Community Food Preparation Events
At the Weston A. Price Foundation we talk about traditional foods and we learn how to make foods that our grandmothers and great-grandmothers would recognize. But in past eras the preparation of food was not a singular event taking place in individual kitchens, but rather the harvesting, preserving and preparation of food was frequently a community event that involved many hands.
In that spirit, I am proposing a sauerkraut-making event. This is not a class per-se but an opportunity to visit, laugh, learn, and prepare food in the company of others. Everyone will go home with a jar (or two) of sauerkraut or kimchi for his or her own use. In the future we might do canning, preparing foods for freezing, harvesting fruit or vegetables, making large batches of meatloaf, or anything else we can dream up.
The time and place are not yet decided; details will be in upcoming newsletters. I need a volunteer to host the first community food preparation event in September. Anyone with a large table in their kitchen or covered patio interested?
Please Send Feedback
A recent conversation with a new member reminded me of the need to keep asking for feedback.
What events would you like to see presented by the Eugene Chapter? Tell me how we are doing, or what you would like to see us do. What do you think of our current schedule of potlucks on Monday evenings and DVDs on Fridays? What days/times work best for you? (P.S. If you like our current schedule be sure to vote for it, because if there are more suggestions for another day we might change it!) Do you have suggestions for a community food preparation event? Take a moment to share your thoughts and ideas about Eugene Chapter activities.
~ Lisa
