The cover of the cookbook. Below, Mayor Dick Alcombright at left talks with the E3 students on Tuesday. (Thanks to Bert Lamb with help on photography during the press conference).
THE STUDENTS OF THE E3 ACADEMY PRESENT E3 COOKS, A COOKBOOK THEY CREATED, TO THE FRIENDSHIP CENTER
(Press Release from the E3 program)
NORTH ADAMS -- On Tuesday,
December 15, the E3 Academy of Drury High School will present its
latest creation to the Friendship Center: E3
COOKS, a cookbook for users of
the Friendship Center food pantry. The cookbook features 27 recipes
the students identified as healthy and that make use of ingredients
available through the food pantry. They then tested all the recipes,
using the kitchen at the UNO Community Center.
The cookbook
is the culmination of months of hard work as the students studied the
food system in general and food insecurity in particular. Beginning
with field trips to local farms and the Friendship Center…to
working at the Berkshire Food Project…to hearing from speakers from
The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts and the Growing Healthy
Gardens Project…to researching and producing presentations of
various aspects of the food system, the students have come to
understand the food system and the impact of food insecurity on their
neighbors as well as others throughout the world. With generous
support from the UNO Center, which allowed us to use its kitchen, the
students prepared and taste-tested recipes that made use of many of
the foods available at the Friendship Center and incorporated as many
vegetables as possible.
In the course
of the project, the students practiced a variety of academic skills,
including research, expository and persuasive writing, presentation
and public speaking, fractions, measuring and scaling, calculating
nutritional values and word problems, as well as life skills,
including collaboration, decision making, consideration for others,
making a positive contribution to their community, using positive
communication skills, and conflict resolution. “And how to ruin a
pan!” says Senior Charles Talis
The Cooking
for (Real) Life project was funded by a North Adams Public Schools
Service-Learning Mini-Grant.
WHAT:
Presentation of the E3 Cookbook to the Friendship Center
WHEN:
Tuesday, December 15, 11:00 a.m.
About E3
Academy
The E3
Academy, which stands for Effort, Employability and Essential skills
and knowledge, is a competency-based program of Drury High School.
The program features a non-traditional classroom setup for students
at risk of leaving school. For more information about the E3 Academy,
please call 413-662-3275 or email areifsnyder@napsk12.org.
About the
Friendship Center
The
Friendship Center Food Pantry is a program of the Northern Berkshire
Interfaith Action Initiative Inc. Located at 45 Eagle St., in North
Adams. the Friendship Center serves families in need in
North Adams, Clarksburg and Florida and is open every Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. In November it served an average of 172 households per week.
North Adams, Clarksburg and Florida and is open every Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. In November it served an average of 172 households per week.
Open
since 2011, the program has evolved into a true “Friendship
Center.” A few years ago, to avoid long lines outside of the food
pantry in all kinds of weather, the organization started using the
Eagle Street room at the First Baptist Church of North Adams for a
sign-in and waiting area. After their turn to sign in, pantry members
proceed down the street to pick up their food at 45 Eagle St. This
process provides the opportunity to bring in more services for them,
including a nurse and representatives of numerous local social
services organizations.
For
more information about the Friendship Center, call 413-664-0123 or
email northernberkshireinterfaith.com..
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