Annual Meeting: An Afternoon of Conviviality And Information About The Food Movement
2024-10-27 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Annual Meeting: An Afternoon of Conviviality and Information About the Food Movement

Meet and greet, sip and nibble, and hear about some cutting-edge issues in the food world. Please join us!

Sunday, October 27, 3-5 pm

Farm to Fight Hunger Barn, 12340 Los Amigos Road, Healdsburg

Greet your friends and meet new members, learn what your chapter has been doing, and make your voices heard. Our special speaker will tell us why Slow Food USA designated 2024 as the Year of Grain.

We ask you to please bring 3 items to the meeting:

an appetizer to share
a box of pasta that will be given to the Redwood Empire Food Bank for their October Project Pasta drive

a packet of seeds for Farm to Fight Hunger (jalapeno, serrano, poblano, and anaheim peppers; tomatoes and tomatillos; all kinds of summer and winter squash; cucumbers; garlic; kale; chard; basil, papalo)

Please register here

Our speaker is Farmer Mai Nguyen, who grows and mills heirloom grains in Sonoma County. Farmer Mai works for climate and social justice through farming, actions and advocacy. She is part of a global movement of agroecological farming, which integrates the science of sustainable agriculture with social justice. These farming practices encompass what the US considers organic or regenerative, while also embracing traditional, place-based knowledge that is healthful for ecosystems and those who live in them.

“Seeds remember. Growing heirloom seeds saved from the same soil and climate, even as we face climate change’s extreme droughts and floods, means that the seeds remember how to adapt. Seeds also carry our stories–where we came from and what nourished our ancestors. The heirloom grains I grow come from many parts of the world by the hands of people immigrating or escaping. These seeds connect them to a place and people as they make a new home here. The diversity of seed reflects the diversity of our society.” Farmer Mai Nguyen

We extend a special invitation to our newer members–come meet other members and get involved in your chapter’s activities! If your membership has expired, attend and renew it. Not a member? Come and see what we’re all about!

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Slow Books: The Upstairs Delicatessen: On Eating, Reading, Reading About Eating, and Eating While Reading
2024-10-28 17:30 - 19:00 | Sebastopol
Slow Books is an ongoing activity of our chapter. The group meets every 6 weeks to discuss a food-related book and enjoy a potluck dinner based on the book. We meet in people’s homes which can usually only accommodate up to 8 people. For this reason, we are usually unable to invite others than our core group of participants.
But we’re learning a lot from the books we’ve read, and thought you might want to enjoy the books as well.

OCTOBER SELECTION: The Upstairs Delicatessen: On Eating, Reading, Reading About Eating, and Eating While Reading, by Dwight Garner

Dwight Garner, the beloved New York Times critic and the author of Garner’s Quotations, serves up the intertwined pleasures of books and food. The product of a lifetime of obsessively reading, eating, and every combination therein, The Upstairs Delicatessen: On Eating, Reading, Reading About Eating, and Eating While Reading is a charming, emotional memoir, one that only Garner could write. In it, he records the voices of great writers and the stories from his life that fill his mind as he moves through the sections of the day and of this book: breakfast, lunch, shopping, the occasional nap, drinking, and dinner.

Through his lifelong infatuation with these twin joys, we meet the man behind the pages and the plates, and a portrait of Garner, eager and insatiable, emerges. He writes with tenderness and humor about his mayonnaise-laden childhood in West Virginia and Naples, Florida (and about his father’s famous peanut butter and pickle sandwich), his mind-opening marriage to a chef from a foodie family (“Cree grew up taking leftover frog legs to school in her lunch box”), and the words and dishes closest to his heart. This is a book to be savored, though it may just whet your appetite for more. (Amazon)

The Return Of Our Sausage-Making Workshop
2024-11-13 10:00 - 14:00
The Return of Our Sausage-Making Workshop!

Join us for a fun and delicious day of making Italian sausage. We’ll enjoy the results of our morning workshop with lunch.

