Accepting Bridge Cards at MI Farmers Markets Workshops. Thur, March 18
Cooking Class: Gluten-Free Desserts Mon, April 19
Food Sensitivities, Allergies, and Integrative Medicine Wed, April 21
Future Chefs
Cool Summer.....With Chef Channon
The 2009 Future Chefs program is under way. This year it's led by Channon Mondoux of Renaissance Cuisine, a personal chef, food writer and historian who's very enthusiastic about bringing the joy of cooking to local teens.
Check out this great article in the Kalamazoo Gazette.
What is Future Chefs?
Future Chefs is a partnership between Fair Food Matters and the City of Kalamazoo Department of Parks & Recreation. The goal: Give teens the skills to make healthy meals from whole ingredients, and pique their interest in the food service industry. Classes are available to residents of Kalamazoo and serve about 12-15 teens each year. There are two components: 6 hands-on classes about food issues and cooking, and several field trips to various restaurants to gain another perspective on the food service industry. The teens learn a lot and gain some amazing experience.
For details and information please email Rosie Florian or call her at (269) 492-1270.
Future Chefs in the News!
For Future Chefs, 2008 was fun and exciting. Our first class had the added thrill of a visitor from the Kalamazoo Gazette.Check out article that resulted.
- can-do kitchen
A licensed facility for new & existing food businesses, local-produce processing, and job training.
- Growing Matters Garden
Kids get their hands dirty, and learn a lot, with our multi-site gardening project.
- Future Chefs
Teens cook? From scratch? Check out this cool summer program.
- Eat Local, Kalamazoo!
Learn how, where and why to eat local in our series of presentations and events.
- Farms to K College
Students and community partners are bringing more local food into the cafeteria at Kalamazoo College.
- Southwest Michigan Community Harvest Fest
Celebrate local food, local farming, and sustainable living with great speakers, music and more.
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Fair Food Film Festival
Exploring where our food comes from and why it matters.