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Terra Madre Delegate Slide Show & Tell
January
29th, 1-4pm
Come join us at Farm and Sparrow Bakery http://farmandsparrow.com/) where we
will watch a slide show of our local delegates who went to the 2010 Terra
Madre International Conference in Italy, and hear about their experiences
there.
This is a wonderful opportunity for folks to get a clear idea of what
Slow Food around the world is focusing on, and what our local chapter here
is accomplishing.
This event will be a potluck, so please bring a delicious dish to
share. We also ask for everyone to please bring their own utensils,
plate, and cup; paper-goods will be provided.
Directions to Farm & Sparrow:
110 Morgan Cove Road
Candler,
NC 28715
Directions from Asheville:
Take HWY 40-W
past Enka-Candler exit another 7 miles or so to the E. Canton Exit( If
you're coming from the West, it will be labeled Candler exit.) At bottom
of ramp, go left. You'll come to a light at Smokey Park/19/23.
Go Left here. After about a mile, you'll see a Hot Dog King and
Citgo. Go Right at the road attached to the Citgo station(unlabeled)
You'll come to a 4 way. Go straight through onto Morgan Cove Road.
Go about a mile or so and look for a driveway sign that says Mintz Drive
on the right. This is us. Stay to the left(shared driveway)
The house/bakery is a long blue ranch with a large stovepipe and big wood
piles. Bakery phone is 828.633.0584
Slow Food Asheville
2nd Annual
Black Mountain Chocolate Tour and Tasting
Friday, February 11th,
4-6pm
Join us as David Mason from Black Mountain Chocolate takes us on a tour
of the chocolate facility and hosts a tasting of his spectacular
chocolate. Bring your sweetheart, and enjoy a pre-Valentine’s Day
indulgence of David’s new line of chocolate bars and hot chocolate.
We will learn where the beans come from, who the farmers are, how David
handcrafts the bean into chocolate, and taste the complexities and range
of flavors that come through each bite.
It is a rare treat
to be able to taste such exquisite chocolate so fresh made by one of the
countries’ few true handcrafter's of the bean. Please come and join
us in this Slow Food experience that we are lucky to partake in here in
the mountains.
This is a free event, donations are greatly
appreciated.
Black Mountain Chocolate http://www.blackmountainchocolate.com/
(828)
686-5511 - 131 South Avenue, Swannanoa, NC 28778
Year End Reflection
Yay!!
Slow Food Asheville!
As
I was preparing the end of year chapter report for Slow Food USA I looked
back and compiled a years worth of Slow Food Asheville programs, events,
fundraisers, and accomplishments. It was so thrilling to see all the
things that this organization has done in just one year!
Major
accomplishments include: helping Yanna Fishbone get the Nancy Hall Sweet
Potato into the prestigious Ark of Taste, helping to send 9 Terra Madre
delegates to the international conference in Italy, and helping to start a
new Slow Food on Campus chapter at UNCA.
Also
in the realm of accomplishments are all the fundraisers that we did over
the past year. We raised over $3500 for the NC Organic Bread Flour Project
at our Beer and BBQ event, we raised over $3000 for our FEAST program, and
the Terra Madre delegates raised over $7000 at the Mountain Fire
fundraiser.
Slow
Food Asheville started a Heritage Food Committee in 2010 which will be
working on documenting and preserving stories, recipes and food
traditions.
We
held all kinds of potlucks and dinners. We had a soup potluck, an
Appalachian foods potluck, an Octoberfest potluck, a heritage foods
potluck, an Earth Day potluck, a dinner focused on local and wild
mushrooms, a pizza dinner, a farm tour picnic lunch, and a couple of pig
roasts!!
We
collaborated with several other organizations like the Bountiful Cities
Project, Asheville Food and Environmental Film Festival, and the Organic
Bread Flour Project, to help put on events and potlucks. In
additon we held events highlighting local seasonal ingredients like eggs
and strawberries.
Educational
events included several movie screenings including The Real Dirt on
Farmer John, and Lunch Lessons.
FEAST
expanded the number of cooking classes offered this year, and also
expanded to a few new locations.
I
am so impressed with all the hard work and enthusiasm that made all of
these things possible this year. With the amount of commitment I see in
our Slow Food chapter I think we will be able to do great things again in
2011!
Cathy
Cleary
Slow
Food Asheville Board President
EVERYBODY
EATS!...and, some of us have more access to fresh, healthy food
than others. Do you want to eat healthier, but don't believe you can
afford to? Are you interested in making our communities more food secure?
Are you interested in working to increase access to local, organic
produce?
Join us for an afternoon exploring these
topics and more! We'll creatively explore barriers to accessing fresh,
local produce through an... interactive workshop. Then break out into
smaller sessions including a healthy cooking demonstration, a discussion
about local food policy and what we can do to create and improve ours, a
film & discussion on food justice, a round-table session on challenges
& opportunities in urban agriculture, and a hands-on garden service
project (weather permitting).
Additional activities will include a
seed & plant swap, as well as local refreshments and networking
opportunities.
Co-sponsored by Shiloh Community Association, Burton
Street Community Peace Gardens, Bountiful Cities, and Green
Opportunities.
For more info call/text 828.301.0166 or email
foodsecurityforum@gmail.com
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