With a love for everything edible, the kitchen is the place Jennifer Downing is most at home. Her business, Nourish, affords her the opportunity to share her enthusiasm for teaching through cooking classes, doing cooking demonstrations, and hosting trips focusing on fresh foods. Some of her specialty workshops include home cheese making, preserving, and sausage making. Jennifer's vast food knowledge and involvement with local food policy organizations informs her delicious instruction. She fills her classes with useful techniques, tips and strategies that help her students nourish their lives and feed those they love. Jennifer lives in the western suburbs with her husband, four kids, two dogs and five backyard hens. In her spare time you may find her in the garden, reading, and writing abo