Wednesday, November 13, 10 am-2 pm

Sciaini Family Estate

25975 River Road, Cloverdale

This workshop will be led by Slow Food members Marie Giacalone and Denaire Nixon, cooks and bakers extraordinaire. It is hands-on and limited to 10 participants. Learn how to grind the meat, season it, and insert it into casings. When the sausage is ready, we’ll grill it for lunch.

Lunch includes salad and wine as well.

Tickets are $50 for Slow Food members and $60 for non-members.

Because this workshop has limited attendance, it is being offered first to current chapter members.

Buy your ticket here.

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Slow Books: Invitation to A Banquet, by Fuchsia Dunlop
2024-12-02 17:30 - 19:30 | Healdsburg
Our Slow Boods group is currently full, but please enjoy reading along with us.
DECEMBER SELECTION: Invitation to A Banquet: The Story of Chinese Food, by Fuchsia Dunlop

Chinese was the earliest truly global cuisine. When the first Chinese laborers began to settle abroad, restaurants appeared in their wake. Yet Chinese has the curious distinction of being both one of the world’s best-loved culinary traditions and one of the least understood. For more than a century, the overwhelming dominance of a simplified form of Cantonese cooking ensured that few foreigners experienced anything of its richness and sophistication—but today that is beginning to change.

In Invitation to a Banquet, award-winning cook and writer Fuchsia Dunlop explores the history, philosophy, and techniques of Chinese culinary culture. In each chapter, she examines a classic dish, from mapo tofu to Dongpo pork, knife-scraped noodles to braised pomelo pith, to reveal a distinctive aspect of Chinese gastronomy, whether it’s the importance of the soybean, the lure of exotic ingredients, or the history of Buddhist vegetarian cuisine.

Meeting food producers, chefs, gourmets, and home cooks as she tastes her way across the country, Fuchsia invites readers to join her on an unforgettable journey into Chinese food as it is cooked, eaten, and considered in its homeland. (Amazon)

December 10 Terra Madre Day Dinner, Idlewild Winery, Healdsburg
2024-12-10 17:30 - 20:00
Celebrate Terra Madre Day With Us Again!

Please join us for dinner to celebrate International Terra Madre Day!

Tuesday, December 10, 5:30 -8 pm

This year we are again observing Terra Madre Day with dinner at the intimate Idlewild Tasting Room

132 Plaza Street, Healdsburg

MENU

Selection of Appetizers

Fennel, Apple and Arugula Salad

Coq au Vin with Mashed Potatoes

(a vegetarian option will be offered)

Meringues with Cranberry Compote

Idlewild Wines

In the Slow Food tradition, please bring your own (non-disposable) plate + silverware + napkin to help reduce waste and clean-up time. Wine glasses will be provided.

Please DO NOT BRING YOUR OWN WINE! Legally we can consume only Idlewild wines in the tasting room.

Tickets are $60 for Slow Food members, $75 for non-members. Sales will close on December 6, 2024.

See you on December 10!

Reserve a Spot

This year, Terra Madre Day calls our global community to unite in celebration of agroecology—a practice that champions sustainable farming, biodiversity, and the well-being of our ecosystems. Together, we honor “good, clean, and fair food for all” while recognizing the vital connection between nature, our food systems, and our communities.

Under the theme, “We Are Nature,” this year’s Terra Madre Day reminds us of our deep connection to the natural world and the responsibility we share in its care. Around the world, local events will bring attention to the resilience of our food cultures and the crucial role of community-led action in protecting our environment. Whether through farm tours, seed exchanges, workshops on sustainable practices, or conversations with local producers, we’re all invited to get involved.

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Passionate About Pie!
2025-01-27 13:00 - 16:00
Passionate About Pie!

Get ready for whatever the New Year has in store—everything is better with pie! Join us for a hands-on pie-making workshop.

Monday, January 27, 1-4 pm

Cloverdale

with Chef Christine Piccin

We’ll discuss what goes into a tender, delicious crust, I’ll teach you my tricks and soon you’ll be shaping your own perfect pies. We’ll sample a chocolate cream pie (a single-crust technique) and you’ll take home a mini lattice-crust apple pie you made yourself!

