EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS ON CRETAN NUTRITION
From wheat to bread
An educational program to re-discover the old authentic tastes. It is a hands-on workshop where children learn about wheat, sift the flour, knead their bread with a homemade sourdough, and later enjoy the mouth filling aroma of the freshly baked bread. It also...
The festive wedding bread
"... When a girl met a young man and fell in love with him, she would" knit” a bird, usually a pigeon or a swallow on the bread. If the bread baked well, then she had hope of marrying her loved one. " An educational program with a mainly folkloric character, where...
When the locust bean met the chocolate
An educational program where the child comes into contact with this unknown fruit of Crete and of the whole Mediterranean. In an experiential way and through storytelling (depending on the age group), children learn about the alternative chocolate of Crete and its...