Nourishing food.
Practical wellness.
A community that shows up.

Join Caroline and Shenita for cooking classes and wellness gatherings. Learn to make nourishing food that fits your life and explore everyday ways to care for yourself.

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Co-hosts of Cooking Raw on Milwaukee PBS

Self-care is not about perfection, it is learning what supports you and making room for more of it.

01 Our next gathering

Self-Care Sunday

2027 New Year Reset

It’s time to show up for you.

Learn to prepare nourishing dishes and explore everyday self-care practices for a healthy start to the new year.

DateSunday, January 3, 2027

LocationUrban Ecology Center · Washington Park, Milwaukee

ExperienceIn person + online

Limited in-person tickets will be available.

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02 Meet your hosts

Our story • Since 2005

Two decades of sharing food, wellness, and what we have learned.

Caroline and Shenita began this work in 2005 with a shared belief: healthier food should taste good, be easy to prepare, culturally connected, and accessible.

Over the years, we have taught cooking classes, led community demonstrations, created and sold food products at farmers markets and in grocery stores, written a cookbook, and co-hosted two seasons of Cooking Raw on Milwaukee PBS. Our work brings together food, education, movement, laughter, and honest conversation about what it takes to care for ourselves.

Caroline Carter

Certified Raw Food Chef
Certified Laughter Yoga Coach

Caroline Carter is a food educator and entrepreneur who has worked with schools, nonprofits, and businesses to bring healthy food preparation and practical wellness strategies to their communities. She has taught in public and private schools and collaborated with organizations such as the Boys & Girls Club, the American Heart Association, and Whole Foods.

Caroline founded a business that made and sold raw food products at farmers’ markets and in grocery stores. She also co-hosted Cooking Raw on Milwaukee PBS with her daughter, Shenita, showing viewers how to prepare nourishing dishes in their own kitchens.

Shenita Ray, PhD

PhD in Educational Leadership
Certified Hot Yoga Teacher

Shenita is an educator and hot yoga teacher with 20 years of professional experience, including developing online learning programs across credential types, from professional certificates to degree programs. She co-hosted Cooking Raw on Milwaukee PBS with her mother, Caroline, and brings her teaching experience to Cooking Raw-ish, where she helps people make plant-forward cooking and everyday wellness part of their lives.

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Cooking, Learning,and Wellness — Together

Join us for in-person events, online learning, and new resources designed to help you bring more fresh, whole, plant-forward foods—and accessible, practical wellness practices—into your everyday life.

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Cooking Raw cookbook cover featuring Caroline Carter and Shenita Ray preparing raw marinara at Whole Foods Market — Digital cookbook coming soon

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