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Slow Food O'ahu News
Number 2010-06
Mailed April 6, 2010
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Update on Terra Madre
Scheduled for October 21 - 25, 2010
Terra Madre is an international network of food producers, cooks, educators and students from 150 countries who are united by a common goal of global sustainability in food. The "food communities" of Terra Madre come together biennially in Torino, Italy, to share innovative solutions and time-honored traditions for keeping small-scale agriculture and sustainable food production alive and well. The Salone del Gusto - the world's largest artisanal food marketplace - is held concurrently, in part for delegates to gain a deeper sense of how small-scale sustainable producers can market their products effectively. To see the kinds of programs and workshops held at Terra Madre, go to http://www.terramadre.info/
We have received a number of nominations for Terra Madre delegates and will be sorting through them in the next several weeks to determine financial support from Slow Food O'ahu. An email about nominations directly to Slow Food USA will be coming shortly for self-nominations, including individuals who want to be observers. If you have already been nominated to Slow Food O'ahu for support, please wait to hear from us.
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Food, Inc. (The Movie)
April 21, 2010 at 9:00 p.m.
For those of you who never made it to one of the many screenings of "Food, Inc." or for those of you who just want to see it again... The Oscar-nominated film will be shown on PBS Hawaii on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at 9:00 p.m. From PBS's newsletter... "As recounted in this sweeping, shockingly informative documentary, sick animals, environmental degradation, tainted and unhealthy food and obesity, diabetes and other health issues are only the more obvious problems with a highly mechanized and centralized system that touts efficiency as the supreme value in food production." For more information about the movie, go to http://www.foodincmovie.com/
Watch it in the comfort of your home - with some local food to share with friends... and make sure that the food is local!
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Volunteers Needed for Earth Day at Slow Food O'ahu Booth
April 22, 2010
Slow Food O'ahu will have a booth at Earth Day on Fort Street Mall from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. We need 2 volunteers each for the morning and afternoon shifts (9:00 a.m. - Noon and Noon - 3 p.m.). Can you assist?
Please contact rikeweiss@hotmail.com if you are able to assist.
Please consider coming to Earth Day to visit the Slow Food Booth as well as the other booths. Remember that sustaining the earth is integral to sustaining our food supply. They go hand-in-hand.
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Honolulu Fish Auction Tour
Saturday, April 24, 6AM ~ 9AM, $5 members/ $10 nonmembers
We're offering this popular event once again - if you've not done this tour, you've been missing out! We'll meet at 6 AM to greet the sun and the Honolulu fishing fleet as the boats come rolling in! Brooks Takenaka and Dr. Kaneko from the United Fishery Agency will be discussing the latest research on mercury content in fish and the history and inner workings of the Honolulu Fish Auction before leading us on a tour of the facilities so that we can see the auction in action (it's pretty amazing if you've never been). They'll explain the grading of the fish and how to choose the freshest fish there and in your local supermarket. After absorbing all that information, you can end the event with breakfast on your own (including fish just brought in on the boats) from nearby Nico's at Pier 38 - one of Honolulu's little treasures.
Please RSVP by Wednesday, April 21 to Michelle at sfo.reservation@gmail.com. Please include in your RSVP your name, member status, phone or email and the name of any nonmember or member guests you would like to bring. THIS EVENT IS LIMITED TO 20 PEOPLE and tends to fill up fast, so please reply quickly if you know you would like to attend. The cost for members is $5 and nonmembers is $10 (please note: breakfast is not included in the price) and payment must be received by the date of the event. Payment information, directions and final details will be sent to all confirmed guests a few days prior to the event.
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Waikalua Loko Fishpond Work Day
April 24, 2010 8:00 a.m. - Noon
Waikalua Loko Fishpond will be the site of a community workday that will include lessons on the ancient Hawaiian way of raising fish. This seven acre fishpond on Kaneohe Bay is a curriculum site for students during the week and the volunteer workdays draw a cross-generational group of volunteers that work hard building walls, cutting mangrove and removing invasive limu. They have developed curriculum for teachers in grades 3-12. the curriculum is culture-place-based and meets the Hawaii content and performance standards. Registration is required. Contact Anrea at 263-8202 or email jepsona001@hawaii.rr.com
This is not a Slow Food sponsored
event but may be of interest to our members.
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"Flow" - The Movie
Sunday, April 25, 2010 5:00 p.m. at U.H. Manoa Spalding Auditorium
Those of you who saw or have seen the movie "Tapped" about our bottled water supply may want to view a related movie, "Flow", about our water supply. The availability of water is integrally related to our food supply, as well as general sustainability. This movie talks about the growing privatization of the world's dwindling fresh water supply and asks the question "Can Anyone Really Own Water? Beyond identifying the problem, "Flow" also gives viewers a look at the people and institutions providing practical solutions to the water crisis adn those dveloping new technologies. Admission is $5 General; $3 Kokua Hawai'i Foundation Members & UHM Students. For more information about the movie, go to http://www.flowthefilm.com/. For information about the screening contact 808-223-0130. This is not a Slow Food sponsored event but may be of interest to our members. |
For Your Leisure Reading or Viewing...
Wendell Berry on Farming and Food
http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/america-the-remix/bringing-it-to-the-table
Jamie Oliver on You Tube and a NY Times
Article on Jamie Oliver's new television show on the food revolution
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIwrV5e6fMY
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/31/dining/31lunch.html?scp=7&sq=kim%20severson&st=cse
A Honolulu Magazine feature article with Chef Nobu and Ma'o Farms
http://www.honolulumagazine.com/Honolulu-Magazine/April-2010/Nobu-Doesn-039t-Panic-Goes-Organic/
For Your Leisure Blogging...
Want more in your in-box? Here are some interesting sites that you might be interested in...
Roots of Change is an organization committed to promoting sustainable food. Roots of Change isa group of California-based foundations came together to explore the challenges facing the current industrialized food system and to discover a means to maximize the impact of their investments in pursuit of a healthier system.
http://www.rocfund.org/
Tuttifoodie is a guide for adventurous food lovers who care about a sustainable world. Recent letters have included wine, beer, artisan bread and wasabi, among many, many other things. You will receive a weekly e-news about a single topic if you sign up. It's a great source of new information on a variety of food topics - not too serious, but definitely savory.
http://www.tuttifoodie.com/
The Organic Consumers provides information on the organic movement with a section on organics and food. http://organicconsumers.org/
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From the Newsletter Editor...
Look for more information in the next newsletter on A Tour of Aloha Tofu and a Bee Harvest Tour.
At the Annual Meeting a recommendation was made for Slow Food O'ahu to host potluck picnics, perhaps 3 or 4 times per year. This would be an opportunity to share recipes of local foods as well as an opportunity for community sharing. We need a venue, however, for a Saturday or Sunday from approximately 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. The venue should to be under a covered roof (in case of rain) with capacity for about 40 people. If you have any suggestions, please let us know.
If you have an event or
information about a relevant
book, article, or film that you wish to announce through our newsletter,
please let me know as soon as possible. Our newsletter priorities for
activities are Slow Food sponsored events. We will, however,
disseminate information on activities that are consistent with our
mission of promoting good, clean, fair food cultivation, distribution,
and eating. The events should be learning and/or educational in
nature. We welcome cross-sharing of information. Please send your
information to newsletter editor, Francine Wai, at
slowfoodoahu@yahoo.com.
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