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Slow Food O'ahu News
Number 2013-1
Mailed January 1, 2013

Table of Contents
Dr. Vandana Shiva Visit - January 15 -16, 2013
Gnocchi Class - January 20, 2013 (Slow Food O'ahu event)
Slow Food Annual Meeting and Potluck - January 26, 2013 (Slow Food O'ahu event)
An Evening in Nepal - February 2, 2013 (Slow Food O'ahu event)
Slow Food O'ahu to place another Moloka'i Beef Order (Slow Food O'ahu sponsored)
A little bit of this and that...

Dr. Vandana Shiva, International Advocate of Food Justice to Visit Hawai'i

"Seed Freedom is Food Freedom"

January 15 - 16, 2013 on O'ahu; January 17, 2013 on Kaua'i 

 

Local food and sustainable agriculture enthusiasts are preparing for a highly anticipated visit from the internationally acclaimed activist and sustainable farming advocate Dr. Vandana Shiva. Dr. Shiva will speak to legislators, students, agricultural specialists and community members on O'ahu and Kaua'i about food justice and sustainable agriculture. The issues are gathering momentum as Hawai'i attempts to address the question of its ongoing food insecurity as our ag-lands are under constant assault from development.

 

The theme of Dr. Shiva's presentation-"Seed Freedom is Food Freedom"-refers to the importance of preserving biological diversity and intellectual democracy in agricultural policy. Her work has been informed by the experience of traditional farmers in India who have lost their livelihoods due to industrial agriculture and biotechnology.

 

"Dr. Shiva is coming to Hawai'i because our islands are currently the world's most significant center of biotechnology seed experiments," says Jeri DiPietro, president of Hawai'i SEED and one of the tour's organizers. "A significant portion of our state's agricultural lands is currently used by seed companies to produce an inedible product that is shipped off-island, rather than contributing to a local farming economy."

 

Di Pietro adds that Dr. Shiva will visit Kaua'i because it is the island with the largest acreage of genetically engineered crops in the state (approximately 13,000 acres). Dr. Shiva's visit is organized by the local nonprofit Hawai'i SEED, in collaboration with the Center for Food Safety and The Ceres Trust.

 

Schedule of Events (all free and open to the public)

 

Tues, Jan. 15:

5:00pm Dinner, UH Manoa Campus Center Ballroom

6:00pm Presentation

 

Wed, Jan. 16

8:30-9:30am Heleku March from University of Hawai'i to Capitol

9:30am "We the People" Rally, State Capitol rotunda

7:00pm Presentation Salvation Army Ray Kroc Center, Kapolei

 

Thurs, Jan. 17

5:00pm Seed Giveaway, Kaua'i Memorial Convention Hall, Lihu'e

6:00pm Presentation

 

About the Speakers:

 

Dr. Vandana Shiva is an Indian philosopher, environmental activist, author and eco-feminist who is one of the leaders of the International Forum on Globalization. She has argued for the wisdom of many traditional practices and fought for changes in the practice and paradigms of agriculture and food. Intellectual property rights, biodiversity, biotechnology, bioethics, genetic engineering are among the fields where Shiva has contributed intellectually and through activist campaigns. She has assisted grassroots organizations of the Green movement in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Ireland, Switzerland, and Austria with campaigns against genetic engineering. Dr. Shiva was awarded the Right Livelihood Award (also known as the "Alternative Nobel Prize") in 1993. Other awards she has received include the Global 500 Award of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in 1993, and the Earth Day International Award of the United Nations (UN) for her commitment to the preservation of the planet. She has been featured in a number of acclaimed documentaries on agriculture and food such as "One Water," "Deconstructing Supper: Is Your Food Safe?," "The Corporation," "Thrive," "Dirt! The Movie" among others.

 

Dr. Shiva will be accompanied by Andrew Kimbrell, executive director of the International Center for Technology Assessment (ICTA) and also executive director of the Center for Food Safety. He is one of the country's leading environmental attorneys, and an author of numerous articles and books on environment, technology and society, and food issues. Mr. Kimbrell's current work emphasizes policy and grassroots work on food issues including defending organic alfalfa and beet farmers from seed contamination and opposing destructive practices, such as genetic engineering, factory farming, irradiation and the patenting of seeds and other life forms. He has been featured in many documentaries, including the seminal film "The Future of Food" and has testified before numerous congressional and regulatory hearings. In 1994, the Utne Reader named Kimbrell as one of the world's leading 100 visionaries.

 

For more information on registering for the events, go to the website for Hawai'i Seed

   

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

Gnocchi - Making Class

Sunday, January 20, 2013 10 a.m. - Noon

Hawaii Kai private home

 

Dirce Carmi, our favorite Slow Food member from Torino, Italy, is back in town for her annual visit, and has generously offered to teach another gnocchi-making class to Slow Food O'ahu members!   Dirce will teach the traditional method of making gnocchi with potato, eggs and flour. After the hands-on lesson we will cook up the gnocchi and have lunch together. The lunch will include gnocchi with sauce(s) and a salad of local ingredients, and bread.

