Friday, November 9, 2012
The local author will share tips with residents on how to find healthy, local food on a budget.
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Friday, November 9, 2012
The Dexter District Library will close out this year's Community Read program on Nov. 10 with presentations by Grass Lake resident Robin Mather. A native of Grass Lake, Mather will discuss her book, The Feast Nearby. Her book is a collection of essays and recipes from a year of eating locally on a budget of $40 a week. With insight and humor, Mather explores the confusion and needful compromises in eating locally and forges connections with the farmers, vendors, and growers who provide her with sustenance. The library will also have plenty of tantalizing, local, and healthy treats for visitors. The Community Read program was presented as a joint project between the Chelsea District Library, Dexter District Library, Grass Lake branch of the…
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Monday, September 17, 2012
Copies of the book "In Defense of Food" have been placed in communities throughout western Washtenaw County for residents to read.
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Monday, September 17, 2012
The Chelsea District Library in conjunction with the Chelsea-Area Wellness Foundation, kicked off its 5-H Community Read program for residents of the Chelsea, Dexter, Grass Lake, Manchester, and Stockbridge on Saturday. The project is part of a region-wide effort spearheaded by the CWF designed to bring readers, business owners and other community members together to read and discuss one book to build a sense of community while promoting literacy. More than 1,500 copies of the book "In Defense of Food" are beginning to circulate among the five communities with the tag line "Read it, Sign it, Share it" to encourage everyone to read the book, sign the bookplate and pass it on to a neighbor or leave it in a public location.
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Libraries in Chelsea, Dexter, Grass Lake, Stockbridge and Manchester will distribute copies of the book 'In Defense of Food' for residents to read for free.
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Saturday, September 15, 2012
To help promote the importance of healthy eating, the Dexter District Library, in conjunction with the Chelsea-Area Wellness Foundation (CWF), has distributed copies of "In Defense of Food" by Michael Pollan to area businesses. The project is part of a region-wide effort spearheaded by the CWF and the Chelsea District Library designed to bring readers, business owners and other community members together to read and discuss one book to build a sense of community while promoting literacy. The community read also includes the towns of Stockbridge, Chelsea, Manchester and Grass Lake. "In Defense of Food" is a celebration of food with an invitation to rediscover the joys of eating well by following simple advice. More than 1,500 copies of the …
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Libraries in Chelsea, Dexter, Grass Lake, Stockbridge and Manchester will distribute copies of the book 'In Defense of Food' for residents to read for free.
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012
The Chelsea District Library and the Chelsea-Area Wellness Foundation (CWF) have partnered together to once again offer the library's annual "Chelsea Reads Together" program, a month-long community project taking place in September. Each year library staff, local teachers, business owners and community members come together to read and discuss one book to promote literacy. This year the the project is expanding into Stockbridge, Dexter, Manchester and Grass Lake as part of the "5 Healthy Towns Community Read." The library plans to highlight one of the Five Healthy Towns Project’s core elements: eat better, move more, connect with others in healthy ways, and avoid unhealthy substances, over the course of the next five years. In 2011, the …
Marilyn Wilkie
10:13 pm on Friday, November 9, 2012
I read her book a few months ago and enjoyed it very much. She definitely has her heart in the right place and is not afraid to show it. We too are eating in the way that she describes in her book. I look forward to meeting her. more ›