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9:00am - 12:00pm
Learn to make a wonderful and gentle soap using goat’s milk. Our lovely goats provide the milk, and our veteran soapmaker Neddy Astudillo explains the process and facilitates the hands-on soap making. Everyone gets several bars of soap to bring home!
1:00pm - 3:30pm

Learn how to create a fall feast focused on vegetables. Whether you are a vegetarian, or simply want to expand your repertoire for cooking with the vegetables of late fall, we will have plenty of healthy, nutritious dishes to try cooking and tasting, including roasted root vegetables, kale with cranberries, sweet potatoes with maple syrup, and more. Bring your favorite holiday recipes for ideas on healthy adaptations.

 

In memory of Lora Krogman, and in honor of her creativity and joy in the kitchen, this class will be taught by Michael Staver, chef, educator, and co-owner of Brightflower Nursery.

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10:00am - 2:00pm
Get your holiday shopping off to a good start at Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation's Hanukah bazaar offering fair trade gift options. Angelic Organics Learning will be selling our handcrafted milk soap, fresh local honey, and the Farmer John Cookbook.
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10:00am - 2:00pm
Start your holiday shopping right at this fair trade sale at Lake View Presbyterian Church. This event supports Lake View Presbyterian’s mission to educate people throughout Chicagoland about fair trade practices. Angelic Organics Learning will be selling our handcrafted milk soap, fresh local honey, and the Farmer John Cookbook.
12:00pm - 2:30pm

Presented by Sunday Dinner, Inc.

 

Savor the flavors of the fall harvest with a home-cooked gourmet brunch prepared by the up-and-coming chefs from Sunday Dinner. The five-course menu, showcasing local food at its best, will be prepared by chefs Christine Cikowski, Joshua Kulp, and Jason Stern.

 

Proceeds from the event will support Angelic Organics Learning Center, a nonprofit organization that helps urban and rural people build local food systems.

 

This event is BYOB.

 

Learn more about this event.

1:00pm - 3:30pm

Did you know that the healthy bacteria in yogurt can be used to help preserve and enhance vegetables? Come learn how to make yogurt, sauerkraut, and other traditional foods. Bring wide-mouth jars to take home your own samples.

 

In memory of Lora Krogman, and in honor of her passion for fermented foods, we have rescheduled this class for November 18. The class will be taught by Michael Staver, chef, educator, and co-owner of Brightwood Nurseries.

6:00pm - 10:00pm

Come down to Lula Cafe in Logan Square for an inventive, seasonal dinner featuring ingredients from Angelic Organics and other local farms. Lula is generously donating a portion of the proceeds from their popular Monday night farm dinner to Angelic Organics Learning Center.

 

The fixed-price, no substitutions menu is $45, not including tax, gratuity, or beverages.

 

Seating is first-come, first-served. Get there early -- these dinners often sell out before the end of the evening!

 

View the current Monday night farm dinner menu.

 

For more information, contact Rebecca Lavigne at 773.288.5462 or donate@learngrowconnect.org, or call Lula at 773.489.9554.

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