Workshops

Sponsored by Nanaimo Foodshare & Georgia Ave. Community School

Wed. Oct. 6 - Oct. 27 (age 6-10) 4/$40
Wed. Feb. 14 - Mar. 7 (age 6-10) 4/$40
3:30 - 5:15pm
Georgia Avenue School

Become a whiz in the kitchen by learning basic kitchen skills and some fabulous new recipes. Includes healthy and easy to prepare appetizers, entrees, drinks and desserts.

Call Nanaimo Parks, Recreation and Culture to register at 250-756-5200 or visit ireg.nanaimo.ca.

Sponsored by Nanaimo Foodshare & John Barsby Community School

Mon. Nov. 9 - 30 (age 9-12) 4/$36
Mon. Jan. 17 - Feb. 7 (age 9- 12) 4/$36
3:15 - 5:45 pm
John Barsby Community School, Room 301

Hands on cooking and gardening activities. Participants will have an opportunity to work in both the kitchen and the garden and learn about the valuable connection between the two. In these 4 week sessions children will have fun planting and harvesting vegetables from the garden to make a variety of vegetarian dishes and healthy snacks. Take home recipe books and seedlings. You will be surprised at what they will eat, when they are involved in the growing and cooking of food!

Call Nanaimo Parks, Recreation and Culture to register at 250-756-5200 or visit ireg.nanaimo.ca..

Sponsored by Nanaimo Foodshare & Georgia Ave. Community School

Wed. Nov. 24 - Dec. 15 (age 7 - 10) 4/$36
3:30 - 5:00 pm
Georgia Avenue School

A new take on Christmas baking - we remake old favourites with a healthy twist. Participants will have fun making cinnamon buns, shortbread, gingerbread, cranberry and pistachio biscotti, butterscotch pears and hot chocolate.

Call Nanaimo Parks, Recreation and Culture to register at 250-756-5200 or visit ireg.nanaimo.ca..

Sponsored by Nanaimo Foodshare & Georgia Ave. Community School

Tues. Oct. 12 - Nov. 16 (age 6 - 10) 6/$54
Wed. Nov. 17 - Dec. 22 (age 6 - 10) 6/$54
Wed. Jan. 19 - Feb. 23 (age 6 - 10) 6/$54

Become a whiz in the kitchen by learning basic kitchen skills and some fabulous new recipes. Impress your family at the end of the program by serving them a sit down meal you have created. Includes appetizers, entrees, drinks and desserts.

Call Nanaimo Parks, Recreation and Culture to register at 250-756-5200 or visit ireg.nanaimo.ca..

Sponsored by Nanaimo Foodshare & John Barsby Community School

Mon. Oct. 18 - Nov. 22 (age 9-12) 6/$54
Mon. Jan. 18 - Feb. 22 (age 9-12) 6/$54
3.30 - 5.15 pm
John Barsby Community School, Room 301.

Participants will learn about a different country each week as they discover how to cook food from around the world. Appetizers, entrees and desserts from Greece, Italy, Mexico, China, India and the Middle East.

Call Nanaimo Parks, Recreation and Culture to register at 250-756-5200 or visit ireg.nanaimo.ca..

Scratch is a valuable 8 week food/cooking skills program for youth in grades 8-10. Ideal for teens that want to enhance their food related skills and employablility in the food industry, the program includes:
foodsafe
cooking/kitchen skills
guest speakers
possible volunteer placements

To Register Please call Nanaimo Foodshare at (250) 753-9393

Growin' On Up is a cooking program for young parents (15 - 24 yrs) and their children (up to age 6).

The group meets on Wednesdays to cook 2-3 recipes together, share them, and even take a little something home. Whenever possible, all the recipes will feature one key ingredient in a variety of ways, highlighting the flexibility of many of our staple vegetables. Participants can also expect hands-on educational activities related to nutrition, growing, harvesting, cooking and preserving healthy food.



To Register Please call Nanaimo Foodshare at (250) 753-9393

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