Windsor Dairy Farm Tour and Barn Lunch

Windsor Dairy Farm Tour and Lunch Please join Slow Food Denver, Boulder, Cache la Poudre and Colorado Springs for a day out at Windsor Dairy Don't miss the chance to join Slow Food for a visit to one of Colorado's best artisan cheese makers, Windsor Dairy, located in a beautiful setting just south of Fort Collins.  We will meet our hosts, farm owners Meg Cattell and Arden Nelson, at the farm.  Our morning will be spent exploring, meeting their happy herds and learning about their farming and production practices.  Following the tour, we will gather in the barn for a farm lunch prepared by Chef Carrie Balkcom featuring Windsor Dairy cheeses, grass fed meats and other Colorado food.  This is the first event of our 2010 Farm Visit Series - to learn more, please see Slow Food Denver Farm Visit Series Join us on a lovely Saturday morning to learn more about one of Colorado's outstanding producers and enjoy the very best in local food. Date:    Saturday May 22nd Time:    10 - 2:00(ish)pm Place:   Windsor Dairy, Windsor CO Cost:    $20 members/$25 non-members/$15 students/$10 children 4-12 (children 4 and under, no charge) Price includes the farm tour and lunch, please arrange your own transportation - carpooling encouraged! Spaces are limited!  Please RSVP torsvp@slowfooddenver.org by May 15.   For more information about Windsor Dairy, and for directions, please see their website at: http://www.windsordairy.com/directions.html                                                      © 2008 Slow Food Denver

Tour Front Range Farms with Slow Food Denver this Summer

Announcing the Slow Food Denver Farm Visit Series

Have you ever wondered what it takes to raise bison or how cheese is made?  Have you wanted to meet your local farmers and learn how they produce the food you eat? Please join Slow Food Denver this summer and fall as we visit several Front Range farms.  Each visit will include a tour, lunch created with products from the farm, and an opportunity to ask questions and build connections with the people who feed us.   Every outing will be family-friendly and fun! Pricing includes the farm tour and lunch.  Transportation will be on your own and we encourage carpooling. Member- $20; Non-Member - $25; Student - $15;  Child 4-12 - $10; Under 4 - no charge Visit three or more farms and receive a 15% discount. Schedule (visits from 10 - 2ish, specifics will be provided for each day): Saturday May 22, Windsor Dairy (Windsor) Saturday June 5, Prairie Ridge Buffalo Ranch (Limon) Saturday July 17, Berry Patch Farms (Brighton) Saturday August 28, Grant Family Farms (Wellington) Sunday September 12, Cresset Community Farm (Johnstown) Saturday October 9, The 63rd Street Farm (Boulder) To reserve your place, please email rsvp@slowfooddenver.org.  Please indicate which farms you wish to visit, names and membership status of all guests.  Reserve soon - these will fill up quickly!

Botanic Gardens lecture series

Check out the Denver Botanical Garden's 2010 BONFILS-STANTON LECTURE SERIES.

The theme of the 2010 lecture series is “The Feast in the Garden: Edible Landscapes and Regional Food Traditions.” Each lecture illustrates the creative fusion of gardening with the culinary arts. Seven outstanding writers, garden designers and chefs will share their vision of local food and agriculture, growing edibles in the home garden and celebrating regional food traditions.

Denver Botanic Gardens has partnered with Slow Food Denver to present a special tasting at each program this year, highlighting the speaker’s themes and recipes. Please come early to enjoy some of Colorado’s local flavors! A portion of this year’s ticket price will be donated to Slow Food Denver to support their education and advocacy programs.

The first lecture will take place on February 18. Find information on the rest of the season's lectures here:
http://www.botanicgardens.org/press/2010-bonfils-stanton-lecture-series-denver-botanic-gardens

**If you plan to attend a lecture, post on our Slow Food Cache la Poudre wall for carpooling opportunities!

Winter Farmers' Market

DON'T FORGET the Winter Farmers' Market THIS Saturday, 10AM to 3PM at the Opera Galleria, 123 North College Avenue in downtown Fort Collins.

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.

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.

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