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The power of soup to be presented in Ottawa, Princeton, Henry programs

Class sponsored in part by Illinois Farm Bureau Consumer Grant

By Derek Barichello
Susan Glassman nutrition and wellness educator at the La Salle Illinois Extension office, distributes apples for the Great Apple Crunch on Thursday, Oct,. 12, 2023 at Northwest School in La Salle. The Great Apple Crunch is an annual celebration of fresh, local apples on the second Thursday of October during National Farm to School Month. The apples were donated by Boggios Orchard and Produce.

Join Illinois Extension Nutrition and Wellness Educator Susan Glassman in partnership with Bureau, Marshall-Putnam, and La Salle County farm bureaus for their Heart Healthy Soups, Stews & Slow Cookers Class. (Scott Anderson)

Chase away the winter chills with a bowl of soup.

Soup nourishes, comforts, hydrates and might even keep the sniffles away. Soups are healthy, easy on the wallet, quick and fill up a person with fewer calories.

Learn to heighten the flavor with homemade garnishes and how to make a soup bar. Join University of Illinois Extension nutrition and wellness educator Susan Glassman in partnership with the Bureau, Marshall-Putnam and La Salle county farm bureaus for their Heart Healthy Soups, Stews & Slow Cookers class.

Learn how to create a soup bar and taste a sample of a delicious homemade slow cooker soup and take-home recipes. Get new ideas for family meals, and make your next pot of soup something super special to serve.

This class is sponsored in part by the Illinois Farm Bureau Consumer Grant. Seating is limited. Call your local farm bureau office to register:

  • 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10: La Salle County Farm Bureau, 1691 N. 31st Road, Ottawa. Call 815-433-0371, register by Feb. 3.
  • 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20: Bureau County Farm Bureau, 1407 N. Main St, Princeton. Call 815-875-6468, register by Feb. 14.
  • 6 to 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 24: Marshall-Putnam Farm Bureau, 509 Front St., Henry. Call 309-364-2501, register by Feb. 18.

For reasonable accommodations to participate or for information, call Glassman at 815-224-0894. Extension offices are located in Princeton, Ottawa and Henry as well as in Oglesby on the Illinois Valley Community College campus.

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