Andover Garden Club Presents Liz Barbour of Creative Feast

Liz Barbour of Creative Feast (thecreativefeast.com) will present “Feasting From our Local Farms: The Benefits of Eating Locally” at the Andover Garden Club’s annual meeting. Barbour, who has created an edible landscape in her 1/3-acre cottage garden, will emphasize eating locally and supporting local gardening communities. She will share cooking tips, recipes, and information about eating healthily, with an emphasis on using herbs and spices to increase flavor. She will perform a cooking demonstration, featuring locally grown foods, the results of which will be included in the members-only luncheon that follows the meeting.

Barbour has been cooking professionally in the Boston area since 1992 and started Liz Barbour’s Creative Feast in 2004. Having built her cooking career in a variety of restaurant and catering settings, she now serves as an instructor, sharing her professional experiences and knowledge through cooking demonstration classes, in-home cooking parties, and boutique-style private catering. Her cooking demonstrations and recipes have been featured on New Hampshire Chronicle, and she appears regularly on WMUR Channel 9’s Cooks Corner. Her recipes are featured in various publications, including New Hampshire Magazine and the Nashua Telegraph.

When: Tuesday, May 5, 2015, at 10:00 AM. The event begins with social time and light refreshments, followed by a business meeting. Liz Barbour’s presentation will begin at approximately 11:00 AM. Guests are encouraged to attend the lecture, but organizers regret that space limitations force them to limit the luncheon to club members only.

Where: South Church, 41 Central Street, Andover MA 01810

Admission: $10 donation requested for guests (includes light refreshments and lecture)

About the Andover Garden Club: Founded in 1927, the Andover Garden Club (www.andovergardenclub.org) is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that encourages the study and practice of horticulture, landscape design, and floral design; aids in the beautification of the town of Andover; and helps protect and conserve natural resources. A member of the Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts, Inc., and National Garden Clubs, Inc., the club provides both financial and hands-on support to a variety of municipal, educational, and environmental organizations throughout the region.

How To Join: The Andover Garden Club welcomes news members, and information about joining is available from AGC membership chairs Linda Carpenter (978-475-7430, lcarpenter1@comcast.net) and Ronnie Haarmann (978-475-4414, rchaarmann@comcast.net).

Program Contact: Linda Linderman, 978-470-1884, linderll@aol.com

Images courtesy of Liz Barbour’s Creative Feast.