(TRAVERSE CITY) - Join us for a slate of exciting food-centric events this March!
Manoomin: Native Grain of Michigan - March 13 at 6 pm (McGuire Community Room)
In December Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed House Bill 4852, establishing manoomin (Michigan wild rice) as the official native grain of Michigan. Culturally significant to Michigan’s indigenous peoples, manoomin once grew freely along the state’s waterways. It is also ecologically significant in the northern Midwest. Today many of the tribal nations are working to get it re-established.
Join us and learn more from our two special guests for this program: Barbara Barton, author of Manoomin: The Story of Wild Rice in Michigan (available in our collection) and Tera John, Grand Traverse Band Traditional Agriculture/Food Sovereignty Coordinator - Focus of Indigenous Land Management Techniques across Turtle Island. For more details, or to add this event to your calendar visit tadl.org/manoomin
Photo: Wikicommons - Michigan wild rice reflected in a lake, Superior National Forest
Instant-Style Pot Cooking with Scott - March 14 at 6:30 pm (McGuire Community Room)
Join TADL’s Chili Champion Scott Morey for a fast-paced, fun cooking demonstration. Let the library help you discover the amazing world of cooking with instant-style pots, learn new delicious recipes and enjoy some free samples!
TADL Bar-Cookie Crawl - March 16 at Noon (McGuire Community Room)
This delicious new event is a great family-friendly (non-alcoholic) way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day weekend. There are two ways to participate:
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Sign up as a baker! Make one 13” x 9” pan of cookies for your entry - all ages are invited, if you have enthusiastic young chefs in the family they are welcome to enter. Sign up to bake today at tadl.org/cookie
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Join us as a taster - Try the cookies and vote! We’ll be awarding a fan favorite from all the cookies entered. Everyone who attends will get a recipe book of the cookies in the contest.
Save the date - Morel Mushroom Picking with the Champ - April 28 at 2 pm (McGuire Community Room)
This program is a library favorite! The Williams Family has been picking morels in northern Michigan since the 1890s and Anthony's pickin' advice has been proven to be enlightening for everyone from novice to the seasoned pro. After winning the National Morel Hunting Championship five years in a row, Anthony Williams retired from competitive picking to become the "Expert in Residence" for the National Morel Festival. Join us for stories from Anthony’s 70 years of picking, as well as tips on how/where/when to pick the elusive morel. Fun will be had by all and hopefully you will walk away filled with hope and promise in your future morel hunting. tadl.org/morelchamp
Please check our calendar for the most up-to-date roster of events. Press resources are available online at tadl.org/press TADL provides dynamic resources and innovative services to stimulate intellectual curiosity, facilitate lifelong learning, promote literacy, and nurture personal enrichment. Circulating over 1,300,000 items each year, TADL provides a wide variety of services, including a broad collection of books, digital streaming and downloads, public computers, free WiFi, a Talking Book Library, and free programming for all ages.