Cooking at the Farm: A Lebanese Experience

at Alemany Farm

Instructor: Tamara Kahhale

Come to Alemany Farm for a full cooking workshop! Learn more about the importance (and fun!) of eating seasonally, how to harvest seasonal crops, and work through some basic cooking instructions (knife skills, anyone?). Together, we’ will cook a few dishes in our outdoor kitchen and enjoy them in lovely early fall. The menu will be Lebanese inspired, and please bring your own knife and cutting board.

Please note: kids 15 years or older are welcome

Tamara Kahhale (she/her) is a former electrical engineer turned landworker who was in the climate technology solutions space before realizing that she wanted to approach the climate crisis from an agricultural and land-based lens. She has developed a deep passion for regenerative agriculture and soil health, as well as food justice and sovereignty, climate education, and community-driven practices. As the daughter of Lebanese immigrants, she has a deep connection to food and believes that everyone has a right to eat culturally relevant food in a way that does not harm the planet. She has one and a half years of professional kitchen experience -- both in the kitchen and teaching -- and has been a hobby chef and baker for all her adult life. Tamara has been part of the Alemany Farm team for 1.5 years as a regular farm volunteer and workday leader.

Suggested Donation: $55 (includes materials/ ingredients). No one turned away for lack of funds. Our workshops are donation-based and sliding scale to make them accessable to all. Please give at the suggested level or higher if you are able. All donations support the food production and distribution of free food at Alemany Farm.

Accessibility Information: This workshop will be held outdoors on the farm and in the outdoor kitchen which is only accessible by stairs at this time. There will be a short lecture / discussion portion, a farm walk/ harvest and then cooking and eating. Alemany Farm is not ADA accessible at this time. Pathways are on uneven ground. The bathrooms are accessible only by stairway. We apologize for any inconvenience! Thank you for understanding.