If a class is full – there will be a waitlist option.
We do consider waitlists when planning the next cycle of classes or if there is enough interest to repeat the class that cycle. Interested in teaching at the co-op? Please contact us at [email protected]
FREE EVENT: Fresh Evergreens Make & Take
Fresh Evergreens Make & Take
Saturday, Dec 7, 10am-12pm
Wheatsfield Community Room
Take home some holiday cheer in this small (approximately 10 x5 inches) hanging swag you will assemble yourself. All materials provided. While supplies last in the community room.
One swag per person, no charge. Happy Holidays!
Real Flavors, Real Impact: A Love&Tea Tasting Event
REAL FLAVORS, REAL IMPACT: A Love&Tea Tasting Event
Join us for a delightful tea-tasting event presented by Worldly Goods in partnership with Love & Tea. Discover exquisite flavors blended from the diverse herbs, fruits, and spices that showcase Guatemala’s rich biodiversity. Join us to taste a variety of teas and learn how Love&Tea is creating impact by honoring indigenous and ancestral knowledge, conserving biodiversity, and creating just economic opportunities for Indigenous women. Join us and experience the taste of social change!
If you have specific dietary restrictions, please reach out to us in advance before signing up for the class at [email protected] or by calling the co-op at 515-232-4094 and speaking with Sheba Wright, Education Coordinator.
Limited substitutions can be made during the class.
Instructor
Rachael Cox, who was born and went to high school and college in Ames, Iowa, has worked in various countries in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa, leading agricultural research and rural development projects for over ten years. She holds an M.S. in Natural Resource Management and Crop Production from Iowa State University, a graduate certificate in international nutrition from Tufts University, and is a certified project manager. Her B.S. is in Agronomy and International Agriculture. Rachael was a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow from 2010-2012 for her excellence in social and environmental impact based scientific excellence, and has won numerous awards from the Agronomy Society of America as an undergraduate and graduate student for her excellent track record as an agronomic scientist. Rachael served as a Fulbright Professional Specialist in Colombia (2021) and Vietnam (Nov. 2024).
Rachael worked for CIMMYT from 2012-2016, first as the Collaborative Research Coordinator in the Mexico Conservation Agriculture Program, and later as the Project Leader for a USAID funded project in Guatemala, Buena Milpa. From 2016-2017, Rachael worked for the International Potato Center and led a USAID funded project on seed distribution, economic growth, and malnutrition as related to biofortified sweet potato in Rwanda. Within a year she and her team, with partner organizations, reached 100,000 farm families with vitamin A, highly productive, and drought resistance seedlings.
In 2017, Rachael founded her own consulting company, EarthEmpower, focused on working at the intersection of economic development, environmental conservation, and social inclusion. Through the work of EarthEmpower, Rachael worked together with a team of Indigenous women to launch the company Love&Tea, a tea company dedicated to creating good jobs for Indigenous women and fair-trade markets for diverse plants grown by Indigenous women and cooperatives in Guatemala.
In her time as a consultant, Rachael has worked with the Rainforest Alliance, NASA, The Nature Conservancy, World Wildlife Fund, Catholic Relief Services, numerous local and national non-profit organizations in Latin America.
Date & Time
Thursday, December 19 | 5:30-7 PM
ONLINE RSVP
- RSVPs required for all classes! Class sizes are limited, RSVP to guarantee your seat!
- If you cannot RSVP online, call the store and talk to a Marketing Staff member.
LOCATION
Classes are held in our teaching kitchen unless noted otherwise.
THANK YOU
A HUGE thank you to Cook’s Emporium for supplying the Co-op Classroom with a variety of useful cooking equipment. Come to a class to see the equipment in action! Make sure to stop by this locally-owned business for your kitchen gear needs!
FEES
- Fees are transferable but not refundable unless the Co-op cancels the class due to weather, instructor illness, low attendance or other unforeseen circumstance.
The views presented in classes are not necessarily the views of the Co-op. Please consult with your health care provider before starting any new health regimen.