Zoo classes aren’t just for kids! Check out these great opportunities to see and do more at Brookfield Zoo.

 

Vegetarian Delight

16 years or older

Wednesday, 1/21
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

What are the advantages of buying and eating organic vegetables? What kind of vegetarian recipes are out there? Whether you are a “veggie” or not, join us for this educational and interactive cooking class, which will highlight vegetarian dishes and organic produce, with a representative from Whole Foods to speak about organics. Get tips, techniques, and recipes from one of our best chefs.




Wild Farm Alliance

16 years or older

Wednesday, 2/18
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Why should I buy local products? Grain fed or pasture raised meats? What does predator friendly mean? If these kinds of questions go through your head, join us for another interactive and educational cooking class. Get recipes and help prepare hearty and healthy winter meals, as well as learn about the Wild Farm Alliance, an organization Brookfield Zoo partners with who is trying to connect food systems to ecosystems.




Toys to Training

16 years or older

Thursday, 3/19
6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Join in on a dinner discussion with behavioral husbandry manager, Tim Sullivan, who will fill you in on the tools we use to keep the animals physically and mentally fit, including regular training and interesting toys. See examples of these enrichment items, and then make something to bring home to your pet.





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