Each Saturday and Sunday at 11:30 a.m. or 12:30 p.m. during Spring, Summer and Fall. In the Edible Garden Outdoor Kitchen, the Garden Chef Demos showcase fresh seasonal fruits, vegetables and herbs in simple and mouthwatering recipes. Be inspired to try something new the next time you cook. For fresh inspiration, see a list of all recipes showcased on the Garden Chef Recipes webpage.

Shobha Swamy is very passionate about health and wellness. After 25 years in the Automotive Engineering field, she discovered her passion to regain vibrant health through food choices and has since changed her career. She is now certified in Plant Based Nutrition from the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies, Cornell University (NutritionStudies.org). She is also a certified Food for Life instructor through the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM.org). She has worked as a plant based cooking instructor for Dr. Jennifer Rooke’s 12-Week Lifestyle Intervention classes at Morehouse School of Medicine.  She actively promotes switching to minimally processed, nutritionally dense, plant based diets. Shobha takes a holistic approach to nutrition, wellbeing and promoting permanent lifestyle changes in individuals and organizations, to build stronger healthier communities. She advocates for taking our health into our own hands through this simple and easily accessible way of eating to prevent and reverse chronic diseases, instead of resigning ourselves to hereditary factors. 

Free with Garden Admission