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SUMMARY:Slow Books: Invitation to A Banquet\, by Fuchsia Dunlop
DESCRIPTION:Our Slow Boods group is currently full\, but please enjoy reading along with us. \nDECEMBER SELECTION: Invitation to A Banquet: The Story of Chinese Food\, by Fuchsia Dunlop \n\nChinese 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. \n\n\nIn 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.  \n\n\nMeeting 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)
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/slow-books-invitation-to-a-banquet-by-fuchsia-dunlop/
LOCATION:Healdsburg
CATEGORIES:Books,Food
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SUMMARY:The Return Of Our Sausage-Making Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The Return of Our Sausage-Making Workshop!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for a fun and delicious day of making Italian sausage. We’ll enjoy the results of our morning workshop with lunch.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWednesday\, November 13\, 10 am-2 pm\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSciaini Family Estate\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n25975 River Road\, Cloverdale\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis 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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLunch includes salad and wine as well. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets are $50 for Slow Food members and $60 for non-members. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBecause this workshop has limited attendance\, it is being offered first to current chapter members.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBuy your ticket here.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nP.O. Box 1494 | Healdsburg CA | 95448 unsubscribe
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/the-return-of-our-sausage-making-workshop/
CATEGORIES:Food
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SUMMARY:Slow Books: The Upstairs Delicatessen: On Eating\, Reading\, Reading About Eating\, and Eating While Reading
DESCRIPTION: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. \nBut we’re learning a lot from the books we’ve read\, and thought you might want to enjoy the books as well.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOCTOBER SELECTION: The Upstairs Delicatessen: On Eating\, Reading\, Reading About Eating\, and Eating While Reading\, by Dwight Garner \n\n\nDwight 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.  \n\n\nThrough 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)
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/slow-books-the-upstairs-delicatessen-on-eating-reading-reading-about-eating-and-eating-while-reading/
LOCATION:Sebastopol
CATEGORIES:Books,Food
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SUMMARY:Annual Meeting:  An Afternoon of Conviviality And Information About The Food Movement
DESCRIPTION:Annual Meeting: An Afternoon of Conviviality and Information About the Food Movement\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeet and greet\, sip and nibble\, and hear about some cutting-edge issues in the food world. Please join us!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSunday\, October 27\, 3-5 pm\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFarm to Fight Hunger Barn\, 12340 Los Amigos Road\, Healdsburg\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGreet 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.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe ask you to please bring 3 items to the meeting:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nan appetizer to share \na box of pasta that will be given to the Redwood Empire Food Bank for their October Project Pasta drive \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\na 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) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease register here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOur 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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“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 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe 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! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nP.O. Box 1494 | Healdsburg CA | 95448 unsubscribe
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/annual-meeting-an-afternoon-of-conviviality-and-information-about-the-food-movement/
CATEGORIES:Food,Wine
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SUMMARY:Volunteer Days for Farm to Pantry
DESCRIPTION:Volunteer Days for Farm to Pantry\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDo good and have fun: Volunteer with us for a few hours of gleaning for Farm to Pantry! This year there are 2 days of gleaning.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWednesday\, October 16\, 8:30-11:00 am \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nand/or Wednesday\, October 23\, 8:30-11 am \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe are gleaning at Farm to Fight Hunger\, 12340 Los Amigos Road\, Healdsburg \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe will meet at Farm to Fight Hunger at 8:30 am at the barn. Park near the entrance to the farm and walk up the driveway to the barn. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDuring the morning\, we will harvest field vegetables and bring them from the field to the barn. When we finish\, the produce will be delivered to organizations that feed people in need of healthy food. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWear work clothes and bring a water bottle\, hat\, and gloves. We’ll also learn a bit about this farm and its mission. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSIGN UP HERE\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat Is Farm to Pantry? \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn 2008\, the nonprofit Farm to Pantry  was launched to serve a need in our local community: to provide a continuous supply of fresh\, healthy produce to our most vulnerable neighbors who lack access to it by cultivating a community of growers and volunteers. The mission then and now is to bring together communities to end food injustice and reverse global warming by rescuing and sharing locally-grown food with those who have been systematically marginalized. We envision a just food system in which everyone has access to healthy food that honors and nourishes our community and heals the planet through eliminating food waste. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFarm to Fight Hunger is a non-profit organization that grows\, harvests and delivers fresh nutritious produce\, free of charge\, to those in Sonoma County in need of healthy food. Eggs laid by happy pastured hens are also donated to local food banks. We farm in an earth-friendly sustainable manner and work to improve the soil health\, therefore improving the nutritional content of the food we grow\, increasing the amount of carbon the soil can hold and reducing greenhouse gases. We will work to make the farm its own healthy balanced ecosystem\, with habitat for both native plants and beneficial insects. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFarm to Fight Hunger is a Slow Food in Sonoma County Snail of Approval farm. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFarm to Fight Hunger owners Bruce Mentzer and Anthony Solar\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nP.O. Box 1494 | Healdsburg CA | 95448 unsubscribe
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/volunteer-days-for-farm-to-pantry/
CATEGORIES:Farm
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SUMMARY:Terra Madre/Salon del Gusto\, Italy - See August Sonoma County North newsletter for details.
