2014

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!

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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

The focus of the Feb 9th Slow Food Evening is on raw milk cheeses. We will have as out special guest Ann Duckett, owner of the Little Blue Cheese Shop. Ann will be bringing a sampling of New York State cheeses for a tasting at the beginning of the evening. New York produces a rich variety of great cheeses, and you can find a great selection of them at the Little Blue Cheese Shop. We will also learn about a new Slow food initiative on Slow Cheese - an effort to preserve the traditional raw milk cheese traditions around the world. As usual, we will enjoy a wonderful potluck meal as part of the evening and have a chance to meet new people and see how we can all help to reinvent our food system! Please RSVP here for the event as space is limited. And see our guidelines for what to bring!

More Information here!

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!



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