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The Eastern Shore Food Lab’s mission is to preserve, revive, and infuse ancestral dietary approaches in food to create a nourishing, ethical, accessible, and sustainable food system.
To do this, the ESFL has identified 3 unique purposes:
Preserve - Identify and document ancestral food practices in the archaeological and anthropological records and around the world
Inspire - Spread the message locally and worldwide to create a framework for meeting current and future modern dietary needs
Empower - Equip people with the skills and knowledge to transform basic ingredients into the most nourishing food possible for themselves, their families and their communitiesEquip people with the skills and knowledge to transform basic ingredients into the most nourishing food possible for themselves, their families and their communities
Empowering our Community
Events inspire.
Classes empower.
Learn about classes below but all class registrations are completed on the Eat Like a Human website (under classes) to ensure funding properly goes through our non-profit, The Eastern Shore Food Lab. Thank you for your support!
mEAT Up
Tickets now OPEN!
Co-Hosting our 1st mEAT-Up
Saturday November 5th 2:30 - 7:00 at the Modern Stone Age Kitchen/Eastern Shore Food Lab (236 Cannon Street)
Bringing like-minded people together to celebrate the proper human diet
and learn how to optimize your quality of life.
About this event:
A whole animal focused event friendly to keto, carnivore, paleo and ancestral lifestyles and those who want to learn more about these approaches to health
Here's what happening!
2:00 pm - Doors open
2:30 - 2:45pm - Welcome | Bronson Dant
2:45 - 3:30pm - Home Butchering workshop | Dr. Bill Schindler
3:45 - 4:30pm - Rock-Solid: Introduction to Dietary Oxalate Dangers | Sally Norton
4:30 - 5:00pm - Networking
5:00 - 6:00pm - Authentic Traditional Taco Dinner | Modern Stone Age Kitchen
6:00 - 7:00pm - Q&A roundtable with Dr. Bill Schindler, Bronson Dant, Natalie Grasso, Dr. Stephen Hussey, Dr. Gary Shlifer, and Sally Norton
7:00pm - Thoughts for the Future | Dr. Bill Schindler
Authentic, Handmade Taco Dinner:
Choice of beef barbacoa, lengua (beef tongue), pork carnitas, and chicken; nixtamalized and stone ground heirloom Oaxacan maize tortillas, homemade quesillo (Oaxacan String Cheese) and homemade crema from local milk, traditional refried beans cooked in lard, fermented salsa, lime, cilantro, radish
Tacos can be eaten with tortillas or made into a bowl for a lower carb option
Water & house-made kombucha and lower carb beverage options will be available.
Silent Auction:
There will be a silent auction to help support the work of The Eastern Shore Food Lab. The ESFL is a non-profit with a mission to preserve ancestral and traditional approaches to food, inspire transformative change in modern diet and health, and empower people by equipping them with the skills and knowledge to transform basic ingredients into the most nourishing food possible for themselves, their families and their communities.