It’s always fun and exciting teaching 6-8 year-olds knife skills! We had a full class of 12 kids and they did just great!

Gala!

I can’t wait for you to see all the incredible food and dink this year. Last year was great, but this year will be even better! Please purchase your tickets today-it really helps our Chefs to plan. If you can’t attend, would you please consider purchasing one ticket as a donation?

Also, for our Silent Auction, we have purses/a handmade quilt/jewelry/a BMW motorcycle for the day/many baskets of food and drink…ad so much more! We even have an artist painting a painting just for our Gala!

Just click on this link to purchase your tickets for an evening of fun and good cheer while we help kids lead healthier lives!

https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/252898

Very soon we will be starting after school classes at so many schools-and we are so excited! This Roasted Veggies Salad is just one recipe the kids will learn to make. Are we at your school??? If not, we should be!

Here we are at Bayer Farm!

This was a series of three classes and this was the last class at Bayer Farm-for now. We made a big tossed salad using ingredients out of The Bayer Farm Garden! We also taught the kids to make a composed salad. This day it was a Caprese Salad with Chipotle Infused Oil drizzled on top and a couple cubes of bread to soak up all the juices. Many of the kids took some artistic license with their salads! They loved it!

There are three upcoming classes that are just fantastic! Read all about them on the Calendar!

July 31: Pizza, Salads and Ice Cream
August 2: Not your Everyday Sandwiches
August 3: It’s a Snack Day-seasoned nuts to homemade granola bars

The classes are from 11:00 till 5:00 and are $90.00

The last time we were at Parks and Rec in Santa Rosa, the class filled up in a heartbeat.

Here are the details and below is the link to Parks and Rec to sign up!

A Valentine’s Breakfast! – 63749 Ages: 6 Yrs. to 14 Yrs. Fees: – $47 Resident $47.00 – Non-resident $57.00 Description: Cooking is part creation, part math and science, stimulates the senses, and it’s fun! Offerings may include cooking classes, workshops and camps with a wide variety of seasonal and favorite menu choices. Prepare a stunning and absolutely delicious breakfast for someone you love! You will learn how to prepare a Winter Fruit Salad, Pumpkin Pancakes with Candied Walnuts and Blood Orange Maple Syrup, Giggle Fest Omelets (come find out what this means!) and Pomegranate Ginger Tea. Kids will be divided by age groups 6-9, 10-12, and teens. Min 10 Max 14 Instructor: Patty James, Certified Natural Chef with a Master’s Degree in Holistic Nutrition, founded and directed the Patty James Cooking School and Nutrition Center. She co-authored ‘More Vegetables, Please’. Spots Available: 14 Registration Date:  08-03-2012 12:00AM

https://econnect.ci.santa-rosa.ca.us/Activities/ActivitiesDetails.asp?ProcessWait=N&aid=42

We are starting to do surveys and polls to help us understand what you and your kids want and need to learn. Ongoing information is part of our mission and vision.

It’s just a yes or no…

Thanks so much!

Just cut and paste into your browser :

https://survey.constantcontact.com/poll/a07e65lhz4ph4qa7vwc/start.html

I don’t think there is anything else to say! Well, maybe, we can’t wait until next week!

We are so thankful that Chris and Melissa are ongoing supporters of DirectionFive’s work helping kids improve their health!

Melissa and I were astounded at what Patty and the D5 crew did with our donation of $500. We didn’t really expect that a modest donation could actually have such a sizable effect. Wow. It’s great seeing all the kids at work learning about what real nutrition and real food can do for them.

We would encourage anyone considering a donation of any level to step right up right now and give. Your money will go to exactly where it counts, the kids.

Best to you all,

Chris Baker

Would you consider helping us help kids with your donation? Anything helps! Just click on the donate button!

We had such a wonderful time at Bayer Farm in Roseland today teaching the kids to make a Brown Rice Salad with lots of many-colored veggies! They also made a Mustard Vinaigrette. It was a big hit with kids and parents! The nutrition lesson for today and for the next 2 classes is Type 2 Diabetes prevention.

Thanks to Chris and Melissa Baker to sponsoring this class. Would you consider sponsoring the next series of classes? A $500.00 donation will sponsor a series of 3 classes helping 12 kids AND their families with nutrition information while they’re learning how to cook!