Please pre-register for these workshops by signing
up with your name and phone number at the
registers, calling Jodie at 336-5087x136 or
email:
cooproom@gmail.com
-------------------------------------------------------
Urban Pantry
Creative Pickling demo and workshop with Amy Pennington
Sunday June 6th 3pm Co-op Room 309.
Free.
Local Author Amy Pennington will join us to share some seasonal Creative Pickling ideas from her new book: Urban Pantry: Tips & Recipes for a Thrifty, Sustainable, & Seasonal Kitchen.
Fertility Awareness
With Dianna Mincin
Saturday June 12th 2pm Co-op Room 309.
Free.
Take Charge of Your Fertility
Based on the best-selling book by Toni Weschler, MPH. Welcome to all who are interested in learning more about the Fertility Awareness Method as a means of natural pregnancy achievement and avoidance as well as basic gynecological health. Learn to become aware of and chart your fertility cycle.
Dianna Mincin is a graduate of Bastyr College in Nutrition and is a Licensed Nurse specializing in prenatal/infant care. Dianna trained under Toni in the Fertility Awareness Method and co-taught with her at PCC 25 years ago.
Eating Better on a Budget: At the Store
Tuesday June 15th 6:30pm Co-op Room 309.
Free
Getting out of the grocery store with your bags full of food that you’re excited to share with you family doesn’t have to cost you more – some common sense shopping habits can help you make the most of your trips to the store. Join Jill Dodge and Jodie Buller for a class and store tour to help you put these shopwise tips into action. We’ll cover nutrient-rich eating, universal recipe staples, regional, seasonal, sustainable shopping choices, and dive into the wonders of the bulk bins.
This free outreach class is presented as part of the Eating Better on a Budget Series. Looks for part two: In the Kitchen, as well as part three (Beans) of our four-part Cooking Basics with Grains, Greens, Beans, and Grazers, coming up soon.
Essential Oil First Aid kits for travel and camping
With Michelle Mahler
Wednesday June 16th 6pm Co-op Room 309.
$7-10 supply fee.
Learn how to safely and effectively use Essential oils for bug repellants, cuts and scrapes, sore muscles & joints, hydrating skin and hair, sunburns, vertigo, food poisoning, motion sickness and even aphid repellants for your roses! Each student has the option of making a first aid spray, antibacterial oil blend, athsma/allergy blend and more. Supply fee $7-10 for each item
Born in the USA
film and discussion sponsored by Skagit County Birth Circle
Friday June 18th 6:30pm Co-op Room 309.
Free.
Born in the USA
Skagit Valley Birth Circle presents this birth documentary as seen on PBS’ Independent Lens.
In the film, meet three birth caregivers—an obstetrician, a nurse-midwife, and a licensed homebirth midwife—each with a dramatically different idea about what constitutes best care for birthing women. Learn how they see their work and what factors—medical, legal, and cultural—influence women's choices in the birthing room.
Refreshments will be served and there will be an audience discussion following the film. Panelists consisting of local birth providers will be present to answer your questions.
Backyard Flocks; Chickens 101
With Jill Eelkema
Monday June 21st 6:30pm Co-op Room 309.
Free.
Chickens are one of the most rewarding, inexpensive and easy creatures to raise. Plus, a little flock in your backyard can provide eggs for your family and compost for your garden. After learning a few bird basics, reviewing city ordinances, and looking at sources for chicks and coops, you'll have a good start on knowing if a flock's for you.
Jill Eelkema and her five hens, "the ladies", live near downtown Mount Vernon. Jill grew up with chickens and has been tending her own flock for three years in Skagit. "Not only are these ladies great at composting things you can't put in your compost heap, but they're easier to take care of than my cats - and you can't beat fresh eggs."
Baby Gear at the Co-op
Tuesday June 22nd 6:30 pm Co-op Room 309.
Free.
