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100 Mile Diet & Mountain Farm Tour.

100 Mile Diet and Benefit for the Mountain Farm Tour
Sunday May 18, 4:00 pm
At the Hawk and Ivy B&B
Pot luck: Bring a dish using at least 3 local ingredients.
Beer, wine, drinks, and fabulous music provided
Donations: $5- $30 (kids under 10 free)

Directions at www.hawkandivy.com. Park on the left in the field. Call ahead for handicapped.

We are very excited about our Slow Food event on May 18 at the Hawk and Ivy B&B which highlights both the 100 Mile Diet and the Mountain Farm Tour. For 2008 during each season we are exploring what foods are produced within 100 miles of Asheville. This is our spring event and also a benefit for the farmers on the Mountain Farm Tour. What better way to enjoy eating within 100 miles than to get out and meet the farmers and see their beautiful farms. The tour is June 28, 29.

We need volunteer for set up and clean up. Please call Eve Davis at the Hawk and Ivy, 828-626-3486, info@hawkandivy.com

            We are asking everyone to bring a dish with at least 3 local ingredients. Pisgah Brewery and other local breweries are donating beer. We will have wines, coffee, and teas. There will be several local bands and an esteemed harpist on the hill. It should be great fun!

            Because this is a benefit for the Mountain Farm Tour, we are asking for a donation of $5 - $30 or more. The Farm Tour has become a truly community supported event and a way to give back to our hardworking local food producers. The headlines about the global food crisis just underscores how blessed we are to be part of a remarkable food community in western North Carolina.

Everyone's Favorite Food - but Local - Pizza and Cupcakes

Sunday June 22nd  5pm at the West End Bakery

Bring a topping for pizza - local ingredients only please. We will provide the pizza crusts and  a simple salad. This is the perfect time of year to make pizza from the garden. Of course,  tomatoes or tomato sauce are delicious toppings, but locally we also have wonderful cheeses, sausage, greens, peppers, basil, not to mention goat cheese, eggplant or any number of vegetables available at the tailgate markets. If you are a dessert person and would rather make a sweet contribution bring cupcakes made with at least one local ingredient.
We are lucky, in this area, to have a great supply of local eggs, honey, sweet potatoes, and milk - any of which can be an ingredient in a delicious cupcake.

We will top the pizzas and bake them off, then enjoy a feast of everyone's favorite foods. Kids are welcome to participate. Please contribute $2-5 per person to cover costs (any leftover funds will go to the slow food education fund). Come to the event for free if you would like to volunteer to help clean up. Bring a bottle of wine or beer for yourself or to share. At the event we'll have the opportunity to learn more about the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association "Eat Carolina Food Challenge." Please call Cathy
255-0296 for more information about the Pizza and Cupcakes event. Call and let us know you are coming by June 21st  - so we know how much pizza to make.

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