"Bounty of our County" Dinner, Saturday, Oct 16, Tarrytown

Slow Food Westchester invites you to celebrate our local Farms and Farmers in Westchester and the Lower Hudson Valley, at a special dinner with Josh Viertel, president of Slow Food USA.

The dinner takes place October 16th, from 6-9pm, in Tarrytown.

Tickets are $50 for non-farmers, $25 for farmers.

The evening is a casual, food-filled night of cultivating community and the abundant gifts of the land right here in our own backyard.

For more information, or to buy tickets, visit Slow Food Westchester's site.


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Climate War! Meetup with author Eric Pooley and Harvest Potluck, Saturday, Sept 11

Meetup with Eric Pooley, author of the new book, The Climate War and Garden Harvest Potluck in Pam Pooley's gardens. (Pam is a native plant specialist and garden designer, among other things!) 

 RSVP HERE

This is a wonderful opportunity to talk with Eric in an intimate, relaxed setting. You are encouraged to have read the book prior the meetup so you can participate in the dialogue. You can buy the book on Amazon here. (available in Kindle edition too, which I just found out can be used on any device, not just the Kindle device)

HARVEST POTLUCK GRILL
This will be a 'Potluck Grill' so bring a dish to share or some of your garden bounty to throw on the grill. In the spirit of Slow Food USA's mission of bringing "Good, Clean, Fair" food everywhere, I'm organizing a series of potlucks in hopes that they will help to foster a sense of community around food and sustainability issues. After all, what better way than sharing food to do this?

POTLUCK
Bring a dish to share made of your favorite local and sustainably-grown whole foods. Labels or a card with ingredients is always a good idea.

LOCATION: North Salem. Exact details will be sent after you RSVP.

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Slow Food Potluck Meetup, Saturday, Feb 27th, South Salem

Slow Food Potluck hosted by Enviro-photographer J Henry Fair

KatonahGreen is organizing a series of Slow Food Potlucks in northern Westchester
 
Inspired by Josh Viertel's incredibly inspiring talk on Food, Land and Sustainability, we're scheduling a series of potlucks in hopes that they will help to foster a sense of community around food and sustainability issues. After all, what better way than sharing food to do this?

The first one of 2010 will be a potluck held in the home of renowned enviro-photojournalist J. Henry Fair in South Salem. Henry will briefly talk about his project Industrial Scars. For this event only we will have a vegetarian meal.

Please bring a dish to share. When you RSVP you can let the group know what you'll bring so that it's easier for the rest of us to plan.

In respect of Henry's incredible commitment to low-impact living, please contact me for ride-shares and make sure your dish is prepared with organically-raised whole, vegetarian foods, as local as possible.

Directions will be emailed to you after you RSVP on the KatonahGreen Meetup site.

Find out more about Slow Food Westchester on their blog or Facebook group.
We look forward to eating with you!

 

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Hudson Valley Food for Thought Chat N Chew, Sunday, Jan 17, Dobbs Ferry

Hudson Valley Food for Thought Chat N Chew at Tomatillo restauarant in Dobbs Ferry: Come with a wish list of activities for the year, any info you have about CSAs that you would like to share, and get ready to swap winter local shopping/eating strategies!

Please RSVP and join the Hudson Valley Food for Thought group here:

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TABLE Local Market and Slow Food Westchester: The Farmer's Dinner and Olive Oil Tasting, Monday, Jan 18

The Farmer's Dinner
Caponetti's Olive Oil Tasting
Monday, January 18th at 7pm
TABLE Local Market with Slow Food Westchester, Welcomes Lorenzo Caponetti from Tuscania.

Tasting menu under the direction of our guest chef, Ed Giobbi.

This event is for members of Slow Food and Table's members.
$45, includes a $10 contribution to Slow Food
$10 for wine samplings (paid directly to Fountainhead)
Space is limited.  Call Table at 241-0269 for reservations.

