Farm Culinary 101: The Sustainable Kitchen

A professional development program for culinary students and food professionals

Note the week-long program at Bastyr University, September 2-8

In the rolling hills above Lake Roosevelt near Colville, WA, Quillisascut Farm offers food professionals and culinary students a unique opportunity to experience the farm-to-table connection first hand. During weeklong programs, participants will milk goats, make cheese, help care for farm animals, transplant vegetables, and harvest produce from the gardens. Visits to neighboring organic farms and presentations about honeybees, grass-finished meats, composting, organic labeling standards, genetically modified foods and globalization round out the experience as students gain an understanding of the implications of buying local and with the seasons.  Each day, students will work with a chef to prepare lunch and dinner using only ingredients from the garden and products from local farms. Dinner is a culmination of the day’s work–a time to feast on the bounty of the farm, reflect on the discussions of the day, and build community around the table.

Here is a link to an NPR Marketplace program on Quillisascut, Chefs Learn to Bring the Farm to Your Table Five times a year, a pair of organic farmers in Eastern Washington invites chefs and culinary students to spend a week living and working “farm to table.” Elizabeth Wynne Johnson has the story. “Sunup to sundown, life at Quillisascut Farm near Colville, Washington is all about food. People come from across the country to spend a week doing double-duty as both cooks and farmhands.”

2008 summer dates
Culinary professional development workshops designed for those working in the food industry.
July 28th - August 1st
September 25th-29th
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Culinary students Especially for those who are enrolled in a higher education culinary, baking or pastry program.
August 22nd-28th
September 12-18th
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Bastyr Bastyr students enroll with Bastyr
September 2nd-8th

What	Meeting
When	Sep 02, 2008 12:00 AM to Sep 08, 2008 12:00 AM
Where	Bastyr University, 14500 Juanita Drive NE, Kenmore, WA 98028
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