Feeding 500 Healthy Eating with Heavy Harvests
Fri, Oct 18
|Rapidan
Butternut squash season is upon us, and we have been challenged to make 500 servings of a diabetic-friendly dish for the Culpeper Free Clinic and local food banks with a heavy harvest from the Fauquier Education Farm. We will make a Creamy Butternut Squash and White Bean Soup for this event


Time & Location
Oct 18, 2024, 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Rapidan, 9432 N James Madison Hwy, Rapidan, VA 22733, USA
About the event
Butternut squash season is upon us and we have been challenged to make 500 servings of a diabetic friendly dish for the Culpeper Free Clinic and local food banks with a heavy harvest from the Fauquier Education Farm. We will make a Creamy Butternut Squash and White Bean Soup for this event
This event will be held on Friday, October 18 from 9 AM – 11:30 AM at the Carver Food Enterprise Center (9432 N. James Madison Hwy. Rapidan, VA 22733) and is open to anyone age 18 and up with basic knife skills.
During this event, participants will be engaged in chopping, cooking, portioning, and cleaning tasks to make the Butternut Squash Soup alongside our guest chef, David Curlis of Refresh Kitchen. Participants will also learn how adverse childhood experiences affect dietary patterns with Shannon Simpson from Virginia Tech Population Health Sciences. This session can inform strategies for better health outcomes in ourselves and for others in our community.