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Cooking with Seniors &Urban Garden
Cooking Classes The new Atrium Kitchen offers a variety of classes
and resources for the downtown community to meet, eat and learn about food together.
Many of the class participants are senior residents in Market housing, and Pike Market Senior Center members.
Classes are offered every Thursday, free of charge. Nutritionists, chefs, and market neighbors
demonstrate recipes and teach about nutritious, affordable meals.
Structure Classes are about 1 hour long Simple recipes Ingredients sourced from the Market or close
by Try to introduce new tools as well as foods-
like a mandolin, or a hand blender for making soups
Provide $10 dollars in market bucks as to participants- as money is still the #1 barrier to food
Instructors 2 Nutritionists Chicken Soup Brigade- meal demos
specific to seniors healthcare-needs (Diabetes, high blood pressure, etc.)
Cooking Matters- classes for low income seniors
Diane Levine - Market Chef/Restaurant Owner
Class Topic Examples “Soup for all Seasons” “Cheap Eats: Fabulous fruits and
veggies” “Crafty Quesadillas'” “Beans and Basics- Cooking with Food
Bank Staples”- an ongoing class
Nutrition Talks Every Wednesday after breakfast in the
Senior Center, Rhonda (nutritionist) gives a quick talk about nutrition
Ex: How to reduce salt consumption, benefits of spices, why seniors need certain vitamins
Urban Garden
Urban Rooftop Garden The Urban Garden is a rooftop garden
that provides fresh fruits and veggies to the Pike Place Market Food Bank and Senior Center
In 2013, the garden produced 200 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables for the Food Bank and Senior Center
Engaging the Community The garden is run completely by volunteers
who are senior residents in Market housing. It provides them an opportunity to utilize
their gardening skills to engage the market community and visitors.
The fruits of their labor provide fresh foods for meals at the Pike Market Senior Center, as well as donations for the Downtown Food Bank.
Garden Benefits to Seniors Some clients at the FB/SC have never
tasted garden-picked veggies. It’s an opportunity to show how great
fresh produce can be. Teaches about seasonal veggies and
what can grow in WA state.
FMNP at the Farmers Markets The Pike Place Market Farmers Market
and Express Markets all accept SFMNP coupons
Case workers, residential building managers, clinic staff, and volunteers conduct outreach to ensure as many seniors in the community apply as possible
Questions?
Contact Miranda SevernsFarm Program Outreach Coordinator206.774.5227miranda.severns@pikeplacemarket.org
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