Expecting a baby or have a little one in tow? Come check out the great baby products that Mercantile has to offer! You'll be walked through some our best selling items, as well as product that's brand new to the Co-op. Not only do you get to hear about what each item has to offer, you get to see it in action and try it out for yourself! There will be samples to take home (one per family, please) and we’ll draw for door prizes from Ergobaby, Moby Wrap, Tummy Tub, Lansinoh, Bummis, Nosefrida Snotsucker, Bella Band, Sophie The Giraffe, Robeez, I-Play, Baby Legs, The Pat-a-Cake Baby, Avent, Klean Kanteen, Manhattan Toy, Snappi and more. Come join the fun as we talk babies!
LECTURE: Resurgence of Heritage Grains
With Rene Featherstone, Lentz Spelt Farms
Thursday June 24th 6:30pm Co-op Room 309.
Free.
Industrial agriculture has denied us over 75 percent of traditional food crops while it drastically changed the genetics of the remainder. But lately heirloom varieties are returning to field and table, especially within the buy-local movement.
Learn how heritage grains are brought back into production after many decades of obscurity, and how that resurgence fits into Pacific Northwest agriculture.
The speaker is René Featherstone, a freelance journalist who’s published over 2000 articles about Inland Northwest farms, foods, rural culture, science and the environment. He’s a partner in Lentz Spelt Farms, the first in the region to establish a spelt seed program, and the first to raise emmer, einkorn, black Nile barley, and culinary camelina seed.
Weight Management
With Karen Louise
Monday June 28th 6:30pm Co-op Room 309.
Free.
This three part class will cover education regarding food choices, current research about food and health, and a challenge to "clean out the white stuff" in kitchen cupboards! Then we will do a session of hypnosis, followed by some individual coaching, questions and answers. Handouts regarding food, exercise and health will be available as well as information about hypnosis, coaching and weight loss maintenance.
Karen Louise is a Registered Nurse with 30 years experience in healthcare. She is a Certified Hypnotherapist and Life Coach. Karen has developed a program called "The Triad Weight Loss Management Program" assisting those who are frustrated with the weight loss/weight gain cycle. This fresh approach targets the thought processes that need changing in order to maintain long-term weight loss. The Triad is : Hypnosis, Education and Coaching. She is pleased to offer this introduction to a new way of thinking about long-term weight loss management. Join Karen for an informative class and for the pleasurable experience of hypnosis.
Seasonal Summer Eatswith Jill Dodge
Tuesday June 29th 6:30pm Co-op Room 309.
$10 for Co-op Members, $20 General Public
Come join us for a walk down Summer’s edible path, when we will be using local fruits and vegetable to showcase the fruits of your farmer’s labor. Find out how to make local foods global with Japanese inspired pasta, Tuscan Bread Salad and a French Toast with Asparagus and Orange Beurre Blanc sauce.
This class costs $10 for co-op member owners and $20 for general public
Developing a Healthy Music Diet
With Patricia Herlevi
Thursday July 8th 3:30pm Co-op Room 309.
Free.
Explore both the negative and positive effects of sound and music on your body, home, and other environments. Students keep a music journal for one week to evaluate the effects of music on your life. Learn about research on the effects of music and examine samples of "healthy music" choices according to sound healers and scholars.
Patricia Herlevi is a music researcher, journalist, instructor, and musician interested in the historical, cultural and traditional aspects of music. She also gives healing music workshops as part of a music consciousness program. She has taught at the Skagit Valley Food Co-op, META Performing Arts, Skagit Valley Community College Community Education, Community Food Co-op, Ayurvedic Health Center, Skagit Hospice, United General Hospital (women’s wellness fair), Academy of Lifelong Learning (WWU), and retirement communities.
Lighten Up for Summer
With Lou Kupka Schutt, Skagit Valley Hospital
Friday July 9th 11am Co-op Room 309.
Free.
