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Slow Food O'ahu News
Number 2012-11
Mailed August 12, 2012

Table of Contents
Bitter Seeds - Movie Showing - August 13
Jam Making Class - August 18 (Slow Food O'ahu event)
GMO Discussion at Kokua Market - August 18
Introduction to Permaculture- August 25
Slow Food O'ahu Moloka'i Beef Order
'AINA in the Schools needs volunteers
A little bit of this and that...
"Bitter Seeds"  Movie Showing
MONDAY MOVIE CAFE at BAMBU Venue, 1146 Bethel Street
Monday, August 13 at 7:00 p.m.

Bitter Seeds (Director Micha X. Peled. India/ US. 2012, 85 min.) explores the future of how we grow things. Companies like Monsanto claim that their genetically modified (GM) seeds offer the most effective solution to feeding the world's growing population, but on the ground, many small-scale farmers are losing their land. Nowhere is the situation more desperate than in India, where an epidemic of farmer suicides has claimed over a quarter million lives. Every 30 minutes one farmer in India, deep in debt and unable to provide for his family, commits suicide.  As the world's largest producer of genetically modified (GM) crops, the company has achieved its position through intimidation and collusion with the U.S. government.  The crisis depicted in the film is all the more dire when you consider that half the world's population are farmers. However, industrial agriculture has driven out the little guys.
 
Check out the preview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CYc9UVEkA0

A discussion on GMO in Hawaii and its implications with Dr. Hector Valenzuela, a Vegetable Crops Extension Specialist at the UH College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR) and Dr Melissa Yee, coordinator of Seeds of Truth.
 
Cost is $10 / $5 STUDENTS at the door.   Call 436-4326 for more information.

   

This is not a Slow Food O'ahu event but may be of interest to our members. 

Slow Food O'ahu Jam-making Class - 4 spaces still available
August 18, 2012  10:00 - Noon, Honolulu private home

We have 4 slots available for our jam making class.  Here are the details...

Participants will learn how to prepare fruit and to use a water bath to preserve the jars of jam.   We will be using pineapple and other available fruit to teach you how to master the basic technique that can be applied to any type of fruit that you might have in abundance.  This workshop is limited to 10 people so that everyone will have a chance to actively share in the production of the jam.

 

This event will take place on Saturday, August 18, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. to Noon. Please RSVP to Michelle by Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at  [email protected]. 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. The cost for members is $20, and $25 for nonmembers. Payment MUST be received by Wednesday, August 15, 2012. Please note: Due to the nature of this event and the necessity of purchasing ingredients beforehand, if cancellations are required after the RSVP date and we are unable to fill your spot, you will be responsible for payment. Payment information will be sent to you following your RSVP. Address and final details will be sent to all confirmed guests prior to the event.  

GMO Discussion at Kokua Market
August 18, 2012 from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Moiliili Community Center, Room 102
 
The Kokua Board of Directors invites you to an information and discussion meeting on the subject of labeling for GMO foods.  This subject was raised at the Kokua Market annual meeting in April. The purpose of this session is to explore information on the subject and to discuss possible implications for Kokua Market.  See more details and RSVP on Kokua Market:
http://www.kokua.coop/events/event/show?id=3573597%3AEvent%3A25155&xgi=0e5YN2oELGsjOB&xg_source=msg_invite_event
Introduction to Permaculture Workshop
Saturday August 25, 2012 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Ailani Gardens
Time: 9:00 am-4:00 pm
 
This Introduction to Permaculture Workshop will help everyone - from novice to advanced gardeners - understand how to apply permaculture our own lives to improve our health, our economies, and our 'aina. Take a tour of Ailani Gardens to see permaculture techniques in practice. Enjoy a fresh-picked organic lunch with some other goodies. The afternoon will be some hands-on practical gardening. Jason has been giving workshops at Ailani Gardens, (a thriving organic farm since 2006) for many years on gardening. He recently received his Permaculture Design Certificate and has been applying Permaculture concepts and techniques at Ailani Gardens for over a year. Jason is very excited to show how Permaculture has made his farm better in every way.  The cost is $25, including lunch.

