The Farms: Baking with Olive Oil

Experience Level: Beginner 

Step up your baking game and skip the butter at Baking with Olive Oil on Sunday, Aug. 23 from 1-3 p.m. in the Mansion Carriage House.

Chef Leah Bodine will teach students how using olive oil in sweet and savory recipes can take your baking to the next level. 

$45/person. Register here. Registration will close on Aug. 9 or when capacity is reached. All sales are final. 


Learn more about the space where your course will take place here. If you will need disability-related accommodations to participate, please email owarren@illinois.edu.

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About the Instructor

Leah Bodine calls herself the ‘accidental chef’ with years of experience in the food industry. She started her catering company, Blue Dragonfly Catering, to express her creative mind in food preparation and cultivating recipes. She loves sharing her skills with others and seeing the fascination on students’ faces when they realize how creative they can be and how easy it is to do so. 

Her experiences in the food industry have led her to live in Paris and cater for rock and country legends. 

About The Farms

The Farms: An Allerton Folk School, offers classes, workshops, and gatherings focusing on art, outdoor education, science, storytelling, and wellness. All experiences value hands-on, experiential teaching and learning, and are facilitated by and for the members of the community.

Find the complete Summer schedule here.

Date

Aug 23 2026

Time

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Local Time

  • Timezone: America/New_York
  • Date: Aug 23 2026
  • Time: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

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