If you have a rolling pin, please bring it with you – let us know if you do not.

Tickets are $35 for Slow Food members and $45 for non-members. Only current members are receiving this initial invitation

Get your ticket here!

Instructor Christine Piccin

Chef Christine Piccin has written about food and travel, cooked in restaurants for many years and now trains student-chefs in the SRJC Culinary Arts program. She has paired food and wine for wineries, was the president of the Sonoma County Culinary Guild and a Harvest Fair Sweepstakes Award winner, a competition she now helps judge. Christine credits her dad with inspiring her to try just about anything, once, and her mom with teaching her how to make the perfect pie crust.

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Slow Books: An Omlette and a Glass of Wine, by Elizabeth David
2025-02-17
Our Slow Boods group is currently full, but please enjoy reading along with us.
FEBRUARY SELECTION: An Omelette and a Glass of Wine, by Elizabeth David

An Omelette and a Glass of Wine is a culinary classic by the greatest food writer of the mid-twentieth century, and one of the greatest food writers of any era. This revered volume contains a collection of articles Elizabeth David originally wrote for magazines and newspapers such as the Spectator, Gourmet, Vogue, and the Sunday Times (London). It offers delightful explorations of food and cooking, among which are its namesake essay and other such gems as “Syllabubs and Fruit Fools,” “Sweet Vegetables, Soft Wine,” “Pleasing Cheeses,” and “Whisky in the Kitchen.” David’s many admirers will cherish this new edition, and readers new to her writing will marvel at her wisdom and grace.

7th Annual Snail of Approval-Slow Food in Sonoma County Awards
2025-02-19 17:30 - 19:30 | Sebastopol Grange, 6000 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol, CA, 95472, United States
7th Annual Snail of Approval-

Slow Food in Sonoma County Awards

Wednesday, February 19, 2025

5:30 – 7:30 pm

Sebastopol Grange, 6000 Sebastopol Avenue, Sebastopol

The Snail of Approval is a prestigious recognition given to food businesses that embody the values of Slow Food: good, clean and fair food for all. This locally run yet internationally recognized program honors establishments that support sustainable food practices. At the 7th Annual Snail of Approval Awards ceremony, to be held at the Sebastopol Grange, 18 local restaurants, farms, artisan producers, and our new category–supporting organizations–will be celebrated.

Light bites and beverages will be available for guests, providing an opportunity to meet the new award winners, learn about their businesses, and join the growing network of hundreds of Snail of Approval recipients from across the country. This event is a chance to support and discover food businesses that are committed to sustainable, ethical, and high-quality food practices.

Included in the celebration will be our eleven Snail of Approval renewals for 2024. The Epicurean Connection, Farm to Fight Hunger, Geyserville Gun Club, Gradek Family Farm, Kendall Jackson Family Garden, Little Paradise Farm, Patisserie Angelica, Quail & Condor, Relish Culinary Adventures, Santa Rosa Junior College Shone Farm and Tall Grass Ranch.

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2024 Snail of Approval Awardees:

The Altamont General Store, Occidental
Belden Barns, Santa Rosa
Belfare, Petaluma
FEED Cooperative, Petaluma
Golden State Pickle Works
Goodness Gracious Private Chef and Catering, Sonoma
The Green Grocer
Kibo Farm, Santa Rosa
Lala’s Jam Bar and Urban Farmstand, Petaluma
Maison Porcella, Windsor
Marin Coast Ranch, Tomales
Nightingale Breads, Forestville
Pizzaleah, Windsor
Planetary Potato Chips
Sarmentine French Bakery, Petaluma & Sebastopol
Showa Farm, Cloverdale
Troubadour Bread & Bistro, Healdsburg
Woodlands Charcuterie

Visit our Snail of Approval map for a full list of local Snail of Approval awardees.