To register go to http://ailanigardens.com/workshops/permaculture 

(This is not a Slow Food O'ahu event but may be of interest to our members)
Slow Food O'ahu to place another Moloka'i Beef Order - 3 spaces available

Slow Food O'ahu is placing another order for Moloka'i beef and has 3 slots remaining.  This next order is anticipated to be in early September.  Each shipment contains one cow split into 1/8 portions.  Generally you will receive between 50 - 55 pounds of meat, 1/2 in ground beef and 1/2 in roasts and steaks.  The prices have gone up slightly.  Our new price for 1/8 of an animal is $325 for  Slow Food members and $375 for non-members.  Other prices for special orders have changed as follows (with non-members adding 50 cents per pound for any of these products):
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Beef heart, $2.50 per pound, order by the piece
Beef tongue, $3.00 per pound, order by the piece
Marrow bones, $2 per pound, order by the pound
Beef cheeks, $5 per pound, order by the piece
Ground beef 15% fat, $4.50 per pound, order by the pound
Oxtail, $4.50 per pound, order by the piece
Skirt steak, $4.75 per pound, order by the pound

We pick up the order and distribute it at the Queen Lili'uokalani Botanical Garden parking lot, usually on a Wednesday between 3:00 -  3:30 p.m. on the day it arrives from Moloka'i.  If you are interested in an order for a 1/8 portion, please send your check made out to Slow Food O'ahu to Laurie Carlson, 1172 Lunahaneli Place, Kailua, HI 96734.  If you are ordering from the list of other products, please email Laurie your order at [email protected] and you can pay for it upon pickup.  Please include your cell phone number in your order and Laurie will keep in touch with you about the timing.  It will take a few weeks to finalize the order and receive it.

Thanks for supporting local sustainable beef.
'AINA in Schools needs volunteers!

'AINA in the Schools is a farm to school program for the Kokua Hawaii Foundation connecting students to their land, waters and food for a healthier future for Hawaii. They need community support for Windward Elementary schools: Ahuimanu, Kainalu, and Ke Kula O Samuel M. Kamakau. Join them in growing school gardens and healthy students. No experience necessary. Volunteers are needed to teach or assist monthly nutrition lessons, teach or assist monthly garden lessons, assist with piloting a new monthly Hawaiian garden curriculum, lead or assist weekly garden clubs, and help with garden care, and participate in August Garden Party workdays to get the gardens ready for fall plantings. For more information contact the KHF Volunteer Coordinator, at [email protected], 808-638-5145.

(This is not a Slow Food O'ahu program but may be of interest to our members)
A little bit of this and that... 
 
Jill Ettinger writes an indepth article on GMOs and Hawaii in "An Island Divided: Hawai'i Battles GMO Industry Takeover"  http://www.organicauthority.com/foodie-buzz/hawaii-battles-gmo-industry-takeover.html

-  Hawaii's Third Annual Rice Fest will be held on September 29, 2012 at Ward Cetners from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.   Admission is free.  Check it out at www.ricefest.com

 

-  Here is a great overview article for any lay-person wishing to understand better how the farm bill affects us all and a succinct summary on changes needed, thanks to member Mary Spadaro.(Note: you will need to sign up an account to read) http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/08/opinion/the-droughts-alert-for-corn.html?src=recg

-  Congratulations to Slow Food O'ahu member Tom Sheeran,1st prize winner of the Mangoes at the Moana Recipe Contest for his entry of Mango-Liliko'i Tart.  

Slow Food Leadership

 

Slow Food O'ahu Officers:

Laurie Carlson, President;  Mae Isonaga, Treasurer; Rike Weiss, Secretary; Michelle Phillips, Events Coordinator; Francine Wai, Newsletter Editor; Nina Bermudez, Membership and E-mail correspondent.

Facebook manager: Brilana Silva

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