Six-week free healthy cooking class offered in Jay

FARMINGTON — Healthy Community Coalition of Greater Franklin County is conducting a six-week Cooking Matters course at the St. Rose Catholic Rectory in Jay.
The class will be from to 9 to 11 a.m. and begin Thursday, Oct. 18.

The goal of the classes is to teach low-income adults about healthy meal preparation and shopping on a limited food budget.
The course is free and open to the public. The Cooking Matters curriculum teaches hands-on meal preparation, practical nutrition information, and food budgeting skills. Topics include cooking tips and techniques, food safety, smart shopping tips, budgeting, and how to get your family to try new food.
Subsequent classes will take place on Nov. 1, 15, Dec. 6, Jan. 3, 17. Those who attend at least four out of the six classes will receive a free reusable grocery bag, food thermometer and recipe book upon completion of the program.
Call Laura Quynn, HCC Snap-Ed program coordinator, at 207-779-2928 for more information or to register for the course.