Snail of Approval is a recognition given to food businesses that pursue and practice Slow Food values of good, clean and fair food for all. As a locally run but internationally embraced program, Snail of Approval is a powerful validation for businesses. Slow Food in Sonoma County is a joint project of two local Slow Food chapters, Sonoma County North and Russian River, run in partnership with Slow Food USA.

Tour of Volo Chocolate
2025-03-26 11:00 - 12:30
Tour of VOLO Chocolate

VOLO is the award-winning handmade “Bean to Bar” deep chocolate founded in 2016 by Jeff and Susan Mall, Sonoma County farm-to-table chefs.

Join us for a tour of VOLO’s small factory and learn about the process of making chocolate from Jeff Mall.

Wednesday, March 26, 11 am – 12:15 pm

399 Business Park Court, Windsor

Tickets are $30 per person for Slow Food members. Because space is limited, this invitation is going first to current members only.

REGISTER HERE!

For those who would like to have lunch after the tour, one of Slow Food’s Snail of Approval restaurants is nearby. PizzaLeah is at 9240 Old Redwood Highway, Suite 116, Windsor (in the Oliver’s shopping center). 707.620.0551.

VOLO’s Process

Our chocolate making process begins with sourcing cacao (cocoa beans) from various parts of the world. We work with Uncommon Cacao to source ultra-premium grade organic beans. They operate their business with Transparent Trade, financial transparency, a step beyond Fair Trade guidelines.

We receive the fermented/dried cacao at our little factory here in Sonoma County. The first step is roasting, which is much like roasting coffee. Time and temperature are closely monitored and adjusted during the roasting process.

Once the beans have been roasted, there are several more processes before the chocolate bars are molded and packaged. The artwork on the labels are photographs of quilts made by Cathy Shanahan, a renowned textile artist, and Jeff’s aunt!

Volunteer With Us At The Redwood Empire Food Bank
2025-04-16 10:00 - 13:00
Volunteer With Us at the Redwood Empire Food Bank!

The Redwood Empire Food Bank (REFB)is the largest hunger-relief organization serving Northern California. Since 1987, REFB has been feeding our neighbors in need and leading the community to end hunger. Volunteers are critical to the Food Bank’s mission. Every month, volunteers contribute time which would otherwise require the work of 45 full-time staff members.

Our Sonoma County North leadership group is volunteering a few hours of our time to help pack food in the Food Bank’s warehouse. We have reserved 12 places and invite you to join our team! Have fun together while giving back to our community and helping to alleviate hunger.

Wednesday, April 16, 10 am-1 pm

Redwood Empire Food Bank

3990 Brickway Boulevard, Santa Rosa

We must confirm our volunteer reservation with the Food Bank by APRIL 9. We look forward to working together!

SIGN UP HERE

Slow Books: Dirt: Adventures in Lyon as a Chef in Training, Father, and Sleuth Looking for the Secret of French Cooking, by Bill Buford
2025-05-12 17:30 - 19:00
Slow Books is an ongoing activity of our chapter. The group meets every 6 weeks to discuss a food-related book and enjoy a potluck dinner based on the book. We meet in people’s homes which can usually only accommodate up to 8 people. For this reason, we are usually unable to invite others than our core group of participants.

But we’re learning a lot from the books we’ve read, and thought you might want to enjoy the books as well.

MAY SELECTION: Dirt: Adventures in Lyon as a Chef in Training, Father, and Sleuth Looking for the Secret of French Cooking, by Bill Buford

What does it take to master French cooking? This is the question that drives Bill Buford to abandon his perfectly happy life in New York City and pack up and (with a wife and three-year-old twin sons in tow) move to Lyon, the so-called gastronomic capital of France. But what was meant to be six months in a new and very foreign city turns into a wild five-year digression from normal life, as Buford apprentices at Lyon’s best boulangerie, studies at a legendary culinary school, and cooks at a storied Michelin-starred restaurant, where he discovers the exacting (and incomprehensibly punishing) rigueur of the professional kitchen. With his signature humor, sense of adventure, and masterful ability to bring an exotic and unknown world to life, Buford has written the definitive insider story of a city and its great culinary culture. (Amazon)

Slow Books: Love, Loss, and What We Ate: A Memoir, by Padma Lakshmi
2025-06-23 17:30 - 19:00
Slow Books is an ongoing activity of our chapter. The group meets every 6 weeks to discuss a food-related book and enjoy a potluck dinner based on the book. We meet in people’s homes which can usually only accommodate up to 8 people. For this reason, we are usually unable to invite others than our core group of participants.

