Tuesdays@21: Transitioning From the Conventional Kitchen

Tuesdays at 21 are a nearly-free, crowd-sourced, evening presentation series for the broader Sammamish Valley region hosted monthly at the Center for Local Food and Sustainable Living. The goal of Tuesdays at 21 is to provide community members with a unique opportunity to learn from and to share with people in the interdisciplinary fields within sustainability.

Each Tuesdays at 21 will focus on a particular topic and consist of three or four relevant 10-15 minute presentations coordinated by a 21 Acres guide. The presentations will utilize 21 Acres’ building, farm, and practices as inspiration and models for learning. Five bucks at the door will get you in but a RSVP is requested.

This month’s session is called Transitioning From the Conventional Kitchen: Upgrade by Creating a Resilient Kitchen. Taking place in 21 Acres' kitchenette pantry, we'll talk about the journey from our cupboards and refrigerators- filled with mostly conventional jars, bottles and boxes- to a more sustainable approach with food staples on our shelves. The bottom line is to get you started transitioning your kitchen. We'll share stories and progress to inspire you. Presenter is Gretchen Garth.

For more information, to register, or to “make your pitch” for a Tuesdays at 21 talk, visit http://tuesdaysat21.eventbrite.com, call 425-481-1500 or send Deb an email, deb@21acres.org.

More on Pitching Your Talk

We know that it takes a certain type of person to talk about sustainability: an interest in the long view, the drive to keep things going, and just the right dose of imagination.

There’s no exact checklist of who is and isn’t “qualified” (for lack of a better term) to participate in a Tuesdays at 21.  Our guide's instincts seem to be pretty good at pointing the way. We want someone who loves getting their hands dirty, has the drive to continue learning, and is funny without being gratuitous.

The process goes a bit like this:
• You just reviewed this page and decided you liked what you read.
• You contact us to say you're interested.
• We chat on the phone.
• We sleep on it for a bit.
• A few days later, we get in touch and see how we feel.
• If we're both still in, then it's a "go."