| Newsletter August 2010 Serving Bloomington and Monroe County |
Artwork by Sally Harless www.sadlyharmless.com
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Hello from Local First Indiana!
We are very excited to tell you about our plans for September! We have joined forces with other like-minded organizations in Bloomington to bring you Going Local Week, a weeklong celebration of all things local. See below for details.
Aside from bringing attention to local business and what it does for the community, one of the main driving forces behind what we do is focus on the sense of connection between the people, the many organizations, the businesses, and the government in Bloomington and Monroe County. Our first Going Local Week is a chance to connect all of those dots in a way that hasn't quite happened yet. Many of us care about being able to source our products locally, and many of us are actually working towards those goals. Going Local Week offers us a chance to work together on this very important mission, and celebrate while we are at it. Looking forward to seeing you all out that week.
Una Winterman, Founder, Local First Indiana
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Celebrate Going Local Week! September 3-11
Do Something Local Everyday
We'll make it easy for you.
Local music, food, film, discounts, prizes and more will be offered during Going Local Week Sept. 3 to 11 in Bloomington.
Included will be a Todd Snider concert at Upland Brewery, Community Kitchen's Chef Challenge at Buskirk-Chumley Theater and a grand finale with local bands and comedy at The Bishop.
We will be handing out coupons, raffle cards and information at the Sept. 4 Farmer's Market, on the Local First Indiana website and at various events during the week. Shoppers are encouraged to do something local every day through a raffle coordinated by Local Growers Guild for purchasers of local products. We have a number of events confirmed for this week, but have more coming in, so check back with us for updates.
Going Local Week is part of an annual statewide effort inspired by a blog written by Victoria Wesseler of Lebanon, Ind. See story on her below for more details. |
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Going Local Week Events
Be sure to check back with this list, as event details are still coming in. We'll send another newsletter just before the week starts to give you the updated list.
Fri 9/3:
Opening Reception for the Local Growers Guild Exhibit at the Community Voices Gallery
Monroe Co. History Center 202 E. 6th St. 5:00pm - 8:00pm
free
Learn about the agricultural cooperative, its membership, and how and why you can take an active role in strengthening the local food system. Sample hors d'oeuvres and refreshments from LGG's retail members Limestone Grill and Bloomington Bagel Company. Live music featuring fiddle and banjo duo Joe Fulton and Michael Ismerio.
Upland Presents Todd Snider in Concert with TV Mike and Elly Maze. Hillybilly Haiku fundraiser for Sycamore Land Trust
Upland Brewery 350 W. 11th St. 6-11pm.
$20 in advance, $25 day of show. Tix avail. at the Bloomington Tap Room, Indy Tasting Room, Buskirk Chumley Theater, and online at www.buskirkchumley.org
Headlined by Todd Snider, whom Alanna Nash writes "can always be counted on to deliver a brilliant spitball of humor and satire, shot across a classroom devoted to John Prine, Randy Newman, Bob Dylan, Kris Kristofferson, and the Rolling Stones." All proceeds from the concert's ticket, food, and beverage sales benefit SLT, and through them, southern Indiana's endangered landscape.
Sat 9/4:
Sole Sensations presents Walk It Off!
Starts at Sole Sensations 414 S. College Ave., 8:30 am.
Free register at Sole Sensations and receive a T-Shirt
Sole Sensations, Bloomington's most unique shoe store, will sponsor "Walk it Off Bloomington," a fitness program designed to promote healthy walking on the B-Line Trail.
Sun 9/5:
Community Kitchen Chef's Challenge
Buskirk Chumley Theater, 114 East Kirkwood Ave.
doors open 6pm, event 7pm.
Tix: $25 Reserved Seating, $100 Bistro Seating (Limited)
Tickets available at BCT Box office, Bloomingfoods and Community Kitchen
Based on television's popular Iron Chef, the event will feature three local chefs who will have one hour to cook a winning dish from a pantry of ingredients. A "local mystery ingredient" will be revealed right before the competition begins and Chefs will be required to incorporate this item in their dish.
Mon 9/5:
Sole Sensations presents Walk It Off!
Starts at Sole Sensations 414 S. College Ave., 6:30 pm. Free register at Sole Sensations and receive a T-Shirt
Sole Sensations, Bloomington's most unique shoe store, will sponsor "Walk it Off Bloomington," a fitness program designed to promote healthy walking on the B-Line Trail.
Thurs 9/9:
Local Grower's Guild Presents King Corn at Rachael's Café
Rachael's Café, 300 E. 3rd St.
