Continuing Education

Slow Food Tour to Italy 

Join Framingham State University Foods and Nutrition faculty for a culinary exploration of Italy, May 23-June 3, 2011!

You will have the opportunity to see and taste local food production in and around Verona (pictured), Venice and Florence.  Learn about the Slow Food Movement and the Mediterranean Diet, and traditional regional foods.  Explore the three cities of Italy during free time and experience the foods of Italy more fully.

We will stay in Verona (think Romeo and Juliet) and Florence (think Medici family).  Excursions include traditional production sites for olive oil, balsamic vinegar and tortellini.  In Florence, we’ll accompany a chef to the market and purchase ingredients for a cooking lesson and lunch. 

You may enroll in NUTR 350 Study Tour or NUTR 950 Study Tour for credit, or just join us in our exploration of Italian cuisine and the Slow Food Movement.

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Graduate NUTR 950  Study Tour: Food and Nutrition   
A food or nutrition course taught through on site exposure to  food systems and/or culinary practices.Traditional methods of teaching are also employed.   Students gain direct experience of food and nutrition in geographic, cultural, political, educational, culinary and historical  contexts. Students are expected to prepare for the excursion before the tour.  No prerequisites.

Undergraduate NUTR 350 Study Tour: Food and Nutrition
A food or nutrition course taught through on site exposure to food systems and/or culinary practices.Traditional methods of teaching are also employed.  Students gain direct experience of food and nutrition in geographic, cultural, political, educational, culinary and historical  contexts. Students are expected to prepare for the excursion before the tour.  No prerequisites

If you take the course for credit, you will be expected to complete reading before the trip, attend discussion groups during the trip, and participate in online discussions after the trip.  A paper is due after the trip.

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The price of this trip is $2950. The cost includes airfare with all taxes as well as 10 nights of accommodations.  Transportation to all sites including Venice and Florence is included.  One dinner, one lunch, and four breakfasts are part of the package as well as tastings at local production sites.  Course tuition and registration fees are extra.

If you are interested, send an email to Professor Janet Schwartz jschwartz@framingham.edu.  You will receive additional information.