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URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/terra-madre-salon-del-gusto-italy-see-august-newsletter-for-details/
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SUMMARY:Slow Books: The Migrant Chef: The Life and Times of Lalo Garcia\, by Laura Tillman
DESCRIPTION:Slow Books: The Migrant Chef\, The Life and Times of Lalo Garcia\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe have 3 places available at our next Slow Books meeting\, and invite you to join us for a potluck dinner and discussion of the book\, The Migrant Chef: The Life and Times of Lalo Garcia\,by Laura Tillman.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMonday\, September 16\, 6 pm\, Cloverdale\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThere is no charge for the meeting\, but we must know who is coming. Please sign up here and we will confirm your attendance: slowfoodsonomacountynorth@gmail.com. The address and details about the meeting will be sent upon confirmation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Migrant Chef: The Life and Times of Lalo Garcia\, by Laura Tillman A chef’s gripping quest to reconcile his childhood experiences as a migrant farmworker with the rarefied world of fine dining. Born in rural Mexico\, Eduardo “Lalo” García Guzmán and his family left for the United States when he was a child\, picking fruits and vegetables on the migrant route from Florida to Michigan. He worked in Atlanta restaurants as a teenager before being convicted of a robbery\, incarcerated\, and eventually deported. Lalo landed in Mexico City as a new generation of chefs was questioning the hierarchies that had historically privileged European cuisine in elite spaces. At his acclaimed restaurant\, Máximo Bistrot\, he began to craft food that narrated his memories and hopes. Mexico City–based journalist Laura Tillman spent five years immersively reporting on Lalo’s story: from Máximo’s kitchen to the onion fields of Vidalia\, Georgia\, to Dubai’s first high-end Mexican restaurant\, to Lalo’s hometown of San José de las Pilas. What emerges is a moving portrait of Lalo’s struggle to find authenticity in an industry built on the very inequalities that drove his family to leave their home\, and of the artistic process as Lalo calls on the experiences of his life to create transcendent cuisine. The Migrant Chef offers an unforgettable window into a family’s border-eclipsing dreams\, Mexico’s culinary heritage\, and the making of a chef. (Amazon)
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/slow-books-the-migrant-chef-the-life-and-times-of-lalo-garcia-by-laura-tillman/
CATEGORIES:Books,Food
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SUMMARY:Heron Shadow Farm Tour\, Sebastopol
DESCRIPTION:Farm Tour: Heron Shadow\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHeron Shadow is an Indigenous biocultural heritage oasis in Sebastopol. Join us for a special educational tour!\nThursday\, September 12\, 10-11:15 am\nSebastopol\nTickets are $20 for Slow Food members and $30 for non-members. The tour is limited to 15 people. Proceeds are divided equally between Heron Shadow Farm and Sonoma County North’s Local Farmer grant. \nThere are several Slow Food Snail of Approval restaurants in Sebastopol if you want to have lunch after the tour.\nHandline\, 935 Gravenstein Hwy S.\nAmericana\, 162 N Main Street\nPsychic Pie\, 980 Gravenstein Hwy S. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBUY TICKETS HERE \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAn Indigenous Biocultural Heritage Oasis\nHeron Shadow is a Native place of refuge and learning for community engagement\, connection to the land\, growing Indigenous foods\, and nourishing Indigenous and intercultural relations. \nAfter 37 years of growing our organization and implementing our mission to protect and revitalize the sacred relationship Native peoples have with ancestral lands\, we now have purchased 7.6 acres of land in Sonoma County\, on the ancestral lands of the Coast Miwok and Southern Pomo Peoples of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria. We were able to become stewards of this land and make this purchase thanks to the discount offered by the former owner\, the generous support of key funders\, and with the permission of Graton Rancheria. \nHeron Shadow: An Indigenous Biocultural Heritage Oasis is a home for the dreaming\, building\, growing\, and transmission of The Cultural Conservancy’s mission and work. We are transforming this gift of land into an innovative haven that will focus on the conservation and regeneration of Indigenous agriculture\, Native Sciences\, and healthy lifeways. \nWe invite you to connect with this land\, engage in the dream\, and experience the potential of Heron Shadow. \n(The Cultural Conservancy is a Native-led nonprofit organization founded in 1985. It is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/heron-shadow-farm-tour-sebastopol/
CATEGORIES:Farm
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SUMMARY:100-Mile Dinner in Bennett Valley
DESCRIPTION:100-Mile Dinner in Bennett Valley\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nSetting for our 100-mile dinner in 2023 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA 100-mile dinner sources every ingredient within 100 miles of the dinner’s location. Please join us for our next special experience!\nSaturday\, September 7\, 6 pm\nBennett Valley\, Santa Rosa\nThis 5-course menu with wine is $165 per person. The dinner features Liberty duck\, and the full menu will be set according to what is most fresh on September 7.\nThe meal is created and served by members of our chapter’s Events team\, and raises funds for our many Slow Food projects that support farmers and food-related businesses. \nThe special location will be revealed when you purchase your ticket(s). Dinner is limited to 16 guests. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSign up soon as only a few seats are left! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPAYMENT OPTION: If you prefer to pay by check\, please sign up first at slowfoodsonomacountynorth@gmail.com. We will tell you where to send your check\, and will register you when we receive it. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/100-mile-dinner-santa-rosa-more-information-to-come/
CATEGORIES:Food,Fundraiser
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UID:8281-1724236200-1724241600@www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org
SUMMARY:Farm Tour:  Hog Island Oyster Farm
