Yogurt Making 101
Thursday, March 28, 2019 – 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Community Teaching Kitchen, South End Store (map)
Experience the wonder of transforming cow’s milk into cultured, nourishing, and delicious yogurt. Throughout history and around the world, humans have worked with natural processes to transform dairy into tangy, tasty treasures that have not only brilliantly preserved the milk, but also nourished their bodies with beneficial organisms. In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn easy and inexpensive ways to do what humans have done for generations. We will make and sample homemade yogurt with simple ingredients. Emphasis will be placed on doing these things with every day, easy-to-use equipment and ingredients. We will also discuss the health benefits of eating living foods.
$10 City Market Members, $25 Non-Members
Pennywise Pantry
Monday, April 1, 2019 – 10:00am to 11:00am
City Market, Downtown Store (map)
With this interactive and hands-on tour, participants will learn how to shop for affordable, fresh, long-lasting, and nutritious foods at City Market. We will begin by exploring 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. Then we will enter the Grocery aisles and Perishables coolers, to learn to become savvy label readers as we shop for nourishing, long-lasting foods that contain 5 ingredients or fewer. No matter what kind of diet you follow, these pennywise tools will help you stock your kitchen with a variety of healthy, local, and even organic foods and develop a better understanding of Co-op sales.
Free
The Art and Science of Kombucha
Wednesday, April 3, 2019 – 5:30pm to 7:00pm
City Market, Downtown Store (map)
Start making kombucha at home! Kombucha is a fermentation of sweetened tea. In this class, we’ll learn how to make it and also discuss why fermented foods are so beneficial. Participants will take home a “scoby” (a starter culture) to get started. Note: this class will only go over the first or primary fermentation process. This class will be led by Suzanna Bliss, Licensed Acupuncturist, Nutritionist, Educator, and Director of Bliss Healing Acupuncture in Montpelier.
$10 City Market Members, $25 Non-Members
No Fuss Kitchen:
Minimal Waste Cooking
Sunday, April 7, 2019 – 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Community Teaching Kitchen, South End Store (map)
Join us for our cooking series all about making cooking from scratch as easy as possible! Our former Outreach and Education Coordinator, Meredith Knowles, will lead this hands-on class about making healthy, simple, minimal-fuss dishes all while creating as little waste as possible. We’ll focus on creatively using commonly discarded food parts and making sure you use up everything you buy! Along the way, you’ll learn easy kitchen tricks and tips to help make cooking at home easy and fun.
$10 City Market Members, $25 Non-Members
Intro to Square Foot Gardening
Saturday, April 27, 2019 – 11:00am to 12:00pm
South End Community Room (map)
Square Foot Gardening is an easy way to plan and plant your garden, using permanent beds to maximize production in small spaces. Peter Burke will join us to discuss all aspects of your garden from planning to planting, constructing raised beds, creating permanent paths, trellising, and methods to avoid a jungle of weeds in August! Peter Burke is a Certified Square Foot Garden Teacher and has been using and teaching the Square Foot Gardening method since 1981.
$10 City Market Members, $25 Non-Members
Gentle Yoga & Intro to
Mindful Eating
Sunday, April 28, 2019 – 10:00am to 12:00pm
South End Community Room (map)
Join City Market, Sangha Studio, and ThrivInspired Nutrition in a mindful morning practice of yoga followed by mindful eating. We’ll begin with an all-levels yoga class focused on stretching and accessible movement where we link our breath with poses and transitions. After our yoga practice, we’ll transition into an interactive and engaging discussion about mindful eating. You’ll learn what mindful eating is, how it can support your health and well-being, and strategies for incorporating more mindfulness into your current eating routine. We’ll wrap up our time together with a tasty, full-sensory, mindful eating exercise (and don’t worry, it’s not a raisin).
About the teachers:
Dana Notte, MS, RD, CD
Dana Notte is an experienced non-diet dietitian, nutrition educator, and mindful eating expert who is passionate about helping people cultivate a balanced, healthful, and joyful relationship with food. Dana is the owner of ThrivInspired Nutrition, a nutrition counseling practice that will begin accepting clients in summer 2019.
Taylor Downs
Taylor is a mindfulness practitioner and yoga teacher at Sangha Studio, Vermont’s only nonprofit, donation-based yoga studio. Taylor teaches from the foundation that everyone has the ability to practice, and her goal in all classes is to create space that allows for introspection, exploration, and empowerment.. She teaches classes weekly at Sangha Studio’s two locations in Downtown Burlington and the Old North End. Learn more about Sangha Studio at sanghastudio.org.
$10 City Market Members, $25 Non-Members
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In-store Tours
Want to learn how to shop at the Co-op and find ways to save money?
Not comfortable signing up for a group Pennywise Pantry tour?
We’re happy to offer one-on-one tours with our Outreach and Education Coordinator to help you feel more comfortable at the Co-op.
Please contact Elena at:
epalermo@citymarket.coop or 861-9757 for more information.
Scholarships
Mentoring pairs can sign-up to take City Market’s food and herbal education classes for free! To find out how, please contact:
learn@citymarket.coop.
Food for All Members
may attend classes for free. Please email learn@citymarket.coop
to sign up.
All others may inquire about a scholarship by emailing learn@citymarket.coop.
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