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Slow Food O'ahu News
Number 2013-10
Mailed August 29, 2013
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Slow Fish: Good, Clean and Fair Fish in Hawaii
Wednesday, September 11, 2013, 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Part of the Foodiology Series at Fresh Cafe, 831 Queen St., Honolulu Please join Slow Food Oahu at Fresh Cafe on September 11 from 6 pm - 9 pm for an evening of lively discussion, education, art, and fun as we bring the Slow Fish campaign home. The Slow Food principles of good, clean and fair correspond to a global vision of food production, taking into consideration the environment's ability to renew itself and the need for people to live together in harmony, and are as applicable to fish as any other food. Eating in "slow" style and choosing good, clean and fair fish, we can all allow ourselves to enjoy the pleasures of the table and at the same time push the market towards a responsible management of seafood resources. In Hawaii, these principles are even more important as our fish make up a large portion of our diet, our cultural resources and are integral to the health of our oceans. With fishing, just as with agriculture, Slow Food strongly believes that every individual can contribute in his or her own small way to changing the mechanisms of a globalized food system based on the intensive exploitation of resources.Slow Food is convinced that we can only bring about change by returning to the origins of food - putting curiosity and pleasure at the service of responsible choices. We are rediscovering different, forgotten flavors, which the globalized market tends to obliterate, and new or updated recipes. We are seeking to recover the traditional wisdom of fishing communities, who often have not moved far from ancient fishing practices, the diets of past generations, and the known and unknown resources guarded by rivers, lakes and seas. All these things are part of our story and our identity. In this spirit, the international Slow Fish campaign is launching initiatives that promote artisanal fishing and neglected fish species and inspire reflection on the state and management of the sea's resources. To have any chance of success, this reflection must start at a local level. During the evening, we will be learning about our local resources and the state of our fisheries, and watching a short film from the international Slow Fish convention in Genoa, Italy, which takes place every two years. In addition, we will be presenting and viewing the second set of posters from the Lexicon of Sustainability project (www.lexiconofsustainability.com) concerning seafood sustainability and other Slow Food themes, and ending the evening by participating in an invigorating panel discussion with guest chefs and cultural and local experts in the field. Our goal will be to discuss real things we can do to promote sustainable, local fish-eating. This event will be followed up by several other events about this topic, including cooking classes, movies, and dinners focused on the theme of fish. "Foodiology" is a series of events held at Fresh Cafe every 2nd Wednesday with the mission to perpetuate consciousness of food sustainability in Hawaii by working with food conscious community organizations.
Attendees will receive a copy of the Monterey Bay Aquarium "Seafood Watch: Hawai'i Consumer Guide" Fall/Winter 2013 Edition.
No reservations are necessary and the event is free. Please feel free to purchase your dinner at the cafe.
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Call for Hawaii Food Policy Council Think Tank Researchers
Think Tank Info Lunch - September 5 at 12 pm
Think Tank Pau Hana - September 12 at 5 pm
Futures Center, Saunders 617, on the UH Campus.The Hawaii Food Policy Council is looking for graduate students, faculty, and community members to participate in a white paper/lit review on Food Self-Sufficiency in Hawaii. There are multiple ways for people to participate! The Think Tank Info Lunch (Brown Bag) is scheduled for September 5 at 12 p.m. at the Futures Center, Saunders 617, on the UH Campus. Event Goals: Come and learn more about the Hawaii Food Policy Council's Think Tank Project The Think Tank Pau Hana #1 is scheduled for September 12 at 5 p.m. at the Futures Center, Saunders 617, on the UH Campus. Event Goals: Everyone should bring 1 version of the question (food self-sufficiency translated into their disciplinary logic and language) along with 3-5 key resources on the topic. Will be uploaded prior to the meeting in google form (to be developed). Not interested in doing the research but have resources to share?? HFPC would stilllove to hear from you! Please email us with any names and ideas you might have!
Ashley Lukens, PhD HFPC Vice President alukens@hawaii.edu
(This is not a Slow Food O'ahu event but may be of interest to our members)
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Film Viewing: A Place at the Table - September 12, 2013
The Kipuka Theater & Cafe at Key Project - 6 - 9 p.m.
