CULN5202 - Grind Your Own Craft Sausage (In-person)
Course Description
Rise and shine! Join us for a hands-on breakfast sausage workshop featuring Micah Richards of Mauka Meats at the Wahiawa Value-Added Product Development Center on July 30, 2024. This event is designed for aspiring entrepreneurs, food enthusiasts and anyone curious about learning more about local value-added products.What to Expect:
- Learn about the key ingredients behind the perfect sausage–meat, fat, salt, spices–and how they contribute to texture, flavor and preservation.
- Understand how the right meat-to-fat ratio creates a tantalizing sausage.
- Roll up your sleeves and make your own breakfast sausage patties and links.
- Gather around the table to enjoy your creations and ask our experts anything.
Why Attend?
Industry Expertise: Learn from the expert behind Mauka Meats, who brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in locally-sourced and sustainably-raised livestock.
Interactive Experience: Engage in fun, hands-on activities that allow you to create, taste, and enjoy your own handcrafted sausage.
Exclusive Venue: Step inside the state-of-the-art facilities at the Wahiawa Value-Added Product Development Center, dedicated to supporting local entrepreneurs, farmers and students.
How to Sign Up?
About Mauka Meats
Mauka Meats is a Native Hawaiian owned and operated company that sells only Hawaii-raised and processed meats and value-added products. They purchase animals directly from the small family-owned ranches to provide better pricing to small producers and reward those who use sustainable practices. They conduct retail, CSA sales and wholesale operations that include beef, pork, venison, lamb, goat and rabbit. They also have a sausage label, Hawaii's Würst, to ensure full utilization of whole animals in a sustainable way.
Founder Micah Richards is Kamehameha Schools grad making the local meat industry better by creating a mutually-supportive supply network of local ranchers, processors and restaurants. From an early age, Micah had a passion for food and particularly meat. Cooking for family, friends and hosting BBQ events in college, he learned how to cook in intimate settings as well as for larger parties. This passion eventually led to him learning more about local meat sourcing and starting his own company.