MONTEREY, Calif. (Nov. 24, 2023) — Everyone’s Harvest Certified Farmers’ Markets will host live cooking demonstrations on Thursday, Dec. 7, at the Seaside market with health coach Rondi Robison and Sunday, Dec. 10, at the Marina market with nutrition expert and cookbook author Talya Lutzker.

Cooking demos are free. Robison will prepare “Comforting Market Fall Soup” at Seaside from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Seaside market and Lutzker will demonstrate her recipe, “Delicious Creamy Mushroom Soup” from 12 to 1 p.m. at the Marina market.

The Seaside market is open from 3-7 p.m. every Thursday at Laguna Grande Regional Park, 1259 Canyon Del Rey Blvd. in Seaside. The Marina Farmers' Market is on 215 Reservation Road, on the corner of Vista Del Camino and Reservation Road in the Marina Village Shopping Center, and is open rain or shine every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Robison is a Certified Health Coach, AADP and yoga Instructor, RYT who supports her clients and their families to make step-by-step changes in their food and lifestyle choices, so that they permanently reach their health goals. She supports them to do so in a way that’s enjoyable and easily integrated into their lives.  

Robison works with clients to help them create a healthier and happier life, navigate through life’s transitions and alternative modalities, maintain maximum health, reduce stress, have more energy, and reach their individual health goals.

Robison has always had an interest in health and nutrition, exercise, yoga, and healing. She was a competitive athlete for many years and has been teaching yoga for more than 12 years. She has worked with and overcome a number of her own health and life challenges through modifying her food and lifestyle, including weight gain, scoliosis, parenting a low-birth weight child, and the stress from many of life’s major transitions. She loves working with others to meet their unique health goals.

For more information on Robison’s program or to schedule a free Health History Consultation, contact her at rondi.robison@gmail.com or (831) 359-0165.

Lutzker is a Certified Ayurvedic Practitioner, nutrition expert, cookbook author, yoga teacher, and founder of Ayurveda Every Day with Talya. She helps people integrate holistic health care into their life so they can heal, discover what radiance really feels like, and put self-care at the center of their life. For more information, go to: http://www.ayurvedaed.com.

Everyone’s Harvest Farmers’ Markets feature fresh, high-quality fruits and vegetables, including certified organic produce from small-scale family farmers. They also feature flowers, baked goods, coffee, freshly prepared foods from local independent businesses, and much more.

For more information on Everyone’s Harvest, go to www.everyonesharvest.org or call (831) 384-6961.

About Everyone’s Harvest

Everyone’s Harvest was founded in 2002 by Iris Peppard building on her capstone project as a student at California State University Monterey Bay. Since then, the small nonprofit has grown into a robust, values-driven 501(c)3 organization. It operates six certified farmers’ markets and is a catalyst for health-related programs across Monterey County.

The mission is to provide access to healthy, affordable fruits and vegetables through certified farmers’ markets and community food programs. The vision is for every community to have a fair and sustainable food system.

More than 2,500 families are served weekly by Everyone’s Harvest markets in Salinas, Marina, Seaside and Pacific Grove — with more than 25 small and mid-scale farmers serving them. Everyone’s Harvest takes pride in the growing community of people who value sustainably grown food and rely on Everyone’s Harvest for access to local fresh fruits and vegetables.