Upcoming Events

100-MILE WINE AND CHEESE

Friday September 18th @ 8 pm
Rachel and Scott's House
39 Peltz Ave., Kitchener

People whose last names start with the letters A to M bring your favourite local wine.  People with last names starting with the letters N through Z, please bring your favourite cheese or hors d'oeuvres.

100-MILE CHALLENGE: WATERLOO EDITION

Kitchener Public Library, Main Branch
Tuesday September 29th, 7-9 pm

Come hear from people who are nearing completion of their 100-day commitment to eat only foods from within 100 miles of their home.
Organizers from the Healing Path Centre for Natural Medicine will speak along with Andrew O’Neill, Andrea Yurkiw, and other participants, who will give tips on how you can find and prepare local foods.

100-MILE COOKING CLASS - SEPTEMBER HARVEST
with Dominic Ellis

Thursday October 1st, 7-9 pm
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
825 King Street West, Kitchener (beside Grand River Hospital)

Chef and Proprieter Dominic Ellis of Gusto Catering has a wealth of experience and enthusiasm for local foods cuisine. For his second class, he will use the foods available in September to create several fantastic dishes. Cooking show quality! $40 per person! Food sampling included!

100-MILE CHALLENGE: FINAL POTLUCK

Thursday October 8th, 6:30 pm DAY 98!
Vibrant Farms - (Baer)
2669 Carmel-Koch Rd Baden Ont N3A 3R9

Come celebrate this great accomplishment!

FERMENTED FOODS WORKSHOP
with Jackie McMillan

Saturday October 24th, 1-3 pm
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
825 King Street West, Kitchener (beside Grand River Hospital)

Let your taste buds tingle! Discussion will cover background on fermenting foods, how and why to ferment foods for preservation, health benefits, and a spectacular taste testing of various lactic acid ferments. Workshop participants will prepare fermented foods as part of this interactive session. Jackie recently completed an intensive week-long workshop on Fermentation, Food Culturing & Medicine Making at the Algonquin Tea Company.  $25 per person.  Need to RSVP by October 10th. 

Childbirth Education Classes

These classes are offered by Rachel VandenBerg, ND and Erica Shelley, PhD, doula. For more information visit www.kwchildbirth.com.