The Local Blend : A Hands-on Tea & Spice Making Experience

Blend your own tea & spices to use all winter long; explore local ingredients & producers, new flavours and the stories behind daily foods. The Local Blend What if a cup of tea or a jar of seasoning could tell you something about where your food comes from? Join Food Chik for The Local Blend, a hands-on tea and spice-making experience built around flavour, curiosity, food stories and community. We’ll explore ingredients grown here in Manitoba alongside spices and flavours used in kitchens around the world. You’ll smell, taste, blend and experiment while learning a little more about how ingredients travel from plant to pantry and how the foods we use connect us to growers, places and cultures. Choose your experience: From Garden to Cup : Tea Blending Explore dried herbs, flowers and botanicals, learn how different ingredients affect aroma and flavour, and create a tea blend to take home. From Garden to Jar : Spice Blending Discover local herbs alongside global pantry spices, experiment with flavour combinations and create your own seasoning blend to take home. ✨ The Full Local Blend : Tea + Spice Want both? Make your own tea blend AND spice blend and enjoy the complete experience. Your experience will also include: • A welcome sip • Hands-on ingredient exploration • Stories about local Manitoba growers and makers • Food and culture conversation prompts • Your take-home blend(s) • Entry into curated local giveaway draws No previous tea or spice-blending experience is required. Come curious. Leave with something you made and perhaps a few new questions about what’s in your pantry. Hosted by Food Chik Food Chik creates hands-on food-literacy experiences that help people explore what they eat, where it comes from and the people behind it. Saturday, October 17, 2026 2:00–4:00 PM Bronx Park Community Centre, Winnipeg Limited spaces available.