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A Slice of Organic Life

1st Edition

Sheherazade Goldsmith, editor and Alice Waters
Course Expiration Date: Feb-28-2015
Wonderful book on living organically; being environmentally green; growing your own food; making cheese, bread, butter, and canned foods, and nourishing your body naturally. High quality photography. learn more...

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9 CE Hrs. - Paper Test Only (631)
$67.00
9 CE Hrs. - Online Test Only (W631)
$67.00

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Description

This is a great book for professionals who work with children and adolescents, for those who teach or work in Public Health, and for those who are environmentally conscious. Wonderful book on living organically; being environmentally green; growing your own food; making cheese, bread, butter, and canned foods, and nourishing your body naturally. High quality photography. The author and Alice Waters both own food establishments that sell organic food.

Course Objectives

OBJECTIVES for SELF-STUDY COURSE Upon successful completion of this self-study course, the users will be able to: 1. Discuss four ways to make a person’s home more healthy and less toxic. 2. Identify five ways to change their food supply to more nutritious foods. 3. Better determine appropriate ways to incorporate healthy, organic or “green” living into nutrition presentations to children and adult audiences.

Learning Codes

  • (1000) Professional skills
  • (1120) Time and stress management, life balance
  • (4000) Wellness and public health
  • (4090) Health behaviors: smoking cessation, stress management
  • (6000) Education, Training, and Counseling
  • (6040) Education theories and techniques for children and adolescents
  • (8000) Food Service Systems and Culinary Arts
  • (8010) Child and Adult Food Programs
  • (8015) Cultural/ethnic food and culinary practices
  • (8018) Environmental, agricultural and technologic influences on food systems
  • (8130) Sensory perception and evaluation of foods and ingredients

Recommended for...

  • Registered Dietitians (RD)
  • Dietetic Technicians Registered (DTR)

Book Details

Author Sheherazade Goldsmith, editor and Alice Waters
Year Published 2007
Edition 1st Edition
Publisher DK Publishing
ISBN 978-0-7566-6211-0
Format Paperback
Page Count 352

Why we chose this book

Great photos, stories, and ideas! Makes you want to raise chickens for fresh eggs.

About the Author

Sheherazade Goldsmith, editor-in-chief and owner of a successful organic deli that specializes in home-cooked food for babies and young children. Alice Waters is the owner of Chez Panisse restaurant in Berkeley, CA, which was named best restaurant in the United States in 2001 by Gourmet Magazine. Waters is also an author of eight cookbooks, and champion of The Edible Schoolyard, the sustainable, organic garden at schools for children.