Education

Angela Smith-Dieng, 3SquaresVT Advocacy Manager and Grant Peterson, Senior Stakeholder Relationship
Tax Consultant for the IRS, talk about the Earned Income Tax Credit and its connection to 3SquaresVT and School meals. More information available at Hunger Free Vermont . 

Host Keith Pillsbury, Board Chair, Ali Dieng-Burlington Kids Outreach Coordinator, Miles Ewell-Burlington Kids Site Director at SA, and Jeff Fournier-Director of Expanded Learning Opportunities discuss the Burlington Kids program, share highlights of the year thus far and talk about the opportunities for the coming session. For more information visit the district web site:  www.bsdvt.org

Neighborhood Planning Assemblies (NPAs) are grassroots, neighborhood organizations that were established in each of Burlington's seven Wards to empower citizen participation in City government. Working as neighborhood advocacy groups, Neighborhood Planning Assemblies facilitate communication between the citizens of Burlington and city government through regular meetings scheduled in each Ward. Wards 4 & 7 meet the third Tuesday of the month. Meeting place: Robert E. Miller Community Center 130 Gosse Court.

Ah Chan, origianlly of Burma, share a recipe for a celebration vegetable stew, Bah-hah-li as part of the City Market Mosaic of Flavor cooking series.  In cooperation with the VT Refugee Resettlement Project (VRRP), these classes introduce students to the people nd cooking of 'New Americans' in Vermont. 

Recipe (may vary slightly from video):

1 Pound lentils
1 winter squash
3-4 potatoes
1 plantain
3-4 carrots
3 medium Asian eggplants
4-5 small tomatoes

1 onion
2 cloves garlic
1 -inch piece of ginger
salt to taste
turneric to taste
paprika to taste
garam masala to taste

Cover lentils with water in large pot and boil until soft.  As lentils cook, coarsely chop vegetables.  Saute ginger, garlic, onions.  add tumeric and paprika. Add vegetables in order as listed above.  Add Garam Masala and salt. Add water to cover vegatables after the eggplant is added, before tomatoes.  Cook a bit more.  Add lentils to entire mixture, allow to cook a bit to tblend tastes.