With the warmer weather approaching, we start to lighten up on the number of layers we are wearing. This year why not also lighten up on what you eat? We’ll look at smaller portions, going meatless more often, watching your calories in beverages, and increasing your intake of colorful fruits and vegetables. Not only are these foods low in fat, but they also give you lots of disease preventing antioxidants. Try to have as many colors as possible on your plate- green from spinach, orange from sweet potatoes, red from raspberries. As the harvest season ramps up, it’s a great time to try new foods and get as much color as possible into your diet. This way of eating is better for your waistline, and your carbon footprint!
Hanging Garden Baskets
With Nancy Stewart
Saturday July 10th 11am Co-op parking lot.
Free.
Hanging baskets and easy container plantings are practical and beautiful additions to your home landscape. Restock your Spring baskets, or come plant a Summer-focused container garden at the Co-op! We’ll have a tent work space set up with local soil and tools, plus flower and plant starts, succulents, containers and liners available on sale. Bring your own container or hanging basket if you like, and get planting! Think salsa baskets, Italian kitchen herb planters, edible plant arrangements…
Eating Better on a Budget: Beans
With Jill Dodge and Erin Treat
Tuesday July 13th 6:30pm Co-op Room 309.
Free.
Ah beans: a simple tasty source of protein often overlooked for flashy, pricier options. We’ll get down to the basics on beans, offering cooking shortcuts and prep tips, versatile seasoning solutions from across the world, and ways to enjoy beans hot, cold, spicy, tangy, and even for dessert! We’ll make up a couple of recipes, and then sit together to enjoy tasting the wide world of beans. On the menu: Red Beans and Rice, Classic Hummus, Quick and Creamy White Beans, Hlelem (a tasty Tunisian soup), Cuban Salad, and of course Black Bean Brownies. These recipes create a full menu (appetizer, soup, salad, side dish, main entree, dessert) – we’ll make them all at once, but you can spread out the love…
Skin Care with Essential Oils
With Michelle Mahler
Wednesday July 14th 6pm Co-op Room 309.
$15 supply fee. Learn to make luxurious and healing skin care oils with essential oils, jojoba oil, carrotseed oil, rosehipseed oil and other organic ingredients which are gentle to your skin. Each student can make a 1/3 oz. smoothing, healing and age defying skin care oil and/or Spascrub with dead seasalts & Organic Jojoba oil, for your skin type. Pure organic rose, sandalwood, jasmine, helichrysum and MORE will be available! Your skin will glow with radiance when you use these gentle, healing gifts of nature in your life. Supply fee $15 per item
Deep Energy Reduction and Energy Efficiency in Home (and Business) with Steve Hoffman, NW Center for Sustainability and Innovation
Wednesday July 21st 6:30pm Co-op Room 309.
Free.This summer, get ready for next winter and rising energy prices! In this presentation, Steve Hoffman will provide a brief update on some of our most serious energy issues, and then discuss how we can solve them--for instance, by making our homes more energy-efficient. He will discuss the ‘state of the art’ in home energy efficiency, including the cutting-edge concept of “Deep Energy Reduction”, and the potential for 70%-90% reductions in home energy use. He will discuss case studies of homeowners here in Skagit County who are taking the lead and making their homes more energy-efficient. What is the broader meaning of their experiences? What are the (sometimes counterintuitive) nuts and bolts of saving energy in the home? How easy is it to reduce your home energy use by half? Join us for a lively, participatory discussion about energy – what makes our society go. We’ll shine a spotlight on important problems we face—and how to solve them. Steven Hoffman, Ph.D., is Executive Director of the NW Center for Sustainability and Innovation (NWCSI), a Skagit-based 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. With over 20 years of environmental research and consulting experience, Steve recently co-founded a nonprofit organization devoted to education about (and implementation of) leading-edge innovations in sustainability. NWCSI is deeply concerned with how we can attain a sustainable energy future.
Infant Massage
With Dianna Mincin
Saturday July 24th 2pm Co-op Room 309.
Free.
