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The Greehhorns Movie - A Movie Event (Free)
March 21, 2013 6:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Punahou School Thurston Memorial Chapel
Please join Punahou School, Slow Food O'ahu and others at the Punahou School "Food for Thought" Film Series featuring the movie The Greenhorns. The evening will begin at 6:00 p.m. with a chance for folks to meet the farmers and the various products and produce they raise. About 6:45 p.m. we will move into the chapel for a 7:00 p.m. screening of The Greenhorns, followed by a discussion with our famers and the chance for the audience to talk story about their work. The evening will end at 8:30 p.m.
The Greenhorns documentary film, completed after almost 3 years in production, explores the lives of America's young farming community - its spirit, practices, and needs. It is the filmmaker's hope that by broadcasting the stories and voices of these young farmers, we can build the case for those considering a career in agriculture - to embolden them, to entice them, and to recruit them into farming.
The event is free to the public. Please join us.
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Tin Roof Ranch Tour (North Shore)
Saturday, March 23, 2013 9 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Tin Roof Ranch is the only ranch on Oahu that sells fresh organic pasture raised chickens & eggs farm direct. This farm is diverse, sustainable & uses only organic products such as worm castings & compost tea. Please join us as LuAnn Casey and her husband, Gary Gunder, host Slow Food Oahu for a tour of their amazing farm on the North Shore. LuAnn and Gary have had the farm for 10 years and have turned land the land that used to be overgrown with weeds, numerous old refrigerators, stoves & broken down cars in the fields into a productive & sustainable farm. Their hope is to educate, inspire & encourage others in growing some of their own food and to continue to support the local farmers. During the tour, you will see the inner workings of an organic farm from water catchment, bee keeping, soil rebuilding techniques, natural & humane animal raising ...this is how farming used to be & it worked well, and LuAnn and Gary are working hard to bring back these practices that are good for our health as well as the community, the island & the planet. Following the tour, there will be an opportunity to buy chicken and/or eggs to take home.
Please RSVP by March 17th 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. **PLEASE NOTE** If you would like eggs or to buy chickens (for laying or for eating!), you must include this in your RSVP, with the number you would like. This event is limited to 25 people. The cost for members is $15 and nonmembers is $20 and payment must be received before 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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Small Kine Farm Tour (Waimanalo)
Saturday, April 6, 2013 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Join Slow Food Oahu as we return to Waimanalo to explore yet another of the great farms there -- Small Kine Farm, the only organic mushroom farm on Oahu. Fung Yang has a great philosophy that more of us should follow - waste isn't just useless trash, it's one of the planet's most valuable resources. He is founder of Oahu's first door-to-door recycling service, Green Glove Recycling (formerly Oahu Community Recycling), which set up recycling bins at homes and businesses around the island, collecting their recyclables, and donating a portion of his profits to local schools. While collecting his clients' recyclables, he noticed that they were getting rid of more than paper, plastics and glass. They were also throwing out a lot of organic waste, so he began experimenting with composting. Composting led to mushroom farming and the eventual launch of Small Kine Farm in Waimanalo. Compost is an ideal soil for mushrooms and mushrooms, which don't require large acres of land to grow, and are an ideal crop for an island state with a limited amount of agricultural land. Hawaii Mushrooms from Small Kine Farm are organically grown using green waste as our growing substrate. The substrate is composted and pasteurized in high heat before being used to provide a nutritious and bacteria-free growing medium for our mushrooms. During the tour, we will learn about the process of mushroom farming, including composting, pasteurization, spawn running, pinning, harvesting and packaging.
Please RSVP by March 31 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 12 people, so please reply quickly if you would like to attend. The cost for members is $10 and nonmembers is $15 and payment must be received before 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. You can learn more about Small Kine Farm at their website: http://www.oahufresh.com/mushroomman/
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Moloka'i Beef - One Order is Still Available for March 13
If you are a regular reader of our newsletter and Slow Food O'ahu member, you will know about our periodic orders for wonderful Moloka'i Beef. We have had one cancellation on our next order, scheduled for March 13, 2013, and are opening up the last slot to any interested person.
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.
We pick up the order and distribute it at the Queen Lili'uokalani Botanical Garden parking lot 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 Please also email her at laurie@honoluluweekly.com you can pay for it upon pickup or mail the check to Laurie Carlson, 1020 Maunawili Loop, Kailua, HI 96734 (Check is made out to Slow Food O'ahu). Please include your cell phone number in your order and Laurie will keep in touch with you about the timing.
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Slow Food O'ahu local resources now available
Do you ever wonder where to eat out in a responsible manner at an establishment that supports local, fresh food and/or promotes the principle of good, clean, fair food systems? Or do you wonder where to buy local butchered meat or island eggs or produce at a farmer's market? Slow Food O'ahu has created a resource of local food resources to help you navigate the food system on O'ahu on our website. Check it out on our website. http://www.slowfoodoahu.org/local_resources/
The list is a work in progress and we welcome your comments to slowfoodoahu@yahoo.com.
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A little bit of this and that...
* What is ahead for us in food policy initiatives at the national level? Is genetically- modified salmon next? Will we achieve labeling of genetically modified foods? Will we finally have regulations of the Food Safety Modernization Act? Will the FDA issue rules for menu labels for movie theaters, lunch wagons, and other venues? Will the U.S. Department of Agriculture issue nutrition standards for competitive foods? What is the future of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)? Will sugar-sweetened beverages have a soda tax? Marion Nestle makes some interesting food policy predictions on these subjects as reported in the Atlantic January 2013. http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/01/the-potentially-transformative-year-ahead-in-food-policy/267074/ States Marion in the article "Because so little progress can be expected from government these days, I'm predicting bigger and noisier grassroots efforts to create systems of food production and consumption that are healthier for people and the planet. Much work needs to be done. This is the year to do it." * The Project for Public Spaces is pleased to announce the publication of their latest public markets report "Farmers Markets as a Strategy to Improve Access to Healthy Food for Low-Income Families and Communities." In conjunction with Columbia University and funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, PPS studied what market characteristics successfully attract low-income shoppers. The study also explored the obstacles that may prevent low income individuals from shopping at a farmers market when one existed nearby, and how youth-oriented market programming affects healthy eating habits among kids and teens. For more information and to download the report visit: http://www.pps.org/blog/new-report-on-farmers-markets-low-income-communities/ * The Pesticide Action Network reports on Hawaii's pesticide epidemic in the article "Big 6 Undermine Hawaii's Right to Know (about pesticides)" by Paul Towers http://www.panna.org/blog/big-6-undermine-hawaiis-right-know * Here's another video highlighting the No-GMO Rally at the State Capitol with Walter Ritte and Vandana Shiva last month. https://vimeo.com/58157407 * Debbie Miliken writes "Growing Food and Healthy Appetites" as the feature story in The Honolulu Weekly, February 6, 2013 http://honoluluweekly.com/cover/2013/02/growing-food-and-healthy-appetites/ |
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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
Quick Links
Slow Food O'ahu Convivium website
Slow Food Hawai'i Convivium website
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