City Market and the Intervale Center have teamed up for their exploratory series called The Dish. With support from ArtsRiot, we host quarterly panel discussions to dive into hot food issues with the help of local experts.

When thinking about this Dish discussion, we are reminded of the quote: “fertile soil helps create nourishing food and, in turn, healthy people and robust communities.”  According to Farmers without Borders, regenerative agriculture is any kind of farming that enables the restorative capacity of the earth, improving soil fertility, increasing food production, enhancing vibrant communities and fair economies, and respecting the ecology of the natural world. This lively panel discussion will highlight Vermont growers and farmers — from dairy and meat farmers to landscapers, and even native tree growers — who return more to the earth than they take from it. You’ll also learn how you can start to practice restorative agriculture right in your own backyard.

Beat the Sugar Blues

Tuesday, September 22, 2015 – 5:30pm to 6:30pm
City Market (map)

Join Lindsay Colburn, Holistic Health and Wellness Coach, for an interactive discussion focused on deconstructing your sugar cravings. You will learn the top ways sugar is affecting your health and happiness as well as the role that lifestyle plays in your relationship with sugar. This class will be a great opportunity to explore tips, tools and resources that best fit you in order to curb your cravings, reduce sugar consumption in your life, and have more energy.

$5 City Market Members, $10 non-members

Growing & Using Apples

Saturday, September 26, 2015 – 2:00pm to 3:00pm
McClure Multigenerational Center (map)

With the autumn season upon us, Vermont orchards are full and fruiting. Join John Hayden of The Farm Between and members of the Gnarly Fruit Collective to get down and dirty with apples! Learn how to grow and manage apples at home. Keep your hands busy during the session by making an apple-raspberry syrup and get inspired by the flavors. Snacks and samples will be served.

$5 City Market Members, $10 non-members

Harvest Run/Walk for Sustainability

Sunday, October 4, 2015 – 9:00am to 12:00pm
Burlington’s Intervale (map)

Join the Sustainability Academy and City Market for our 4th annual 1K/5K down in the Intervale! Romp through farm fields and dirt roads in this family-friendly event to support place-based learning at the Sustainability Academy.

13th Annual Harvest Festival

Sunday, October 4, 2015 – 12:00pm to 4:00pm
Memorial Auditorium (map)

Meet over four dozen local producers and sample their delicious products! Door prizes, face painting, and live music provide a fun atmosphere for meeting your local farmers and learning where your food comes from.

Free

Monday, October 5 &12, 2015 – 4:00pm to 8:00pm
City Market (map)

Have you ever been interested in using herbal medicine to improve your health? Join Betzy Bancroft RH (AHG), Larken Bunce MS, and Guido Masé RH (AHG) and students from the Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism in a free, personalized session focused on your individual constitution and any health conditions you may be experiencing. An incredible opportunity to explore the art of herbal healing with experienced practitioners! All sessions last about two hours and are completely confidential. By appointment. Please sign up by contacting Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism at info@vtherbcenter.org.

Free

The Pennywise Pantry featuring Chili

Monday, October 5, 2015 – 6:00pm to 7:00pm
City Market (map)

Learn how to shop for fresh, long-lasting, and nutritious foods in Produce and Bulk. With this interactive and hands-on tour, we’ll explore the Produce and Bulk departments, learning a simple method for finding the best value on fruits, vegetables, grains, and beans by paying attention to the price per pound. You’ll learn tips for selecting and storing these foods at home to get the longest use out of them, develop a better understanding of Co-op sales, and get inspiring recipes to start cooking quick and affordable meals at home. No matter what kind of diet you follow, these pennywise tools help you stock your kitchen with variety of healthy, local, and even organic foods. Each month, we’ll hand out recipe cards for a 4-serving meal for under $10.

Free

A Bug’s Life:
Eating and Cooking with Crickets

Thursday, October 8, 2015 – 5:30pm to 7:30pm
McClure Multigenerational Center (map)

Looking for another source of sustainable, responsible, and healthful protein that fits in with your food lifestyle? The answer may be right in front of you—and smaller than you think! Jen and Steve Swanson, of Tomorrow’s Harvest Cricket Farm in Williston, VT, are here to share a new kind of eating experience with you. We will make delicious cookies with protein-packed cricket flour and try whole roasted crickets for those feeling more adventurous.  Join us for an engaging discussion about food rules and ways to rethink the future of our palate while we cook, eat, and try something new!

$5 City Market Members, $10 non-members

Flatbreads of the World

Sunday, October 11, 2015 – 11:00am to 2:00pm
Brot Bakery (formerly Bee Sting Bakery) (map)

Humankind’s oldest, simplest and most remarkably varied form of bread, flatbreads, have been a staple of diets around the world for over 6,000 years. Taught by a baker-anthropologist team, this class will cover the history, culture and baking techniques of different flatbreads, including unleavened, sourdough, ancient grain and non-grain breads. Using a wood-fired oven, students will make a Tuscan focaccia known as Schiacciata; Naan, an Indian style flatbread made with yogurt; a popular Mediterranean chickpea-based griddle bread known as Farinata in Italy and Socca in France; and a double layer sourdough flatbread.

The class includes a tasting lunch where we will sample the breads with traditional and seasonal toppings. Heike Meyer is the owner and founder of the brotbakery, a small artisan bakery and education project, focusing on handmade breads & pastries, traditional baking techniques and baking with all-natural leavening. Anna Mays is an anthropologist who enjoys researching and teaching about world culinary traditions, agricultural practices and the intersection between food, culture and well-being.

Participants should plan on meeting onsite at Brot Bakery and providing their own transportation.

$5 City Market Members, $10 non-members

Depth of Flavor

Thursday, October 15, 2015 – 6:00pm to 7:30pm
McClure Multigenerational Center (map)

Learn the secret to creating complex flavor profiles, the magic formula for dressings and sauces, and other culinary world secrets revealed. Ditch the notion that healthful eating is limiting, boring, or bland and bring deep, delicious, and sensory-engaging flavors into your foods. You’ll leave this class well-equipped to take all your meals to the next level.

$5 City Market Members, $10 non-members