An ancient part of baby care practiced by cultures around the world, you will learn a complete massage routine that you can share with your baby at home. The routine incorporates Swedish and Indian massage strokes in a rhythmic, predictable pattern to enhance your baby's immune system, muscle strength and tone, brain development, digestion and nervous system. Infant Massage will help your baby discharge stress, calm your baby, and help your baby to sleep better! Come learn a fun way to interact with your baby and increase their health!
Dianna Mincin is a Licensed Practical Nurse and has worked with families for the past 20 years. Certified in Infant Massage, B.A.B.Y. reading program and Happiest Baby on the Block, Dianna brings to her work a broad scope of knowledge regarding the needs of infants and parents.
Cuban Cooking Feastwith Jill Dodge
Tuesday July 27th 6:30pm Co-op Room 309.
$10 Co-op Members, $20 General PublicCuban cuisine has been influenced by Spanish, French, African, Arabic, Chinese, and Portuguese cultures and in the class we will be tasting and smelling the spices and foods of the Cuban culture. Come find out what sofrito is and how to use it! We will be feasting on Cuban Style Picadillo and of course the staple dish, Arroz con Pollo.
This class costs $10 for co-op member owners and $20 for the general public.
Feed Me, I’m Yours
With Dianna Mincin
Saturday July 31st 2pm Co-op Room 309.
Free
Discover how easy it is to make your own nutritious baby foods in this 2 hour discussion and hands-on demonstration. Making baby food is fun and simple! She’ll bring a copy of the perennial favorite Feed Me! I’m Yours!, as well as a baby food mill.
Topics covered: How will I know when my baby is ready? * How should I introduce solid food? * How will I know when my baby is full? * Do I still need to give my baby breast milk or formula? *How should I introduce other solid food? * How many times a day should my baby be eating solid food? * Do I need any special equipment? * Where should I feed my baby? *How can I help my child develop healthy eating habits?
Dianna Mincin, a graduate of Bastyr University in Nutrition, has been helping to improve the health of mothers and infants for over 20 years. She also is a licensed nurse, childbirth educator and birth doula.
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Please pre-register for these workshops by signing up with your name and phone number at the registers, calling Jodie at 336-5087x136 or email: cooproom@gmail.com
-------------------------------------------------------
Urban Pantry
Creative Pickling demo and workshop with Amy Pennington
Sunday June 6th 3pm Co-op Room 309.
Free.
Local Author Amy Pennington will join us to share some seasonal Creative Pickling ideas from her new book: Urban Pantry: Tips & Recipes for a Thrifty, Sustainable, & Seasonal Kitchen.
Fertility Awareness
With Dianna Mincin
Saturday June 12th 2pm Co-op Room 309.
Free.
Take Charge of Your Fertility
Based on the best-selling book by Toni Weschler, MPH. Welcome to all who are interested in learning more about the Fertility Awareness Method as a means of natural pregnancy achievement and avoidance as well as basic gynecological health. Learn to become aware of and chart your fertility cycle.
Dianna Mincin is a graduate of Bastyr College in Nutrition and is a Licensed Nurse specializing in prenatal/infant care. Dianna trained under Toni in the Fertility Awareness Method and co-taught with her at PCC 25 years ago.
Eating Better on a Budget: At the Store
Tuesday June 15th 6:30pm Co-op Room 309.
Free
Getting out of the grocery store with your bags full of food that you’re excited to share with you family doesn’t have to cost you more – some common sense shopping habits can help you make the most of your trips to the store. Join Jill Dodge and Jodie Buller for a class and store tour to help you put these shopwise tips into action. We’ll cover nutrient-rich eating, universal recipe staples, regional, seasonal, sustainable shopping choices, and dive into the wonders of the bulk bins.
This free outreach class is presented as part of the Eating Better on a Budget Series. Looks for part two: In the Kitchen, as well as part three (Beans) of our four-part Cooking Basics with Grains, Greens, Beans, and Grazers, coming up soon.
Essential Oil First Aid kits for travel and camping
With Michelle Mahler
Wednesday June 16th 6pm Co-op Room 309.
$7-10 supply fee.
