Slow Food Maumee Valley: May 2009

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

Who We Are and What We Do

Slow Food Maumee Valley is part of Slow Food USA and the global Slow Food network of over 150,000 members in more than 150 countries. Through our network, we link the pleasures of the table with a commitment to protect the community, culture, knowledge and environment that make this pleasure possible.

Our mission as an international grassroots membership organization is good, clean and fair food for all.
Good
Our food should be tasty, seasonal, local, fresh and wholesome.
Clean
Our food should nourish a healthful lifestyle and be produced in ways that preserve biodiversity, sustain the environment and ensure animal welfare – without harming human health.
Fair
Our food should be affordable by all, while respecting the dignity of labor from field to fork.
For All
Good, clean and fair food should be accessible to all and celebrate the diverse cultures, traditions and nations that reside in the USA.
Working together with members and supporters in our area, across the nation and around the world, we:
Care
We preserve and share local foods and food cultures. We defend and advocate policies that promote holistic alternatives to the industrial system. Through tastings, workshops and social opportunities, we explore and celebrate the Slow life.
Cultivate
We champion local, culturally significant heritage foods, customs and recipes – and bring these experiences into farms, markets, restaurants and homes. We teach the next generation how to grow, prepare and share food responsibly.
Connect
Conviviality is central to our mission. We are part of a global community, connecting people to the land and to each other through local projects, educational events, and shared meals. We become catalysts for change by sharing the joy of Slow Food and prioritizing wholesome living over convenience.
Learn more about Slow Food USA and Slow Food International