The Creative Connection

What’s the key ingredient to eating healthy, saving money and stewarding the planet for generations to come? A return to our nation’s organic farmstead roots of independence, self-sufficiency and frugality, blended with the spice of modern living and a passion for transforming our planet. Join Lisa Kivirist, author of Farmstead Chef, and trade in toxins, food additives and fake food for homegrown and homemade cooking, from preserving the harvest to stocking your pantry. Author, farmer and innkeeper Lisa Kivirist will share simple, practical tips for organic eating on a budget, offering strategies that celebrate the homespun frugality spirit of our nation’s farmstead roots. Do you feel overwhelmed by all the expensive organic options there? Lisa simplifies strategies for healthful food purchases and cooking approaches, wrapped in her philosophy that eating should be a celebrated, joyful act that strengthens our families, communities and spirit with every bite. Lisa will share recipes from her new cookbook, Farmstead Chef, that showcase a range of recipes for homemade and healthier pantry staples, like hot cocoa mix, vanilla extract and even marachino cherries and graham crackers. Value-packed strategies for shopping the supermarket and farmer’s market will be covered as well as buying bulk and creative approaches to preserving your garden harvest.