Learn how to safely and effectively use Essential oils for bug repellants, cuts and scrapes, sore muscles & joints, hydrating skin and hair, sunburns, vertigo, food poisoning, motion sickness and even aphid repellants for your roses! Each student has the option of making a first aid spray, antibacterial oil blend, athsma/allergy blend and more. Supply fee $7-10 for each item
Born in the USA
film and discussion sponsored by Skagit County Birth Circle
Friday June 18th 6:30pm Co-op Room 309.
Free.
Born in the USA
Skagit Valley Birth Circle presents this birth documentary as seen on PBS’ Independent Lens.
In the film, meet three birth caregivers—an obstetrician, a nurse-midwife, and a licensed homebirth midwife—each with a dramatically different idea about what constitutes best care for birthing women. Learn how they see their work and what factors—medical, legal, and cultural—influence women's choices in the birthing room.
Refreshments will be served and there will be an audience discussion following the film. Panelists consisting of local birth providers will be present to answer your questions.
Backyard Flocks; Chickens 101
With Jill Eelkema
Monday June 21st 6:30pm Co-op Room 309.
Free.
Chickens are one of the most rewarding, inexpensive and easy creatures to raise. Plus, a little flock in your backyard can provide eggs for your family and compost for your garden. After learning a few bird basics, reviewing city ordinances, and looking at sources for chicks and coops, you'll have a good start on knowing if a flock's for you.
Jill Eelkema and her five hens, "the ladies", live near downtown Mount Vernon. Jill grew up with chickens and has been tending her own flock for three years in Skagit. "Not only are these ladies great at composting things you can't put in your compost heap, but they're easier to take care of than my cats - and you can't beat fresh eggs."
Baby Gear at the Co-op
Tuesday June 22nd 6:30 pm Co-op Room 309.
Free.
Expecting a baby or have a little one in tow? Come check out the great baby products that Mercantile has to offer! You'll be walked through some our best selling items, as well as product that's brand new to the Co-op. Not only do you get to hear about what each item has to offer, you get to see it in action and try it out for yourself! There will be samples to take home (one per family, please) and we’ll draw for door prizes from Ergobaby, Moby Wrap, Tummy Tub, Lansinoh, Bummis, Nosefrida Snotsucker, Bella Band, Sophie The Giraffe, Robeez, I-Play, Baby Legs, The Pat-a-Cake Baby, Avent, Klean Kanteen, Manhattan Toy, Snappi and more. Come join the fun as we talk babies!
LECTURE: Resurgence of Heritage Grains
With Rene Featherstone, Lentz Spelt Farms
Thursday June 24th 6:30pm Co-op Room 309.
Free.
Industrial agriculture has denied us over 75 percent of traditional food crops while it drastically changed the genetics of the remainder. But lately heirloom varieties are returning to field and table, especially within the buy-local movement.
Learn how heritage grains are brought back into production after many decades of obscurity, and how that resurgence fits into Pacific Northwest agriculture.
The speaker is René Featherstone, a freelance journalist who’s published over 2000 articles about Inland Northwest farms, foods, rural culture, science and the environment. He’s a partner in Lentz Spelt Farms, the first in the region to establish a spelt seed program, and the first to raise emmer, einkorn, black Nile barley, and culinary camelina seed.
Weight Management
With Karen Louise
Monday June 28th 6:30pm Co-op Room 309.
Free.
This three part class will cover education regarding food choices, current research about food and health, and a challenge to "clean out the white stuff" in kitchen cupboards! Then we will do a session of hypnosis, followed by some individual coaching, questions and answers. Handouts regarding food, exercise and health will be available as well as information about hypnosis, coaching and weight loss maintenance.
Karen Louise is a Registered Nurse with 30 years experience in healthcare. She is a Certified Hypnotherapist and Life Coach. Karen has developed a program called "The Triad Weight Loss Management Program" assisting those who are frustrated with the weight loss/weight gain cycle. This fresh approach targets the thought processes that need changing in order to maintain long-term weight loss. The Triad is : Hypnosis, Education and Coaching. She is pleased to offer this introduction to a new way of thinking about long-term weight loss management. Join Karen for an informative class and for the pleasurable experience of hypnosis.
