April 13th Slow Foor Evening: Elizabeth Henderson, Food Justice and Slow Food
Our special guest for the April Slow Food Evening is Elizabeth Henderson, discussing how we can all participate in creating a more just food system!
Elizabeth was one of the co-founders of Peacework Farm, producing organically grown vegetables for the fresh market for over 30 years. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York (NOFA-NY), and represents NOFA on the Management Committee of the Agricultural Justice Project. In 2009 NOFA-NY honored her with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Her writings on organic agriculture appear in The Natural Farmer and other publications, and she is the lead author of Sharing the Harvest: A Citizen’s Guide to Community Supported Agriculture (Chelsea Green, 2007).
As usual, we will be all sharing in a potluck dinner. Come meet other people interested in Slow Food, eat great food, and participate in a stimulating evening of discussion. The event is at the Rochester Brainery in the Village Gate and starts at 5:30pm. Space is limited, so please RSVP at RSVP here for event . And see our guidelines for what to bring!
More Information here!
March 9th Slow Food Evening: Building a Strong Local Food System
Our special guest for the March Slow Food Evening is Chris Hartman. Chris is making a major contribution to the development of a robust, local Rochester food system. Chris co-founded the South Wedge Farmer’s Market and the Good Food Collective Through the umbrella organization Headwater Foods, he is continuing to explore and experiment with innovative models on how we can create a robust, sustainable, local food economy. In addition, we will have a local raw-milk cheese tasting by Ann Duckett, owner of the Little Blue Cheese Shop, rescheduled from the last meeting because Ann had to cancel last month because of a cold. This is part of our continuing effort the Slow Food initiative on Slow Cheese.
As usual, we will be all sharing in a potluck dinner. Come meet other people interested in Slow Food, eat great food, and participate in a stimulating evening of discussion. The event is at the Rochester Brainery in the Village Gate and starts at 5:30pm. Space is limited, so please RSVP at RSVP here for event . And see our guidelines for what to bring!
More Information here!
Feb 9th Slow Food Evening will focus on Raw Milk Cheeses
Announcing the first Winter 2014 Slow Food Evening: Sunday, Jan 12th. at 5:30pm!
Happy New Year! We’re pleased to announce the winter series of Slow Food evenings, all at the Rochester Brainery, on the second Sunday of each month. The first evening is coming up soon, Jan 12th, and the following meetings will be Feb 9th, March 9th and April 13th. Besides the wonderful food and conversation, each month we’ll have special guests, featured local businesses, a slow food quiz, and more! Come to the Jan 12th meeting and join the conversation and get involved in changing our food system!! More Information here!
Slow Food Rochester Teams with Rochester Brainery! Fall Harvest Potluck on November 8th!
Slow Food Rochester is delighted to announce a new collaboration with the Rochester Brainery!!To kickoff the collaboration, we will be restarting our monthly potluck evenings, reviving our popular series Slow Food Evenings: Understanding and Changing our Food System. The first potluck will be on Friday, November 8th at 6:30pm at the Rochester Brainery in the VIllage Gate at 274 N. Goodman St., Suite B134. We will be celebrating the fall food bounty and engage in lively discussion. We will also be introducing new board members and engaging everyone in dialogue. If you want to become more active in Slow Food Rochester and help change our food system, its a great opportunity to meet people and get involved!
Space is limited, so you need to RSVP here for the Nov. 8th potluck (if this doesn’t work, please email slowrochester@gmail.com).See here more information on the potluck event, its location, what to bring, etc.Rochester Brainery offers fun, affordable, and accessible classes to the community and is an ideal partner for many Slow Food events. They offer many classes that should be of interest to Slow Food members, including more than five food-related classes in November. Check them out on the Rochester Brainery website.