Thurs., Sept. 9, 7pm
Free
In Aaron Woolf's thought-provoking documentary, friends Ian Cheneyand Curt Ellis move back to America's Corn Belt to plant an acre of the nation's most-grown and most-subsidized grain and follow their crop into the U.S. food supply. What they learn about genetically modified seeds, powerful herbicides and the realities of modern farming calls into question government subsidies, the fast-food lifestyle and the quality of what we eat.
Fri 9/10:
Sustain IU Day
Dunn Meadow, corner of 7th and Indiana
Sat 9/11:
Children's musician Bobbie Lancaster interactive performance at Barefoot Kids
Barefoot Kids, 615 W. Kirkwood Ave., 10:30 am. Free!
"It's a Fit World After All" A Panache Dance Fitness Sampler featuring Zumba, African, Bellydance, Burlesque, Hip-Hop, and Bollywood!
Panache Dance, 311 E. Winslow, 11am0in.
$10, ˝ off with Local First Indiana coupon
Babywearing Open House at Barefoot Kids
Barefoot Kids, 615 W. Kirkwood Ave., 30in.
Free!
Come on in for FREE help with your own carrier, or try on a NEW style with an experts to help you! Get a real-life look at the variety of carriers available, and learn proper positioning and the pros and cons of each style. Try on every carrier with an expert at hand to help you evaluate fit and function.
Krista Detor CD Release: Chocolate Paper Suites Buskirk Chumley Theater, 114 East Kirkwood Ave., 8pm.
$15 day of show, $12 in advance, $10 students, children, and seniors. Tickets available at the BCT Box Office
Bloomington's own world-renowned singer/songwriter Krista Detor debuts her new album Chocolate Paper Suites at home in Indiana, after a successful European tour. Come hear what Sing Out! calls "one of the most gorgeous alto voices in my 13,000 CD library."
Going Local Week Grand Finale at the Bishop
The Bishop, 123 S. Walnut St, 6pm-close
6pm-8pm Family hours (all ages). 8pm-close ages 18+
$5, Kids under 13 free, accompanied by adult
Fundraiser for Local First Indiana. Emcees Lori Canada and Smoove
6pm: Family Hours include: The Pirate Band, Chris Barth
8pm -close: Merrie Sloan, Panic Strikes a Chord, comedy from Matt Martin, Local Live music hosted by Jason Nickey from Landlocked Music (more details coming)
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Celebrate Your Independents!
Thank you to everyone who came to our event at Oliver Winery!
The weather was a bit stormy, which gave us a chance to come inside and enjoy the air conditioned tasting room, where DJ Junebug Jenkins provided the perfect atmosphere with his tunes. We had a great spread from Bloomingfoods, A Moveable Feast, and two brand new entrepreneurs from the Bloomington Kitchen Incubator. Katherine Forgacs brought some yummy gluten free key lime cupcakes, and the undeniable star of the evening, Jeff Wuslich's "Jefflato" (gelato) was the perfect cold snack on a hot night. I highly recommend the Nutella flavor, though there were some serious votes for the peanut butter flavor as well. Jefflato quickly gained the attention of the folks from Bloomingfoods, who look forward to selling the peanut butter flavor (made with Bloomingfoods peanut butter!) at Lotus Fest. We had a great time, met some great new friends (see below in the members section!!) and give a hearty thanks to everyone who helped make it a fun night.
*Thank you to Patrick Siney Art Direction and Design for creating a great invitation and graphic for our event. Find his website here.
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Artwork by Sally Harless www.sadlyharmless.com | |
Victoria Wesseler's Going Local Week
 Sept. 5-11, 2010
After coming across Victoria Wesseler's blog about Going Local, we were inspired to join forces with like-minded organizations in Bloomington to celebrate a Going Local Week of our own.
In her blog, she urges folks to "try one Indiana local food at each meal." She launched the blog in September 2007, after taking early retirement from a business ethics and regulatory compliance consulting business that she founded and ran for twelve years, she wanted to do something totally different with the next phase of her life. "Something that combined my love for gardening, food preservation, and cooking and helping people be successful in those pursuits. My friends kept telling me that they loved my homemade food, recipes, and gardening tips and that I should find a way to share that information on a larger scale."
The first "Going Local Week" was held a year later in September 2008. There is no one single event surrounding Going Local Week. Through her blog, Victoria urges people to try some new things during this week, such as:
- Visit a farm, farm market, or farmers' market in your area.
- Switch one of your pantry or refrigerator staples, such as dairy products or eggs to one from a local producer.
- When dining out, choose restaurants who support our local producers by offering local food items on their menus or in their dishes.
Host a local foods pitch-in and ask everyone to bring a dish made primarily with local foods.
- Bring in fresh Indiana melons for the staff instead of doughnuts
- Have an in-office potluck lunch where everyone brings in something they've made with a local ingredient.
- Go out to an after-work "happy hour" at a local winery if there is one close by.
