Photo by Marie-Christine Perry

The Free Community Supper at the Church Of Christ Congregational on Tuesday, June 29, was a real success, with more than 50 attendees. An evening of community, healthful food and education, it pleased young and old alike and provided a welcome get-together for the Norfolk community after months of isolation. It was sponsored by the Norfolk Food Pantry and the Norfolk Farmers Market, with guest speaker and certified nutritional coach and chef, Linda Garrettson, whose presentation was about how to use the cost effective legumes and grains from your pantry to produce healthy meals for the family table.

The menu included split-pea soup, an Indian kedgeree of lentils, brown rice and vegetables, a green salad and peanut butter and sesame cookies with fresh strawberries. Each guest left with a booklet of the recipes and all ingredients necessary to make them, as well as a gift certificate of $25 to be spent at the farmers’ market.