A Rich and Fertile Land
Event Information
Description
Join Bruce Kraig, Culinary Historians of Northern Illinois, and Michelle Podkowa, DuPage County Historical Museum, as they discuss "A Rich and Fertile Land”. Kraig and Podkowa examine how American food habits transformed the Midwest from virgin prairies to the nation’s farming heartland. Podkowa will talk about how her family’s history is a living example of how this happened and what life is like “down on the farm” .
Bring your own agricultural memories and food recipes to share. Refreshments served. Free tickets for Culinary Historians of Northern Illinois and DuPage County Historical Museum members and children. $5 tickets for Non-Members.
Organizer Culinary Historians of Northern Illinois
Organizer of A Rich and Fertile Land
The Culinary Historians of Northern Illinois seek to understand social and cultural history through the study and celebration of food and drink. Using the mission as the guiding focus, the Culinary Historians of Northern Illinois host events, workshops, and educational seminars during each year. A founding goal is the Cookery Manuscript Project whose intent is to capture, record, maintain and study the culinary history of the region through historical family recipes and culinary manuscripts. Our aim is to partner with local community groups and organizations throughout Northern Illinois. We invite food enthusiasts, academics, historians, culinary professionals and all interested to join and participate in our activities.
Culinary.historians.ni@gmail.com,
www.culinaryhistoriansofnorthernillinois.com
