Monday, October 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 2017 – 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 the second Monday of the month at Burlington Herb Clinic and last two hours. By appointment only. Contact VCIH at info@vtherbcenter.org or 802-244-7100.

Sliding Scale

Pennywise Pantry

Wednesday, October 4, 2017 – 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 a variety of healthy, local, and even organic foods and develop a better understanding of Co-op sales.

If the date and time above doesn’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

Autumn in Addison County:
Apple & Cheese Farm Tour

Friday, October 13, 2017 – 9:00am to 4:00pm
Twig Farm, Champlain Orchards, Shacksbury Cider (map)

Join us in celebrating local food this fall season! We will get to know the hard-working farmers at Champlain Orchards, the cheesemakers at Twig Farm, and visit the tasting room of Shacksbury Cider to finish up our tour. The cheese and cider tastings are provided, but participants should bring a bag lunch with them. Participants should meet at City Market by 8:45am, where we will take a van and travel as a group.  This tour is a great opportunity to experience a behind the scenes look at some of our local products and enjoy a beautiful fall Friday in Vermont. We will be leaving City Market promptly at 9am, so we ask that participants arrive early.

$10 City Market Members, $15 non-members

Harvest Run for Sustainability

Sunday, October 15, 2017 – 9:00am to 11:30am
Burlington’s Intervale (map)

Join the Sustainability Academy and City Market for our 6th annual Fun Run/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.

Stay up to date by checking out the Facebook Event page!

Taste of Eritrea:
Curried Lentils (Yemisir Wat) and Spicy Beef Stew (Key Wat)
Tuesday, October 17, 2017 – 5:30pm to 7:30pm
McClure Multigenerational Center (map)

Join us for an evening of Eritrean cooking! Together, we will be making two dishes popular in Eritrea and Ethiopia. Yemisir Wat is a dish made up of lentils, cooked with tomatoes, ginger, and garlic. We will also make a beef stew called Key Wat, spiced generously with berbere. Lastly, we will have injera, a fermented flatbread made from teff and barley flours. This class will be taught by Mulu Tewelde, who came to Vermont from Eritrea in 2006 and enjoys sharing her knowledge and love of Eritrean and Ethiopian cooking.

$5 City Market Members, $10 non-members

The No-Fuss Kitchen:
Cooking with Plant-Based Protein

Thursday, October 19, 2017 – 5:30pm to 7:30pm
McClure Multigenerational Center (map)

Join us for our cooking series focused on making cooking from scratch as easy as possible! Our own Outreach and Education Coordinator, Meredith Knowles, will lead this hands-on class about making healthy, simple, minimal-fuss dishes. We will learn how protein from different plant sources combine to make complete protein that our bodies need. This class is perfect for omnivores and anyone interested in adding more plant-based protein to their repertoire as well as vegans who want some new recipe inspiration. Along the way, you’ll learn easy kitchen tricks and tips to help make cooking at home easy and fun.

$5 City Market Members, $10 non-members

Crop Mob at
Intervale Community Farm

Saturday, October 21, 2017 – 9:00am to 12:00pm
Intervale Community Farm (map)

Join us for a volunteer work party at Intervale Community Farm with Andy and his crew down in Burlington’s Intervale. ICF is a member-owned, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm that has been in operation since 1990, serving the Burlington community through their summer and winter shares.

Come get your hands dirty and celebrate the fall harvest. Light snacks will be provided.  Please come prepared with appropriate layers, sturdy shoes, work gloves, and water. City Market Member Workers can earn hours for their time.

Directions: Click here.

Free

Bolstering Your
Immunity for Winter

Tuesday, October 24, 2017 – 6:00pm to 7:00pm
City Market (map)

Cold and flu season is upon us! In this class, Eric will talk about some immune-boosting foods and herbs we can use to bolster our immune systems. He will also talk about the links between our immune systems and chronic inflammation, and how broader dietary adjustments can reduce inflammation and not only support our immune health, but reduce the risk of many other illnesses believed to arise due to chronic inflammation. Eric will share samples of home-brewed fire cider, and perhaps a few other goodies.

$5 City Market Members, $10 non-members

Storytime Saturday:
Zip! Zoom! On a Broom and Boo! Haiku

Saturday, October 28, 2017 – 11:00am to 12:00pm
Phoenix Books (map)

Enjoy your Saturday morning with City Market and Phoenix Books, and join us for our Halloween edition of Storytime! We will have a reading of the children’s books Zip! Zoom! On a Broom by Teri Sloat and Boo! Haiku by Deanna Caswell. After we read together, we will have a fun and interactive healthy food activity! This event is free and does not require pre-registration.

Free

Healthy Halloween Snacks for Kids

Sunday, October 29, 2017 – 10:00am to 1:00pm
City Market (map)

Join us for a fun morning of making healthy Halloween-themed snacks! We will make pretzel & cheese broomsticks, clementine “pumpkins”, and fruit monster faces. 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

Healthy Halloween Snacks for Kids

Tuesday, October 31, 2017 – 9:30am to 11:30am
City Market (map)

Join us for a fun morning of making healthy Halloween-themed snacks! We will make pretzel & cheese broomsticks, clementine “pumpkins”, and fruit monster faces. 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

Check out more upcoming classes and events on our website.