The Culinary Scoop

Igniting a community movement where people can live, work and thrive

Choice Atlanta, an Atlanta Housing Authority and City of Atlanta initiative designed to transform three southwest Atlanta neighborhoods, is proud to host the Return to Community Farmers Markets on the third Saturday of the month, beginning June and running through October, at 137 Elm Street SW between Atlanta Student Movement Boulevard and Parsons Street SW from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This first-ever Choice Atlanta seasonal farmers market starts this Saturday, June 17, and aligns with Vision 2022, AHA’s 5-year strategic plan, that renews and puts into action the agency’s focus on being the frontrunner of workforce housing and affordability in the city of Atlanta.

The Return to Community Farmers Markets will feature local growers and vendors, allowing attendees to shop for locally-grown fresh fruits, vegetables and other food items. In addition, the markets will include cooking demonstrations, fun activities for kids, live music and wellness programs hosted by community partners. Some of the participating partners and vendors include:

Growers

• Historic Westside Gardens
• TLW
• Urban Sprouts
• Metro Atlanta Urban Farm
• The 3×3 Project
• Organix Matters
• Gangstas to Growers

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School is out for summer and for many children that means it’s time to play and have fun with their friends! For many parents, that means that they can’t count on their kids eating lunch at school, which will stretch their already tight family food budgets.

The Salvation Army Kroc Center is teaming up with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Lemon Grove School District to offer free nutritious summer meals to children in surrounding neighborhoods. All meals will follow the USDA nutrition guidelines, and there are no income or registration requirements. All meals must be eaten on site. Children under eleven must be accompanied by an adult to receive lunch. Adults may also purchase lunch.

Where: The Salvation Army Kroc Center Education Garden, 6605 University Avenue, San Diego, CA

When: Monday, June 19 – Friday, August 25,11:30 am – 1:30 pm

For more information, contact 619.269.1430 or visit sd.kroccenter.org

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Teaching mindfulness with wine is what two Niagara entrepreneurs are setting out to do. BeWineful has launched the world’s first Mindfulness and Wine Course. The five-week course will progress through the basic knowledge needed for wine appreciation and developing a mindfulness practice. The course covers topics from aromas to winemaking, and combines them with the company’s signature winefulness meditation, which uses wine as a point of focus for meditation, to create a completely new approach to wine.

The course will run Thursday evenings, June 29th at 7PM, and July 6th to July 27th at 6:30PM at wineries across Niagara. Tickets are $45 per event or $180 for the full 5-part course. The first event running June 29th at Pondview Estate Winery will be a basic Winefulness 101 seminar to introduce learners to the basics of Winefulness. BeWineful Co-Founder Jordan Cowe, CWE states “Our goal is to use wine to make meditation more tangible and understandable to those who are interested in meditating but just don’t know how.” The company’s aim is to promote everyday wellness surrounding wine, and to help learners find moments in everyday life that they can use for meditation. Tickets are available through the company’s Facebook page at facebook.com/bewineful or on Eventbrite at winefulsummer.eventbrite.ca.

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