Being Well – Monthly Talks on Wellness:
Talks and discussion 7-8 pm
(last Tuesday of each month) at the Irregardless Cafe, 901 West Morgan St. Raleigh
Come early and enjoy dinner too. www.irregardless.com 919-833-8898 ext 0
Tuesday, October 29th, 7-8 pm: “Urban Foodscapes: Creating Grow-Your-Own Communities” with Professor Robin Moore and Dr. Nilda Cosco, Directors of NC State’s “Natural Learning Initiative’
Take a trip around the world to understand how foodscapes have been transforming communities for the better. Many countries have deeply established traditions of urban community and market gardening bringing fresh food close to home, produced by the residents who eat it. NC State Professor Robin Moore and Dr. Nilda Cosco will describe how urban foodscapes can be created to improve the healthy, well-being and economic vitality of towns and cities. Using case examples, he will speculate about how community gardens can become vital centers of community health, social interaction, and family enjoyment across Wake County and beyond.
Robin Moore and Dr. Nilda Cosco are co-directors of the Natural Learning Initiative (NLI), founded 2000 as a research, training, and design assistance unit and leader in the movement to naturalize the outdoor spaces of children’s everyday lives. NLI works in multiple contexts across all stages of childhood, ranging from NC rural communities to participation in design teams with major US landscape architecture practices. Moore is former chair of the Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) and former president of the International Play Association and is a Professor of Landscape Architecture, NC State University, Raleigh.
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Tuesday, December 3rd. 7-8 pm: WUNC’s State of Things – Frank Stasio – topic to be announced
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For 38 years, Irregardless Cafe’s chefs have prepared delicious meals that have also nourished their patron’s bodies. In so many ways, each of us are “what we eat”. These monthly talks on wellness will explore and educate on how nutrition leads to well-being.
The Irregardless Cafe opened on Feb 4, 1975 as a vegetarian restaurant and now has evolved to also serve seafood, poultry and meats, always maintaining a large selection of vegan, vegetarian and gluten free menu items. From it’s inception, the Cafe made every effort to source local foods, organic when possible, and respected sustainable practices throughout it’s history. Live music has been performed nightly for the entire 37 years – the ‘Being Well’ talks replace the musicians with discussion on these selected Tuesday evenings.
The Irregardless Cafe is at 901 West Morgan Street. Reservations recommended. www.irregardless.com 919-833-8898
