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Organic Bulk Foods
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541.686.0921
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Excelsior Inn Sustainable Old World Cuisine
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Eugene
541/342-6963
excelsiorinn.com
Ciao Pizza
541/505-8487
ciaopizza.com
Brindiamo Catering
541/895-2147
brindiamo.com
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 Learn About Raising Chickens At Slow Food Eugene's Last Tuesday Happy Hour Meet Up--Adam's Sustainable Table, April 26, 5:30-7pm We've revised the program for our April Last Tuesday Happy Hour. Come to Adam's Sustainable Table and hear The Chicken before the Egg: A crash course on how to raise healthy hens for delicious eggs. There will be happy-hour type food and drink attractions available for purchase. Bill Bezuk, owner of the Eugene Backyard Farmer, our local resource for all things chicken and living off the fruits of the land (in your backyard!) will be there to share his insights to the world of backyard poultry. Bill will speak for about 15 minutes. The rest of the time will be open for people to chat with each other, chat with Bill, and make some new friends with similar interests. So invite your friends, bring your questions, and come out and celebrate spring's quintessential food- the incredible egg.
DATE: Last Tuesday of April, the 26th.
TIME: 5:30-7 pm; presentation from 6:15 to 6:30pm PLACE: Adam's Sustainable Table, 30 East Broadway, Eugene, OR 97401, (541) 344-6948 COST: You are invited to purchase the Happy Hour selections from the menu. |
Slow Food Eugene Events On The Docket For 2011
We started 2011 with our Slow Food Meets Seafood event in Newport, Oregon, last month. The leadership group is sketching out plans for the remainder of the year. Here is brief overview of the upcoming events: - Last Tuesday of each month--Happy Hour meet ups
- Mid-May--Tour and potluck at Camas Valley Grains/Hunton Mill. This is one of the projects that is bringing beans and grain to the Willamette Valley.
- June--Movie screenings.
- July 24--Carts and a Cold One at Ninkasi Brewery. This is a reprise of last year's wildly successful Sunday afternoon event.
- August--One Field Meal.
There are more events on the horizon, including some theme potlucks, so keep an eye out for more news.
To make all this happen, we can use your help. Contact us at eugene@slowfoodusa.org to help make these events successful. |
Slow Food Eugene Welcomes Two New Newsletter Sponsors--Michelle Wyatt, MD, and Hummingbird Wholesale
Thanks very much to Michelle Wyatt, MD, and Hummingbird Wholesale to our growing list of sponsors. Their help is vitally important to our efforts to support organizations like the School Garden Project and the Farm to School Program.
We encourage others of you to help us out. This is a great opportunity to get your business name out to our large and growing newsletter subscriber list. Join the sponsors listed along the left hand column. Not only are they supporting good, clean, and fair food, but they are letting our subscribers know that they are friends of Slow Food Eugene. Send an email for details about our sponsorship program.
And, for our subscribers out there, show your support by clicking on their ads and patronizing their businesses.
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Interesting Tidbits
We would like to add links in our newsletter to pieces about Oregon agriculture and cuisine, Slow Food, healthy eating, food politics, and just plain food fun. If you have links to articles that you think our readers would find interesting let us know. Send us an email with the link.
By the way, if you've sent us a link in the past, you may have found that the email bounced. We are happy to report that our address works just fine now.
Some Good News About Food From Mark Bittman
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/22/food-six-things-to-feel-good-about/?hp Terrific New York Times Article On A New Generation Of Farmers In Oregon
Thanks to Jim Maxwell for sending us the article.
How Did We Miss This?
Livability.com likes us. Last year, this web site listed Eugene in the top ten surprising food cities, top ten active cities, and in the top ten college towns. Click on the pictures in the articles to get more on the site's views of our favorite city.
Portland made the top ten for farmers markets. Salem joined us in the list of top ten active cities.
Not Even An Ascot Can Dress Up This Wine
This month's tidbit reminds us that marketing can only go so far to make a wine fine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xY7mBQrzXU
OPB Features James Beard And The Oregon Way Of Cooking
We take a lot of pride in Oregon's food bounty. We should also take pride in our fascinating history. Here is a link to an Oregon Public Broadcasting program on James Beard and his roots in Oregon. "Oregon Experience: A Cuisine of Our Own." James Beard and the Oregon way of cooking.