Seasonal Summer Eatswith Jill Dodge
Tuesday June 29th 6:30pm Co-op Room 309.
$10 for Co-op Members, $20 General Public
Come join us for a walk down Summer’s edible path, when we will be using local fruits and vegetable to showcase the fruits of your farmer’s labor. Find out how to make local foods global with Japanese inspired pasta, Tuscan Bread Salad and a French Toast with Asparagus and Orange Beurre Blanc sauce.
This class costs $10 for co-op member owners and $20 for general public
Developing a Healthy Music Diet
With Patricia Herlevi
Thursday July 8th 3:30pm Co-op Room 309.
Free.
Explore both the negative and positive effects of sound and music on your body, home, and other environments. Students keep a music journal for one week to evaluate the effects of music on your life. Learn about research on the effects of music and examine samples of "healthy music" choices according to sound healers and scholars.
Patricia Herlevi is a music researcher, journalist, instructor, and musician interested in the historical, cultural and traditional aspects of music. She also gives healing music workshops as part of a music consciousness program. She has taught at the Skagit Valley Food Co-op, META Performing Arts, Skagit Valley Community College Community Education, Community Food Co-op, Ayurvedic Health Center, Skagit Hospice, United General Hospital (women’s wellness fair), Academy of Lifelong Learning (WWU), and retirement communities.
Lighten Up for Summer
With Lou Kupka Schutt, Skagit Valley Hospital
Friday July 9th 11am Co-op Room 309.
Free.
With the warmer weather approaching, we start to lighten up on the number of layers we are wearing. This year why not also lighten up on what you eat? We’ll look at smaller portions, going meatless more often, watching your calories in beverages, and increasing your intake of colorful fruits and vegetables. Not only are these foods low in fat, but they also give you lots of disease preventing antioxidants. Try to have as many colors as possible on your plate- green from spinach, orange from sweet potatoes, red from raspberries. As the harvest season ramps up, it’s a great time to try new foods and get as much color as possible into your diet. This way of eating is better for your waistline, and your carbon footprint!
Hanging Garden Baskets
With Nancy Stewart
Saturday July 10th 11am Co-op parking lot.
Free.
Hanging baskets and easy container plantings are practical and beautiful additions to your home landscape. Restock your Spring baskets, or come plant a Summer-focused container garden at the Co-op! We’ll have a tent work space set up with local soil and tools, plus flower and plant starts, succulents, containers and liners available on sale. Bring your own container or hanging basket if you like, and get planting! Think salsa baskets, Italian kitchen herb planters, edible plant arrangements…
Eating Better on a Budget: Beans
With Jill Dodge and Erin Treat
Tuesday July 13th 6:30pm Co-op Room 309.
Free.
Ah beans: a simple tasty source of protein often overlooked for flashy, pricier options. We’ll get down to the basics on beans, offering cooking shortcuts and prep tips, versatile seasoning solutions from across the world, and ways to enjoy beans hot, cold, spicy, tangy, and even for dessert! We’ll make up a couple of recipes, and then sit together to enjoy tasting the wide world of beans. On the menu: Red Beans and Rice, Classic Hummus, Quick and Creamy White Beans, Hlelem (a tasty Tunisian soup), Cuban Salad, and of course Black Bean Brownies. These recipes create a full menu (appetizer, soup, salad, side dish, main entree, dessert) – we’ll make them all at once, but you can spread out the love…
Skin Care with Essential Oils
With Michelle Mahler
Wednesday July 14th 6pm Co-op Room 309.
