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Oklahomans with an interest in gardening or cooking can learn more about Indigenous growing practices and food through a new experience being offered all spring and summer at the Chickasaw Cultural Center.
Each month, the Ayowa’ Garden to Gourmet Agritour will provide a hands-on educational garden to gourmet experience to show participants how to use what they grow, with an emphasis on native vegetation.
Dates for the tour are April 11, May 16, Aug. 29 and Sept. 19 with each focusing on a different recipe. Admission is $10 and tours begin at 10 a.m., ending around noon.
Attendees are asked to wear weather-appropriate clothing and comfortable walking shoes.
Visitors will tour the campus gardens and learn about traditional planting methods and ancestral uses of native vegetation before being treated to a cooking demonstration by Aaimpa’ Café chefs.
The end result will be seasonal, healthy dishes using select, fresh ingredients from the campus grounds for participants to enjoy. Plus participants will receive a complimentary swag bag including gardening gloves, “Three Sisters” seed kits and more.
What recipes are planned for the agritours?April 11: Radish tartine with herb butterMay 16: Wilted Swiss chard with chili flakesAug. 29: Zucchini ribbon saladSept. 19: Blistered green beans with lemon-garlic aioli
For more information or to reserve a spot, contact Chickasaw Cultural Center Special Events at (580) 622-7130 or email Special.EventsCCC@Chickasaw.net.
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