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Have you ever been interested in using herbal medicine to improve your health? Join Betzy Bancroft RH (AHG), Larken Bunce MS, and Guido Masé RH (AHG) and students from the Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism in a free, personalized session focused on your individual constitution and any health conditions you may be experiencing. An incredible opportunity to explore the art of herbal healing with experienced practitioners! All sessions last about an hour and a half and are completely confidential. By appointment. Please sign up by contacting Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism at info@vtherbcenter.org.

Learn how to shop for fresh, long-lasting, and nutritious foods in Produce and Bulk. With this interactive and hands-on tour, we’ll explore the Produce and Bulk departments, learning a simple method for finding the best value on fruits, vegetables, grains, and beans by paying attention to the price per pound. You’ll learn tips for selecting and storing these foods at home to get the longest use out of them, develop a better understanding of Co-op sales, and get inspiring recipes to start cooking quick and affordable meals at home.

Do you love the taste of fresh mozzarella with tomatoes and basil? Dairy farmer Lindsay Harris from Family Cow Farmstand in Hinesburg teaches us how simple it is to make mozzarella cheese in our home kitchens. Family Cow Farmstand is the first certified raw milk dairy in Vermont.

Learn how to make refreshing homemade sodas using soda cultures that are fizzy, fun, and good for you. From fresh berries to lemons to herbs and more, the sky is the limit for summer flavors. Participants will bring a “ginger bug” culture home to get started on their own soda adventures. Jason Frishman heads up the vegetarian FolkFoods stand at the Burlington summer farmer’s market and enjoys teaching about fermentation year-round.

Discover the joys of baking sourdough breads! In this class, we’ll learn how versatile (and forgiving) sourdough starter is and how it can be put to work in favorite bread recipes (or even pastries!). We will see the different stages of a starter, learn when it's ready to use, and taste several varieties of freshly-baked sourdough breads. There will be plenty of time for discussion and questions, and every participant will go home with a starter culture.

Have you ever been interested in using herbal medicine to improve your health? Join Betzy Bancroft RH (AHG), Larken Bunce MS, and Guido Masé RH (AHG) and students from the Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism in a free, personalized session focused on your individual constitution and any health conditions you may be experiencing. An incredible opportunity to explore the art of herbal healing with experienced practitioners! All sessions last about an hour and a half and are completely confidential. By appointment.

The Frugal Fridge tour complements the Pennywise Pantry shopping tour. This tour focuses on how to shop for healthy, affordable foods once you leave Produce and Bulk and enter the grocery aisles and perishables coolers. We’ll learn to become savvy label readers as we shop for nourishing, long-lasting foods that contain 5 ingredients or fewer. Have fun turning packages over to look at labels and compare prices across similar products.

Make healthy and energizing snacks at home to take along on all your summer adventures and escape the GORP rut! Join Adele Dienno and Carlie Geer, RD, CD for this fun and tasty session. Whether you’re 6, 16, or 60, you’ll love these homemade gluten-free cookies, miniature muffins, and nut and dried fruit energy bars that travel well and taste great! Adele is a home chef and cooking instructor specializing in simple, fun, crowd pleasing cooking.