DESCRIPTION:Farm Tour: Hog Island Oyster Farm\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for a special educational tour of Hog Island Oyster Farm! For those who are interested\, we will have a quick visit to Hog Island Saltworks after the main tour.\nWednesday\, August 21\, 10:30 am – noon\nHog Island Oyster Company\n20215 Shoreline Highway\, Marshall\, CA 94940\nTickets are $30 for Slow Food members and $40 for non-members.\nLunch is not provided but you may reserve a place at Tony’s Seafood\, 415-663-1107\, just down the road from our tour. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBUY TICKETS HERE \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Story of Hog Island Oysters\nFew foods carry the flavor of “place” quite like an oyster. Tomales Bay has the cool\, clean water rich in plankton that oysters feed on to grow plump and sweet\, and the flavor of the bay is evident in every delicious mouthful. \nWe started out with the aim of cultivating the highest quality oysters possible\, and that is still the driving principle behind Hog Island. Good things grow slowly and that is what we have tried to do\, developing sustainable aquaculture techniques to produce superior shellfish that taste wonderful while building a community of like-minded people. We take great care in everything that we do\, from cultivating oysters through to the ways in which we work with our environment and finally how we present our product to you. \nVisit our farm in Marshall and learn all about oysters\, how we farm them\, the marine environment in which they grow\, and how to shuck an oyster. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSalt Is Another Product\nHarvesting salt the Hog Island way is hands-on from start to finish. We begin by feeding the mineral-rich water of Tomales Bay into a large evaporation tower lined with “salt sails\,” made from the same material we use to grow our oysters. Water drips down the sails and recirculates back to the top with the help of solar-powered pumps. Then\, we let the wind and sun work their magic to evaporate the sea water into a high salinity brine. \nNext\, the saturated brine gets brought into the salt house\, where Jeff gently heats it over a wood-fired brick oven. As the salt emerges from the brine\, Jeff carefully extracts the harvest to give it a unique\, fluffy texture and rich mineral content. \nThe distinct mineral makeup of Tomales Bay’s water gives our salt a high concentration of essential minerals\, like magnesium\, potassium\, iodine and more. With a deep umami flavor profile that’s uniquely West Marin\, Hog Island Saltworks adds the perfect finishing touch to any dish. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ninformation coming soon!
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/hog-island-oyster-tour-marshall/
LOCATION:Hog Island Oyster Co.\, Marshall\, CA\, United States
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UID:8661-1722816000-1722902399@www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org
SUMMARY:Slow Books: Endangered Eating: America's Vanishing Foods\, by Sarah Lohman
DESCRIPTION: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. \nBut we’re learning a lot from the books we’ve read\, and thought you might want to enjoy the books as well. We will therefore let you know what we’re reading each meeting through the newsletter and our website. \nAugust Selection\nEndangered Eating: America’s Vanishing Foods\, by Sarah Lohman\nIn Endangered Eating\, culinary historian Sarah Lohman draws inspiration from the Ark of Taste\, a list compiled by Slow Food International that catalogues important regional foods. Lohman travels the country learning about the distinct ingredients at risk of being lost. Readers follow Lohman to Hawaii\, as she walks alongside farmers to learn the stories behind heirloom sugarcane. In the Navajo Nation\, she assists in the traditional butchering of a Navajo Churro ram. Lohman heads to the Upper Midwest\, to harvest wild rice; to the Pacific Northwest\, to spend a day wild salmon reefnet fishing; to the Gulf Coast\, to devour gumbo made thick and green with filé powder; and to the Lowcountry of South Carolina\, to taste America’s oldest peanut—long thought to be extinct. Lohman learns from those who love these rare ingredients: shepherds\, fishers\, and farmers; scientists\, historians\, and activists. And she tries her hand at raising these crops and preparing these dishes. Each chapter includes two recipes\, so readers can be a part of saving these ingredients by purchasing and preparing them. \n  \nAnimated by stories yet grounded in historical research\, Endangered Eating gives readers the tools to support community food organizations and producers that work to preserve local culinary traditions and rare\, cherished foods—before it’s too late. (Amazon)
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/slow-books-endangered-eating-americas-vanishing-foods-by-sarah-lohman/
CATEGORIES:Books,Food
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240727T160000
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DTSTAMP:20260411T211720
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T190126Z
UID:8432-1722096000-1722106800@www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org
SUMMARY:Annual Summer Picnic at the Lake
DESCRIPTION:Like\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nANNUAL SUMMER PICNIC AT THE LAKE\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease join us at our Annual Summer Picnic at the Gradek Ranch lake in Healdsburg’s Dry Creek Valley!\nSATURDAY\, JULY 27\, 4-7 pm\n2323 West Dry Creek Road\nHealdsburg\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMENU\nSelection of Sonoma County Breads and Spreads\nGrilled Tuscan Ribs\nBodega Red Potato Salad\nKale and Wheat Berry Salad\nIce Cream and Shortbread\nPLEASE BRING YOUR PLACE SETTING\, GLASS\, AND A BEVERAGE!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets are $45 for Slow Food members\, $55 for nonmembers. Children under 12 are free.\nDirections will be sent upon registration. \nWant to swim or dunk in the lake? Bring your bathing suit! There is a cabin for changing.\nNot sure if your membership is current? Email us at slowfoodsonomacountynorth@gmail.com. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBuy Your Tickets Here \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n100-Mile Dinner Tickets\nSome of you have experienced our delicious 100-Mile Dinners\, in which every ingredient of the meal is sourced from within 100 miles. At the picnic\, you may purchase a seat at our next dinner\, on September 7.
