Register online\, in person\, or by phone at 330.864.5721.
\nThis program will be presented on Zoom. \;
\nIn this ongoing series\, local chefs will prepare a budget-friendly\ , seasonal dish with fresh produce available at the \;Summit Lake Neig hborhood Farmer's Market \;and/or \;Let's Grow Akron Community Far m Market. Details about these markets will be shared at each session and f ound on Let's Grow Akron's website: \;www.letsgrowakron.org.
\nFREE Food kits\, including the i ngredients needed to prepare the seasonal dish\, will be available for pic k up at Maple Valley Branch for the first ten registered patrons.
\nThe \;theme for this series of classes is local\, seasonal eating. The benefits of cooking and eating produce grown locally and harvested in sea son will be emphasized. Seasonal produce is more readily available and\, t herefore\, more affordable at the grocery store or farmer's market. Local produce is harvested closer to ripeness and travels a shorter distance fro m the farm to the grocery store\, retaining more nutrients and reducing it s environmental impact. Purchasing from local growers and producers stimul ates and strengthens the local economy. Seasonal produce grown and harvest ed locally has the best flavor!
\nEach class will include a 30-minut e cooking demonstration plus 15 minutes for Q&\;A and 15 minutes to sha re information about Let's Grow Akron Community Farm Market\, Summit Lake Neighborhood \;Farmer's \;Market\, and local farmer's market nutri tion incentive programs.
\nA log-in will be sent three days before t he event. Please do not share the web link for this program. If someone el se is interested in attending\, please have them contact the library to re gister.
\nA webcam and microphone may be necessary for participation in this interactive event. \;If you have one or neither of these\, yo ur level of participation will be limited.
\nIf you do not have an e mail address\, please contact the Maple Valley Branch at 330.864.5721 to l earn how to participate in this program via phone.
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