{"id":5850,"date":"2017-01-06T08:00:10","date_gmt":"2017-01-06T13:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/?p=5850"},"modified":"2017-01-04T15:46:18","modified_gmt":"2017-01-04T20:46:18","slug":"the-language-of-food-katy-rogers-sogalo17-2017-01-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/the-language-of-food-katy-rogers-sogalo17-2017-01-21.html","title":{"rendered":"The Language of Food –Katy Rogers @ SOGALO17 2017-01-21"},"content":{"rendered":"

\r\nKaty Rogers\r\nwill talk about\r\nThe Language of Food\r\nat\r\n\r\nSouth Georgia Growing Local 2017, January 21, 2017 in Valdosta, Georgia<\/a>:\r\n

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\r\n\r\n\"Katy<\/a>\r\nLanguage is power and knowing the language of food, from field to\r\nfork, empowers you. It gives you the ability to make informed\r\ndecisions about what to eat and how to spend your money.\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nWouldn’t it be nice to understand what exactly you are putting in\r\nyour mouth? The language used in growing food, getting it certified\r\nand to market, processing raw commodities, labeling the processed\r\nproducts and getting them sold is foreign to most consumers but you\r\ncan change that. You can learn the language of food.\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nThis introductory class will cover basic food production,\r\ncertification and labeling vocabulary providing you with a better\r\nunderstanding of what you are buying, eating and feeding your loved\r\nones.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

\r\nWho should attend:\r\n

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\r\nThis is a class for people who want to understand the information\r\nconveyed by food labels in regard to both sourcing and ingredients.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

\r\nBio:\r\n\r\n\r\n

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\r\nA writer and ethical food advocate, Katy Rogers is also a wife,\r\nmother and homesteader. Formally educated at a large midwestern\r\nuniversity and an obsessive autodidact, she left conventional\r\nagriculture and politics to devote herself to the health of her\r\nfamily and community.\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nNow, as a family, they grow much of their food, free of added\r\ntoxins, and strive to eat clean, local and seasonally.\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nKaty’s goal is to help people get off the standard American diet and\r\nbecome cognizant eaters. Education about real, clean food is the\r\nfocus of her work. She writes at www.katyhadalittlefarm.com , is a\r\ncontributor to several sites including www.ourgreennation.org and\r\nanswers food related questions on the Katy had a Little Farm\r\nFacebook page.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

\r\nSOGALO17 will be at a new venue with cooking facilities!<\/strong>\r\n

\r\nWhen:\r\nSaturday, January 21st 2017\r\n

\r\nWhere:\r\nPinevale Elementary School<\/a>, 930 Lake Park Road, Valdosta GA.\r\n

\r\nFacebook: event<\/a> and\r\n\r\nCommunity<\/a>\r\n

\r\nWeb:\r\n\r\npage<\/a>\r\n

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