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/annual-summer-picnic-at-the-lake/
LOCATION:Gradek Ranch\, 2323 West Dry Creek Road\, Healdsburg\, CA\, 95448\, United States
CATEGORIES:Local Food,Picnic
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CREATED:20240527T193504Z
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UID:8269-1719187200-1719273599@www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org
SUMMARY:Slow Books: How to Cook a Wolf by M.F.K. Fisher
DESCRIPTION:Although the Slow Books meet-up is currently full\, you can join us in reading this month’s selection. \nWritten to inspire courage in those daunted by wartime shortages\, How to Cook a Wolf continues to rally cooks during times of plenty\, reminding them that providing sustenance requires more than putting food on the table. \nM. F. K. Fisher knew that the last thing hungry people needed were hints on cutting back and making do. Instead\, she gives her readers license to dream\, to experiment\, to construct adventurous and delicious meals as a bulwark against a dreary\, meager present. Her fine prose provides reason in itself to draw our chairs close to the hearth; we can still enjoy her company and her exhortations to celebrate life by eating well. \n 
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/slow-books-how-to-cook-a-wolf-by-m-f-k-fisher/
CATEGORIES:Books,Food
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240615T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240615T130000
DTSTAMP:20260411T211720
CREATED:20240516T223329Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240527T201216Z
UID:8244-1718445600-1718456400@www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org
SUMMARY:The Mendocino Grain Project and Ridgewood Ranch Farm Tour
DESCRIPTION:Farm Tour: The Mendocino Grain Project and Ridgewood Ranch\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease join us for a tour of the Mendocino Grain Project in Ukiah followed by a tour and picnic lunch at Ridgewood Ranch.\nSaturday\, June 15\, 10 am\n3541 N. State Street\, Ukiah\nThe tour is limited to 15 people. Tickets are $20 for Slow Food members and $30 for non-members.\nProceeds will be shared equally by the Mendocino Grain Project and the chapter’s Local Farmer project.\nRidgewood Ranch is about 20 minutes north of Ukiah. You may choose to leave after our tour\, or continue north to visit the Ranch and have a brown-bag lunch. Carpool options will be sent upon registration confirmation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBUY TICKETS HERE \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRachel Britten is the owner of the Mendocino Grain Project in central Mendocino County. She grows primarily wheat and rye on 34 acres in Redwood Valley. She took over the business in 2020 from Doug Mosel who started it in 2009. \n“We’re right on the Russian River\, and we don’t use any fertilizer other than compost and cover crops. We use a low-tillage system\, which means minimizing the disturbance to the soil. It’s part of my farming values\, but it also feels like a responsibility to my community. Local farming creates a really beautiful loop of accountability and understanding.” (Alta Magazine) \nRachel processes her grain for sale\, and also partners with other farmers to process their grains post-harvest: quinoa\, rolled oats\, heirloom beans\, and Einkorn. A percentage of the grain stays with the Grain Project for sale and the remainder goes back to the farmers. \nRachel lives on a ranch made famous as the retirement home of champion race horse Sea Biscuit. Ridgewood Ranch is north of Ukiah\, and we will have a chance to tour the ranch and have a brown-bag lunch after our visit to the grain milling facility in Ukiah. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/the-mendocino-grain-project-and-ridgewood-ranch-farm-tour/
LOCATION:Mendocino Grain Project\, 3541 N. State Street\, Ukiah\, CA\, 95482\, United States
CATEGORIES:Farm,Food
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240515
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240516
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CREATED:20240403T004459Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240424T190953Z
UID:8036-1715731200-1715817599@www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org
SUMMARY:Farm Tour: Seven Moons Farm\, Sonoma
DESCRIPTION:Farm Tour: Seven Moons Farm\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou’re invited to a tour of Seven Moons Farm in Sonoma’s Valley of the Moon\nWednesday\, May 15\, 10-11:30 am\nTickets are $20 for Slow Food members and $25 for non-members.\nProceeds from this event will be shared equally by Seven Moons Farm and Sonoma County North’s Local Farmer Grant.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGET TICKETS HERE \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nRebecca Bozzelli \n\n\n\n\n\nOur tour will take approximately 1.5 hours\, led by Seven Moons’ owner\, Rebecca Bozzelli. There are two nearby restaurants that buy produce from the farm (Swim Club and El Molino) if you want to have lunch after the tour. \nDirections to the farm will be sent upon registration. \nSeven Moons is a small two-family farm in Sonoma Valley. It is a diverse landscape of fruit trees\, perennial herbs\, berries\, flowers\, native habitat\, and fields for row crops. “We pride ourselves on growing the highest quality produce for local restaurants\, farm boxes and the farmers market by focusing on sustainable and regenerative farming practices.” \nVisit them on Saturday mornings at the Santa Rosa Original Farmers Market at The Luther Burbank Center. \nSeven Moons Farm is a Snail of Approval in Sonoma County awardee\, and grows Ark of Taste products. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n©2024 Slow Food Sonoma County North | P.O. Box 1494 | Healdsburg CA | 95448
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/farm-tour-seven-moons-farm-sonoma/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240513
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CREATED:20240403T004307Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240503T223826Z
UID:8033-1715558400-1715644799@www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org
SUMMARY:Slow Books: The World Central Kitchen Cookbook by Jose Andres
