Summer Fun!
Join us for our summer of cooking to get some new, healthy ideas for your barbecues, picnics and to preserve your harvest! We’ll demonstrate and you taste as you learn how to make some healthier versions of some of your favorite foods. Each class includes demonstrations, tastings, recipes and nutrition fact sheets.
Check out our schedule below for more details.
Cooking classes are from 7pm to 9pm at the Blue Moon Evolution, 8 Clifford St., Exeter, NH.
Fee: $45 for cooking and wellness classes Click here to register.
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Simple rubs and marinades can add a whole new dimension to your chicken, pork, burgers and even vegetables by adding flavor as well as nutritional value. Find out how to flare up your flavors to liven up your summer barbecues. (Ladies bring your husbands!)
We’ll demonstrate, you taste:
• Zesty dry rubs for meats and fish
• Marinades to flavor and tenderize meats
• Tangy pestos, gremolatas and chimicuri sauces.
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» Click here to registerHaving fun in the sun doesn’t with popsicles and other treats shouldn’t have to compromise your children’s health this summer. Learn some easy, tasty and healthy ways to make food fun for kids in the sun. We’ll show you how to make:
• Sweet frozen treats made with fresh fruit and vegetables
• Fresh summer drinks without all the sugar!
• Popcorn treats that will satisfy kids on the beach or in the car
• Picnic foods that are easy to eat and also a treat.
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» Click here to registerWhat do you do when the tomatoes and zucchinis are piled up high on your counter? Cucumbers are crowding out the frig? Take advantage of the abundance of the harvest and save it for a rainy (or snowy) day. We’ll show you how to capture harvest at its peak without canning so you can enjoy it throughout the year. We’ll demonstrate:
• How to make simple jams and chutneys
• How to freeze and dehydrate vegetables and fruits and make things like fruit roll ups
• The art of fermentation: How to ferment pickles, cabbage, beets and carrots
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We are excited to launch an intensive 72-hour certification program, Creating Your Own Personal Healthy Living and Eating System Through Permaculture Design, to teach you the principles and ethics of permaculture.
This program spans over eight months and three seasons. If you complete the required coursework you will receive a Permaculture Design Certification (PDC) from the International Permaculture Institute.
Our instructor is Lauren Chase-Rowell, a 30-year practitioner of earth-centered living. Lauren is current steward of Dalton’s Pasture in Nottingham, NH, a certified NH Landscape Professional (NHCLP), a certified permaculture designer and educator.
She has been practicing and teaching ecological landscape design and horticulture for over 25 years, at UNH and NH community colleges. As an educator, her classroom instruction is informed by her experience in regenerative food growing and preservation, medicinal herbs and foraging, and the importance of NH biodiversity in local, resilient landscape settings.
Lauren embraces the practical application of permaculture in earth-centered living and design, while simultaneously integrating contemplative practices into her holistic teaching-style.
Join Lauren along with other featured presenters such as farmers,chefs, nutritionists and foragers, This course will help you:
• Create your own personal food system that reflects your own lifestyle and gets the most out of your garden and kitchen
• Start seeds, prepare and care for your soil, and preserve and store food through out the year.
• Perenialize your garden, build hedge rows, and food forests
• Explore the critical connection between biodiversity and the health of your food
• Improve energy efficiency in your home and surroundings
• Incorporate natural buildings ideas into your interior and exterior home, including outdoor kitchens and root cellars
• Learn how to harvest and preserve your food through various methods
Students also receive 4 free passes to attend other Food and Health Forum events as part of their training (between April and November).
Location: Classes will take place at Blue Moon Evolution and local farms. Also includes a field trip to the Common Ground Fair (including transportation)
This class will start in January 2014. Dates to be announced.
Location: Blue Moon Evolution and local farms.
Contact Tracey at 603-380-1080 or tracey@foodandhealthforum.com with questions.
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