CLASSES & EVENTS

Visit www.commonmarket.coop/classes-events

COOKING

Learn more about cooking techniques and experiment with fresh, new ingredients.

Cultivate awareness and engage in the topics of local and global preservation.

HEALTH & WELLNESS KIDS

Obtain the knowledge that can help restore balance to your body & mind.

Board Meetings

Virtual Board Meeting and Food for Thought Presentation

Thursday, March 23

Food for Thought | 6 - 6:30PM,

Speaker: TBA

Board Meeting | 6:30-8:30PM

Virtual Board Meeting and Food for Thought Presentation

Thursday, April 27

Food for Thought | 6 - 6:30PM, Speaker: TBA

Board Meeting | 6:30-8:30PM

Events

Women Owned Business Market

Wednesday, March 8 | 12 - 3PM @ 7th Street Store

Fun, interactive experiences for kids to learn about food and its source

Plant-a-Palooza

For the first-time gardener or avid green thumb to explore the potential in one's own backyard.

Exciting happenings at the co-op and around town.

Saturday, April 15 | 12 - 4PM @ Route 85 Parking Lot

Join us for a farmer’s market style event at our Rt. 85 store to have first pick at our local flowers, plants and seedlings. Meet the local farmers behind these beauties; as well as some of our Community Partners focused on sustainability. Live music, activities and free samples! Rain or shine!

Classes

Lifestyle Changes for Type 2 Diabetes with Jaimee Cutwright

Saturday, March 4 | 3 - 4:30PM

@ 7th Street

$30, 50% off for Owners

Celebrate International Women's Day by meeting some of our local business owners! Stop by the store to try samples and support our local Women Owned businesses.

Cheese Madness!

March 16 - 31 @ Both Stores

From March 16th to March 31st, 16 delicious cheeses go head-to-head to earn your votes, but only one will be crowned the winner. Look for brackets in store and online soon. The customer with the winning bracket will go home with some of the winning cheese and other gourmet goodies!

Drop-In Clothing SWAP

Saturday, April 1 | 1:30 - 3:30PM @ 7th Street

FREE

This is a great opportunity to clean out your closet! To participate in the swap please bring at least 2 articles of clothing. If you do not wish to take any items home we are happy to take your clothing donations, all remaining items will be donated to the Frederick Rescue Mission. Come hang out, shop, swap and meet new folks!

Type 2 Diabetes is becoming widely known as the most common lifestyle disease. If you have a family history of type 2 diabetes, are pre-diabetic, or have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, please join us to learn about the condition and some simple strategies to improve lifestyle habits such as nutrition, physical activity, stress management, and engagement with your healthcare provider.

Birding 101 with Mike Spurrier

Thursday, March 9 | 5 - 6PM @ 7th Street

$30, 50% off for Owners

Together we’ll explore topics such as beginner birding, external anatomy of birds, how to observe birds, and the importance of field marks. We’ll also discuss the use of optics like binoculars and scopes, field guides, and popular birding apps. Bird conservation issues – such as protecting birds and preserving habitat – will be presented and we’ll learn about local and statewide birding and advocacy organizations.

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Common Market Owners receive 50% off most Community Room Classes!

Read more about Ownership at www.commonmarket.coop/about/own-it

Build-Your-Own Centerpiece Workshop with Flowers By Alexes

Thursday, March 16 | 6 - 7PM

@ 7th Street

$50, 50% off for Owners

We hope you can join us as we create our own centerpiece with the help of Alexes- THE Alexes of Flowers by Alexes! In this class you will learn some professional tricks of the trade and create a beautiful flower arrangement to take home.

Paint Your Pet’s Portrait with Sherry & Natalie Kendall

Saturday, March 18 | 2 - 6PM

@ 7th Street

$60

Paint Your Pet’s Portrait events are a great way to hang out with friends and unleash your creativity. If you haven’t painted before - never fear! Founding artist of Wagging Tail Studios, Sherry Kendall, and founding artist of Wet Nose Greetings, Natalie Kendall, will lead us through this creative, hands-on experience!

Ticket sales will close Friday March 10, to give artists time to create the sketched canvases. Register ASAP, space is limited!

Guided Birding Walk [OFFSITE] with Mike Spurrier

Saturday, March 25 | 9 - 11AM

@ Lilypons Water Gardens

$50, 50% off for Owners

This exciting and educational walk will start off with a discussion about the ethics of birding or birdwatching. We’ll also briefly discuss the basics of using binoculars to see and observe birds. Then we’ll talk about importance of noticing “field marks” when identifying birds. Most of our time together will be spent walking around Lilypons seeing, identifying, and observing birds in their natural habitats.

**Mike Spurrier will be generously donating his compensation for this course to the Frederick Bird Club and the Audubon Society of Central Maryland.**

Grow Your Own Gourmet Mushrooms [OFFSITE]

with Michael Judd

Sunday, April 2 | 2:00 - 3:30PM

@ Longcreek Homestead

$65

You can grow delicious and nutritious culinary and medicinal mushrooms in your own garden or home (in apartments, on rooftops and patios, too!) This workshop will cover how to inoculate stumps, logs, wood chips, and burlap sacks while improving your garden ecology. In this interactive class you will learn the types of outdoor mushrooms that we can easily grow in our area, the conditions required, and the tools you will need. The class will also cover the basics of mushroom science, how fungi functions in nature, and how to work with fungi to help restore our local ecologies. The best part is the hands-on experience of inoculating a mushroom log that you get to take home!

Jaimee Cutwright

Healthcare Transformation Advocate

What got you interested in the natural healthcare world?

During my adolescence, I was always interested in health and wellness. I stayed active, ate well, never indulged in too much processed food, and often declined unnecessary medications.

I was fascinated by the sciences, especially in human physiology and the pathology of disease. When I learned that I was expecting my first child, back in 2008, I began researching evidence-based information on nutrition and wellness, in an effort to have the healthiest pregnancy possible. That was when I came across an abundance of resources and studies calling attention to everyday lifestyle choices that actually create disease in our bodies. From there, I continued my formal education in the health sciences.

What is your coaching and educational leadership style?

I take a holistic approach to education, recognizing that each person is a human first and prioritizing growth over perfection.

Is there a particular group that you are passionate about helping?

I truly enjoy working with people from all demographics and all walks of life; but especially those people who have preventable health conditions and feel stuck.

What do you love most about serving your community?

The best parts about serving my community are meeting new people, getting to know who they are, sharing my knowledge with them, and witnessing the long-term improvements they're able to experience in their lives as a result. They feel better, they're happier, their quality of life is increased, and they have the resources to continue on this path for the rest of their lives. The more people I can reach, results in better health outcomes and a huge impact for the local community.

Anything else you would like people to know?

I'm currently offering lectures at The Common Market once a month. You can sign up for my community classes on the website. I hope to meet you soon!