Wendy Van Wagner

Wendy Van Wagner is a certified Nutrition Educator who lives in Nevada City, Ca and works throughout the Gold Country. She is a passionate professional and at-home cook who savors the opportunity to entertain guests and to create connections in the community by breaking (and baking!) bread. With the foundation of In the Kitchen, Wendy has been teaching cooking and nutrition classes in both public and private schools, including Berkeley Youth Alternatives, a community center offering enrichment classes to underserved populations, The North Oakland Community Charter School. She also offers consultations to schools that are interested in providing healthier lunches for their students. She has been involved with the Edible Schoolyard project at Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School, which actively integrates the crucial connections between agriculture and culinary arts. In 2006 she designed and produced the hot lunch program at the Oakland Community Charter School. In the fall of 2006, Wendy worked on the Alexander Valley Vineyard in Healdsburg, CA as the assistant chef in residence for the grape harvest and crush season. Today she is focusing on farm to table catering in conjunction with Bluebird Farm in Nevada City, Ca.