Nature & Nutrition workshops
Free!
At the Salmon Center
For kids ages 7-13
Nature & Nutrition workshops
At the Salmon Center
For kids ages 7-13
Session 1: Food Groups and You
Saturday: April 30th
10:30am – 12pm
Kids will learn the basics of nutrition through writing, redefining and exploring their own personal relationships with their favorite and foreign foods.
Activities:
Food journals and crafting a food invention
Session 2: Cooking Methods for Kids
Saturday: May 21st
10:30am – 12pm
Kids will learn about the nutritional benefits of various fresh fruits and vegetables as well as learn different methods of how to cook and prepare local, seasonal produce.
Activities:
Sun Dehydrating Vegetables, Learning about different plant parts through using the 5 senses
Session 3: Soil, Seeds and Sustenance
Saturday: May 28th
1:30pm – 3:00pm
Kids will learn about how the macroscopic and microscopic world collide through learning about living things in our soil, food and ecosystem around us.
Activities:
Pickling vegetables, dissecting seeds and companion planting