Pennywise Pantry
Thursday, December 1, 2016 – 6:30pm to 7:30pm
City Market (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 variety of healthy, local, and even organic foods and develop a better understanding of Co-op sales.
If the date and time above don’t work for your schedule, or if you would feel more comfortable with a one-on-one individualized tour, please contact our Outreach and Education Coordinator, Meredith Knowles, at mknowles@citymarket.coop or 802-861-9757.
Free
Storytime Saturday:
Sleep Tight Farm
Saturday, December 3, 2016 – 11:00am to 12:00pm
Phoenix Books (map)
Enjoy your Saturday morning with City Market and Phoenix Books, and join us for a reading of the children’s book Sleep Tight Farm by Vermont’s own local author and farmer Eugenie Doyle. Eugenie, of Last Resort Farm, will join us for this reading. Snacks and a healthy food activity will also be provided! This event is free and does not require pre-registration.
Free
Indoor Salad Gardening
Saturday, December 3, 2016 – 1:00pm to 2:00pm
City Market (map)
Learn how grow an indoor salad garden with Peter Burke! This workshop will focus on growing a steady supply of fresh greens with only a cupboard and a windowsill. Ready to harvest in just 7 to 10 days, grow greens that are both good for fresh salads and to cook in a stir fry! Whether it is winter or you are living in an apartment, there is no reason to not to have a garden. Peter Burke will show you how to grow the bulk of your salad greens indoors, about 12-14 ounces a day! Great for you locavores out there, there is nothing more local than your own windowsill. The workshop will outline general techniques for many varieties of greens, and everyone goes home with their own planted tray to sample.
$5 City Market Members, $10 non-members
Herbal Consultations
Monday, December 5, 12 & 19 2016 – 4:00pm to 8:00pm
VCIH at Burlington Herb Clinic (map)
Have you ever been interested in using herbs to improve your health? Join the clinical interns from Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism (VCIH) for a personalized, confidential consultation, and leave with valuable information tailored to suit your specific needs. Students are supervised by professional herbalists and have already completed over 1000 hours of training. VCIH offers consultations and herbs using a sliding-scale and gift model–this means you only pay what you can, when you can. All sessions are held on Mondays and last two hours. By appointment only. Contact VCIH at info@vtherbcenter.org or 802-244-7100.
Please note: Consultations offered by VCIH will now be hosted at the Burlington Herb Clinic, located at Railyard Apothecary, 280 Battery Street. Please sign up directly through VCIH.
Sliding Scale
The Dish: Food Waste
Wednesday, December 7, 2016 – 5:30pm to 7:00pm
ArtsRiot (map)
Food waste is a buzzword these days. From buying “ugly” fruits and vegetables to industrial composting, food waste has become both a household and large scale topic. What policies already exist, or should exist, to help mitigate food waste? How are these policies helping or hurting individuals who are working to reduce food waste from field to plate? And what can you do, as a consumer, to make sure you are making full use of the food you have? Join us as we dive into these questions and gain insight from a panel of local experts for a lively discussion on food waste.
Brought to you by City Market and the Intervale Center with special thanks to ArtsRiot.
FREE! $5 suggested donation to benefit Intervale Center.
Doors open at 5:00pm. Cash bar.
A Mosaic of Flavor:
Bosnia Breakfast for Dinner!
Tuesday, December 13, 2016 – 5:30pm to 7:30pm
McClure Multigenerational Center (map)
This monthly series is a collaboration with the Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program. For December we will come together and prepare a cozy “breakfast for dinner” of Ustipci, puffy and delicious Bosnian doughnuts which we will stuff with an assortment of sweet and savory fillings. To accompany these popular doughnuts, we will brew Bosanska Kafa, an intense and flavorful Bosnian coffee. Nada Popovac came to the United States from Sarajevo in 1998 with her husband and two daughters. She has worked at the Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program for 17 years.
$5 City Market Members, $10 non-members
Winter Farmers’ Market:
Holiday Room Sprays
Saturday, December 17, 2016 – 10:00am to 2:00pm
UVM Davis Center (map)
The Burlington Farmers’ Market goes indoors from November through April and features seasonal meats, produce, and handmade crafts from dozens of local producers. Once a month, stop by our activity table for fun, hands-on activities for all ages. Our December activity is all about aromatherapy! We’ll make our own “Comfort and Joy” or “Forest Fresh” room spray using simple essential oils – a great gift for the holidays!
Free
German Holiday Baking
Sunday, December 18, 2016 – 1:00pm to 3:00pm
McClure Multigenerational Center (map)
This class looks at baking traditions in Germany and Central Europe, but also new ways to do this—using natural fermentation or preparing the familiar classics like Stollen, Lebkuchen, and Christmas Cookies vegan, raw, or with nut flours! It’s a fun class with lots of tasting and exploring. No baking skills are required to attend! This class is taught by Heike Meyer, the owner and found of Brotbakery (www.brotbakery.com), a small artisan bakery and education project, focusing on hand-made breads and pastries, traditional baking techniques, and baking with all-natural leavening.
$5 City Market Members, $10 non-members
Holiday Cookie Decorating:
Kid Friendly
Friday, December 23, 2016 – 9:30am to 11:30am
City Market (map)
Join us for a fun morning of cookie-decorating! We will have winter-themed sugar cookies and homemade frosting available for kids of all ages. This is a drop-in event, so no need to sign up. We’ll also have coffee and music to enjoy. Feel free to drop in for a few minutes, or stay for the morning.
The entrance for this event will be through the door just to the west of our outdoor café (near the outdoor café trash station). Look for a sandwich board and volunteer to guide you!
Free
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