These are a sampling of descriptions of our seasonal classes. If you are interested in Produce with a Purpose presenting to your wellness group or organization on any of these topics or something tailored for you, please contact Kerin at producepurposeCSA@gmail.com.
Tips, tricks, hacks and shortcuts!
Did your doctor tell you to eat more fruit and veggies? Now what? Come to our monthly Produce with a Purpose class to learn the super-powers of veggies (for resisting cancer, diabetes, heart disease and more), enjoy a cooking demo and tasting, and boost your wellness! Take home a goodie bag of farm-fresh, pesticide-free produce, too! This month: Tips, tricks, hacks and shortcuts! Knowledge is power, and in the kitchen it is a time-saver and a game-changer. In our efforts to put more fresh super-foods on our plates, let’s find ways to make it easier than ever, so the task is less daunting. Less work, more flavor and nourishment!
Greens with Envy:
Is “eat more greens” on your list of healthy New Year Resolutions? Greens are at their best in cool weather, and they don’t have to taste like dirt and twigs! Come to our Produce with a Purpose class to learn the super-powers of greens (for resisting cancer, diabetes, heart disease and more), enjoy a cooking demo and tasting, and boost your wellness! Take home a goodie bag of farm-fresh, pesticide-free produce, too!
Roots and Roasting
Did your doctor tell you to eat more fruit and veggies? Now what? Come to our monthly Produce with a Purpose class to learn the super-powers of veggies (for resisting cancer, diabetes, heart disease and more), enjoy a cooking demo and tasting, and boost your wellness! Take home a goodie bag of farm-fresh, pesticide-free produce, too! This month we’ll explore root veggies, little power-packs of nutrients and slow-burning carbohydrates and fiber. We will try a colorful variety and a few easy tricks to bring out their rich flavors and warming qualities.
Container Garden Cuisine
What can you grow in pots, on your patio, in small spaces to add to your fresh healthy diet? Not everyone can farm their food, but on the other hand, we know freshness counts for flavor and nutritional value. So what can we do that’s easy, small scale and yummy?
This class incorporates cooking lessons and best practices in the kitchen for optimal ease and enjoyment, using seasonal and farm fresh produce! Come learn easy and practical ways to enliven your food to best manage the hectic and often overwhelming experience of cancer.
Spring Cleaning!
There are lots of spring fruits, veggies and herbs that clean out our system after a long winter. And they can be much more enjoyable than spring house cleaning! Let’s freshen our insides with light and tasty dishes that are – as always – stupid-easy, madly tasty, and secretly healthy.
Dips, small plates, tapas and snacks are great when you don’t have a hearty appetite AND for when you feel good and want to have company. Either way, they can be nutritious – loaded with healthful, cancer fighting boosters – and light, appetizing, and delicious, too!
What can we learn from Buddhist Temple cooking? Japanese temples serve a plant-based diet for clean and simple living, but there’s more to their knowledge and philosophy that might benefit our wellness. We don’t have to use the most hard-to get ingredients to make something delicious, zen-like, and full of important nutrients and antioxidants! Let’s try something new!
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