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Join Slow Food Eugene
The best way to join the fight for good, clean, and fair food AND enjoy yourself while you are doing it is to join Slow Food. Go to the Slow Food USA website and pay your individual membership of $25. After you join, you will be able to designate Slow Food Eugene as your home chapter. Your participation will link you with 24,000 members nationwide and 100,000 members worldwide.
Our chapter has numerous events and potlucks throughout the year that celebrate the pleasures of the table. In addition, by joining the national organization, you will support local efforts to improve food in schools, increase access to affordable, real food in low income communities, and promote biodiversity.
On a national level, we are building the power to transform food policy. Our key priority is to reform the 2012 Food and Farm Bill. Getting as many people as possible to join us in this fight is critically important to our success.
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Fill Your Pantry--brought to you by the Southern Willamette Valley Bean and Grain Project
Hummingbird Wholesale Annex, corner of 3rd and Lincoln Saturday April 30 - noon to 4 pm This is a farm direct community bulk buying event It is your chance to stock up on locally grown grains, flours, beans & legumes.
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Farm to School Apple Fundraiser
When you buy Farm to School Fuji apples at participating retailers in the Eugene area including Kiva, Friendly St, Sundance, Cappella, Red Barn, New frontier and Eugene Local Foods, profits from the sale will support the Willamette Farm and Food Coalition's Farm to School Program! For more information visit www.organicgrown.com
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Brooks Robertson, American Freestyle Guitar
Friday, April 22, 7-9pm
Cozmic Pizza, 199 W. 8th Ave
Proceeds go to CSA veggie shares for Womenspace Transitional Program, families transitioning from domestic abuse. Your donation enters you to win a 19 week CSA share with Wintergreen Farm.
Admission: $5
For more information email folks@wintergreenfarm.com or call 541-935-1920.
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"Contrarian Agrarian" Speaks
"Thinking Beyond the Food Movement"
Tuesday, April 26: 7:30pm
282 Lillis Hall
955 E. 13th Ave, UO Campus
James E. McWilliams author of Just Food: Where Locavores Get it Wrong and How We Can Truly Eat Responsibly,
will examine our assumptions about sustainable food.
For more go to Oregon Humanities Center or call 541-346-3934
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Benefit for the School Garden Project--
Dine at McMenamin's April 28: 5pm
East 19th Street, Eugene
Half of proceeds go to School Garden Project of Lane County
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Public Service Announcements
As a public service, we are listing some upcoming events we thought that you might be interested in. Listing an event in our newsletter is not an indication that we are sponsoring or endorsing the event.
Farmers Markets
Hideaway Bakery
Saturdays ongoing; 9am to 2pm
Hideaway Bakery; 3377 E. Amazon Dr., Behind Mazzi's Restaurant
More Information: www.mazzis.com or call 541.868.1982
Lane County
Main Saturday Market
Saturdays: 9am-4pm
8th St, Oak & Park Streets, Downtown Eugene
Tuesdays: May 3 to October 25; 10am-3pm
8th and Oak streets, Downtown Eugene
More information: Lane County Farmers Market or call 541.431.4923
Other Local Food Organizations
Weston A. Price Foundation Potluck
What: A monthly potluck in Eugene (and other locales) to foster discussion and understanding of traditional healing foods used by long-lived and healthy societies. Based on researched gathered by Weston A Price, DDS.
Who: Weston A. Price Foundation, Eugene Chapter
When: Held second Monday of each month, 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Where: Rotates among members' homes. Email Lisa at info@krautpounder.com for current location and to get newsletters of activities.
Cost: Bring a Weston A. Price Traditional-Style dish to share. More Information: Lisa at info@krautpounder.comVictory Gardens
What: Ongoing edible planting events providing an opportunity to volunteer in creating new gardens, developing edible forests, caring for existing gardens, making compost and meeting like-minded gardening folks.
Who: Victory Garden Team
When: call or email for winter schedule
Where: 505 River Road, Eugene
Cost: free
More information: victorygardensforall@gmail.com or call Charlotte 541.653.0149 |
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