Saturday, January 9th, 2010 from 12pm-3pm
At The Bread Project Headquarters; 1701 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94702 (map)
Save the Date for a festive potluck lunch on Saturday, January 9th, 2010 from 12pm-3pm to welcome the New Year and our over 200 new members! Our friends at the The Bread Project have graciously offered to let us use their space at the Berkeley Adult School's auditorium. With food, drink, music and friends, we will reflect on the year that was and get the chance to hear from you on events you'd like to see in 2010.
This is an open potluck, Slow Food members and non-members alike are welcome. Come one and come all!
Please RSVP to Will Gerard at will.gerard@gmail.com
( please include the number of your group attending)
There is no fee to attend the event; a donation of any amount to the Bread Project is suggested.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Soul Food Farm - rising from the ash
Soul Food Farm, an independent producer of pasture-raised chickens and eggs, suffered a devastating fire on September 3rd and lost 30 acres of pasture land, a barn that dates from the 1880's and other structures, plus 1000 chicks. This is a short video project by Thom Richardson, a local filmmaker, as a promo/awareness piece for the farm.
Thom filmed a workday, Sunday September 20th, arranged by Soul Food Farm to build a new chicken house to replace one destroyed in the fire. A group of volunteers worked from sunup to sundown building the structure. He has inter-cut interviews with Alexis Koefoed, an owner of the farm, recounting the day of the fire.
Michael Bauer, SFGate.com - "What I find so compelling about this story (the community reponse to the Soul Food Farm fire) is that it illustrates the importance of the farm-consumer connection. Soul Food Farm and small producers have fostered a strong sense of community that shows up not only by what's on the plate, but in a caring civilized response to someone in need."
Thom filmed a workday, Sunday September 20th, arranged by Soul Food Farm to build a new chicken house to replace one destroyed in the fire. A group of volunteers worked from sunup to sundown building the structure. He has inter-cut interviews with Alexis Koefoed, an owner of the farm, recounting the day of the fire.
Michael Bauer, SFGate.com - "What I find so compelling about this story (the community reponse to the Soul Food Farm fire) is that it illustrates the importance of the farm-consumer connection. Soul Food Farm and small producers have fostered a strong sense of community that shows up not only by what's on the plate, but in a caring civilized response to someone in need."
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Join Slow Food in September
"We are making a world where everyone can eat food that is good for them, good for the people who grow it and good for the planet."
If any of you have not yet joined Slow Food, now is definitely the time! If you are a member, send this message out to anyone interested.
Slow Food USA is doing a special membership outreach this month. For the month of September 2009, a gift of any size will make you a member. ...Give more if you can, less if you can't.
Click the title or this link to join Slow Food.
If any of you have not yet joined Slow Food, now is definitely the time! If you are a member, send this message out to anyone interested.
Slow Food USA is doing a special membership outreach this month. For the month of September 2009, a gift of any size will make you a member. ...Give more if you can, less if you can't.
Click the title or this link to join Slow Food.
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