Brunnenburg Castle Study Tours with Philip Ackerman-Leist

01/23/2020

I'm really excited to announce our third Sustainability RD Tour in the Italian Alps on June 8-17, 2020.

Several dietitians have attended past tours and I'm thrilled to be taking another fortunate group this summer. Here are a few details:

Italian Sustainability Tour for Dietitians

Earn 45 CEUs in the class led by Sharon Palmer, MSFS, RDN and Philip Ackerman-Leist, Dean of Professional Studies at Sterling College.

Join us for 10 days as we explore the South Tirol region of the Italian Alps and learn about their heritage food culture while residing in a 13th century castle and organic farm/vineyard.

The tour includes a rich calendar of events, including enjoying and learning how to cooking traditional Tirolean foods that date back as far as Ozi the Iceman, tasting and learning how to make wine and spirits, and practicing hands-on-sustainable vineyard management at the castle.

We will also tour local villages, farmers markets, food artisans, and farms, and hike in the Dolomites.

The tour covers all of your expenses, including travel, lodging, meals, guides, education, and tour visits, excluding only roundtrip air travel to and from Munich and two meals on your own.

Learn more about the program and register for it here: Italian Sustainability Tour for Dietitians https://sterlingcollege.edu/course/italian-sustainability-tour-for-dietitians/

Use the code FOOD4THOUGHT2020 for $100 off enrollment.
This is a small tour and spots fill up quickly, so make sure to reserve your spot right away!

Please reach out to me at [email protected] if you have additional questions.

Sharon Palmer, MSFS, RDN

01/09/2020

School of the New American Farmstead--boundless adventures at Brunnenburg in 2019 and 2020. Nice retrospective with a forward glance:

Read about Huggs, Streling College's new professional certificate programs, 'Hope for the Future', and more in the Winter 2019 edition of Best of Burlington magazine.

01/09/2020

Interested in spending 3 weeks at Brunnenburg Castle as part of Sterling College's new Professional Certificate in Organic Wine & Spirits Production? Here it is--cheers to 2020! Zum Wohl!

This Professional Certificate is designed especially for persons establishing or transitioning to pesticide-free vineyards and orchards with an interest in producing wines and spirits not dependent upon spraying or synthetic inputs.

10/25/2019

Nik has been enjoying the fruits of his labor this fall: chestnuts and wine.

09/20/2019

I'm sharing some of my favorite culinary experiences at the Brunnenburg Dietitian Sustainability Tour in September. All of you who attended, please feel free to share some of your own favorite experiences in the comments below, as well as how you are applying some of the food lessons you learned on this study tour at home.

09/13/2019

We wrapped another fabulous Dietitian Sustainability tour at Brunnenburg this week. It snowed, we made bread, we hiked, we ate really well, we stomped wine with our feet, we talked to farmers, and we engaged. Can’t wait until the next tour in summer 2020!

09/13/2019

One day old calf in a sustainable farm in South Tyrol

09/10/2019

Prettiest little seed saving farm in the world—in South Tyrol at the Brunnenburg RD Sustainability Tour.

09/08/2019

Discussing this study at the Brunnenburg RD Study Tour in South Tyrol Italy

Pesticide levels are generally monitored within agricultural areas, but are commonly not assessed at public places. To assess possible contamination of non-target areas, 71 public playgrounds located next to intensively managed apple and wine orchards were selected in four valleys of South Tyro...

09/08/2019

Another amazing surprise from
Nik at the Ozi dinner in Brunnenburg for the RD tour!

09/07/2019

Gorgeous day in the Dolomites with the Brunnenburg RD Sustainability Tour today!