Cooking + Wellness Classes

learn with your community

What better way to learn about food + wellness than to learn from the best that our community has to offer! From True Local suppliers to local chefs + artisans, we’re always on the look-out for exciting opportunities to share knowledge and meet new people.

Chef Rahul prepping before class starts.

upcoming classes

The Art of Empanadas

November 19 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm$25.00 – $55.00 - Kootenay Co-op

Basic Sourdough Baking

November 26 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm$25.00 – $55.00 - Kootenay Co-op

meet our instructors

Amber
Greenleese

Amber Greenleese has been running Sprout Plant Based Eatery for 8 years. She is a big believer that good food shouldn’t feel intimidating and loves helping people feel comfortable in the kitchen. She wants to show more people how delicious and approachable plant-based cooking can be, no matter your diet.

Rahul
Joshi

With a background in fine dining back in his home country of India and previous experience working in a leading 5 Star hotel restaurant, Rahul Joshi was formerly the Head Chef for Finley’s Bar & Grill and Sage Tapas & Wine Bar. Throughout the years, Rahul has explored various cuisines, embracing different cooking methods. He is passionate about creating culinary masterpieces that bring joy to the soul.

Emily
King

Emily King runs Grow Wild, a small family farm across the Harrop-Procter ferry. Their farm stand carries food from the farm alongside goods from other local producers. For the past few years, Emily has baked sourdough bread and bagels there each week. She approaches what she makes with a lot of curiosity, and a focus on providing wholesome food for her community.

Igma
Pacheco

Originally from the Atacama Desert in Chile, Igma enjoys making empanadas and experimenting with new vegetarian fillings using local ingredients. As founder of Atacama Empanadas, Igma aims to share the delicious food from the other end of the continent with everyone, contributing to making Canada a multicultural cuisine nation.

Cancellation Policy

If you cannot attend a class up to 48 hours before scheduled, we will apply a credit to your account or an in-store gift card. Cancellations within 24 hours of the scheduled class are not eligible for credit – unless we are able to fill your spot.

The Kootenay Co-op reserves the right to cancel the class if less than 6 people are registered 24 hours prior to the class. A refund will be given for all cancelled classes.