Mushroom Foraging and Feasting

1901 Vine Street,Philadelphia PA 19103

30 September, 2021

Description

Philadelphia is flush with fungi—let's make a meal! Join the Free Library of Philadelphia’s Culinary Literacy Center and Dr. Anthoni Goodman from the Philadelphia Mycology Club in the kitchen classroom for an evening all about feasting on fungi. Learn about the different local varieties of mushrooms—how to cook with them, how they taste, how to identify them, and where to find them—and bring home new recipes for your foraged haul. Safety is our top priority. This hybrid event has limited in-person tickets to ensure safe, physical distancing as well as an option to attend virtually via Zoom. According to current guidance from the city of Philadelphia, it is required that all in-person attendees, regardless of vaccination status, mask for this indoor event. Those who are not fully vaccinated should take additional precautions. For more information about our Covid safety precautions, please email [email protected]. All proceeds from ticket sales go towards supporting the Culinary Literacy's Center programs for youth, neighborhood engagement, and English language learning. To learn more, please visit freelibrary.org/cook! Free tickets are available for SNAP eligible families and for anyone who cannot afford the fee right now but would still like to participate. Please email [email protected] for more information Every bite of food we eat tells a story. Here’s ours: The Free Library is advancing literacy in Philadelphia in a unique and innovative way—with a fork and a spoon. Cooking and eating are educational acts and provide opportunities to learn math, science, languages, history and so much more. Using cooking as the vehicle for learning, the Culinary Literacy Center advances literacy through food and cooking around a communal table. Opened in 2014, the Culinary Literacy Center is the first space of its kind in a public library and serves as a model for libraries worldwide. The Culinary Literacy Center is based in our kitchen classroom at Parkway Central, but we offer programming at nearly all of our neighborhood libraries. Culinary Literacy Center programs teach healthy cooking, build community, and promote civic dialogue. Pull up a seat at our table and see what’s cooking at the Free Library of Philadelphia!