Lorenzo Caponetti is a Renaissance man... an architect, forester and rural planner, agricultural historian, and organic farmer.  On his 125 acre farm near the village of Tuscania in Lazio, he produces organic extra virgin olive oil from 430 olive trees bearing exclusively Canino olives.  Lorenzo practices sustainable agriculture relying on hydraulic irrigation methods inspired by ancient Etruscan methods suitable for the arid climes of the Mediterranean.  Lorenzo will talk about his region, his farm, his methods, and his olive oil and invite you to try his product.
 
Ed Giobbi is another Renaissance man....painter, sculptor, cook, author and gardener.  With his wife Ellie, Ed is a long time residence of Katonah and an expert on art and culture of Italy.
RSVP: 914-241-0269 


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REAL FOOD LUNCH ART CONTEST, Monday, Sept 7

Calling all kids and kids-at-heart!

"REAL FOOD LUNCH" ART CONTEST

Come Make Some Art Showing Your Favorite Lunch (or bring your art).

We want your art at the Katonah Time-for-Lunch Eat-In on Monday, September 7th.

All mediums accepted. Juried by Eat-In Cooks. Attendance required. Prizes include gift certificates from Gossett's Farm Market, Community Farmer's Markets, Mrs. Green's Katonah, Nature's Temptations, TABLE Local Market , Charles Department Store (cooking supplies!) and more! Plus your artwork will be featured on KatonahGreen.com!

Posters, Drawings, Paintings, Sculpture, and other Art should feature your favorite real food ingredients.

RSVP to the Eat In on the Katonah Green and Beyond Meetup site, www.meetup.com/katonahgreenandbeyond/ OR by calling coordinator Heather Flournoy at 763-0474

Katonah Green Eat-In, Monday, September 7, 2-4

NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION!

On Monday, September 7th, from 2-4pm, Katonah Green, with Slow Food Westchester, will host an EAT-IN in support of the NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION to get better lunches in schools. RSVP HERE

This is free and open to the public! Bring friends, family, neighbors and a dish to share. The idea is to gather enough attention nationally that congress and our legislators will take notice that people care about what our kids eat at school. There are over 250 Eat-Ins happening nationally, the same day!

Details:

We'll be meeting and eating from 2-4 on Monday, September 7th at the First Presbyterian Church lawn.

What to Bring:
For last names from A-F, bring a a veggie salad.
Veggie salads can be a green leafy salad, or a cucumber-dill salad, or shredded carrots and cabbage--be creative!

For last names from G-S, please bring a seasonal entree reflecting the abundance of our local farms and gardens, for example:

• your favorite chili,
  
• simple pasta with fresh tomato sauce,
  
• corn on the cob,
  
• steamed local potatoes,
  
• potato salad with fresh dill and chives,
  
• grilled local sausage from a farmer's market,
  
• grass-fed beef burgers,
  
• grilled portabella mushrooms and red peppers,
  
• local cheeses and fresh bread
  
• your own favorite entree made with fresh local ingredients!
  

For last names from T-W, please bring a dessert reflecting the abundance of our local farms and gardens, for example:

• fresh berries from Amawalk farm, or foraged on the BRLA
  
• fresh melon from the local markets
  
• fresh whipped cream (yum!)
  
• zucchini bread (ask people, they are likely to have loads of zucchini right now!)
  

This is a carry-in, carry out event, and we will need to bring plates, cutlery, and serving utensils. My mission is to have only compostable waste, so my suggestion is to bring real plates, or biodegradable plates (available at TABLE Local Market in Bedford Hills, or at CVS in Ridgefield)

CHECK BACK HERE FOR UPDATES. IF YOU HAVE A GROUP OR BUSINESS THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPONSOR THIS EVENT, OR AN EMAIL LIST THAT YOU COULD PROMOTE THIS TOO, PLEASE CONTACT ME ASAP at 914-763-0474!

WE NEED YOU!! Call 914-763-0474 to participate, or email me editor [@] katonahgreen.com (remove the brackets, this helps me control spam)