{"id":26596,"date":"2017-01-28T15:10:47","date_gmt":"2017-01-28T20:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=26596"},"modified":"2017-01-28T15:10:47","modified_gmt":"2017-01-28T20:10:47","slug":"bethlehem-food-co-op-partnering-ncc-community-educational-classes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=26596","title":{"rendered":"Bethlehem Food Co-op partnering with NCC on community educational classes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>BETHLEHEM FOOD CO-OP &amp; NCC ANNOUNCE SPRING COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL CLASSES ON FOOD TOPICS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>BETHLEHEM<\/strong> \u2013 <em>January 27, 2017<\/em> \u2013 Since last fall, the Bethlehem Food Co-op has teamed up with Northampton Community College to offer educational classes to the community on a variety of food-related issues and topics. As part of its mission to educate the community, the Co-Op had previously offered educational programs independently, but the new partnership has expanded its reach in the community.<\/p>\n<p>The Co-Op is proud to continue this relationship for the spring semester. Online registration is now available for the following five classes, three of which are series. Please note the registration deadlines. Please visit each link for a full course description.<\/p>\n<h2><span data-term=\"goog_2062000091\">Tuesday, February 7<\/span> &#8211; <span data-term=\"goog_2062000092\">9:30 am<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Eating For Longevity: Nutrition For The Prime Years with co-op member Anne Walker (a three-class series)<\/p>\n<p>Series Dates: 2\/7, 2\/14, 2\/21<\/p>\n<p>Cost: $69<\/p>\n<p>Registration Deadline: <span data-term=\"goog_2062000093\">2\/3\/2017<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bethlehemfood.coop\/eating_for_longevity\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.bethlehemfood.coop\/eating_for_longevity&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1485718252449000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHEg0CjOA0Wi_wN7FUuuIU4N_I0hA\"><u>http:\/\/www.bethlehemfood.coop\/<\/u>eating_for_longevity<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span data-term=\"goog_2062000094\">Saturday, February 25 at 9 am<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Sourdough Bread with co-op member Joe Klinkhoff<\/p>\n<p>Cost: $34<\/p>\n<p>Registration Deadline: <span data-term=\"goog_2062000095\">2\/17\/2017<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bethlehemfood.coop\/sourdough_bread\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.bethlehemfood.coop\/sourdough_bread&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1485718252449000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEfkEytDOVND2Gdw1Gml3kmDtv4BA\"><u>http:\/\/www.bethlehemfood.coop\/<\/u>sourdough_bread<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span data-term=\"goog_2062000096\">Saturday, March 4 at 2 pm<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Cooking for Today&#8217;s Family with Gloria Luzzatto (a four-class series)<\/p>\n<p>Series Dates: 3\/4 (<span data-term=\"goog_2062000097\">2-4pm<\/span>), 3\/8 (<span data-term=\"goog_2062000098\">6:30-8:30pm<\/span>), 3\/15 (<span data-term=\"goog_2062000099\">6:30-8:30pm<\/span>), 3\/25 (<span data-term=\"goog_2062000100\">2-4pm<\/span>)<\/p>\n<p>Cost: $55<\/p>\n<p>Registration Deadline: <span data-term=\"goog_2062000101\">2\/24\/2017<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bethlehemfood.coop\/cooking_for_todays_family\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.bethlehemfood.coop\/cooking_for_todays_family&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1485718252449000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFshCklDCxqjntSzEwUWSHZoewFEA\"><u>http:\/\/www.bethlehemfood.coop\/<\/u>cooking_for_todays_family<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span data-term=\"goog_2062000102\">Sunday, April 2 at 1 pm<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Urban Composting with co-op member Joe Klinkhoff<\/p>\n<p>Cost: $24<\/p>\n<p>Registration Deadline: <span data-term=\"goog_2062000103\">3\/27\/2017<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bethlehemfood.coop\/urban_composting_2017\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.bethlehemfood.coop\/urban_composting_2017&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1485718252449000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFuiygjX6uTyGb5MxhLSWm9QQneiA\"><u>http:\/\/www.bethlehemfood.coop\/<\/u>urban_composting_2017<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>4\/4, 4\/11, 4\/18 Three-Class Series<\/h2>\n<p>What Should I Eat? with co-op member Anne Walker (a three-class series)<\/p>\n<p>Series Dates: 4\/4, 4\/11, 4\/18<\/p>\n<p>Cost: $69<\/p>\n<p>Registration Deadline: <span data-term=\"goog_2062000104\">3\/27\/2017<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bethlehemfood.coop\/what_should_i_eat\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.bethlehemfood.coop\/what_should_i_eat&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1485718252449000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGjBVRdI6eaiP1CXeNVJEci_IFItQ\"><u>http:\/\/www.bethlehemfood.coop\/<\/u>what_should_i_eat<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Bethlehem Food Co-Op is owned by the community members it serves, and will support local producers and sustainable, humane, and natural food systems. Member-owners make a one-time $300 equity payment and will receive many perks, such as an equal voice in Co-op operations, opportunities for hands-on involvement, discount days, and access to unique educational opportunities. Monthly payment plans are available to accommodate those who would like to divide up the equity payment. The Co-op currently has more than 377 member-owners. The faster the Co-op gains member-owners, the sooner the store can open to serve the community.<\/p>\n<p>The Bethlehem Food Co-Op is a diverse community encouraging physical, social, and economic health by providing healthful, affordable food; emphasizing local, sustainable, humane, and natural food systems; and offering unique educational opportunities to the entire community. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bethlehemfood.coop\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.bethlehemfood.coop\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1485718252449000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGjiFyLtRDRRj9xqaxXlPk5p19IHg\"><u>http:\/\/www.bethlehemfood.coop<\/u><\/a>.<br \/>\n<strong>Information Provided By:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Tracey Werner, Blabbermouth Communications<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> tracey@blabbermouthcommunications.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner3023'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/' target=\"_blank\" data-id='3023' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner7036'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com' target=\"_blank\" data-id='7036' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?post_type=adverts_posts&p=7036\" class=\"read-more\">Click here to read more... <\/a>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19955,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14,3965,69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-calendar-events","category-community","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/food-coop.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26596"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26596"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26596\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/19955"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26596"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}