Food is Medicine: Three Sisters and Infused Vinegars

Fecha y hora: Wed, Sept 16, 5:30-7PM

Lugar: Growing Gardens (dentro del granero), 1630 Hawthorn Ave, Boulder, CO 80304

Light snacks will be provided!

Class Description: The Three Sisters (corn, beans, and squash) are sacred foods that have sustained Indigenous communities across Turtle Island for generations.  In this hands-on workshop, participants will prepare a Three Sisters Salad with a healthy dressing using local and organic ingredients.  The class will explore how simple, whole-food dressings can replace highly processed store-bought options and support everyday wellness.  Participants will also create an infused herbal vinegar to take home and use in homemade dressings.  Through food preparation and storytelling, the workshop invites participants to reconnect with ancestral food knowledge and food as medicine.

Instructor Bio: Amy Barcenas is an enrolled member of the Chippewa Cree Nation and founder of Yellowtail Lactation Consultants and the Bitterroot Doula Collective.  She serves Indigenous and underserved families across the Denver metro area as an Indigenous Lactation Counselor, full-spectrum doula, and community health worker.  Amy weaves together ancestral knowledge and modern health practices in homes, schools, and community spaces.  A proud grandmother of four with deep ties to Montana and a lineage tracing to Chief Little Bear, she is passionate about Indigenous food sovereignty and traditional healing.  Her work centers community wellness, cultural preservation, and reconnecting people to ancestral practices.