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Culinary Arts
Culinary arts in North Dakota can range from gourmet dining experiences, organic farming methods or learning about the tastes from North Dakota’s immigrant cultures. Enjoy a grape stomp at a winery or become your own Barista – the choice is yours!
View all the Culinary Arts Learning Based Vacations below!
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Bread Baking
Home made bread from fresh gound wheat is a culinary treat! Learn about the importance of good ingredients and the variables that affect a good product. We'll make a batch from scratch and enjoy the finished product. We can also talk about using bread machines and making special breads. We'll design a hands-on experience based on your interests.
Coordinator: Sue Retka Schill
Location: Langdon
Tour Availability: Can accommodate most schedules.
Length of Tour: Prefer full day for this topis; half day session is possible.
Estimated Price: $70 per person for half day; $120 for full day session. Family and group rates available.
Price Includes: Customized hands-on learning experience. Lunch included.
Phone: 701-256-2424
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Earthlodge Experiences
Visit an earthlodge and view authentic arrowhead collections from the area, view a traditional garden, sweat lodge demonstration, and enjoy a traditional meal.
Coordinator: James or Donita Hale - Hale Marina
Location: Mandaree
Tour Availability: By appointment/flexible summer schedule.
Length of Tour: Approximately 6 hours.
Estimated Price: $10/per person
Price Includes: All activities and traditional meal.
Phone: 701-759-3666
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Fruit Winemaking
Experience an agribusiness of fun. See raw materials come into the winery, be processes, be made into wine, be bottled and labelled. Hands-on opportunities every step of the way.
Coordinator: Greg Kempel - Maple River Winery
Location: Casselton
Tour Availability: August 1 through November; Monday through Thursday. Flexible schedule.
Length of Tour: 4 hours.
Estimated Price: $50.
Price Includes: Lunch, hands-on experience, 2 bottles of Maple River Wine.
Other Info: Casual dress. Please schedule at least 1 month in advance. Call for details.
Phone: 701-347-5900
Web site: Maple River Winery
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gardendwellers Farm Herbal Holiday
Get down and dirty with hands on activities using over 14 varieties of culinary herbs grown at gardendwellers Farm. Activities include: seeding, planting, maintenance, harvesting, watering, weeding, herb crafts such as wreath making, potpourris, oils, vinegars and more. Learn to cook simple, nutritious, delicious foods with fresh herbs. We'll be preparing our meals during the day using freshly harvested herbs. Organic and sustainable gardening activities as well as learning experiences.
Coordinator: Holly Mawby - gardendwellers Farm
Location: Churchs Ferry
Tour Availability: Mid July thru Mid September, Sunday through Saturday
Length of Tour: 1-3 days, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. with optional evening activities.
Estimated Price: $120 per day
Price Includes: Meals, beverages, activities, craft supplies and personal instructor.
Other Info: Additional excursions/activities could include: wildlife/bird watching, nearby historic sites, bison ranch, summer theater, fishing, and heritage center. Lodging can be arranged in either a hotel, motorhome, or fully furnished house.
Phone: 701-351-2520
Web site: gardendwellers Farm
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gardendwellers Farm Spirit Sabbatical
Reconnect to yourself and the Earth. Activities include: an introduction to the labyrinth and farm, a guided daily meditation program in a series of labyrinth walks, farm activities that involve hands on work for reconnecting to self and Earth, such as planting, harvesting herbs and flowers, quiet relaxation time for reading or prayer. Visitors may choose, as a part of the guided program, to try their hand at various types of artwork, evening campfires, lighted labyrinth walks, star gazing and storytelling.
Coordinator: Holly Mawby - gardendwellers Farm
Location: Churchs Ferry
Tour Availability: Mid July thru Mid September, Sunday through Saturday
Length of Tour: 1-3 days, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. with optional evening activities.
Estimated Price: $120 per day
Price Includes: Personalized instruction and customized activities based on interest and knowledge levels, meals, beverages and limited transportation.
Other Info: Additional excursions/activities could include: wildlife/bird watching, nearby historic sites, bison ranch, summer theater, fishing, and heritage center. Lodging can be arranged in either a hotel, motorhome, or fully furnished house.
Phone: 701-351-2520
Web site: gardendwellers Farm
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MoJo Roast Personal Coffee Roaster - The World of Coffee
We provide you with a peek into the world of coffee. You will learn what coffee is, from the type of agricultural product to the finished product. You will get to see the entire roasting process from start to finish. This is a very light and fun question and answer educational experience.
Coordinator: Jo - MoJo Roast, INC
Location: Westhope
Tour Availability: We accept scheduled appointment.
Length of Tour: 1-2 hours.
Estimated Price: $15
Price Includes: Coffee, education, single pot pack of coffee, biscotti.
Phone: 701-245-8080
Web site: MoJo Roast, Inc.
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Old Fashioned Cooking
Cooking from scratch is not hard, nor difficult. It does need a little know-how. Depending on the time, we can teach the basics of one or more of the following (and end of the session by eating the lesson): noodle making, soups from scratch, baking cakes or muffins or biscuits or pies, marinades and sauces, seasoning with herbs and puddings. We'll craft the lesson based on your interests.
Coordinator: Sue Retka Schill
Location: Langdon
Tour Availability: Can accommodate most schedules.
Length of Tour: Prefer full day for this topic; half day session is possible.
Estimated Price: $70/per person for half day; $120 for full day session. Family and group rates available upon request.
Price Includes: Customized hands-on learning experience. Lunch provided.
Other Info: Come enjoy the peace and quiet of rural living. We can accommodate an RV or tent in our farm yard. The closest towns with motels are Langdon, ND or Morden, MB. Both are 22 miles from our farm. Other activities are also available, such as: learning how to harvest, prepare and preserve foods, learning needlework, spinning wool and more.
Phone: 701-256-2424
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Tatanka Ohitika Historic Tours
A historic tour which includes traditional food, traditional dancing and song, native arts and crafts, birding and nature tourism, walking or hiking trails.
Coordinator: LaDonna Brave Bull Allard
Location: Fort Yates
Tour Availability: Everday from 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; advance reservations required.
Length of Tour: Varies by tour, most run 2-4 hours.
Estimated Price: $25
Price Includes: Tour, lunch or dinner (depending on time of tour) and other as requested.
Other Info: Each tour will be designed for different themes, depending on the visitor's interest.
Phone: 701-854-8500 ext 186
Web site: Standing Rock Tourism
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Winery Tour and Tasting - Just Like Napa Valley
Maple River Winery, located in historic downtown Casselton, produces traditional and unique fruit wines with farm fresh fruit direct from North Dakota farms. Enjoy seeing our operation from: where the fruit comes in, how the fruit is processed, how the fruit is turned into wine, how the wine is bottled and labeled and the best part, tasting some great North Dakota wine. Tour takes about an hour, no charge to tour or sample our award winning wines. Call ahead for more information or book a group of 1-500 to tour our facility.
Coordinator: Maple River Winery
Location: Casselton
Length of Tour: 1 hour.
Estimated Price: Free wine tasting.
Other Info: Watch for monthly special events.
Phone: 701-347-5900
Web site: Maple River Winery
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