47-200 Waihe'e Rd., Kaneohe, HI
A Place at the Table is a national initiative of Participant Media in association with Active Voice, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The film, produced by the people who brought you "Food, Inc.", highlights the fact that 50 Million Americans-1 in 4 children-don't know where their next meal is coming from. A Place at the Table tells the powerful stories of three such Americans, who maintain their dignity even as they struggle just to eat. In a riveting journey that will change forever how you think about the hungry, A Place at the Table shows how the issue could be solved forever, once the American public decides-as they have in the past-that ending hunger is in the best interests of us all. - See more at: http://www.magpictures.com/aplaceatthetable/#sthash.4oIDOAKD.dpuf
KEY Project, a Hawaii-based non-profit organization, serving the northern Ko`olau area on Windward O`ahu, was selected to lead the community-engagement effort aimed at a public screening here in Hawai`i. That screening is now scheduled for the evening of Thursday, September 12, 2013. Download the flyer for the screening here.
The screening will take place at KEY's Community Center. Please call 239-5777x5778 for details or email us at apatt@keyproject.org.
(This is not a Slow Food O'ahu event but may be of interest to our members)
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Authentic Mexican Tamale Class with Martha Sanchez
Saturday, September 21, 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Private location in Manoa
Have you ever wanted to learn how to make authentic Mexican tamales from scratch? Now is your opportunity. Martha Sanchez, owner of Mercado de la Raza, Honolulu's premier store selling Mexican groceries, will be teaching a tamale making class on Saturday, September 21, 2013 from 4 - 7p.m., at a private location in Manoa. A tamale is a traditional Mesoamerican dish made of masa (a starchy dough, usually corn-based), which is steamed or boiled in a leaf wrapper. The wrapping is discarded before eating. Tamales can be filled with meats, cheeses, fruits, vegetables, chilies or any preparation according to taste, and both the filling and the cooking liquid may be seasoned. Martha will make beef (Molokai raised), pork, and chicken (organic) tamales. Afterwards, we will sit down to enjoy dinner together. Participants are asked to bring a Mexican-inspired potluck dish -- pupu, salad, or dessert to share, along with beer or wine, if desired.
Please RSVP to Michelle by Saturday, September 7 at sfo.reservation@gmail.com. This event is LIMITED TO 12 PEOPLE and is sure to fill up, so please RSVP quickly if you would like to attend! 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 this event for members is $25 and for nonmembers is $30. The cost includes instruction, ingredients, and tamales for dinner, as well as some tamales to take home. Payment MUST be received by Saturday, September 14. 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 and address and final details will be sent to all confirmed guests a few days prior to the event.
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Movie: Seeds of Hope - on PBS TV - September 19
9:00 p.m. on PBS Television
If you have not seen the movie "Seeds of Hope" (Na Kupu Mana'olana) at one of its many showings in town, now is the time to watch it from the comforts of your own home. (Or, if you have seen it, you can view it again at no cost).
This documentary tells the story of the return to local and traditional methods of growing food in Hawai'i. Through the voices of farmers, teachers, industry experts and community members, it covers traditional Hawaiian agriculture, pressures of urban development, the plantation legacy and solutions to solving the state's growing food insecurity.
Mahalo to PBS for airing this important documentary
(This is not a Slow Food O'ahu event but may be of interest to our members)
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Slow Food O'ahu Officers: Mae Isonaga and Rike Weiss, Co-leaders; David Bangert, Treasurer; Michelle Phillips, Events Coordinator; Francine Wai, Newsletter Editor; Nina Bermudez, Membership and E-mail correspondent.
Slow Food Regional Governor: Laurie Carlson
Facebook manager: Brilana Silva
Slow Food Membership
Membership to Slow Food USA (and our Slow Food O'ahu convivium) is only $25 with the base membership. To join, go to the https://secure3.convio.net/sfusa/site/Donation2?df_id=2862&2862.donation=form1
Quick Links
Slow Food O'ahu Convivium website
Slow Food Hawai'i Convivium website
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