Stories from the Table - Class Syllabus
Benjamin Surmi, Instructor
September 20 - Benjamin Surmi - Stories from the Table
Assignment 1 – The Pleasure of Eating – Wendell Berry
September 27 - Laura Button - Raw Food Expert
Assignment 2 - Understanding the Nashville Whole Foods Landscape
October 4 - TOUR - Wild Oats
Depart at 12:30 – Back by 2:30
Assignment 3 – Exploring Internet Recipe Sources
October 11 - Documentary - The Future of Food
Begin Documentary at 12:30 – End at 2:00
Assignment 4 – Busting Boundaries
October 18 - TOUR - International Markets of Nashville
Depart at Noon – Back by 3:00
Assignment 5 – Stories from Your Table*
October 25 - Gabrielle Mittelstaedt - The Meaning of Food
Assignment 6 – Discovering the History of Our Foods
November 1 - Potluck - A Uniquely Colonial Potluck
Assignment 7 – Food as an Expression of Kindness
November 8 - TOUR - The Gift of Good Food
Depart at Noon – Back when done!
Possible Tour:
Leave center at 8:30 a.m. on a Saturday morning to visit an amazing organic farm with an amazing farmer and his wife! We’ll drive together and have lunch at the farm made from their fresh veggies.
* Assignment 5 was not created or given. I thought it would be too much and unnecessary for my fellow learners with all that we had happening at that time.
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