Griffin Health Offers Free Cooking Demonstration on Food Preservation and Reducing Food Waste

The Griffin Center for Healthy Living Teaching Kitchen will host a free nutrition education presentation and cooking demonstration about preserving food and cooking with frequently thrown away plant parts.

"Waste Not, Want Not" will be Thurs., Sept. 18 at 5 p.m. at The Griffin Center for Healthy Living at Quarry Walk, 300 Oxford Road, Oxford.

Former Executive Director of Massaro Farm and sustainable nutrition expert Caty Poole will discuss the best ways to preserve foods to maintain freshness and how to repurpose the nutritious seeds, stems and leaves that usually end up in the garbage bin. She will also demonstrate how to make carrot top chimichurri and pan sheet roasted vegetables.
Space is limited for this event, so registration is required. Visit www.griffinhealth.org/events-calendar/waste-not-want-not or call The Griffin Center for Healthy Living Coordinator at 203-732-1369 to sign up.

The Griffin Center for Healthy Living Teaching Kitchen is part of Griffin’s commitment to the Planetree person-centered care model, which promotes greater well-being in communities through access to health information and assistance in helping individuals address the social determinants of health such as access to fresh nutritious foods and how to prepare them.