DESCRIPTION:Although the Slow Books meet-up is currently full\, you can join us in reading this month’s selection. \n \n 
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/slow-books-the-world-central-kitchen-cookbook-by-jose-andres/
CATEGORIES:Books,Food
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UID:7899-1712534400-1712620799@www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org
SUMMARY:Slow Books: Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci
DESCRIPTION:  \nAlthough the Slow Books meet-up is currently full\, you can join us in reading this month’s selection.\n\nFrom award-winning actor and food obsessive Stanley Tucci comes an intimate and charming memoir of life in and out of the kitchen. \nStanley Tucci grew up in an Italian American family that spent every night around the kitchen table. He shared the magic of those meals with us in The Tucci Cookbook and The Tucci Table\, and now he takes us beyond the savory recipes and into the compelling stories behind them.​ \nTaste is a reflection on the intersection of food and life\, filled with anecdotes about his growing up in Westchester\, New York; preparing for and shooting the foodie films Big Night and Julie & Julia; falling in love over dinner; and teaming up with his wife to create meals for a multitude of children. Each morsel of this gastronomic journey through good times and bad\, five-star meals and burned dishes\, is as heartfelt and delicious as the last. \nWritten with Stanley’s signature wry humor\, Taste is for fans of Bill Buford\, Gabrielle Hamilton\, and Ruth Reichl – and anyone who knows the power of a home-cooked meal. (Amazon)
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/slow-books-taste-my-life-through-food-by-stanley-tucci/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240327T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240327T160000
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CREATED:20240201T193928Z
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UID:7525-1711540800-1711555200@www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org
SUMMARY:Slow Wine
DESCRIPTION:Slow Wine\nCity View at the Metreon\, San Francisco\n(Slow Food Sonoma County North and East Bay will have a table)
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/slow-wine/
LOCATION:City View at the Metreon\, 135 4th Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240319T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240319T130000
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CREATED:20240201T193430Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240201T193430Z
UID:7522-1710842400-1710853200@www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org
SUMMARY:Volunteer Day at Redwood Empire Food Bank
DESCRIPTION:More information coming soon.
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/volunteer-day-at-redwood-empire-food-bank/
LOCATION:Redwood Empire Food Bank\, 3990 Brickway Boulevard\, Santa Rosa\, CA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240309T100000
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UID:7615-1709978400-1709989200@www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org
SUMMARY:Slow Food Tortilla-Making Class and Lunch
DESCRIPTION:Tortilla-Making and Lunch With the Diaz Sisters\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday\, March 9\, 10:00 am\n26607 River Road\, Cloverdale\nInstruction and practice\, followed by lunch \nJoin the Diaz Sisters and learn to make flour tortillas. Margie Diaz Bourdon and Eliza Diaz Thompson will lead us in a morning session on the process\, sprinkled with stories and fun. Learn to make the dough\, roll with the pipa and grill up light\, delicious tortillas. You will never want to buy store-bought again! \nHands-on\, we will work together to make the dough and get a feel for rolling out the tortillas. \nAfter our work is done\, we will sit down to lunch\, enjoying a meal with our warm tortillas. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n$35 Slow Food members\, $45 non-members \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe word “tortilla” originally comes from the Spanish word torta\, which means “round cake.” When Spanish explorers discovered an unleavened flatbread made by the Aztecs\, they called it tortilla (little torta). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n©2024 Slow Food Sonoma County North | P.O. Box 1494 | Healdsburg CA | 95448
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/slow-food-tortilla-making-class-and-lunch/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240228T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240228T193000
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CREATED:20240123T212511Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240126T201031Z
UID:7432-1709141400-1709148600@www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org
SUMMARY:6th Annual Snail of Approval Awards
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate our 2023 Snail of Approval Awardees! We will honor 12 local restaurants\, farms\, and artisan producers at the 6th Annual Snail of Approval Awards ceremony at the Sebastopol Grange. \nMeet our community of honorees and enjoy their tastes and displays\, while learning about local food businesses. They will be joining a growing group of local Sonoma County food purveyors and hundreds of awardees from across the country. \nGet your tickets now! \n2023 Snail of Approval Awardees:\n\nAmericana Sebastopol\, Sebastopol\n[the bejkr]\, Sonoma\nBricoleur Vineyards Culinary Garden\, Windsor\nFourteen Magpies Handmade Jams & Preserves\, Santa Rosa\nGoguette Bread\, Santa Rosa\nPsychic Pie\, Sebastopol\nSarmentine Artisan Boulanger\, Santa Rosa\nSingleThread Farm\, Healdsburg\nThe Spinster Sisters\, Santa Rosa\nCulinary Farm at St Francis Winery & Vineyards\, Santa Rosa\nWise Acre Farm\, Windsor\nVolo Chocolate\, Windsor\n\nLight bites and beverages will be served. \nSnail 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 recognized program\, Snail of Approval is a powerful recognition. 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. \nSlow Food USA’s Snail of Approval directory is a national interactive Snail of Approval map that allows users to find businesses across the US that are embracing the Slow Food values.\nVisit the Sonoma County map for a full list of local Snail of Approval awardees.