$15 supply fee. Learn to make luxurious and healing skin care oils with essential oils, jojoba oil, carrotseed oil, rosehipseed oil and other organic ingredients which are gentle to your skin. Each student can make a 1/3 oz. smoothing, healing and age defying skin care oil and/or Spascrub with dead seasalts & Organic Jojoba oil, for your skin type. Pure organic rose, sandalwood, jasmine, helichrysum and MORE will be available! Your skin will glow with radiance when you use these gentle, healing gifts of nature in your life. Supply fee $15 per item
Deep Energy Reduction and Energy Efficiency in Home (and Business) with Steve Hoffman, NW Center for Sustainability and Innovation
Wednesday July 21st 6:30pm Co-op Room 309.
Free.This summer, get ready for next winter and rising energy prices! In this presentation, Steve Hoffman will provide a brief update on some of our most serious energy issues, and then discuss how we can solve them--for instance, by making our homes more energy-efficient. He will discuss the ‘state of the art’ in home energy efficiency, including the cutting-edge concept of “Deep Energy Reduction”, and the potential for 70%-90% reductions in home energy use. He will discuss case studies of homeowners here in Skagit County who are taking the lead and making their homes more energy-efficient. What is the broader meaning of their experiences? What are the (sometimes counterintuitive) nuts and bolts of saving energy in the home? How easy is it to reduce your home energy use by half? Join us for a lively, participatory discussion about energy – what makes our society go. We’ll shine a spotlight on important problems we face—and how to solve them. Steven Hoffman, Ph.D., is Executive Director of the NW Center for Sustainability and Innovation (NWCSI), a Skagit-based 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. With over 20 years of environmental research and consulting experience, Steve recently co-founded a nonprofit organization devoted to education about (and implementation of) leading-edge innovations in sustainability. NWCSI is deeply concerned with how we can attain a sustainable energy future.
Infant Massage
With Dianna Mincin
Saturday July 24th 2pm Co-op Room 309.
Free.
An ancient part of baby care practiced by cultures around the world, you will learn a complete massage routine that you can share with your baby at home. The routine incorporates Swedish and Indian massage strokes in a rhythmic, predictable pattern to enhance your baby's immune system, muscle strength and tone, brain development, digestion and nervous system. Infant Massage will help your baby discharge stress, calm your baby, and help your baby to sleep better! Come learn a fun way to interact with your baby and increase their health!
Dianna Mincin is a Licensed Practical Nurse and has worked with families for the past 20 years. Certified in Infant Massage, B.A.B.Y. reading program and Happiest Baby on the Block, Dianna brings to her work a broad scope of knowledge regarding the needs of infants and parents.
Cuban Cooking Feastwith Jill Dodge
Tuesday July 27th 6:30pm Co-op Room 309.
$10 Co-op Members, $20 General PublicCuban cuisine has been influenced by Spanish, French, African, Arabic, Chinese, and Portuguese cultures and in the class we will be tasting and smelling the spices and foods of the Cuban culture. Come find out what sofrito is and how to use it! We will be feasting on Cuban Style Picadillo and of course the staple dish, Arroz con Pollo.
This class costs $10 for co-op member owners and $20 for the general public.
Feed Me, I’m Yours
With Dianna Mincin
Saturday July 31st 2pm Co-op Room 309.
Free
Discover how easy it is to make your own nutritious baby foods in this 2 hour discussion and hands-on demonstration. Making baby food is fun and simple! She’ll bring a copy of the perennial favorite Feed Me! I’m Yours!, as well as a baby food mill.
Topics covered: How will I know when my baby is ready? * How should I introduce solid food? * How will I know when my baby is full? * Do I still need to give my baby breast milk or formula? *How should I introduce other solid food? * How many times a day should my baby be eating solid food? * Do I need any special equipment? * Where should I feed my baby? *How can I help my child develop healthy eating habits?
Dianna Mincin, a graduate of Bastyr University in Nutrition, has been helping to improve the health of mothers and infants for over 20 years. She also is a licensed nurse, childbirth educator and birth doula.
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Please pre-register for these workshops by signing up with your name and phone number at the registers, calling Jodie at 336-5087x136 or email: cooproom@gmail.com
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