Reading and Leading Program: Cooking and Culture Series

🌱 Let’s Flourish Together! 🌱

Join us for the Kitchen & Culture Series at Rohi's Readery, where creativity meets community! Through hands-on garden-to-table cooking classes, we’ll honor each season, learn the magic of our ingredients, and embrace greener ways of living. Each session is inspired by powerful poetry and wisdom, creating a unique space for learning, connection, and joy.

✨ What Awaits You? ✨

• Creative Food Labs inspired by poetry and cultural wisdom.
• Hands-on activities to bring seasonal, sustainable recipes to life.
• A warm and supportive community dedicated to growth and care.

🍬 January: Winter Sweetness – Create edible gingerbread vignettes inspired by Langston Hughes (Vegetarian, contains egg & dairy)
💐 February: Fresh Fruit & Floral Bouquets – A celebration of love as action, inspired by Bell Hooks (Vegan)
🥣 March: Garden Vegetable Stew – A storytelling recipe inspired by Nikki Giovanni (Vegan, contains coconut)
🍱 April: Bento Box 101 – Snacks for your journey, inspired by Alex Elle (Vegetarian/Vegan)
☕ May: High Tea at Rohi’s Readery – Inspired by Gwendolyn Brooks (Vegetarian/Vegan)
🥭 June: Mango 3 Ways – Celebrate transformation with mango-inspired dishes (Vegan)

Alicia Garcia is a chef, designer, and novice urban gardener with a unique approach to education. Though not traditionally rooted in typical educational spaces, she strongly believes that learning can happen everywhere.

Alicia is deeply passionate about building community through her love of nature, foodways, and sustainable living. Through Project Flourish, she brings these connections to life, cultivating partnerships to deliver home economics and food literacy programming. She also hosts supper clubs alongside her husband, a fellow chef, and their four foodie kids.

With a degree in Culinary Arts from Johnson & Wales University and Fashion Design from Miami International University of Art & Design, Alicia ensures her gatherings are not only engaging but visually stunning. She creates spaces that excite and inspire, understanding that anticipation is a vital part of the experience. Her certifications in Plant-Based Nutrition, Nature-Based Education, and Safe Food Handling further enrich her offerings.

Through Project Flourish, Alicia’s goal is to inspire learners to connect with their communities, nourish their bodies and minds, and establish rhythms for a thriving life. She strives to provide the ideal conditions for everyone to flourish.

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Age Range: All Ages- Activities vary in age range

Program Description: 

A free monthly program that offers the community a diverse range of activities including cooking, gardening, dance, STEAM, writing, art and music, all designed to enrich their literacy learning experience. This program encourages children to explore their passions, facilitate ongoing self-discovery, while developing leadership skills and fostering a sense of community. 

"We read something We learn something We share it with the world!"

If there is an accommodation you are seeking for the event please let us know.

Our goal is to facilitate spaces for inclusion and empowerment.

Rohi’s Readery is an award winning social justice driven children's bookstore and learning center dedicated to critical literacy that promotes inclusivity and diversity by honoring historically marginalized communities.

Rohi’s Liberation Station 501c3, a non-profit initiative by Rohi's Readery, honors historically marginalized communities through a multigenerational literacy learning approach.

Programming is FREE (paid for by Rohi's Liberation Station) unless otherwise stated on the event site. Donations are appreciated and will go back into Educational Programming and Services.

Givebutter: https://givebutter.com/0U9zbs

See you soon Revolutionary Readers!

(Credit: Adapted from ABA Children’s Institute DEIA Guide)

Rohi’s Readery (including Rohi’s Liberation Station 501c3) is committed to making your experience as inclusive and accessible as possible. While we can’t create a comprehensive guide, we welcome feedback and suggestions to improve the experience of this space.

Rohi’s Readery (including Rohi’s Liberation Station 501c3) is dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience and environment for everyone, regardless of race; sex; national origin; religion (or lack thereof); age; ethnicity; color; gender; gender identity and/or expression; neurodiversity; sexual orientation; marital, civil union, or domestic partnership status; past or present military service; physical, mental, or sensory disability; national, social, or ethnic origin; socioeconomic status; pregnancy; family or parental status and/or genetic information (including family medical history); physical appearance; or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment, discrimination, or other unwelcome or unlawful behavior on the basis of any of these characteristics.

We reserve the right to ask you to leave the space if you do not comply with the code of conduct.

Host or Publisher Rohi's Readery