Vermiculture is a process of composting which holds a particular appeal to homeowners and apartment dwellers alike since you can utilize worms, in a bin, to compost food waste year-round. The worms do all the work! You’ll leave this class with specific instructions on what you need to get started with this efficient method of [...]
Composting educator, Steve Libbey, has been cleaning up the yard to provide the feedstock for a hot pile. A hot pile requires enough high-nitrogen materials to get the pile to heat up. A hot pile takes more effort but will produce compost more quickly—in several weeks to several months. However, hot compost is an outdoor [...]
This class has been canceled, please keep eye out for it later this year! Morning Bell Coffee Roasters will be presenting how to prepare pour over coffee, going into detail on everything from selecting beans and grinding to identifying tasting notes in single origin coffees. Samples of a few different blends and single origin [...]
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Please join us for NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Central Iowa presents: In Our Own Voice, a presentation that changes attitudes, assumptions and ideas about people with brain health conditions. These free presentations provide a personal perspective of brain health conditions, as leaders with lived experience talk openly [...]
Join neuroscientist and mindfulness instructor, Crystal Jewell, for an interactive exploration on mindful eating through the lens of wild foods, including lion’s mane mushrooms, purslane, & dandelion. Learn how wild foods alter our nervous system, foster a sense of belonging, and create resilient communities as we settle into the moment and taste the land we [...]
Interested in deepening your knowledge of the medicinal plants growing in our backyard? Take a walk through Brookside Park alongside herbalist and retired RN, Nancy Beatty. Nancy will point out and educate attendees on the medicinal flora we encounter along the way.
Join father & daughter team, Gina and Jim, as they demonstrate the simplicity and flexibility of sous vide cooking. Literally translating to “under a vacuum,” sous vide uses a temperature-controlled circulator to slowly and perfectly cook vacuum-sealed ingredients, all while retaining their nutrients. Gina and James will prepare chicken street tacos, pork tenderloin, mashed potatoes, [...]
Did you know that every body comes equipped with its very own stress management system? It’s true! However, all too often, we find ourselves leaving the stress ‘lights’ on all day, which inevitably drains our system. Join nutrition therapist, Theresa Munkvold, for an engaging session where we’ll explore how stress impacts our bodies and delve [...]
As a terrific food for anyone looking to improve gut health, kimchi has become increasingly popular in the western world. It is one of the oldest fermented foods in the world and arguably one of the tastiest! Join a local dietitian in the kitchen to learn to create this Korean side dish, and also learn [...]
Learn what the logic of Acupuncture and Traditional Eastern Medicine can do for improving your health. Valerie works full-time helping people understand the cause of their health problems and what they can do to improve. Acupuncture treatments and professional herbal formulas, as health care options, are also explained. Short stories of successful health improvements will [...]