Kitchen tours: Back-of-house Kitchen Confidential tours are offered twice a year to groups of up to 25 at Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community.

Teaching kitchens: California Polytechnic State University’s program will launch this fall, with two cooking classes per week for up to 30 students.

Health education programs: These quarterly talks on topics related to healthy, clean eating, from superfoods to cancer prevention and hydration, take place at Virginia Mennonite.

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