 

To register for this event, please RSVP to Michelle at [email protected]  by January 13.  Please include in your RSVP your name and phone or email.  THIS CLASS IS LIMITED TO 10 PEOPLE. The cost of the class will be $30, including the lesson and lunch, and will be held in a private home in Hawaii Kai. 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 held responsible for payment.  Payment information and directions will be sent to you following your RSVP with the address. Final details will be sent to all confirmed guests a few days prior to the event.

Slow Food O'ahu Annual Meeting and Potluck

January 26, 2013 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 

Waldorf High School Campus, 5257 Kalanianaole Hwy. (Aina Haina)

 

Please join us for our Slow Food O'ahu Annual Meeting and Potluck on Saturday, January 26, 2013 to start off the new year.  What will be on the menu for 2013? Your participation is important to us. Share your ideas and talents! While our individual efforts as consumers and advocates are important, only by working together can Slow Food hope to create change in the food system. 

 

Let's brainstorm together and start the year on a positive note. We can choose from cooking classes taught by the creative cooks among us, legislative advocacy, school garden tours, lectures, films, themed potlucks, cookbook exchanges, farm tours and harvest celebrations...the calendar is yours to invent.

 

The meeting and the potluck will be at the Waldorf School in 'Aina Haina near the 'Aina Haina Shopping Center on the ocean side of Kalaniana'ole highway.  Parking is limited, but you can park at the Shopping Center or in the neighborhood. Also, please note that the Waldorf School has a lower campus at a different location. 

 

This is a green event.  Please bring your own plate, cup and cutlery. For reservations please contact Michelle at [email protected]

 

We are also seeking members who are interested to expand our efforts.  We are a completely volunteer effort and need committed members who are interested in conducting or creating an event, arranging a film or a speaker, and developing our "benefits" program with discounts for members at local establishments, etc. Are you up to the challenge? If you are interested please send your name to [email protected]  stating your interest.   

An Evening in Nepal

Saturday, February 2 at  5:00 p.m.

Kahala private home

 

Join us for three-course dinner of Nepalese cuisine, on Saturday, February 2, 2013 at 5 p.m. in a private home in Kahala. Sanjiv, our chef of the evening, is an Hawai'I Pacific University graduate in business and hospitality who loves to share his native fare. Recently returned from a family visit to Nepal, he returned with a fresh and intriguing cache of spices, with which he'll work his magic in the kitchen. While nibbling on pupus, we'll be enveloped in the aroma of Sanjiv's cooking mastery. If you like, bring your own wine to complete the experience (to complement the spices, a German Riesling or Alsatian Gewuerztraminer might be nice).

 

To register for this event, please RSVP to Michelle at  [email protected]  by January 25.  Please include in your RSVP your name and phone or email.  THIS CLASS IS LIMITED TO 15 PEOPLE. The cost of the class will be $25 for members, $30 for non-members. 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 held responsible for payment.  Payment information and directions will be sent to you following your RSVP with the address. Final details will be sent to all confirmed guests a few days prior to the event.

Slow Food O'ahu to place another Moloka'i Beef Order in January

A few slots are available 

 

Slow Food O'ahu is placing another order for Moloka'i beef.  We are waiting for a few more orders to complete the purchase.  So, now is the time to order your beef for the new year.   Place your order quickly.  

 

This next order is anticipated to be here in January, depending on how quickly we can sell all eight portions.  Each shipment contains one cow split into 1/8 portions.  Generally you will receive between 55-60 pounds of meat, 1/2 in ground beef and 1/2 in roasts and steaks.  Our price for 1/8 of an animal is $345 for Slow Food members and $395 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

Beef live, $2.50 per pound, order by the piece

Marrow bones, $2.25 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, $4.95 per pound, order by the piece

Skirt steak, $5.25 per pound, order by the pound

Flank steak, 5.75 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, 1020 Maunawili Loop, 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.

 

Thank you for supporting local sustainable beef.

A little bit of this and that...

- Soul Food Junkies - A Dcoumentary will be shown on January 6 at 6:30 p.m. at The Arts at Marks Garage, 1159 Nuuanu Ave.  The film, by Byron Hurt, explores the health advantages and disadvantages of Soul Food.  It also investigates the dark side of the food industry and the growing food justice movement.   The presentation is free and sponsored by the Hawai'i People's Fund. For more information call 593-9969.

 

- "Know Where Your Food Comes From" highlights the U.S. presence at the 2012 global meeting of Slow Food Terra Madre. 

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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