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/6th-annual-snail-of-approval-awards-2/
LOCATION:Sebastopol Grange\, 6000 Sebastopol Ave\, Sebastopol\, CA\, 95472\, United States
CATEGORIES:Awards,Food
ORGANIZER;CN="Snail of Approval-Slow Food in Sonoma County":MAILTO:snailofapprovalsc@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240219T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240219T200000
DTSTAMP:20260411T211720
CREATED:20240116T194024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240207T194137Z
UID:7377-1708365600-1708372800@www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org
SUMMARY:Slow Books: The Fate of Food: What We'll Eat in a Bigger\, Hotter\, Smarter World
DESCRIPTION:Although the Slow Books meet-up is currently full\, you can join us in reading this month’s selection. \nThe Fate of Food: What We’ll Eat in a Bigger\, Hotter\, Smarter World by Amanda Little \nIn the fascinating story of the sustainable food revolution\, an environmental journalist and professor asks the question: Is the future of food looking bleak – or better than ever? \nClimate models show that global crop production will decline every decade for the rest of this century due to drought\, heat\, and flooding. Water supplies are in jeopardy. Meanwhile\, the world’s population is expected to grow another 30 percent by midcentury. So how\, really\, will we feed nine billion people sustainably in the coming decades? \nAmanda Little\, a professor at Vanderbilt University and an award-winning journalist\, spent three years traveling through a dozen countries and as many US states in search of answers to this question.Through her interviews and adventures with farmers\, scientists\, activists\, and engineers\, Little tells the fascinating story of human innovation and explores new and old approaches to food production while charting the growth of a movement that could redefine sustainable food on a grand scale. \nThroughout her journey\, Little finds and shares a deeper understanding of the threats of climate change and encounters a sense of awe and optimism about the lessons of our past and the scope of human ingenuity. (Amazon)
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/slow-books-the-fate-of-food-what-well-eat-in-a-bigger-hotter-smarter-world/
CATEGORIES:Books,Food
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231210T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231210T203000
DTSTAMP:20260411T211720
CREATED:20231114T202301Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231117T004624Z
UID:6876-1702229400-1702240200@www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org
SUMMARY:Celebrate Terra Madre Day With Us
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Terra Madre Day With Us!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease join us for dinner on Terra Madre Day\nSunday\, December 10\, 5:30 pm.\nThis year we are observing Terra Madre Day with dinner at Idlewild Tasting Room\, 132 Plaza Street\, Healdsburg \n(street parking) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMENU\nSelection of Appetizers\nTuscan Kale Salad\nBoeuf Bourguignon with Mashed Potatoes (a vegetarian option will be offered)\nBread & Butter\nApple bars\nIdlewild wines are included\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn 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. No outside wine\, please. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpace is limited–reserve your place now!\nTickets are $60 for Slow Food members\, $75 for non-members. Sales will close on December 6\, 2023. \nSee you on December 10!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReserve a Spot \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTerra Madre Day is on December 10 every year around the world. It is Slow Food’s way to promote the diversity of food traditions and production and show how our network is using its creativity and knowledge to build a better food future. \nTerra Madre Day brings together all who share the vision of a food system that supports local economies\, and respects the environment\, biodiversity\, taste\, and tradition. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n©2023 Slow Food Sonoma County North | P.O. Box 1494 | Healdsburg CA | 95448
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/celebrate-terra-madre-day-with-us/
LOCATION:Idlewild Tasting Room\, 132 Plaza Street\, Healdsburg\, CA
CATEGORIES:Food,Wine
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SUMMARY:Volunteer With Us at the Redwood Empire Food Bank
DESCRIPTION:Volunteer With Us at the Redwood Empire Food Bank\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 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. \nOur 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 15 places and invite you to join us! Have fun together while giving back to our community and helping to alleviate hunger. \nTuesday\, November 28\, 10 am-1 pm\nRedwood Empire Food Bank\n3990 Brickway Boulevard\, Santa Rosa\nWe must confirm our volunteer reservation with the Food Bank by November 25. We look forward to working together! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSIGN UP HERE \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n©2023 Slow Food Sonoma County North | P.O. Box 1494 | Healdsburg CA | 95448
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/volunteer-with-us-at-the-redwood-empire-food-bank/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231015T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231015T170000
DTSTAMP:20260411T211720
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UID:5738-1697382000-1697389200@www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org
SUMMARY:Sonoma County North Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Annual Meeting: An Afternoon of Conviviality and Information About the Food Movement\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeet and greet\, sip and nibble\, and hear about some cutting-edge issues in the food world.\nPlease join us for our annual meeting next month!\nSunday\, October 15\, 3-5 pm\nFarm to Fight Hunger Barn\, 12340 Los Amigos Road\, Healdsburg\nGreet your friends and meet new members\, learn what your chapter has planned for the year\, and make your voices heard. Three speakers will inform us on some of the current trends in the food movement.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThere is no charge for the meeting\, but please register as we need a count for planning purposes.\nWe 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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nREGISTER HERE \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOur Meeting Speakers\nNaomi Crawford\, Co-Owner of Lunchette in Petaluma and member of Zero Foodprint. Lunchette’s fast-casual model is designed to increase equity in the operation. Naomi has worked with suppliers for better compostable take-out containers\, and reduced their restaurant’s trash to almost nothing. Lunchette is a Slow Food in Sonoma County Snail of Approval Restaurant. Naomi will talk about getting to zero waste. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAleta Pierce\, Owner and Farm Manager of Beet Generation Farm\, Forestville. Aleta will describe the process of regenerating the soil and building the infrastructure at the farm’s new location. Beet Generation is the 2023 recipient of our chapter’s Local Farmer grant. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSteve Pogue\, Glean Leader at Farm to Fight HungerHealdsburg. Steve will talk about the farm’s model of reducing food insecurity\, and the partnership with the gleaning organization\, Farm to Pantry. FTFH is a Slow Food in Sonoma County Snail of Approval Farm.
