Category Archives: Cooking/Gardening
News from Metro @ Compton: Food Forward + Gardening
An important component in EngAGE programming focuses on wellness, and eating healthy food is central to staying well. Many older people in our communities don’t have the financial resources to ensure a healthy diet, so EngAGE provides solutions. Two of … Continue reading
News from Andalucía and La Coruña: Cooking a Greek Meal
One of the continuing successful classes that both Andalucía and La Coruña Senior Apartments in Van Nuys, CA, share is the Cooking Class with Anne Apra. She turns it into a festival of joie de vivre and culinary exploration. Ooopa! ~ … Continue reading
Posted in Community News, Cooking/Gardening, Grove
Tagged changing aging, creative aging
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News from The Grove: Art and Gardening
At The Grove Senior Apartments in Garden Grove, CA, the art class started painting with acrylic paint on larger canvas to challenge the imagination and design a composition that uses more space. Participants chose an object — real or made … Continue reading
Posted in Art/Architecture, Community News, Cooking/Gardening, Grove
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News from Cascadian Terrace: Creative Cooking
This spring, Cascadian Terrace Apartments in Portland, OR, invited two local cooking professionals to share ideas for healthy creative meals on a budget. Each teacher was offered a four week sequence, and recipes were uniquely designed based on the offerings … Continue reading
News from Long Beach Senior Arts Colony: EngAGE Your Own Way
LBSAC residents in Long Beach, CA, engage in their own way with Gardening, Research Studies, Ceramics, Reader’s Theater, and T’ai Chi. The residents are grateful for the variety of programming offered by EngAGE, and each month there is an EngAGE meeting … Continue reading
News from Metro at Compton: L.A. Kitchen Visits
At The Metro at Compton Senior Apartments in Compton, CA, residents enjoy a once-a-month healthy meal demo provided by L.A. Kitchen. After a full presentation, residents get to taste the results. Then they go home with a bag of produce and … Continue reading
Posted in Community News, Cooking/Gardening, Food Assistance, Metro Compton
Tagged changing aging, creative aging
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News from Vermont: Healthy Meals and Fine Art
At Vermont Family Apartments in Los Angeles, CA, residents enjoy a once-a-month healthy meal demo provided by L.A. Kitchen. After a full presentation, residents get to taste the results. Then they go home with a bag of produce and a … Continue reading
Posted in Art/Architecture, Community News, Cooking/Gardening, Health, Vermont
Tagged changing aging, creative aging, Intergenerational
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