Cooking with Seniors &Urban Garden

Cooking Classes The new Atrium Kitchen offers a variety of classes

and resources for the downtown community to meet, eat and learn about food together.

Many of the class participants are senior residents in Market housing, and Pike Market Senior Center members.

Classes are offered every Thursday, free of charge. Nutritionists, chefs, and market neighbors

demonstrate recipes and teach about nutritious, affordable meals.

Structure Classes are about 1 hour long Simple recipes Ingredients sourced from the Market or close

by Try to introduce new tools as well as foods-

like a mandolin, or a hand blender for making soups

Provide $10 dollars in market bucks as to participants- as money is still the #1 barrier to food

Instructors 2 Nutritionists Chicken Soup Brigade- meal demos

specific to seniors healthcare-needs (Diabetes, high blood pressure, etc.)

Cooking Matters- classes for low income seniors

Diane Levine - Market Chef/Restaurant Owner

Class Topic Examples “Soup for all Seasons” “Cheap Eats: Fabulous fruits and

veggies” “Crafty Quesadillas'” “Beans and Basics- Cooking with Food

Bank Staples”- an ongoing class

Nutrition Talks Every Wednesday after breakfast in the

Senior Center, Rhonda (nutritionist) gives a quick talk about nutrition

Ex: How to reduce salt consumption, benefits of spices, why seniors need certain vitamins

Urban Garden

Urban Rooftop Garden The Urban Garden is a rooftop garden

that provides fresh fruits and veggies to the Pike Place Market Food Bank and Senior Center

In 2013, the garden produced 200 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables for the Food Bank and Senior Center

Engaging the Community The garden is run completely by volunteers

who are senior residents in Market housing. It provides them an opportunity to utilize

their gardening skills to engage the market community and visitors.

The fruits of their labor provide fresh foods for meals at the Pike Market Senior Center, as well as donations for the Downtown Food Bank.

Garden Benefits to Seniors Some clients at the FB/SC have never

tasted garden-picked veggies. It’s an opportunity to show how great

fresh produce can be. Teaches about seasonal veggies and

what can grow in WA state.

FMNP at the Farmers Markets The Pike Place Market Farmers Market

and Express Markets all accept SFMNP coupons

Case workers, residential building managers, clinic staff, and volunteers conduct outreach to ensure as many seniors in the community apply as possible

Questions?

Contact Miranda SevernsFarm Program Outreach Coordinator206.774.5227miranda.severns@pikeplacemarket.org