Tuesday, September 22, 2009

October Slow Supper

Summer is over, but fall brings lots of opportunities to work for good, clean, and fair food for all. Mark your calendar now for our October Slow Supper, a potluck at the home of John and Paula Ross, 3468 Brookside Road, Toledo, Sunday October 25th, 4 PM. More details to follow.

Our special guests will be the founders of a new Slow Food on Campus chapter at UT. SFMV member Deb Boardley will serve as the group's advisor, and will help them to establish a presence on the UT campus for students interested in good, clean, fair food for all.

Sunday, August 30, 2009

Time for Lunch

Slow Food Maumee Valley is one of more than 270 chapters in all 50 states hosting a Labor Day eat-in in support of the Time For Lunch platform.

Bring a picnic and join us from 1 to 4 on Monday September 7th at the Ward Pavilion, Wildwood Metropark.

Bring food to share and your own place settings. Bring your family, bring your friends!

Questions? Send them to slowfoodmaumeevalley@gmail.com

Thursday, August 6, 2009

August Slow Supper


It's the height of the season. Gardens are looking great, and farmers markets are overflowing. Get out your favorite summer recipes - tomatoes, zucchini, corn, anyone? - and join SFMV for an August pot luck dinner at the home of Bill and Joanne Treuhaft.

Non-alcoholic beverages will be provided; if you'd like to enjoy wine with your meal please byob.


Tuesday August 25th
7254 Forest Brook Drive, Sylvania
arrive between 5:30 and 6:00 PM
e-mail us: slowfoodmaumeevalley@gmail.com

Monday, June 15, 2009

Slow Food Dinner at Revolver Restaurant

Since SFMV was launched two years ago, we've enjoyed great food and conviviality, and we've done it on a budget accessible to everyone. Many events, like our Strawberry Celebration last Saturday, have been free, as well as informative and delicious.

Our June event is a splurge: a trip to Revolver Restaurant in Findlay. We're privileged to have such a restaurant right in our backyard, and I'm sure that the splurge will be worth it. I've just spoken with chef/owner Michael Bulkowski, and he's planning a great meal for us including Lake Erie perch or walleye, chicken from Dickman Farms, local strawberries, and local vegetables like heirloom beans, spring peas, and carrots. In addition to great food, we will hear from Michael about his restaurant, and we'll meet one of his suppliers - Russ Chester of Garden Spirit Farm in Mt Blanchard.

The cost for this event is $75 for SFMV members; $100 for non-members. As always, become a member here. Reservations a must: RSVP to slowfoodmaumeevalley@gmail.com
Thursday June 25th
arrive 6:30 - 7 PM
Revolver Restaurant
110 East Sandusky Street
Findlay, Ohio 45840

The Berries



It was all about the berries at Saturday's Strawberry Celebration, but many of us could not resist the jams - made by SFMV member Amelia Contreras for Johnston's Fruit Farm. Click on the photo to check out the short list of ingredients!

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

June - Strawberries!!


We're having a Strawberry Celebration! Slow Food Maumee Valley is teaming up with SFMV Members Fernando and Martha Mora, owners of Johnston Fruit Farms in Swanton, for a family-friendly event. Taste strawberries and learn about the farm: its history and the ideas that Fernando and Martha have for its future.

Saturday June 13th
4-6 PM
Johnston's Fruit Farm
1 mile west of Swanton on Airport Highway

July - Mindful Eating with the Toledo Zen Center

Slow Food Maumee Valley in conjunction with the Toledo Zen Center presents a workshop on Oriyoki: the art of Zen eating. Oriyoki is the liturgical sharing of a meal in a Zen monastery. Oriyoki which translates as 'that which contains just enough' is a transformative practice of mindful eating. During this day long workshop we will practice traditional Zen meditation. We will also watch a film about a Zen Priest who was head cook at the San Francisco Zen Center. After a lunch break we will return to hear a talk on Oriyoki, then prepare and eat food according to this ancient and venerable tradition.
This will be a wonderful opportunity for us to enter deeply into the practice of gratitude and satisfaction as we taste, once again, for the first time.
July 18 9-5
Toledo Zen Center
6537 Angola Rd
Holland OH
toledozen.org

Please bring:
Your favorite cutting knife and board
3 nesting bowls about the size of a soup bowl
4 large cloth napkins
a spoon
a mug
a small spatula

Cost:
All Day $55 nonmembers
$50 members
Half Day $30 nonmembers
$25 members

Please RSVP before July 16