But we’re learning a lot from the books we’ve read, and thought you might want to enjoy the books as well.

JUNE SELECTION: Slow Books: Love, Loss, and What We Ate: A Memoir, by Padma Lakshmi

A vivid memoir of food and family, survival and triumph, Love, Loss, and What We Ate traces the arc of Padma Lakshmi’s unlikely path from an immigrant childhood to a complicated life in front of the camera—a tantalizing blend of Ruth Reichl’s Tender at the Bone and Nora Ephron’s Heartburn
Long before Padma Lakshmi ever stepped onto a television set, she learned that how we eat is an extension of how we love, how we comfort, how we forge a sense of home—and how we taste the world as we navigate our way through it. Shuttling between continents as a child, she lived a life of dislocation that would become habit as an adult, never quite at home in the world. And yet, through all her travels, her favorite food remained the simple rice she first ate sitting on the cool floor of her grandmother’s kitchen in South India.
Poignant and surprising, Love, Loss, and What We Ate is Lakshmi’s extraordinary account of her journey from that humble kitchen, ruled by ferocious and unforgettable women, to the judges’ table of Top Chef and beyond. It chronicles the fierce devotion of the remarkable people who shaped her along the way, from her headstrong mother who flouted conservative Indian convention to make a life in New York, to her Brahmin grandfather—a brilliant engineer with an irrepressible sweet tooth—to the man seemingly wrong for her in every way who proved to be her truest ally. A memoir rich with sensual prose and punctuated with evocative recipes, it is alive with the scents, tastes, and textures of a life that spans complex geographies both internal and external.
Love, Loss, and What We Ate is an intimate and unexpected story of food and family—both the ones we are born to and the ones we create—and their enduring legacies. Amazon

Farm Tour: Knights Valley Wagu at Ghost Donkey Ranch
2025-07-09 09:30 - 11:00
The Knights Valley Wagyu farm tour has been rescheduled to July 9, 2025

FARM TOUR: KNIGHTS VALLEY WAGYU AT GHOST DONKEY RANCH

Wednesday, July 9, 9:30-11:00 am
Knights Valley Wagyu
13800 Highway 128, Calistoga

Tickets

Get ready for a moo-ving experience! Join us for a tour of Knights Valley Wagyu, a 227-acre working cattle ranch that’s earned our Snail of Approval!
Ever wonder what makes Wagyu so special? The ranch is home to cattle with 100% Japanese genetics – that’s like royalty in the beef world! These happy cows spend their days foraging on lush native grasses, soaking up the California sunshine. They also get a special, hand-fed nutritional mixture twice daily, tailored just for them.
Knights Valley Wagyu is all about being kind to the planet and the animals. The land is devoted to wildlife, native plants, and cattle. No pesticides, fertilizers, or chemical agents are allowed and water usage is minimal. We believe that enjoying small amounts of thoughtfully and sustainably raised beef offers a delicious and ethical alternative to the typical factory farming of large animals.
Come soak in the stunning beauty of the ranch and get the inside scoop on what makes Knights Valley Wagyu truly special. Don’t forget to pack your favorite lunch! We’ll have a picnic area ready for us to share a meal together.

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Annual Summer Picnic at Gradek Ranch
2025-07-12 16:00 - 19:00
It’s Time for the Slow Food Annual Summer Picnic at the Gradek Ranch!

