In the past I ranted on the inefficiencies of non-profit organizations. Today I encountered a situation that reminded me of this “do-good polemic.” When I realized we do not have unlimited funds and certain choices must be made.
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Cooking Class Conundrum
Session 1 Complete!
Last night ended the first 4-week “Healthy Eating and Meal Planning” class and it was a grand success! The lesson focused on meal planning strategies and the meal was pizza – always a favorite dish to make. For our first class we served 5 families from the community surrounding Floyd Light Middle School. Throughout the past four weeks I spoke with different families to glean their thoughts on the class as a whole. Some people really enjoyed the critical food literacy and others (especially younger participants) loved cooking dinner. Aside from my own goals I set for the class, there were a number of unexpected results.
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A Future Food Project (or) An Idea is Born
Since the blog began, the incentive for “food thought” has increased exponentially. This blog fuels many outlets of my growing passion for food and its discontents. Yesterday afternoon I felt like I “hit the big one.” Which is to say a new idea was born, a really big idea.
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Cooking Class Takes New Direction
I want to use this post to share a new update in my ever-evolving, food-project-focused life. It began with this blog. Then the menu consulting (which is beginning a second start.) Then the cooking class at Floyd Light Middle School. And now an opportunity to teach the “food literacy and cooking skills” class at an alternative high school, called Fir Ridge (also in the David Douglas school district.) From this grows the most exciting detail in this action-packed tale…
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School Gardens are All the Rage – Resources to Join the Movement
Like it or not, school gardens are popping up across the country. The opportunity for children and young adults to grow their own food and learn math, science and social studies is a huge incentive for teachers and administrators. The physical activity is also a major plus. Beside the one well-written and poorly argued essay published recently in The Atlantic, everyone else is ecstatic about the food movement reaching the classroom and school community.
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