2023 Cooking Classes
Connecting Communities with Local, Accessible Community Supported Agriculture
In Partnership with The Pacific Northwest CSA Coalition
Orchards of 82nd with Kevin Cruz
This month we join residents at Orchards of 82nd for our first cooking class of 2024 in partnership with the Montavilla Farmers Market! We were joined by farmer and guest chef Kevin Cruz who shared some of his family’s recipes from Honduras.
June cooking class at Young Roots Oregon
This month we got to join parents at Young Roots Oregon for our first cooking class of 2024! We were joined by guest chef, Diego Nieto, the Linn County Healthy Communities Coordinator. Together we highlighted the early summer produce available from Eloisa Organic Farm and Ejido Oso.
Go-To Breakfast Medley with Head Start Staff
In this class, we joined the staff team at The Head Start of Lane County to talk about financially accessible CSA options available to families they work with locally, and how to cook a simple and delicious breakfast medley with fresh produce. All participants at our classes go home with a bag of produce for the week and recipe cards for inspiration.
Making Tomato Sauce at The Albany Youth House
In this class, we joined families at The Albany Youth House (in partnership with the Community Services Consortium) in learning how to take advantage of summer abundance and make a big batch of homemade spaghetti sauce. With incredible produce from Sunbow Farm, together we learned tips and tricks to making a super flavorful and versatile tomato sauce that can be used for spaghetti sauce, pizza sauce, or a base for tomato soups and chilis.