition and dietary needs and have an opportunity to make and take home your own smoothie jar mix using seasonal and cost-effective ingredients. Following the hands-on workshop, attendees will take a Common Market store tour on sustainable shopping and receive a 7-week menu to use for any snack or meal with nutritional information included.
Judy Goffi is a licensed dietician and nutritionist currently working in Frederick. Judy has her Master of Science in Clinical Nutrition and Sports Nutrition and over 35 years of experience in medical nutrition therapy, diabetes prevention and education, and facilitating clients’ own healing abilities. She has been a vegetarian for over 40 years and specializes in building sustainable eating practices into all lifestyles.

Gingerbread House Making-Session 1
2019-12-07 09:00 - 10:30 | The Common Market, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, FREDERICK, MD, 21704, United States
Who doesn’t love building a gingerbread house? Come build your very own without having to clean up the mess! We will lead kids through the construction of a Dancing Deer Gingerbread Cookie House Kit. We provide all the fixings for gingerbread house décor. Kids will create, decorate, and take home their own house!
Class cost covers ONE gingerbread house building kit per paid participant.
Parents are required to be present with their children for the duration of the class.
[This is 1 of 3 sessions available]

Gingerbread House Making-Session 2
2019-12-07 12:00 - 13:30 | The Common Market, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, FREDERICK, MD, 21704, United States

Winter Mocktails [CANCELLED]
2019-12-08 13:00 - 15:00 | The Common Market, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, FREDERICK, MD, 21704, United States
[THIS CLASS WILL BE RESCHEDULED FOR A LATER DATE]
Add a little Mocktail Magic to your Holidays! Join Dr. Cristine Ehly in making some delicious cocktail alternatives for the Winter Season. You’ll get to make, taste, and learn about the medicinal benefits of each mocktail.
Dr. Cristine Ehly graduated from Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in Tempe, Arizona, where she developed a strong background in nutrition, botanical medicine, and homeopathy. Rounding out her core education, she also received training in craniosacral therapy, advanced hydrotherapy and traditional Mayan medicine.

Healthy Living to 100 [CANCELLED]
2019-12-11 19:00 - 20:00 | The Common Market, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, FREDERICK, MD, 21704, United States
In this interactive workshop we address the leading causes of death, so you can recognize where they originate, and learn how to live a vibrant, healthy life. Research shows we’re living longer, and many are living a lesser quality of life. We’ll discuss how we got here, and what we can do to improve. We will share how to move, eat, think, and instill positive ideas to empower your life naturally. You will gain an understanding of how our daily actions have become habits and develop the ability to help you eat better, move more, and think well.
Dr. Mimi McLaughlin Galanis, founder of McLaughlin Family Chiropractic, is a practicing wellness expert in the Frederick area with over 26 years of experience. Dr. Mimi strives for each of her patients to reach his or her fullest innate potential through education toward optimum health by helping the body use its inborn intelligence to heal itself.

Board Meeting Copy
2019-12-12 17:30 | The Common Market, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, FREDERICK, MD, 21704, United States

Board Meeting Copy Copy
2019-12-12 17:30 | The Common Market, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, FREDERICK, MD, 21704, United States

Gingerbread House Making-Session 3
2019-12-14 09:30 - 11:00 | The Common Market, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, FREDERICK, MD, 21704, United States

Brewing Coffee at Home [CANCELLED]
2019-12-14 12:00 - 14:00 | The Common Market, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, FREDERICK, MD, 21704, United States
Ready to make cafe-quality coffee at home? This two-hour hands-on class gives you the tools you need to perfect your coffee routine. A guided coffee tasting will provide context for your flavor preferences, which you’ll then use to explore the fundamentals of brewing. Finally, you’ll practice brewing pour overs of your preferred coffee using some of our favorite home brewing wares. Each participant will take home their own bag of Counter Culture Coffee to enjoy at home using the skills acquired in this class.
Counter Culture Coffee has been continuously innovating in the coffee industry for more than two decades—setting the standard for quality and sustainability. With education being a core component of the Counter Culture message, they offer a wide variety of courses for beginners to professionals at their Washington, DC Training Center.

