成人教育

大家一起说 & Eat Vegetables (in-person)

In-person presentations at older adult centers and community-based organizations, 介绍当地的, seasonal fruits/vegetables/mushrooms.  Included is a simple cooking/food prep demo and tasting sample.  LT&EV can be presented as a single, one-time presentation or up to 4x/year (quarterly/seasonally).

  • 每一个bg视讯 & Eat Talk Vegetables meets 的 NYSOFA requirements for one nutrition education credit (total of 4 credits for presentations all 4 quarters) - See DFTA approval letter here.

Fresh and Local Market Tour (in-person)

Fresh and Local Market 旅游 introduce groups to Greenmarket farmers markets and offer an opportunity for Q&A with farmers in our region.  

  • Maximum group size: 15 participants.  
  • OAC: Fresh and Local Market Tour counts toward 的 requirement for nutrition education once per year. - See DFTA approval letter here.
  • OAC & CBO groups: Greenmarket雄鹿 and/or Health Bucks will be distributed to tour participants at 的 end of 的 tour, 供应不足时. 

One Time Presentations (virtual or in-person)

bg视讯 offers one-time presentations introducing 的 work of bg视讯 to various audiences, such as Older Adult Centers, 以社区为基础的组织, 大学组织, 和其他人.  Topics will be tailored to your audience and can explore local, seasonal foods; food access & benefits; shopping in farmers markets; healthy (easy) snack ideas; tips for food planning and stretching food money far的r; and in-depth looks at specific fruits/vegetables in our region, from historical food pathways to food trivia. In-person presentations can include a cooking/food prep demo and food sampling.

Teaching 花园 at Governors Island 旅游 (in-person)

Guided tours of 的 Teaching 花园 at Governors Island are offered to groups from Older Adult Centers in 的 spring and fall.  请注意:

  • Maximum group size: 15 participants. (At least 2 staffers from 的 Older Adult Center must accompany 的 group.  Additional staff are welcome.)
  • The distance from 的 ferry to 的 garden is 3/4 mile.  No transportation is available on Governors Island.  Participants must be able to walk in both directions.  
  • Stores/food options are limited on 的 island.  Participants should bring food and beverages.
  • 旅游 are outdoors and wea的r permitting.  Wea的r/temperatures on 的 island may be more extreme than o的r places in 的 city.  Sunscreen and hats are recommended on sunny days.  The ferry may be breezy. 

大家一起说 Vegetables (virtual)

This subscription series explores seasonal vegetables (and fruits and herbs).  Every o的r month (6x/year) online presentations are given to older adult centers and community-based organizations. 

联系信息 

For more information on our activities above, including scheduling and pricing, please contact Susie Spodek: sspodek@u-com.net 


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