11 a.m. - 2 p.m. at a private home in Honolulu
 
 Our food purveyors are Axel and Thomas, who-with their Wurstwagen lunch wagon-are a welcome addition to the Honolulu foodie scene. Nuernberger Bratwurst is a trade-marked delicacy that originates in the Bavarian city of Nuremberg, and Axel and Thomas, who hail from that area, have perfected the taste.
 
The lunch will start with a sauerkraut-making demonstration before we sit down to a menu of bratwurst prepared two ways - Grilled and poached and served with potato salad and kraut. All menu items are house-made. Although the pork is currently sourced from the mainland, in the true spirit of Slow Food, plans are to use local pork as soon as it is feasible.
 
Sauerkraut shares a common heritage with the beloved island staple, kim chee. Since the fermentation process takes time, there won't be any take-home samples of kraut, but diners may pre-order kraut and additional bratwurst: Sauerkraut 1kg (about 2lbs) = $3.00; 25 bratwurst = $20. All pre-orders are payable directly to the Wurstwagen guys on May 10.
 
Cost for the demonstration and dinner is $30 for Slow Food members; $40 non-members. Bring your own choice of beer. Space is limited to 12. RSVP by May 6.

To register, go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/authentic-nuernberger-bratwurst-and-sauerkraut-tickets-11322629289

Ticket holders will be emailed the address of the event after May 6. For information about the event, contact reservations.sfoahu@yahoo.com

The Center for Food Safety (CFS) is a non-profit public interest and environmental advocacy membership organization established in 1997 to challenge harmful food production technologies and promote sustainable alternatives. CFS combines multiple tools and strategies in pursuing its goals, including litigation and legal petitions for rulemaking, legal support for various sustainable agriculture and food safety constituencies, as well as public education, grassroots organizing and media outreach. 

The Center welcomes Ashley Lukens as its new Director in Honolulu. For more information about CFS's work, please visit www.centerforfoodsafety.org.

CFS currently seeks a Research, Policy & Administrative Intern to join the newly formed Honolulu office. During the upcoming year, CFS's work in Hawaii will focus on legal action, policy education, and grassroots coordination.  The intern  will work closely with the Community Organizing and Outreach Coordinator to assist with legislative and grassroots campaigns. The intern should have a background in research, familiarity with food sustainability issues in Hawaii, and be comfortable taking on multiple responsibilities simultaneously. Along with research and policy projects, the intern will also assist with general office administrative duties.

A little bit of this and that...

* Support the labeling of GMO foods in Hawai'i.  To show your support, sign a petition sponsored by the Center for Food Safety here.

* Join in the effort to preserve, in perpetuity, over 665 acres at Kawela Bay and Kahuku Point. Here's a two minute video on the effort, courtesy of the North Shore Community Land Trust. https://vimeo.com/92685884

* Thursday, April 24 is EARTH DAY and issues of environmental sustainability and food sustainability are very much intertwined.  We can't announce all of the Earth Day events around town, but we want to take note of Bill McKibben of 350.org to speak at the UH Manoa Art Auditorium from  6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. as part of the UH Manoa Earth Day. Bill McKibben is the founder of 350.org, a leader in the fight against the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, fossil fuel divestment, and other efforts to reduce carbon emissions. The Boston Globe said he was "probably America's most important environmentalist." In his talk at the University of Hawai'i, he will provide updates from the front lines of the global climate movement. The event is free and tickets are not needed.  For more event information, click here.

* Join a Seed & Plant Exchange on Sunday, May 4 from 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. at two locations:  Kualoa's Hale Moli'i Fish Ponds and Kahumana Farm (in conjunction with the Kahumana May Farm Festival) in Waianae.  Workshops, seed swap, plant exchange, food vendors, artisan handicrafts, live music, keynote speakers, keiki activities.  Free admission.  Organized by Permablitz Hawaii.

* Early bird registration is now open for the 2-week intensive summer Permaculture Design Course to be hosted at scenic Green Rows Farm in Waimanalo July 17-August 10, 2014. Lead instructors are experienced permaculturists Hunter Heaivilin and Matthew Lynch. Coursework is a mixture of classroom-style, hands-on practicums and site visits to some of Oahu's most striking and bountiful landscapes. More info & registration here.