Meeting 10

Our Tenth week we will have a guest speaker! Focus will be on utilizing herbs and fermenting foods.

We will have plenty of time for Q&A. And as always, feel free to continue to bring any questions, reflections or feedback you would like to share from past Sessions.

This week we will cover:

• What is fermentation?

• What are the different types of fermentation and which foods fall into each?

• Some basics about DIY fermentation at home

• What are the ‘Need to Know’ when exploring herbs?

• A little about Foraging and ‘Weeds’

• Medicinal Herbs for specific uses, how to decide what’s right for you.

• Specific herbs for digestion, metabolism, hormonal regulation, stress and sleep

• Want to make your own Herbal Products? Here are a few ideas

• Using “Medicinal” Herbs in daily diet/cooking

• Resources to learn more about Fermenting and Herb utilization

This week’s journal questions:

·     Some foods I want to learn more about making are…..

·     Some foods I would like to try are….

·     Some foods that make me feel really good when i eat them are…..

·     My favorite thing about eating is….

This week’s practice:

Let’s get adventurous with Food! This week try a new food that you’ve never eaten. If you are feeling really wild try a few, or even one every day. Choose a dish or food preparation that you would like to learn and try to follow instructions and make (or experiment!).