Slow Food Tennessee Valley is happy to announce that the Twelfth Annual Pesto Festo will be held on Sunday, September 15th from 4pm-8pm at RT Lodge in Maryville. Chef Trevor Stockton will prepare a rustic Southern meal featuring locally-sourced ingredients. Look for dishes featuring Anson Mills farro, okra, field peas, roasted chicken and pork, and […]
A morning of dirty hands, good food and new thoughts. We Tend To Grow is a collaboration between Grow Local Colorado, Slow Food Denver and you. Our hope is, we’ll all leave nourished, enriched and a little closer to our food, our communities and each other. Deep in the soil, the root of a plant […]
This is our biggest and best potluck supper of the year. It’s also the time when you can “meet the candidates” for Slow Food East End’s board and learn more about our events, educational programs and goals for the future. Most of all, it’s FUN! The Annual Meeting is free and open to all. Unlike […]
On Sept. 23 at 1:30 p.m. EDT, we’ll explore the consumer’s role in the seafood supply chain. Is it inherently passive, or should consumers take a more active role in knowing where their seafood comes from? How do fish harvesters, chefs, distributors, institutions and others in the supply chain engage consumers in the conversation about […]
Join us at Larimer Uprooted, the new rooftop farm at Larimer Square, to celebrate our Slow Food community! In alignment with Slow Food’s September membership drive, we’ll take an informational tour the farm, enjoy slow food-inspired drinks and small bites, meet like-minded Slow Foodies in the community, and learn what it means to be a […]
Taste entries from local chefs and home cooks at our first-ever Okra Cook-Off. Winner takes home $250 and other surprises. $6 entry gets you a taste, a beer, and a vote. Plus, take home free heirloom seeds and learn more about Slow Food and the importance of preserving biodiversity with food that is good, clean, […]
The Cascadia Food Festival is an annual celebration held in Vancouver, Washington, the original gateway to the Oregon Territory. Taste the Region and Explore Food Connections at the Food and Cider Festival, Slow Food Summit, and Cascadian Luau during this all day event. It's happening all day Saturday, October 5! Join us as we build a just, […]
Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST), Patagonia Palo Alto, Kitchen Table Advisors, Slow Food South Bay and Hidden Villa are pleased to invite to you the free screening in San Jose of The Biggest Little Farm, a film that chronicles the eight-year quest of John and Molly Chester as they trade city living for 200 acres of barren farmland and a dream to harvest in harmony […]
Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST), Patagonia Palo Alto, Kitchen Table Advisors, Slow Food South Bay and Hidden Villa are pleased to invite to you the free screening in San Jose of The Biggest Little Farm, a film that chronicles the eight-year quest of John and Molly Chester as they trade city living for 200 acres of barren farmland and a dream to harvest in harmony […]
For the ninth consecutive year, Project New Village holds its annual Fannie Lou Hamer Legacy Celebration, honoring the life, legacy and lessons of this uncompromising human rights leader and food justice pioneer. This event as in previous years celebrates the intersection of farming, health, activism, art, and education. Standing of the shoulders of Mrs. Hamer, […]
A Day of interesting Speakers, Seed Exchange, Great Silicon Valley Bean Weigh-In, Potluck Buffet* and Garden Chat
We will be hosting in class workshops on 10/16/19 at YSWPCS or 10/17/19 YSMCS. Please sign up for a time slot if you are interested in having your class participate. The lessons are: 1. Regenerative agriculture (in the school garden) planting legumes, cover crops, and fall bulbs. Students will also learn about composting and how to […]
Kindergarten and 1st grade classrooms will read the book "Tops and Bottoms" and teach students than many vegetables grow in the ground. We will discuss vegetables they may not have eaten yet. We will taste test baby spinach leaves with raspberry vinaigrette samples. Parents will receive a notice to report any food allergies to us […]
To celebrate World Food Day, students at Sherman Elementary School will make their own vegetable soup kits to take home and cook for their families. Observed in 150 countries to celebrate the creation of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, World Food Day promotes worldwide awareness and action for those who suffer from […]
Grow It Forward, in partnership with UW Extension Food WIse and First Presbyterian Church, will teach 75-100 food insecure families the ease and affordability of growing their own microgreens. Families will first taste microgreens as a part of a salad prepared during the free community dinner at First Presbyterian Church. Afterwards, families will participate in […]
We will be hosting in class workshops on 10/16/19 at YSWPCS or 10/17/19 YSMCS. Please sign up for a time slot if you are interested in having your class participate. The lessons are: 1. Regenerative agriculture (in the school garden) planting legumes, cover crops, and fall bulbs. Students will also learn about composting and how to […]
Did you know that there is a thriving school garden program at many DC public schools? Join us for a leisurely bicycle tour of three wonderful school gardens in Anacostia and Southwest, followed by an informal happy hour. The school garden bike tour is co-sponsored by the District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of […]
Enjoy a truly one-of-a-kind experience as you take yourself on a three-floor self-guided snacking, shopping and educational tour hosted by a variety of talented chefs, local artisans, Whole Foods Market and Slow Food Chicago. Throughout your self-guided adventure, meet local chefs and taste their personalized farm-to-plate dishes, nibble off feasting tables highlighting favorite foods from […]
Slow Food DC is thrilled to participate in the UN Food and Agriculture Organization's celebration of World Food Day! To mark the occasion, we're sending out a call to students for their best artwork for the World Food Day Poster Contest — open to kids aged 5-19. Students can create a poster that illustrates their […]
6th-grade students will be trench composting and planting a cover crop to prepare the beds for winter.
Join Slow Food North Shore for our Oktoberfest in November at the newly opened Old Tappan Brewing Company in Bayville! Brewmaster Brent Kunkle will talk about the process of making beer, harvesting hops and sourcing locally. Date- Sunday 11/3/19 Time - 4-7 PM Cost is $25 members, $30 nonmembers - includes a full tasting flight […]
Did you know? Restaurant workers are more likely to require food stamps, live in poverty and are 70% made up of women. Current federal laws allow employers to pay as little as $2.13 in the restaurant industry for tipped employees instead of the minimum wage ($15). With lenient labor laws and wealthy lobbyists keeping restaurant […]
