Dates: April 10-21, 2017

Food Science Workshops

Ever wonder why peaches taste sweet? Or why lemons are so sour? Find out in this hands-on workshop as we discover how a food's properties affect its taste. Then explore nature's "instruction manual" for an organism's characteristics (including taste) by extracting fruit DNA.

Learn about the history and rituals associated with drinking coffee and tea.

Join MATC Dietary Management students in the Demonstration Kitchen to discover how chocolate is beneficial to your diet.

Learn about the seasonal availability of edible spring plants in Wisconsin.

Wisconsin is known as "America's Dairyland", but why? Learn the historical, cultural and scientific reasons behind the use of dairy in our state.