This September, The Trustees are excited to bring you a very special cooking experience at The KITCHEN at the Boston Public Market that focuses on the foods and cooking styles of Massachusett’s Native American Tribe, the Wampanoag, who resided in Eastern Massachusetts during the 17th century and whose descendants still live in the Commonwealth today. This class will highlight pre-colonial diets and farming practices, including seasonal rounds of fishing, planting, harvesting, hunting, and seed saving, while also providing some insight into the past and current Wampanoag population. While fairly invisible in our current food system, the Wampanoag contributed greatly to our food production knowledge and our understanding of seasonal eating.

This class, to be held on three separate occasions, September 9, 21, or 30, sets out to honor these great people and educate attendees on the history of local food. Our menu focuses on the Wampanoag’s “three sisters” crops of corn, beans and squash, which will be in peak season in September.

In this lively, hands-on cooking class you’ll learn how to utilize the produce and products of the farmers and artisans of the Boston Public Market. Guided by Chef Alexis Daniels, you’ll create an exciting three-course meal based on seasonal, local food, and increase your comfort in the kitchen through new knife skills, techniques, and flavor profiles. Alexis began catering at 13-years-old in the San Francisco Bay Area, and launched her own private catering company at 16. Rather reluctantly, she closed her business and uprooted to chilly Boston to earn a BA in Anthropology, Community Health, and Fine Art from Tufts University. Delighted to learn food does in fact grow here too, she stayed a while longer and earned her Master’s in Occupational Therapy. After testing the waters in rehabilitation hospitals, clinics, and schools, she decided the kitchen best suits her creative, culinary mind. These days, she is Enrichment Programs Manager at the Acera School, a founding member of Eastie Farm (the neighborhood’s first non-profit urban farm), and an avid world traveler. Alexis is excited to extend her love of global cuisines to students at the Boston Public Market, through classes highlighting New England’s highest quality local food.

In addition to learning a new cooking style, you’ll enjoy tastes of three local New England wines that pair perfectly with recipes we’ll be making, courtesy of The Massachusetts Wine Shop. $60 for Trustees member and $75 for Non-Trustees Members. Members must bring their current member card and number. Register at http://www.thetrustees.org/things-to-do/greater-boston/event-41346.html?srregion=greater-boston&srrelated_property=580688683&srevent_type=&dateType=srevent_start_date&srstartDate=&srendDate=&x=36&y=7