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/sonoma-county-north-annual-meeting-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231011T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231011T110000
DTSTAMP:20260411T211720
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UID:6423-1697013000-1697022000@www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org
SUMMARY:Volunteer Day for Farm to Pantry
DESCRIPTION:Volunteer Day for Farm to Pantry\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDo good and have fun! Volunteer with us for a few hours of gleaning for Farm to Pantry!\nWednesday\, October 11\, 8:30-11:00 am \nWe are gleaning at Farm to Fight Hunger\, 12340 Los Amigos Road\, Healdsburg \nWe will meet at Farm to Fight Hunger at 8:30 am at the barn. Park near the entrance to the farm and walk up the driveway to the barn. \nDuring the morning\, we will harvest field vegetables and pack and weigh them. If you don’t want to bend over and pick\, carry buckets of produce\, or work in the sun\, you may choose to weigh\, bag\, and box in the barn. There’s a job for everyone! \nWhen we finish\, the produce will be delivered to organizations that feed people in need of healthy food. \nWear work clothes and bring a water bottle\, hat\, and gloves. We’ll also learn a bit about this farm and its mission. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSIGN UP HERE \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nFarm to Pantry Executive Director Duskie Estes \n\n\n\n\n\nIn 2008\, the nonprofit Farm to Pantry was launched to serve a need in our local community: to provide a continuous supply of fresh\, healthy produce to our most vulnerable neighbors who lack access to it by cultivating a community of growers and volunteers. The mission then and now is to bring together communities to end food injustice and reverse global warming by rescuing and sharing locally-grown food with those who have been systematically marginalized. We envision a just food system in which everyone has access to healthy food that honors and nourishes our community and heals the planet through eliminating food waste. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nFarm to Fight Hunger owners Bruce Mentzer and Anthony Solar \n\n\n\n\n\nFarm to Fight Hunger is a non-profit organization that grows\, harvests and delivers fresh nutritious produce\, free of charge\, to those in Sonoma County in need of healthy food. Eggs layed by happy pastured hens are also donated to local food banks. We farm in an earth-friendly sustainable manner and work to improve the soil health\, therefore improving the nutritional content of the food we grow\, increasing the amount of carbon the soil can hold and reducing greenhouse gases. We will work to make the farm its own healthy balanced ecosystem\, with habitat for both native plants and beneficial insects. \nFarm to Fight Hunger is a Slow Food in Sonoma County Snail of Approval farm.
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/volunteer-day-for-farm-to-pantry/
CATEGORIES:Farm
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231005T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231005T120000
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SUMMARY:Showa Olive Farm Tour
DESCRIPTION:Showa Olive Farm Tour\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nContinuing our 2023 farm tours\, next we will be visiting Cloverdale and touring \nShowa Farm\nThursday\, October 5\, 10 am\n26070 River Road\, Cloverdale\nTickets are $10 for Slow Food members\, and $20 for non-members. \nWe will tour the farm and taste the Arbequina olive oil with Geoff Peters\, the owner. We will see the olive trees full of olives right before harvest and learn about his farming practices— Showa is both organic and biodynamic. There will also be time to visit the animals he has on the property (chickens\, goats\, sheep\, and two donkeys). After our tour\, Geoff will host a tasting of his award-winning olive oil. \nThe ground will be uneven on this tour so we recommend you wear flat\, comfortable shoes. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Your Tickets Here \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nHarvesting at night \n\n\n\n\n\nShowa Farm\nLocated in the Alexander Valley\, Showa Farm is family-owned. We use best practices based on biodynamic and organic farming principles. The olive orchards are 90% Arbequina olive trees with the remaining trees being pollinators. \nOur estate-grown organic extra virgin olive oil is made solely from hand-picked Arbequina olives. Using well water\, drip irrigation\, low-density no-till farming\, we organically press each small batch to create this flavorful and super high-quality EVOO. \n100-percent of our electric usage comes from our solar panels and our water is all-natural aquifer well water administered to the orchard using drip irrigation. We raise goats\, chickens\, a burro\, a horse and dogs. We grow fruits and nuts as well as vegetables to add to the diversity. \nOf the 30 acres on the farm\, only 8 are devoted to olive trees with another 2 acres devoted to other non-commercial organic gardens\, trees\, and food production. Even the 8 acres of olive trees are planted 16-18 feet center on center allowing very large areas for air circulation and lots of sunlight. This low-density approach has allowed us to be disease and pest free and has improved the quality of our olive oil. \nShowa was selected as one of the top 100 olive oils in the world three times at the New York International Olive Oil Competition.