Gin Making 101: Botanicals and Flavors [OFFSITE]
2019-12-18 18:00 - 20:00 | McClintock Distilling, 35 S Carroll St, Frederick, MD, 21701, United States
Back by popular demand!
Students will learn about the history and production process of making gin at the historic McClintock Distilling production facility. Afterwards students will get a chance to sample and smell individual botanicals and learn about taste profiles of different styles of gins. Finally, students will be able to make their own custom gin blend of botanicals to take home and make their own compound gin.
Braeden Bumpers has been working in the distilling industry for a number of years and is the head distiller for McClintock Distilling. He designed the botanical list for McClintock’s Forager gin, which won silver at the American Distilling Institute Judging and placed top 5 in the country for its category.
*Must be 21 years old or older to participate

Sustainable Holiday Smoothies [CANCELLED]
2019-12-19 18:00 - 20:30 | The Common Market, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, FREDERICK, MD, 21704, United States

Tapping for Wellness & Weight Loss
2020-01-15 19:00 - 20:00 | The Common Market, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, FREDERICK, MD, 21704, United States
Do you sometimes feel yourself getting stressed? Learn what tapping is and how it serves as a healing tool for physical, emotional, and performance issues. In this class you will learn how to perform EFT tapping (Emotional Freedom Techniques) on yourself or on loved ones to help restore calm and well-being. This class will provide another means to create healthier individuals without harmful drugs, while enhancing and empowering the mind and body through deep breathing, journaling, and tapping.
Dr. Mimi McLaughlin Galanis, founder of McLaughlin Family Chiropractic, is a practicing wellness expert since 1993. Dr. Mimi strives for each of her patients to reach his or her fullest innate potential through education toward optimum health by helping the body use its inborn intelligence to heal itself.

New Year of Nutrition: A Guide to Nutrition and Mindful Eating
2020-01-19 13:00 - 14:30 | The Common Market, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, FREDERICK, MD, 21704, United States
Instead of starting a diet for your new year resolution, experience a revolution with the power of nutrition and mindful eating! In this demonstration class, you will leave with a simple guide to nutrition and a deeper connection to food via the power of mindful eating. Find yourself nourished with a balanced way of eating throughout the entire new year!
Keegan Abernathy, MS, CNS, LDN received his Master of Science in Nutrition and Integrative Health from Maryland University of Integrative Health (MUIH) and is a Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS) and Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist (LDN). Keegan sees eating not only as a way to heal, but also as a practice for returning to our true nature. He believes that nutrition is an investigation into what we are eating and how we are eating. Gaining insight into these two components of eating allows for transformation, healing, and a joyous sense of well-being.

Post-Holiday Fitness Fuel
2020-01-25 10:00 - 12:00 | The Common Market, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, FREDERICK, MD, 21704, United States
Ready to get back on track or enhance your workouts? Come get some new snack ideas for fueling your exercise. In this class you will have a chance to taste test samples of pre and post workout snacks that you can make at home! Learn when and what to eat when starting an exercise program or boosting your current routine, making on the go, easy to prepare meals and snacks for active lifestyles. Re-energize your nutrition with tips for healthy gut detox-pre-biotic, pro-biotic and post biotics.
Judy Goffi is a licensed Dietitian and Nutritionist who has a Master’s of Science in Clinical and Sports Nutrition. Judy has been a triathlete for over 40 years and her nutrition experience also specializes in building sustainable eating practices into all lifestyles.

CANCELLED: Terpenes in Hemp: Take Control of Your Chemistry
2020-01-29 18:30 - 20:00 | The Common Market, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, FREDERICK, MD, 21704, United States
Jeff and Jason from Karma Farma will be explaining the benefits of CBD rich hemp oil, terpenes, and how these substances work with the Endocannabinoid System (ECS) to promote health benefits.
Karma Farma was created in 2017, and the mission has been to market quality CBD rich hemp oil products at a fair price and educate people about the many benefits of cannabis. Jeff and Jason have combined experience in the cannabis industry of 60 + years.
