Friday, January 15, 2010

Gardening Network meeting

1st Gardening Network Meeting of 2010!

Growing Food to Alleviate Hunger
in collaboration with
the Food Bank for Larimer County

Featured presenters:
Karen McManus, Owner, Wolf Moon Farms
Amy Pezzani, Director, Food Bank for Larimer County

Thursday, January 21, 2010
11:30-1
Gardens on Spring Creek
2145 Centre Ave., Fort Collins
416-2486

Lunch will be provided

Please RSVP to Mary Miller at mmiller@fcgov.com or 416-2486 by Monday, January 18.

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Fermentation class

Ursula Holmes of Cresset Community Farm will be giving a fermentation class at the farm on January 23, from 9 am to noon. The cost will be $30.

Ursula says, “We will talk a little bit about history and benefits, and how to use the veggies in our diet. Mostly we will focus on making a couple jars of fermented vegetables and learn about the process. I would like a RSVP by Monday January 18th.”

You can reach Ursula at ursula@skybeam.com or 970 278-0499.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Getting Connected 2010 Growing Deeper

Annoucing!
Getting Connected 2010 Growing Deeper
Join your colleagues in the local food system for a day of conversation and planning for the future, learning mutual support and conviviality. AND for a follow -up morning of work on some of the issues identified in our all-day session.
Where: Northside Aztlan Center, 112 East Willow Street, Fort Collins
When: Monday, February 8 - 8am to 3pm
Cost: $39 fo Be Local members / $49 for non-members ($5 off for additional people from the same company)
($10 additional at the door)
INCLUDES lunch featuring local food

Registration form can be found HERE.
Space is limited, Sign up early

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Food Fighter: Does Whole Foods' C.E.O Know What's Best For You?

Love it or hate it, Whole Foods grocery store has changed the way many Americans think about food and shop for it. This profile of John Mackey, the founder of Whole Foods, featured in a recent New Yorker magazine is an interesting read.

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Can Organic Agriculture Feed the World?

One of the perceptions about organic food is that it is a nice idea if you can afford it, but it isn't efficient enough to feed the world's population. This article published in Organic Valley Co-op's newsletter "Rootstock" is a good analysis of the inefficiencies of conventional agriculture and the benefits of organic farming. If you are curious about the politics of feeding the masses, read this article

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Meet-up site up and running! Please join!

Just an FYI to let you know that our Slow Food Meet-up site is up and running, so please follow this link http://www.meetup.com/Slow-Food-Northern-Colorado-Cache-la-Poudre-Chapter/ (if it says link is broken...I don't know why it won't work but you can just paste it into your address bar to get there) to become a member and get notified of all our events!

Sunday, November 15, 2009

A letter from Slow Food USA's presidend about the Time for Lunch Campaign



Dear members and supporters,

It's been two months since 20,000 of you came together for our national day of action to give America's children the school food they deserve. That day was a huge accomplishment for this movement – but it was only a first step.

You can be part of our next one. Congress isn't planning to make progress on child nutrition programs until the beginning of next year. We have until then to show our leaders that kids and parents across America are hungry for change.

We're going to do it by sending thousands of letters — especially letters written by kids — to our legislators' district offices over the next few months. Slow Food USA chapter leaders across the country have already gotten started, and together they've sent in over 1,300 letters. It's time for everyone to pitch in.

Help us spread the word about letter writing, and get involved in the next phase of the campaign.

Through this campaign, tens of thousands of you have invested in America's children's future by organizing and attending Eat-Ins on Labor Day, by donating money and by signing our petition. Thank you.

Over the next few months, your participation is as important as ever. If we keep growing our ranks, we can ensure that the 31 million children who benefit from school meal programs are getting the real food they need to grow into healthy, productive adults.

Thank you for spreading the word,

Josh Viertel
President

Visit the Time for Lunch website to sign the petition, learn more about the subject aand find out how to make a difference