{"id":18809,"date":"2025-10-29T11:59:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T15:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/?p=18809"},"modified":"2025-10-29T11:59:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T15:59:30","slug":"worcester-county-health-department-launches-free-healthy-cooking-classes-in-berlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/worcester-county-health-department-launches-free-healthy-cooking-classes-in-berlin\/","title":{"rendered":"Worcester County Health Department Launches Free Healthy Cooking Classes in Berlin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>BERLIN, Md.<\/strong> \u2014 The Worcester County Health Department is partnering with the University of Maryland Extension and the Worcester County Library to offer free weekly cooking classes designed to teach healthy meal preparation and food budgeting, the department announced on its official Facebook page. <br>The program, called <em>Cooking Up Health<\/em>, will run from November 10 through December 15 at the Berlin Library, located at 413 Harrison Avenue. Classes are scheduled for 2 to 3:30 p.m. each week. <br>Participants can learn practical skills for preparing nutritious meals while managing grocery budgets. The program is open to all residents at no cost.<br>Interested individuals can register online at <a href=\"https:\/\/buff.ly\/Lmsb7ZB\">https:\/\/buff.ly\/Lmsb7ZB<\/a> or by calling 410-632-1100 ext. 1108.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/berlin-library-1024x572.jpg?resize=1024%2C572&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/berlin-library.jpg?resize=1024%2C572&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/berlin-library.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/berlin-library.jpg?resize=768%2C429&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/berlin-library.jpg?w=1311&amp;ssl=1 1311w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/closeup-image-of-a-female-chef-showing-and-prepari-2024-12-03-23-29-49-utc-1024x683.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18811\" style=\"width:684px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/closeup-image-of-a-female-chef-showing-and-prepari-2024-12-03-23-29-49-utc-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/closeup-image-of-a-female-chef-showing-and-prepari-2024-12-03-23-29-49-utc-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/closeup-image-of-a-female-chef-showing-and-prepari-2024-12-03-23-29-49-utc-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/closeup-image-of-a-female-chef-showing-and-prepari-2024-12-03-23-29-49-utc-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/closeup-image-of-a-female-chef-showing-and-prepari-2024-12-03-23-29-49-utc-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BERLIN, Md. \u2014 The Worcester County Health Department is partnering with the University of Maryland Extension and the Worcester County Library to offer free weekly cooking classes designed to teach healthy meal preparation and food budgeting, the department announced on its official Facebook page. The program, called Cooking Up Health, will run from November 10 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18811,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/closeup-image-of-a-female-chef-showing-and-prepari-2024-12-03-23-29-49-utc-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-4Tn","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13910,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/rabid-raccoon-found-in-berlin-prompts-health-warning\/","url_meta":{"origin":18809,"position":0},"title":"Rabid Raccoon Found in Berlin Prompts Health Warning","author":"admin","date":"April 10, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Berlin, Md. \u2013 Health officials in Worcester County are urging residents to take precautions following the discovery of a rabid raccoon near Powell Circle in Berlin. 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