Good Food and Family Life
If getting the kids to eat their broccoli or even to come to table for dinner is a challenge with today’s fast paced life and myriad junk food options, you may be interested in the following program. This event is the first in a a series of talks to be held at South Church in Portsmouth, Friday February 6 2009. For more information, see also tidewaterschool.org
What shall we teach children about food, and how shall we teach them? That is the question to be taken up at an adult education evening called “Good Food & Family Life” on February 6 in Portsmouth. Panelists include Eileen Behan, RD, LD, a professional nutritionist and author of The Baby Food Bible and Fit Kids: Raising Physically and Emotionally Strong Kids with Real Food. Discussion will range from healthy food choices, to family dinner table dynamics, to the impact of our eating habits on local agriculture and the environment at large.
Nathan Duclos of the University of New Hampshire will describe how the NH Farm to School program brings local produce to school menus, while teaching students about the path from farm to fork and instilling healthy eating habits.
Alison Magill, Slow Food Seacoast Co-Leader, will serve as moderator for the event that takes place at 7:00 pm at South Church at 292 State Street. Admission is $12 at the door, or $10 in advance; call 207/439-7911
Anonymous
Great Program but the pricing is excessive. I support local/organic and paying true costs for food but lower income folks will be underrepresented here b/c of the $12 admission. This would not fly in Vancouver or the Pacific NW. It’s vulgar.
Slow Food Seacoast
Anonymous: Thanks for your comment. We are certainly sensitive to cost issues.
We are passing on information about this event because it’s of interest to Slow Food Seacoast blog readers. It’s not a Slow Food Seacoast-sponsored program. We often provide this service for everything from one-time classes to fee-based programs, cooperative extension and adult ed classes, formal dinners, restaurant events, and cooking classes, with costs ranging from free to $100+.
Though I’m not sure, I believe that this adult education program is a fundraiser for Tidewater School - thus the pricing. The presenters are terrific and worth hearing. There are certainly many programs of this type and pricing in the West, so I don’t think it’s a regional issue.
One suggestion: whenever faced with cost prohibitions for a program I want to attend, I often call the sponsoring organization directly and ask whether a smaller donation or bartering will be acceptable for entry. It doesn’t always work, but it’s worth a try.
As far as cost issues for our own programs, Slow Food Seacoast works to be inclusive in events it sponsors. Please join us at monthly potlucks, which are cost-free and at which we discuss many of the same topics and issues. We have also offered many free speakers and programs, and many programs for small voluntary donations, as well as some programs with suggested donations ranging from $3 - $65.00. We believe in providing a range of experiences and giving people as much information as we can manage about the many ways to learn more about good, clean, and fair food.
Thanks again for your comment and I hope you’ll find many programs you will enjoy.
–Michelle from Slow Food Seacoast.
Anonymous
It’s never too late to widen the gate so everyone can attend. Food justice begins at home.
Slow Food Seacoast
And we do work to provide lots of free and low-cost programming. Keep in mind that there will always be fee-based and fundraiser programs, as well. There is room for all of this under our umbrella. Thanks again.