Saturday, July 12
4 – 7 pm

Our Annual Summer Picnic is held on the Gradek Ranch in the Dry Creek Valley. Please join us for an afternoon of friends and food in a beautiful setting: picnic tables under the shade of tall trees and a lake ready for swimming. Come at 4 pm for appetizers, followed by a Mexican Taco Bar supper with grilled steak and chicken and hand-made tortillas.
Please bring a beverage and your place-setting!

Tickets Here

Thank you for supporting our chapter’s initiatives! This picnic is more than just a fun gathering—it’s also a fundraiser that helps us keep our efforts going strong. We’re grateful for your participation and generosity. In addition, we’re proud to donate a portion of the proceeds to Farm to Fight Hunger, supporting their mission to combat food insecurity.

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Slow Books: Epitaph for a Peach, David Mas Masumoto
2025-08-04 17:30 - 19:00
Slow Books is an ongoing activity of our chapter. The group meets every 6 weeks to discuss a food-related book and enjoy a potluck dinner based on the book. We meet in people’s homes which can usually only accommodate up to 8 people. For this reason, we are usually unable to invite others than our core group of participants.

But we’re learning a lot from the books we’ve read, and thought you might want to enjoy the books as well.

JUNE SELECTION: Slow Books: Epitaph for a Peach, David Mas Masumoto
A lyrical, sensuous and thoroughly engrossing memoir of one critical year in the life of an organic peach farmer, Epitaph for a Peach is “a delightful narrative . . . with poetic flair and a sense of humor” (Library Journal). Line drawings. Amazon

Tastes & Tales of Italy-Event Postponed
2025-08-23 17:30 - 20:30 | The Clubhouse at Tayman Golf Club, 927 S. Fitch Mountain Road, Healdsburg, CA, 95448, United States
Event postponed, more information on new date coming soon.

Celebrate Italy, Slow Food, and Local Flavor at “Tastes & Tales of Italy” Dinner
Join Slow Food Sonoma County North Tastes & Tales of Italy, an unforgettable evening of food, stories, and community. This special event celebrates our chapter’s delegates who attended the global Terra Madre Salone del Gusto gathering in Turin, Italy last fall—an international showcase of sustainable food and farming.
Highlights of the Evening:• Italy-inspired dinner by Chef Ryan Ramey of Americana & Estero Café• Four-course meal featuring local, seasonal ingredients (menu below)• Stories & photos from our delegates’ journey to Terra Madre 2024• Silent auction featuring local experiences, artisan goods, and more• A selection of wines will be included
Menu:• Appetizers: Peaches with creamy cheese & honey, anchovy crostini, Wise Acre Farm beef meatballs• Entrée: Italian fry bread with local charcuterie• Main: Saffron risotto with Liberty Duck & gremolata, grilled summer vegetables• Dessert: Buttermilk panna cotta with candied hazelnut crunch
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Meet Our Delegates:Tiffany Holbrook (Wise Acre Farm), Samantha Ramey (Americana & Estero Café), and Donna del Rey (Relish Culinary Adventures)—all Snail of Approval awardees and leaders in local, sustainable food.
Silent Auction Highlights:• 2-night stay at an ocean-view Sea Ranch home• Wine tasting for 4 at Papapietro Perry Winery• Local olive oil basket, artisan ceramics, hand-woven Guatemalan mat• Tickets to future Slow Food dinners, including our 100-Mile Dinner (May 2026)
This event will raise funds to send chapter delegates to Terra Madre 2026. Thank you for your support!

Terra Madre Americas, Sacramento
2025-09-26 - 2025-09-28

Celebrate a Year of Slow Food With Us at Our Annual Meeting, Healdsburg!
2025-10-26 15:00 - 17:00
Celebrate a Year of Slow Food With Us at Our Annual Meeting!

Barn at Farm to Fight Hunger

Speaker Vince Trotter

October 26, 3-5 pm
Farm to Fight Hunger
12340 Los Amigos Road, Healdsburg

There is no charge for this event, but please register for planning purposes.