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/showa-olive-farm-tour/
CATEGORIES:Farm
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230923T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230923T210000
DTSTAMP:20260411T211720
CREATED:20230807T230025Z
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UID:5735-1695492000-1695502800@www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org
SUMMARY:Slow Food Presents a Sunset Supper at Foss Vineyards
DESCRIPTION:As the season turns from summer green to the colors of fall\, please join us for supper on the Autumn Equinox. The evening begins outside overlooking the Foss Vineyard\, savoring a selection of appetizers\, and enjoying a variety of Italian wines. Guests can peruse the treasures offered in a silent auction before sitting down for a three-course dinner accompanied by DaVero wines.\nBetween dinner courses\, we will hear from those who attended Terra Madre 2022. Our delegate to Terra Madre 2022 was Tucker Taylor\, Head Culinary Gardener of Jackson Family Farms. Also attending from the chapter were Donna Del Rey\, owner of Relish Culinary Adventures in Healdsburg (both Snail of Approval awardees)\, and Marie Giacalone\, Chair of the chapter’s Events Team. The meal will be prepared by the Sonoma County North’s Events Team.\nThis will be a fundraiser to send our delegates to Italy in 2024.\nTickets are $75 for Slow Food members and $85 for non-members. Ticket sales close September 16\, 6 pm. Note that there are no refunds after September 15.\nIf you prefer to pay by check\, please mail your check made out to SF Sonoma County North to Mark Crapeau\, 985 Lupine Court\, Healdsburg 95448. Checks must be received no later than September 16.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSupper will be accompanied by wine generously donated by DaVero Farms and Winery.\nMENU\nAssortment of Slow Appetizers served with a selection of Italian wines\nLate Summer Salad\nLasagna Involtini (with vegetarian option)\nFall Vegetables\nVin Santo and Biscotti
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/slow-food-presents-a-summer-supper-at-ross-vineyards/
LOCATION:The Barn at Foss Vineyard\, 6475 Starr Road\, Windsor\, CA\, 95492\, United States
CATEGORIES:Farm,Food,Fundraiser,Local Food,Wine
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DTSTAMP:20260411T211720
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SUMMARY:Slow Books:  The Cooking Gene
DESCRIPTION:Slow Books: The Cooking Gene\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe have two places open for the next meeting of Slow Books. Please join us!\nTuesday\, September 5\, 6-8 pm\nCloverdale\nFor this meeting\, we are reading The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South by Michael Twitty. \nOur meetings include a discussion of the book and a meal. Everyone makes a dish from a recipe in the book. Just select a dish you’d like to bring and let the group know by email. \nThere is no charge for the meeting\, but please sign up now because there are only two places available.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Here \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South by Michael Twitty.\nA renowned culinary historian offers a fresh perspective on our most divisive cultural issue\, race\, in this illuminating memoir of Southern cuisine and food culture that traces his ancestry—both black and white—through food\, from Africa to America and slavery to freedom. \nSouthern food is integral to the American culinary tradition\, yet the question of who “owns” it is one of the most provocative touch points in our ongoing struggles over race. In this unique memoir\, culinary historian Michael W. Twitty takes readers to the white-hot center of this fight\, tracing the roots of his own family and the charged politics surrounding the origins of soul food\, barbecue\, and all Southern cuisine. \nFrom the tobacco and rice farms of colonial times to plantation kitchens and backbreaking cotton fields\, Twitty tells his family story through the foods that enabled his ancestors’ survival across three centuries. He sifts through stories\, recipes\, genetic tests\, and historical documents\, and travels from Civil War battlefields in Virginia to synagogues in Alabama to Black-owned organic farms in Georgia. \nAs he takes us through his ancestral culinary history\, Twitty suggests that healing may come from embracing the discomfort of the Southern past. Along the way\, he reveals a truth that is more than skin deep—the power that food has to bring the kin of the enslaved and their former slaveholders to the table\, where they can discover the real America together. (Amazon) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n©2023 Slow Food Sonoma County North | P.O. Box 1494 | Healdsburg CA | 95448
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/slow-books-the-cooking-gene/
CATEGORIES:Books,Food
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230811T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230811T120000
DTSTAMP:20260411T211720
CREATED:20230628T001830Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230628T001830Z
UID:5732-1691749800-1691755200@www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org
SUMMARY:Green Star Farm Tour
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URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/green-star-farm-tour/
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