Local Feast Cooking Classes

Coming up: Raw Foods- an un-cooking class!

August 20th, 2-5pm.

Its hot out, who wants to spend time standing over the stove? In this class participants will learn how to prepare local produce in its simplest, most nutritious form. Dishes may include marinated kale salad with cherry tomatoes, raw zucchini pasta with sundried tomato-"cream" sauce, curried carrot salad, and a raw peach crumble. Email mollymerrett@gmail.com to register, or call 518-435-5026. Class costs $25-$50 sliding scale.

2011 Class Series Calendar

Saturday April 16th, 2-5 pm: Fantastic wild edibles. Learn how to cook with delicious wild foods such as fiddlehead ferns, ramps and dandelion greens.

Saturday May 21st, 2-5 pm: Feasting on asparagus, rhubarb and spring greens. Our local offerings may be limited but the possibilities for cooking these delicious spring items are endless.

Saturday June 18th, 2-5 pm: Early summer favorites. Strawberries, baby beets, garlic scapes, spring onions and a wide variety of exciting greens and herbs will be our palate for creating delicious, healthy dishes.

Saturday July 16th, 2-5 pm: Things really start heating up with local produce! An abundance of flavors and colors get our creative juices flowing.

Saturday August 20th, 2-5 pm: Raw foods: and un-cooking class. Learn how to prepare local produce in its simplest, most nutritious form.

Classes will continue monthly, the 3rd Saturday of the month from 2-5 through December 2011

Are you an aspiring locavore who would like some inspiration putting together meals with the wonderful food our region offers? Have a CSA share but don't always know how to put it to use? Want to learn some new skills and ideas for creating healthy, beautiful, satisfying dishes using local produce? Take some cooking classes with Local Feast! Classes also make great gifts for Mother's Day, Father's Day, graduations, birthdays and more!

Classes will meet the 3rd Saturday of each month, from 2-5 pm, starting in April 2011, at the Friends Meetinghouse in Northampton center. Classes cost $25-$50 each sliding scale, and $20-$40 each if you sign up for 2 or more. Each class will feature an exciting menu made from local, seasonal produce, which we will enjoy together at the end of the class.

I believe that access to fresh healthy food should be a right, not a privilege. A percentage of profits from this class series will be donated to food access and food justice projects in our area.

Why "sliding scale"? I calculate that the cost of putting on each class, including my expenses and my time is about $50 per person. However, I understand that that price might put the classes out of reach for some. In an effort to make my classes affordable, I will let participants decide what they feel they can pay on a sliding scale. A limited number of barter arrangements are available as well, please contact me for details.