Rural Vermont will bring Groundswell: Community Conversations About Land Use, Livelihood, Food and the Future of Vermont to the Tunbridge Town Hall next Wednesday.
Lindsay Harris, of Mountain Home Farm in Tunbridge, will host this, the first of six stops, during which representatives of Rural Vermont, a Montpelier-based advocacy organization, will present a vision for the future of agriculture in Vermont.
The event will include a light dinner, an original poem written and performed by Taylor Katz, of Free Verse Farm in Chelsea, live music and social time.
The event is free and open to all, with farmer and childcare stipends available. For more information or to RSVP, visit ruralvermont.org or call 802-223-7222.
Lessons in Food
The Hanover Consumer Cooperative Society’s nutrition specialist Hannah Brilling will teach a free course about a low sodium diet, called Health for Your Heart, on Thursday in the Culinary Learning Center at the Lebanon Co-op Food Store.
This class will cover sources of and alternatives to sodium, shopping tips and a recipe. There will be cooking activities and food will be provided.
The course will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
For more information or to register, visit coopfoodstore.coop/classes or call 603-643-2667.
La Cassetta Rossa in Norwich will offer an Italian cooking camp during February vacation next week, Feb. 20-24.
Examples of dishes the children (grades 1 to 8) may learn to prepare include bruschetta, insalata caprese, pizza, minestrone, gnocchi, pesto, tagliatelle, torta and tiramisu. Snacks and lunch will be provided and the camp will include opportunities to play indoors and out.
The cost is $85 per day (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.) or $350 for the week. Extended hours from 4 to 6 p.m. are available for a cost of $20 per hour. There is a 10 percent sibling discount.
Learn more at casetta-rossa.com or by calling 802-526-2643.
Nora Doyle-Burr can be reached at ndoyleburr@vnews.com or 603-727-3213.
