Reclaiming Ancestral Knowledge Workshop Series: Ancestral Healing of Caribbean Pickling and Ferments

_Happy Healthy Latina and GreenThumb_RECLAIMING ANCESTRAL KNOWLEDGE WORKSHOP SERIES In this workshop, we will review the ancestral techniques of pickling and preservation. We will focus on cultural recipes from Central American, South American, Caribbean, Indian cuisine. Participants will have the opportunity to assemble their own pickling jars. ABOUT THE FACILITATORS Founder/ Facilitator Bio: Yadira Garcia is a trained Natural-foods Chef and certified Integrative Health Coach, who grew up in the South Bronx of New York City. She is now leveraging her education as a community activist, educator, and Chef under Happy Healthy Latina, INC., helping to address food justice, nutrition education & health inequities in NYC. Together with her team she works with several Community Based Organizations and Bronx/NYC Urban Farms as a culturally relevant nutrition education/food justice workshop curriculum creator & facilitator. She has been featured on The Dr. Oz Show, The Chew, NY Times, NBC, NBC Latino, Healthy Cocina- an original concept by her produced by Zoe Saldana, and Buzzfeed where her plant-based cooking for Picky Eaters has garnered millions of views. Facilitator Bio: Adriano Espaillat Jr is a health advocate and urban farmer. Adriano is the agricultural director under Happy Healthy Latina Inc where he creates programming and curriculum centered in urban agricultural techniques, entrepreneurship, and health/nutrition education. He empowers students and community members to explore the possibilities and freedom of growing your own food and has partnered with various schools/community gardens and community based organizations to create and facilitate health based workshops city-wide.