Forget football or soccer camp…why not send your precious little ones to cooking camp this summer? For all your aspiring foodies, the Charlottesville Cooking School’s Martha Stafford has announced plans for a “Farm to Table” summer camp for kids age 9 and up. The goal of the camp, says Stafford, is to “learn about cooking and eating well by understanding what is grown and available locally at this time of year.” There will be two farm visits, cooking skills, table setting and menu planning. A healthy snack, lunch, recipe book and an apron are included. The week will be capped with a final feast and campers will be able to invite one guest. Here’s the breakdown:

Monday, July 28 from 9:00am-2:00pm
At the Cooking School: Weighing and measuring portion sizes, using fats wisely, herb and spice tasting, knife skills, dish washing, food storage, identifying ingredients, blanching and refreshing, table setting and etiquette. Prepare snack and lunch.
Snack: seasonal fruits smoothies. Lunch: Grilled marinated Vegetable Kebobs, Quinoa Pilaf, Peach Crumble.

Tuesday, July 29 from 8:00am -1:00pm
Roundabout Farm tour and vegetable harvesting. Picnic lunch. Back at Charlottesville Cooking School: Menu planning for Wednesday.

Wednesday, July 30 from 9:00am -2:00pm
Cooking the harvest from Roundabout Farm. Menu determined by what we find.

Thursday, July 31 from 8:00am ¢â‚¬â€œ 1:00pm
Tour of CaroMont Farm where the Farmstead Artisan Cheese is made. Back at Charlottesville Cooking School: Plan the menu for the Feast.

Friday, August 1 from 9:00am -2:00pm
Prepare and eat Final Feast. Each camper may invite one guest to come to the Final Feast at 1pm.

$300 per camper. To sign up or get more information, call, email or go to the Charlottesville Cooking School web site.

The Charlottesville Cooking School
2041 Barracks road
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Tel#: 434-963-COOK
Fax#: 434-293-4340
email: info@charlottesvillecookingschool.com
website: http://www.charlottesvillecookingschool.com