Madison Park

Thanks, Marty – it was a pleasure to meet such an enthusiastic group! Please be sure to thank them all for the opportunity to bring information about the Garden 2 You market and the NC Cooperative Extension classes.

See below for more information about “Spring Savvy” classes…folks should be able to register on-line through links in the flyer.

I am also attaching the Garden 2 You flyer one more time…thank you again for all you are doing to support the community!

Best regards,

Karen B. Howard

Office: 704-432-4325

Mobile: 980-722-2179

Karen.Howard@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov

Therapeutic Recreation program information: www.scribd.com/trsection

Spring Workshops at Marion Diehl     Class Offerings Eating Healthy...on a budget Healthy, Quick & Easy Meals Local Foods 101           Healthy Eating Support Group    Lifestyle change and maintenance requires support! Join us as we learn about healthy eating, cooking , local foods and the importance of food safety.This program consists of 6 consecutive Thursday sessions and incorporates education into a supportive format.   April 28, May 5, 12, 19, 26, June 2 10 am - 12 noon Audience: Active Older Adults Cost: FREE Location: Stratford-Richardson YMCA, 1946 West Boulevard Charlotte, NC  28208 Online Registration        Greetings!   Can you believe it? Spring is underway and Summer is right around the corner. In preparation for the abundant harvest of local foods that awaits us, the Family and Consumer Sciences program is partnering with the Marion Diehl Recreation Center to provide savvy food workshops to get you started. Take a look at our free class offerings below. We hope that you will join us as we learn great ways to prepare a fresh and nutritious fare!   In health, Kristin Davis, Extension Agent Family & Consumer Sciences Mecklenburg Cooperative Extension           Location for all classes: Marion Diehl Recreation Center 2219 Tyvola Road  Charlotte, NC 28210 *Classes will convene in the Arts & Craft Room/Kithcen       Eating Healthy...on a budget April 26. 10:00 am - 11:30 am Easy, healthy and economical... it can be done! Join us for an educational workshop on how to prepare easy and healthy meals while maintaining your budget.    The workshop will include: educational presentation, take home resources and a food demonstration.  Audience: Active Older Adults, Anyone    Click here to register: Online Registration     Healthy, Quick and Easy Meals  May 10. 10:00 am - 11:30 am Eating healthy doesn't require the skills of a gourmet chef! With a little effort, creativity and a dash of zeal, you can create tasty healthy meals in no time. Join us for a workshop on how to create healthy meals, infused with fresh local ingredients,  in 30 minutes or less!      This workshop will include: cooking demonstration, tasting and take-home resources.   Audience: Active Older Adults, Anyone   Click here to register: Online Registration     Local Foods 101  May 24, 10:00 am - 11:30 am Locavore, food miles, organic, grass-fed...sound like a foreign language? Fret not, during this interactive workshop we will discover the importance and power of local food. Come and learn about local food and the NC 10% initiative, a program to expand the local food economy!   This workshop include: educational presentation and take-home resources.   Audience: Active Older Adults, Anyone   Click here to register: Online Registration   For more information contact: Kristin Davis, 704.336.4006, Kristin_Davis@ncsu.edu

 

Garden 2 You

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Vegetables, herbs and plants will be available for purchase, to benefit the Therapeutic Recreation Summer Camp scholarship fund.

Produce and plants will be grown by the Gifted Gardeners TR

horticulture class, and donated or sold by local gardeners.

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