Register Here

Come Help Us Celebrate Our Members and Our Collective Work This Year–and Learn About North Bay Agriculture
Mingle with old friends and meet new members, have some nibbles and drinks, and find out what your chapter has been doing this year.
We will enjoy the beauty of the fields and barn at Farm to Fight Hunger and hear from owners Bruce Mentzer and Anthony Solar about their mission to provide food for those in need.
And we are excited to welcome Vince Trotter as our speaker. Vince is Sustainable Ag Coordinator and Agricultural Ombudsman with UC Cooperative Extension in Marin County and co-owner of Kibo Farm. He will give us “A Perspective on North Bay Agriculture” and answer your questions.

Special Information
Please bring your favorite appetizer to share, and label it.
Beverages provided.
Bring a friend! We want to spread the word about Slow Food and Good, Clean, Fair food for all.
If your membership has expired, attend and renew it. Not a member? Come and see what we’re all about!

Farm to Fight Hunger
Our mission is to sustainably grow nutritious vegetables, and to produce pasture-raised eggs, for donation to those in need of healthy food in Sonoma County. We donate 100% of what we grow.
The farm is a Snail of Approval – Slow Food in Sonoma County recipient.

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Slow Cinema: Feeding Tomorrow, Cloverdale
2025-11-04 15:00 - 17:00
Slow Cinema Watch Party:
Feeding Tomorrow

Tuesday, November 4
3-5 pm
River Road, Cloverdale
(address will be sent upon registration)

Join us to watch and then discuss the 2024 documentary film, Feeding Tomorrow (streaming on Amazon). The film is 1 hour 20 minutes. We will provide movie munchies–please bring a beverage to share.
Our group is limited to 10 people, so sign up soon! There is no charge for this event.

Register Here

Feeding Tomorrow
We all have the power to make positive change in the world, and food is at the center of that change. FEEDING TOMORROW tells an interconnected story of how food interacts with and transforms every part of our lives. By threading together the stories of a dynamic group of innovators, we cast a new vision for a more regenerative world.

Our lens focuses on innovators across agriculture, healthcare, and education as they work to transform our broken food system. We follow Thabiti Brown, Head of School at Codman Academy; Lisa Mcdowell, Director of Nutrition at St. Joseph Mercy Hospitals; and Mark Shepard, Founder & Farmer of New Forest Farm to discover the biggest challenges and the real solutions we face in agriculture, healthcare, and education.

Our film documents the hard truth about where we are today and provides tangible, working examples: farming that will feed our future, healthy food that will heal us, a new model for holistic education. Each of our experts provide tangible actions that each one of us can make in our daily lives to be a part of change.

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Volunteer With Us at Redwood Empire Food Bank
2025-11-19 10:00 - 13:00

Terra Madre Day Dinner, Healdsburg
2025-12-10 17:30 - 20:00
Terra Madre Day Dinner

This year we are again observing International Terra Madre Day with dinner at the intimate Idlewild Tasting Room. Please join us!

Wednesday, December 10, 5:30 -8 pm
132 Plaza Street, Healdsburg

MENU

Selection of Appetizers

Salad of Local Greens with Gorgonzola and Gradek Pears
Spezzatino di Maiale (Pork Stew) on Polenta
(a vegetarian option will be offered)

Meyer Lemon Panna Cotta
Idlewild Wines
Tickets are $60 for Slow Food Members and $75 for non-members
Ticket sales will end on December 6.

Get Your Tickets Here

In the Slow Food tradition, please bring your own (non-disposable) plate + silverware + napkin to help reduce waste and clean-up time. Wine glasses will be provided.

Please do not bring your own wine. Idlewild wines will be served during the evening.
Doors will open promptly at 5:30 pm.

December 10 marks Terra Madre Day, our global celebration of food, community, and the living networks that connect us all. Marking the anniversary of the founding of the Slow Food movement in 1989, this day provides us a moment for communities everywhere to celebrate local food cultures and to show how food can be a force for connection, resilience, and change.

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