- Take turns bringing a local dish to share at lunch with work buddies.
- Preserve some fruits or vegetables for winter use.
2009's Going Local Week found events happening across Indiana. From a Chef's Challenge and a special coffee flavored with Indiana-made Shagbark Hickory Syrup in Indianapolis, to an 8 week garden program in Mt. Vernon, IN that teaches kids to garden and introduces them to fresh food that they have grown themselves. The Purdue Extension office in Tipton, IN had a similar program, and the libraries in Linton and Kendallville offered a local foods pitch-in and a cooking contest.
Going Local Week continues to grow across Indiana, and Bloomington is welcoming the idea whole-heartedly. Timed well for harvest, returning students, and families settling back into their school routines, Going Local Week in Bloomington looks like it will be quite a success.
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Momma's Goat Cheese Appetizer
From Victoria Wesseler's Blog, Going Local
(see story above)
I originally was going to name this recipe "When Judy Met Erin" in honor of the two Indiana Artisans who inspired me to create it--Judy Schad (www.capriolegoatcheese.com) and Erin Edds (www.HoosierMomma.com). Based loosely on a tapas that I enjoyed a while back at a Chicago Spanish restaurant, this is labeled as an appetizer but it can easily become a light summer meal with the addition of a crisp green salad and a glass of Indiana wine. --Victoria
1/2 cup Hoosier Momma Bloody Mary Maker (www.Hoosier Momma.com)
2 tablespoons Indiana honey 3 ounces of plain Capriole Farms goat cheese (www.capriolegoatcheese.com)
Four 1 inch slices of crusty bread, toasted
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
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| Local First Indiana Steering Committee
Una Winterman, Founder
David Baas, Roadworthy Guitar and Amp
Dan Coleman, Spirit of '68 Promotions Rick Dietz, Stranger's Hill Farm, City of Bloomington
Jessika Hane, Oliver Winery
Darcy Harvey, Bloomingfoods
George Huntington, Stranger's Hill Farm, Bloomingfoods David Rollo, Stranger's Hill Farm, Bloomington City Coucil
Jaime Sweany, Wandering Turtle Art Gallery and Gifts
Martin Sorge, volunteer
Doug Storm, volunteer
Joy Voith, volunteer
Brian Winterman, Indiana University Libraries
Sheryl Woodhouse-Keese, Twisted Limb Paperworks
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Local First Indiana Sustaining Members
click on the logos below to link to the webpages
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The Center for Sustainable Living is the Fiscal Sponsor for Local First Indiana
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New Local First Indiana Members!
click on the logos below to link to the web pages
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1201 E 7th St.
Fine Arts Building, IU Campus
812-855-1333 Call for summer hours
Selling Fine Art Books and Textbooks to raise funds for scholarhips for Fine Art students.
snacks and treats from the Bloomington Bagel Company!
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 1704 S. Weimer Rd. 812-339-8321
The Chile Woman
Specializing in Hoosierganic Chile and Pepper Plants. Also available: sweet peppers, tomatoes, and tomatillos.
Click here to see a list of chiles available!
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423 E. Kirkwood
Nick's English Hut
Est. 1927
A Bloomington tradition for over 80 years, offers a tasty menu using as much local meat and produce as possible, featuring world famous Pizza and Strombolis, Nick's Burgers and more made daily by Gregg "Rags" Rago and staff.
"It's a place that makes you feel young again. It's where you may have had your first kiss, met your wife, or played 'Sink the Biz,'" says Rags. "Nick's is a happening, an emotion, a living thing, because of the people who come back."
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812-339-8321
junebugjenkins@gmail.com
Spirit of '68 Promotions
I book the shows that keep Bloomington entertained. Spirit of '68 Promotions was founded under the notion of bringing the best and brightest artists from across the country to Bloomington. Turning a blind eye to genres or musical prejudices, we do what we can to get as diverse a lineup as possible into the stages and basements of Bloomington.
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414 S. College
812-331-1962
Sole Sensations is THE store to get your comfort shoes- whether you walk on campus, in downtown Btown, or all over the world, you will walk in style!
Birkenstock
Haflinger
Dr. Comfort
Dr. Zen
Spira
Naot
Dansko
Merrell
and more!
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107 W. 9th 812-334-1188
Providing artistic and educational opportunities for the playwright of new plays and to strive to be a leading force nationally in production of these plays.
The Bloomington Playwrights Project is proud to announce its 2010/2011 Season, featuring five phenomenal new shows in its Mainstage Series and a distinctive selection of special events, proving this local treasure is indeed unique to the world.
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812-334-8189
Baugh Enterprises, Inc. is your single source for all your promotional needs.
Advertising
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We offer discounted prices for local businesses!
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